Thread by @WataniHamza

We do not seek to invalidate Trans people's deeply held beliefs in their gender identity. We support their quest for equality, however, just as they seek to live their true selves, we must be true to ourselves. Our gender identity and our sexual identity are not up for debate.

Well, there can be no compulsion in one's sexual orientation. Who they love is their right and no one has the right to tell anyone that their relationships, sexual orientations, and romantic interests are wrong. There are boundaries that everyone must respect. Relationships-

Are inherently exclusionary. One who seeks a partner seeks the intimacy of a relationship with whom they are sexually attracted too, free from the meddling of unwanted advances. Free to devote their love and affection to the person they have chosen to be with based on their-

mutual attraction. Arguing that all must be inclusive is a trap argument, as what is more exclusionary than marriage? Would a couple be guilty of hate because they do not wish to share their love outside of one another? Surely, if a couple can exclude others from their bed-

-so to can the individual. The individual's sense of attraction is not up to debate. The individual's right to exclude potential partners is one of the few rights that is immutable. To shame one over sexual orientation is to EXCLUDE one's ability to choose.

It is not "inclusive" to argue that one must make their sexual orientation "more inclusive". It is bigoted. It is based on the logic of conversion therapy. Based on the logic that the individual has no right to proclaim their right in who they wish to love or not.

Not too long ago, Gays and Lesbians were told that they were wrong in who they sought to love. They were told that they should not be attracted to the people they like and should be willing to date people they had no interest in.

At that time many gays and lesbians were sent to centers that sought to teach them who they should be attracted to. A gay man would be encouraged to date masculine women who were willing to emulate the sex that the man was attracted to. Lesbians were told to date effeminate men.

Now, many lesbian and gay people are told that they must unpack their sexualities and date people they are not attracted to. This has been happening long before we became aware and many still prefer to look away instead of standing up.

What we push back against is the idea that our attractions are based on gender. We are not attracted to Gender. We are attracted to people based on their sex. If the descriptors, Lesbian, Gay, Straight, and Bi, are based on gender attraction then they are not our descriptors.

We would need new descriptors to adequately define what and who we are. If a straight man is an attraction to gender, then a Superstraight man's attraction is based on sex. If a Gay man is attracted to Gender then a Supergay man is attracted to a man based on his biological sex.

We are not superstraight or supergay or superlesbian because we seek a certain gender. We are Super+ because our sexual orientations can only be described by these terms. These terms and not the old terms are what describe us now and this is non-negotiable.

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