I feel like one of the consequences of stretching the "born this way" argument way beyond what it actually explains (*) is that the splitters have won out over the lumpers in a big way. I get a lot of pushback on the understanding that queer identities are both contextual and intersectional; and people can have multiple identities.
And then there are those of us who jumped into the qualitative paradigm in this area with both feet and feel those words would be better used like pigments to paint autobiographical watercolors. I'll use whatever words fit the epic poem of my life.
(*) Disclaimer: Pointing out that some aspects of sexuality are socially constructed in no way suggests that sexual orientation is mutable. That my partners smell really good is likely immutable. My discomfort with some heterosexual rituals is socially constructed.
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Date: 2019-03-06 03:12 pm (UTC)And then there are those of us who jumped into the qualitative paradigm in this area with both feet and feel those words would be better used like pigments to paint autobiographical watercolors. I'll use whatever words fit the epic poem of my life.
(*) Disclaimer: Pointing out that some aspects of sexuality are socially constructed in no way suggests that sexual orientation is mutable. That my partners smell really good is likely immutable. My discomfort with some heterosexual rituals is socially constructed.