I neverfeltlike I couldfullyownmylabelas a bisexualfor a bunchofreasons.
One.
When I was 11 or 12 I had a crushon a girland I toldmyfriendshewaslikeAnna, you'rejusttryingtobeinteresting.
So I haveinternalizedthat I'm just a straightgirltryingtobeinterestingtobuy.
Sexualityis a spectrum, andforthemostpart, I mean, mypiechartleansmoretowardsbeingattractedtomen.
Soitfeltweirdtosay I wasbisexualif I mostlyfeltattractedtomen.
Andfinally, I'd neverbeenphysicalwiththewoman.
Sohowcanyoureallyaffirmyourbisexualityifyou'venevergotdownanddirtywith a lady?
Andthen a fewthingshappened?
Forone?
I talkedtosomeamazingqueerwomen, likeactuallyPerezandGabbyDoneandStevieBobby, whobasicallysaid, Ifyou'reattractedtobothsexes, you'rebisexual.
Doesn't matterwhatyourpercentagesare.
Itdoesn't matterifyou'vebeenwith a girl.
Ifyoulikebothyoulikebothandthen I wasphysicallywiththewoman.
Twowomenatthesametime, waysdirtonmyshoulder.
Justkidding.
I loveandrespectthosewomenverymuch.
Andfinally I gotdrunkand I wonanawardatBufferFestival.
Andwhen I wasallowedtoengravethisaward, I didthis.
Andthen I promptlysentittomyparentsbecause I figuredit's easiernewstostomachforAsianparentsifit's engravedonanaward.
And I alwaysthought I wasn't goingtocomeoutpubliclybecause, forone, I don't wannagettomonetizeonYouTubeandtwobecause I madethisreallyembarrassingvideoyearsagoabouthowitwasokayformetokissthesamesexwhen I wasin a relationship, becausethisisverygrandandtryingtobereallyfun.
Butthen I gotdrunkatthestream, isandwonanotheraward.
Please, please, pleasevote.
Peopleneedusmorethanever.
Marginalizedgroupsneedusmorethanever.
I'm notonlyah, womanofcolor, but I'm also a queerwoman.
Sopleasegetouttothepollsandvote.
Thankyou.
Thankyouverymuch.
Sothereyouhaveit.
I canonLeecomeoutwithmysexualitywhen I'm inebriatedandwinninginsomecapacity.
It's veryanticlimactic.
Anyway.
Here's whatmyparentshadtosayaboutmebeingby.
Howdoyoufeelabouthomosexuality?
Well, I'm not a participant, butnoneofmybusiness.
I'm opentoit.
I don't carelikeyoupersonally.
No, no, notme.
I got a lotofcousinsthatlesbiansandgay.
So I grewupknowingaboutit.
Sothere's nobigdeal.
Howdoyoufeelaboutbisexuality?
Nobigdealeither.
I wishitraninthefamily.
YoumeanlikeyouwishMomwasmyfirstdatewith a girl?
Shejokedaboutusgettingmarried.
Didyoureallygooutwith a girl?
Yes.
Oh, I didn't knowthat.
Sothosesongsthat I kissed a girl, I kissed a girland I likeit.
That's true.
Doyoucareif I endupwith a manor a woman?
Notreallyalong.
Istherenice?
Aslongasyou'rehappy, I reallydon't care.
Doyoubelieveinpolyamory?
Whatisthat?
I don't knowwhatthatmeans.
It's okay.
Mhm E wouldhavetobelieveitfromthefactthatitexistsin a lotofcultures.