that the categories we're presented with in terms of sexual orientation might be too rigid for modern life and the way people feel:
Heterosexually-identified male users:
Even more striking, heterosexually-identified female users:
This gap between the sexes is interesting, but I suppose it's to be expected given that dominant culture still generally condemns male homosexuality, but lesbians can (though certainly are not always interpreted as such) be "cool" or "sexy". But more importantly, what does heterosexual mean in terms of these numbers for "Yes, and I enjoyed myself" and "No, but I would like to"?
Inside the mind of a kind of quirky, pretty stubborn, way too opinionated, twenty-something, heteroflexible Black female newly employed up-and-moved-to-DC Princeton GRADUATE who's just trying to sort out her life. An uninhibited celebration of all that is me, this blog is an exercise in self-discovery and live-with-your-heart-wide-open-ness. Though I make respect a habit, I will not always be politically correct, and I believe in the power of making audiences uncomfortable to inspire change.
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