Can we stop with the lazy, two-bit pop psychoanalysis idea that gay men who don't like rainbow flags and alphabet soup have somehow "internalised homophobia"?

If I have to make a post about how much you dislike the gay community, than that’s a you problem you need to fix. Just be you and that’s it, you don’t need to explain yourself or defend yourself. To make a post about it, seems like you have issues you still need to work through regarding accepting your sexuality. It’s not about being “gay”, it’s just gay men/women have gone on such a long journey in life to discover who we are and learning to be comfortable with ourselves. Once we are secure in who we truly are, we feel more free to let loose and enjoy non conventional hetero things because we don’t care nor let certain things define us. I’m a military vet, work on a military base, into bodybuilding, trucks, working out, shooting guns, video games, but I love my ru Paul, drag queens, pride, gay bars, brunch, circuit parties, and not once did I feel like I was being attacked or needed to defend who I am one way or the other. I don’t announce I am gay, but I don’t hide it either. I casually talk about my partner as a straight person would talk about theirs. Just be you and stop worrying about labels or having to fit in a box.

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