The questions have been bipping around here and there for a while.
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| 1.) What do you think caused your heterosexuality?
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Being queer, of course. (My species is hermaphroditic;
no other decent species is. I am traff
(viz. transaffectionate) -- I am only
interested in people of other species. Who, therefore, must
have a different sex from me, and thus my interest in them
may be termed heterosexual. Only a strictly homosexual Zi
Ri could be considered non-queer.)
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I'm pretty sure it's biological in origin. At least, I can't
remember any epiphany of heterosexuality.
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| 2.) When and how did you decide you were a
heterosexual? |
A few months ago, under the influence of a very cute
Orren man. |
I have not yet done. I could be bisexual in some
degree. I also identify as neuter-sexed, which makes the
question of sexual orientation more confusing.
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| 3.) Is it possible that your heterosexuality is just
a phase that you may grow out of? |
Of course not! |
Perhaps, though after seventeen years' enthusiastic relationship with
the same opposite-sex person, it seems unlikely.
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| 4.) Is it possible that heterosexuality stems from a
neurotic fear of others of the same sex? |
Considering who my grandparents are, I would describe
any fear of members of the same sex as entirely reasonable.
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As one component of several, perhaps.
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| 5.) Do your parents know you are straight? Do your
friends, co-workers and/or roommates know? |
Yes, on the whole. Many of them disapprove quite
strongly. |
My parents do know, and many of my friends. I tend to
conceal the topic at work and on-line, except when it is
somehow relevant. |
| 6.) Why do you insist on flaunting your
heterosexuality? Can't you be who you are and be
quiet? |
It's a matter of politics -- transaffectionate politics,
of course, concerned with the species rather than the gender
involved. |
I do try to be quiet about it. However, now that my
partner and I have a child, it's somewhat harder to hide.
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| 7.) Why do heterosexuals put so much emphasis on
sex? |
Doesn't everyone? |
I don't put much emphasis on it. I can't speak
for anyone else. |
| 8.) Why do heterosexuals feel compelled to introduce
others to their lifestyle? |
I think more people should be free to date outside their
species, regardless of the sexes involved! |
I don't.
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| 9.) A disproportionate majority of child molesters
are heterosexual (97%). Do you consider it wise to expose
children to heterosexual teachers? |
What is this nonsense? |
I'm not sure about this statistic, nor am I sure if the true
number is, indeed, a disproportionate number. Even
accepting it, I think that practical issues, for one, limit
our ability to eliminate heterosexual teachers.
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| 10.) Just what do men and women do in bed
together? |
I wouldn't know ... my boyfriend wouldn't even touch me
when I was female. Or male. |
Snuggle exhaustedly and hope the baby doesn't wake up? |
| 11.) Bearing in mind the current divorce rate, why
are there so few stable relationships between
heterosexuals? |
It's probably the Orren ... Orren can't stay married for
more than a few years. |
I think the answer is pretty complicated. The ideal of
romantic love -- and the misconception that love doesn't
require maintenance -- might get a good share of the blame.
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| 12.) Considering the menace of overpopulation, how
could the human race survive if everyone was
heterosexual? |
I know nothing of that species. My universe isn't
overpopulated; rather the opposite. |
A serious concern, to be sure. Though non-heterosexuals are quite
capable and willing to procreate as well as heterosexuals. |
| 13.) There seem to be very few happy
heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed that might
enable you to change if you really want to. Have you
considered aversion therapy? |
I despise mind-magic in all its forms, as do all decent
people. |
If (1) I hadn't made life-long promises to my partner,
and (2) I thought that heterosexuality were actually the
issue, or even related, I might consider it. Under the
circumstances, though, it seems inappropriate and unwise.
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| 14.) Would you want your child to be heterosexual,
knowing the problems they would face? | </td>
Ow! I have no children, and plan to stay that way for
centuries to come! |
I know that my child -- like anyone -- will face a wide
range of problems, regardless of sexual orientation. I hope
that he finds excellent love. I am not going to be too
fussy on the details.
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