The Sexual Identity Blues

   Heterosexuality, as Hanne Blank pointed out, is simply a relatively new term for a type of long practiced mating. The fact that very few people question what circumstances the term heterosexual was coined from is concerning, especially because most people freak out when they find out somebody does not fit into this particular relationship schema. It seemed to me that Blank was really intent on helping her audience understand the varieties of different sexualities in existence and how no specific sexuality was any more correct than another. I thought she did a really good job of guiding the audience through her thought process and ideas because they can be difficult concepts to fully comprehend, even for people who are "open-minded".

   After finishing Hanne Blank's Straight, I am seriously beginning to question what I would refer to myself as, in case a person ever asked what my sexual orientation is. I have always referred to myself confidently as heterosexual because as of right now, I've only ever been attracted to men and never a woman. But, I've always talked about how beautiful I think women are, thus confusing people and causing the question of my sexuality to arise (even though I believe it's nobody else's business). I have done so much in my life that I thought I’d never be able to do and the future is so uncertain, that I would not rule out the possibility that I might fall in love with a woman. Does that make me bisexual, homosexual, lesbian? I don’t think I fit any of these categories very well and there is a lot of overlapping, so after giving it a lot of thought, I would have to decline to state my sexual orientation, I feel that’s the best choice for me.