Too pretty to be gay?

I dislike when people say this statement and the reason I dislike it so much is because I don't understand it!

Like what are you insinuating?
Only ugly people are gay and all pretty people are straight?
Do I not fit the image a lesbian is supposed to fit?
What am I supposed to look like?
Were you expecting short hair and a plaid button-up maybe?
Or do you just not want me to be gay because I'm attractive?

What are you trying to say? Let me know so I can better form my response but in general I just want you to know that the LGBT Community has many faces. A good example of this is EmbodimentUSA. The artists have attempted to portray a portrait of queer life and I think they've done a great job, check it out!

Trying to fit us into a preconceived image is not only wrong but a complete waste of time.

Chalk loves the gays.

39 degree weather and I'm outside drawing you guys this!  :-) But with the weather getting colder and winter right down the street, I will probably have to find another artistic outlet for the explosion of creativity in my head.

And yes everything I draw has rainbows in it! How gay am I? Super. Chalk loves the gays.

Common Misconception #4

BEING GAY IS A PHASE.

My mother believes this with all her heart but I keep telling her that the only portion of my life that was a phase was when I dated boys! lol

Being gay is not a phase people. Its been around for decades, centuries even. If you can't end the phase with hate, violence, threats of mental institution, alienation and stripping us of our rights then I'm pretty sure we're here to stay. The only advice I can give to you is: GET OVER IT! lol

Your salty huh? Not gonna read my blog anymore? LMAO Too bad!

Common Misconceptions #3

BISEXUALS ARE PROMISCUIOUS.

Theres a joke, being bisexual makes you twice as likely to have a date this weekend.

People think that individuals are bisexual so they can sleep with whoever and I was once one of those people but being submerged in the LGBT Community I've learned that its not true.

The easiest way I can explain the reason behind bisexuals being bisexuals is to say that love knows no gender.

When they look at a guy or a girl they see personality, heart, swag... All the things you look at when deciding to pursue someone. The only difference is that unlike you, gender has absolutely no factor.

Common Misconceptions #2

LESBIANS ARE ONLY LESBIANS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HURT TOO MANY TIMES BY A MAN.

This is one of the misconceptions I really have trouble with.

Before I even had a chance to chose which sex I was attracted to I was molested by a man. Of the few that knew they blame me being gay on that situation but that pain has gone. I'm over it and Im still gay.

I think Im gay because Im just generally attracted to women. I don't look at men and get disgusted, there are no flashbacks Im just not attracted to them like I am women.

And whats not to love? Have you ever noticed how beautiful a confident woman is? Standing on her own two feet, handling business? Don't let those two feet be in high heels, or I'm in love! lol

Why did something bad happening have to be the excuse for us to notice such beauty on the our side of the fence? I don't think this accusation is at all true. I believe this is just how we are. We were born to be LGBT.

Common Misconceptions #1

I've run into a lot of misconceptions about the LGBT Community that really need to be put to rest so November begins a new series entitled Common Misconceptions.

Common Misconception #1
GAYS MISSION IN LIFE IS TO RECRUIT HETEROSEXUALS.

Most people think we just sit around and dream up ways to add recruits to our team but thats not how this works.

Thats like saying a humans favorite drink is cyanide. Straight people make great friends but when it comes to making them our significant other, their like poison.

Now Im not saying it never happens, what Im saying is that its not a common practice. Few are brave enough to do this but most of us stick with our own kind.

There are some instances where people have taken advantage of a curious mind or even situations where gay people have genuinely fallen in love with "straight" people.

But heres another thing for you to think about. Can you really influence sexual orientation? Could YOU be influenced to switch sides? Chances are if they were recruited, they were already gay hun.