2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Interesting Double Standard Here [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)I vividly recall an innocent but clear dream when I was about 5 years old that would have indicated to an objective observer that my sexual orientation was decidedly heterosexual.
But when I was in junior high school, I definitely noticed how attractive boys were to me.
I married fairly young and have been happily married to the same man for many years.
I consider myself to be a strong woman. I worked in what was considered at one time to be a man's field.
But I believe that I was born with a certain sexual orientation. I believe that is the way I was born and that some other people, unlike me, are born with a clear sexual orientation toward people of their own sex. I think that is nature's way. We realize pretty early on who we are and who we are attracted ti, and no one should be ostracized or condemned or made to feel shamed because of their sexual or gender orientation because that is born into us.
I feel that because it is so clear to me with regard to my own life. I think it is probably the same for others.
So I cannot understand that Hilary did not understand this and stick up for LGBTs and their equal rights from the beginning of her career. It is a matter of being honest with yourself about your own sexuality. That is important in my opinion.