Bisexuality still has a societal stigma of "indecisiveness" or "greed", depending on who you're talking to, even though it is neither of those things, and media representation hasn't really grasped it well enough to make it visible. Plus, there's all the bi erasure that goes on when bi people are in straight-looking relationships, and yeah. It makes sense that embarrassment would be a reaction to it when there's so much around that makes it a punchline or a joke or a shameful thing.
Queerness, yes, is political, I usually see the shortcut "Not gay as in happy, queer as in fuck you" used to describe the difference between queer and some of the other spaces in QUILTBAG. So being proud to be weird and queer and apart from a norm that you've rejected and aren't chasing is a strong act.
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Date: 2024-06-10 06:16 pm (UTC)Queerness, yes, is political, I usually see the shortcut "Not gay as in happy, queer as in fuck you" used to describe the difference between queer and some of the other spaces in QUILTBAG. So being proud to be weird and queer and apart from a norm that you've rejected and aren't chasing is a strong act.