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To be fair the LGBT movement purposefully pushed that misconception because it was more convenient for civil rights purposes.
by red01 6y ago
To be fair the LGBT movement purposefully pushed that misconception because it was more convenient for civil rights purposes.
- rootusrootus 6y agoWhen you're trying to convince the majority to quit discriminating against you, then you push whatever evidence you've got. Convincing them that it's genetic, and therefore not a choice, is a prime goal.
- t-writescode 6y agoIt was easier to fit in as a bisexual person in the past, than a homosexual person, so bisexual people didn't need as much representation in the past. Ironically, now we're at a point where that's flipped, and you need to be either gay or straight and can't be somewhere in the middle; but, earlier on, bisexual people could escape persecution and therefore weren't the primary focus. It's a lot more effective to have the discussion "Dad, I like guys!" and get the father to accept that in the 1950s than it was to say "Hey dad, I like guys and gals". The father could just as easily go "You know, I think there's some good looking men out there, too" and completely miss the point.