I Identify As A Heterosexual Woman, My Pronouns Are She

I identify as a heterosexual woman, my pronouns are she and her, I grew up with a clear understanding of my sexuality, and what I mean by that is I knew I was sexually attracted to men. After answering the heterosexual questionnaire, I realized how insulting it all is to be questioned about something extremely personal, honestly no one else’s business, as well as how insulting it all can be, for example, â€Å"What do you think caused your heterosexuality?† and â€Å"Is it possible your heterosexuality is just a phase you may grow out of?† (1972, Rochlin) I mean seriously? While I did feel some questions were just ridiculous, I did find some of the questions difficult to answer. I constantly think back to the reading from like the beginning of class†¦show more content†¦But now I am thinking maybe I never paid attention because it was heterosexual couples displaying affection, thinking back do I ever really see couples of different sexual orientations ex pressing themselves as well? The second question that stuck with me, because I think it is a very honest question, was question 17, â€Å"How can you enjoy an emotionally fulfilling experience with a person of the other sex when there are such vast differences between you? How can a man know what pleases a woman sexually or vice-versa?† (1972, Rochlin). This is definitely something to think about and I feel it is definitely intersectional, ones cultural (Race), as well as the gender one identifies with are also factors not just how one identities sexually. For example, when it comes to race the text discusses interracial marriage and how interracial couples may be more common in society, but marriage to someone of another race is conditional, â€Å"†¦couples that represent traditional gender and racial messages†¦tell us that interracial couples can be acceptable when†¦male authority is embraced, whiteness is retained, and American middle-class ideology is sustained.† (2016, Nemoto). 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