What its like being straight/heterosexual?
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Updated: Aug 26, 2019
Erynn
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Apr 6, 2015
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Typically, a straight person does not go through a 'Coming Out' process where they struggle with and/or explore their sexuality personally, and then begin revealing it to those around them. They don't have concerns with small gestures of public affection, the way their relationship or desires will affect their job/future, and their ability to access support for those they love. The exceptions to this would be the straight people in nontraditional relationship forms (like polyamory or BDSM). Straight people are backed by systems and institutions which privilege them, and they have the comfort of being within the societal norm. Their relationships and families are recognized as 'natural' and expected, and the systems in place are made with them in mind. In these ways, their experience is quite different, but through policy changes, and changes in social attitudes, the LGBTQ+ communities in many nations are seeking to change that and make the playing fields more equal.
Anonymous
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Apr 1, 2015
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It's the exact same as being gay/pan/trans/etc. Except you face less discrimination and more acceptance. You don't experience dysphoria. You can have kids simply by having sex. You don't have to worry about coming out. ....and I say all that, but really - it's the same as being gay: you love who you love.
positiveWhisper24
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Apr 12, 2015
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Just like being bi or gay or anything. We have attraction to people, usually or only to the opposite gender.
Peter
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Oct 10, 2016
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Being straight/heterosexual is being attracted to the opposite gender. There is no difference from being gay or bisexual, other than you are only attracted to the opposite sex.
Aayla
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Aug 26, 2019
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It's just like being homosexual or bisexual: you experience attraction, you fall in love, you have good and experiences, you live your life. The only difference is that people don't judge you for who you are. But after all, does the opinion of intolerant people really matter? The problem is theirs, not yours.
PaintsGrayscaleHearts
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Jan 14, 2015
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Honestly I think there's not much of a difference if you're referring to love. Its like loving your partner in a same way. Only the attitude might be a little different. Gays may dress or act differently from their actually sex. It's nothing much to say, anyone is different; how does it feel to be yourself when anyone else is different? :)
brightSoul13
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Nov 2, 2015
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Well, it's the same as just being gay or poly or anything, except that it's easier being accepted by others, I think. I'm not hetero myself, I'm actually a demiromantic, biromantic, asexual, but I think it was a lot easier when I thought I was straight.
Zer0Carter
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Jan 5, 2016
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I personally am pansexual, it just means that I don't focus on my significant others body ; I focus on their mind, and truly whether I love them rather than looks. It's more people to meet, and frankly it's a bit hard finding someone that I -don't- like.
Anonymous
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Jul 18, 2016
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I think it's pretty similar to being gay/bisexual/pansexual, except the genders you like are different. As a straight girl, I find a lot of guys attractive and have romantic interest in them. I then get nervous when I talk to a guy I like, that kind of thing. Similarly, my gay and bisexual friends get those same feelings around the genders they prefer.
Lior
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Mar 15, 2015
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Being attracted to the opposite gender or sex. It's the same, just you being attracted to the opposite instead of the same.
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