abbyjean:

On a daily basis as a straight person…

  • I can be pretty sure that my roomate, hallmates and classmates will be comfortable with my sexual orientation.
  • If I pick up a magazine, watch TV, or play music, I can be certain my sexual orientation will be represented.
  • When I talk about my heterosexuality (such as in a joke or talking about my relationships), I will not be accused of pushing my sexual orientation onto others.
  • I do not have to fear that if my family or friends find out about my sexual orientation there will be economic, emotional, physical or psychological consequences.
  • I did not grow up with games that attack my sexual orientation (IE fag tag or smear the queer).
  • I am not accused of being abused, warped or psychologically confused because of my sexual orientation.
  • I can go home from most meetings, classes, and conversations without feeling excluded, fearful, attacked, isolated, outnumbered, unheard, held at a distance, stereotyped or feared because of my sexual orientation.
  • I am never asked to speak for everyone who is heterosexual.
  • I can be sure that my classes will require curricular materials that testify to the existence of people with my sexual orientation.
  • People don’t ask why I made my choice of sexual orientation.
  • People don’t ask why I made my choice to be public about my sexual orientation.
  • I do not have to fear revealing my sexual orientation to friends or family.  It’s assumed.
  • My sexual orientation was never associated with a closet.
  • People of my gender do not try to convince me to change my sexual orientation.
  • I don’t have to defend my heterosexuality.
  • I can easily find a religious community that will not exclude me for being heterosexual.
  • I can count on finding a therapist or doctor willing and able to talk about my sexuality.
  • I am guaranteed to find sex education literature for couples with my sexual orientation.
  • Because of my sexual orientation, I do not need to worry that people will harass me.
  • I have no need to qualify my straight identity.
  • My masculinity/femininity is not challenged because of my sexual orientation.
  • I am not identified by my sexual orientation.
  • I can be sure that if I need legal or medical help my sexual orientation will not work against me.
  • If my day, week, or year is going badly, I need not ask of each negative episode or situation whether it has sexual orientation overtones.
  • Whether I rent or I go to a theater, Blockbuster, an EFS or TOFS movie, I can be sure I will not have trouble finding my sexual orientation represented.
  • I can walk in public with my significant other and not have people double-take or stare.
  • I can choose to not think politically about my sexual orientation.
  • I do not have to worry about telling my roommate about my sexuality. It is assumed I am a heterosexual.
  • I can remain oblivious of the language and culture of LGBTQ folk without feeling in my culture any penalty for such oblivion.
  • I can go for months without being called straight.
  • I’m not grouped because of my sexual orientation.
  • My individual behavior does not reflect on people who identity as heterosexual.
  • In everyday conversation, the language my friends and I use generally assumes my sexual orientation.  For example, sex inappropriately referring to only heterosexual sex or family meaning heterosexual relationships with kids.
  • People do not assume I am experienced in sex (or that I even have it!) merely because of my sexual orientation.
  • I can kiss a person of the opposite gender on the heart or in the cafeteria without being watched and stared at.
  • Nobody calls me straight with maliciousness.
  • People can use terms that describe my sexual orientation and mean positive things (IE “straight as an arrow”, “standing up straight” or “straightened out”) instead of demeaning terms (IE “ewww, that’s gay” or being “queer”).
  • I am not asked to think about why I am straight.
  • I can be open about my sexual orientation without worrying about my job.

(pams)

heterosexual privilege

On July 9, 2009 at 5:09pm
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    (This is a reblog, but in order to make it fit in a compact space…) On a daily basis as a straight person… I can be...
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    tyznik:abbyjean:...I can be pretty sure that my roomate, hallmates and classmates will be...
  6. fancyprosestyle reblogged this from cameronchristopher and added:
    This breaks my heart.
  7. cameronchristopher reblogged this from tyznik and added:
    This is actually hard to read. Really makes me feel like an unequal minority.
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    Something important to think about on
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    …:abbyjean: On a daily basis as a straight person… I can be pretty sure that my roomate, hallmates and classmates will...
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    yeah, Ive said that theres no point in homosexual people to ‘come out’ why bother? Straight people dont have to tell...
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    therivanqueen:johncody:alohanico:pams:buyhercandy:abbyjean On a daily basis as a straight person…
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    Very true, although some parts would...certain communities, although still true among some...
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  29. ackb reblogged this from notthatkindagay and added:
    And if you’re bi, you not only get most of this, but a bunch of shit from the gay and lesbian community as well.
  30. danielnieto reblogged this from thewarindrew and added:
    i’ve always thought about this. WAKATTACK!
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    this made me a little bit sad :/ why does the world suck?
  35. thelonelyxxpoet reblogged this from thewarindrew and added:
    notthatkindagay:thatswhatimsaying: molls: pams: buyhercandy: abbyjean...On a daily basis...
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    (OP: abbyjean/RB:molls)
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    usually i don’t read into stuff like this because being gay isn’t the biggest part of my life, i just am. but this is...
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    thatswhatimsaying:...Agree with everything apart from being harassed. Try being a woman in...
  50. prolongedwhimsy reblogged this from kindafabulous and added:
    This is nice and all, but most of these points could also be made for being White vs. Minority race, Christian vs....
  51. leftbrainright reblogged this from thewarindrew and added:
    “I am never asked to speak for everyone who is heterosexual.” “I am not identified by my sexual orientation.” “I’m not...
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    thatswhatimsaying:
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  60. russell-the-muscle reblogged this from notthatkindagay and added:
    notthatkindagay:...On a daily basis as a straight person…
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    rarely acknowledged.
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    this is fucking awesome. i might be a terribly offensive person, but equality in terms of sexual orientation is...
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    Pam’s House Blend:
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    Actually, I have encountered the bolded bit. I do love a good cycle of bigotry.
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