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⌈ Secret Post #3109 ⌋

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[Sense8]

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[Gatchaman Crowds]

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[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]

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[Twin Peaks]

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[Blue Beetle]

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[Metroid]

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[God, the Devil and Bob]

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[The Cell (2000)]

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I don't think it's inherently wrong or anything (hell, it's not even unrealistic. I'm gay and I've actually had a couple of friends who identified as gay for years and years and then had a crisis when they fell in love with someone of the opposite sex. Shit happens; sexuality is weird, yo) but I don't think society is far enough removed from the whole "lesbians just need a good dicking (and the opposite for gay men)" trope for it not to come across as, and I hate to say it, problematic when portrayed in media. I actually think it can be done well, but I can understand why it would rub people the wrong way considering that, while lesbian and gay representation has improved a lot over even just the past five years, there still aren't a whole lot of gay and lesbian characters on tv, so it seems kind of...dickish to have an established gay character suddenly fall in love with someone of the opposite sex. Some people also might be angry and wonder why the character couldn't just be bisexual instead of "gay with one exception" which I think would be understandable since bisexual characters are even rarer than gay ones.

I pretty much agree, and well said. I would have a hard time putting it into words, but the whole "maybe you just haven't found the right guy or girl" thing still happens, which is probably why people are cautious about it. If done right, I have no issue with someone who has identified as gay or lesbian falling for someone of the opposite gender (because I do feel like sexuality can be very fluid, and sometimes things happen that you don't expect).

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