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[quote=Anonymous]Being gay or Lesbian is not a "sexual preference." It is sexual orientation. It is the not something you choose. I have a gay son who is very upset at the way labels are being tossed around. A cis het girl who doesn't like to wear skirts is not "non-binary" just because she uses they/them pronouns three days a week. A cis het guy is not "gay" just because he announces he is "sapiosexual" (a microlabel that means he is attracted to someone's intellect vs. their appearance). A kid isn't "trans" if they just announce they are trans but have no plans to change their assigned sex to match their gender identity. He said that most of the kids he knows who are claiming to be part of the gay community or chasing their pronouns are "straight kids who are desperate for attention. They tend to be very progressive politically and want to be part of an oppressed group." He and two of his gay male friends fear that this will erase all the work that gay people have done to find acceptance and understanding over the past 50 years. Instead, "gay" is becoming a catchall term not related to male homosexuality and (straight) people are using it as a lifestyle "choice" or "preference" vs. a sexual orientation that cannot be changed. [/quote]

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