you ever had that moment when you just had to sit back and be like, damn, the human species is complex? i had one of those just recently, and it’s all because of gender and sexuality. our understanding of these two things has grown exponentially in the last few years, and it’s more fluid than we might’ve previously thought.
i’m sure a lot of us grew up with the binary concept of gender - you’re either male or female based on your physical attributes. heck, even schools taught us this way. but now, we got folks identifying themselves as non-binary, genderqueer, and so many other terms that it’s kinda hard to keep up. on the flip side, sexuality isn’t just about being straight or gay anymore. there’s the whole spectrum of bisexuality, pansexuality, asexuality, the list goes on.
i remember chatting with this one kid who said they are “genderfluid.” some days, they feel like a guy, other days, they feel like they’re a girl, and sometimes, they don’t feel like any of the two. at first, i was like, really? can one swing like that? but then, the more we chatted and the more i listened (and yeah, did a lil’ research, thank you, google), the more it sorta made sense. they weren’t doing it for attention or trying to be unique or rebellious.
