10 Things You Know To Be True If You're (Openly) Not Straight | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Politics and Activism

10 Things You Know To Be True If You're (Openly) Not Straight

Yes, I'm sure it's not "just a phase."

164
10 Things You Know To Be True If You're (Openly) Not Straight
Naples Herald

1. People assume they can ask about your sex life.

You wouldn't ask a straight person how they have sex because it's intrusive and personal. There's a thing called Google if you're so curious.

2. You've been asked, "So are you like... really gay?"

Are you like...really straight?

3. And then they follow with this disgusting phrase...

This isn't like the time you dyed your hair because you were going through a major life crisis, Sharon.

4. "But you don't LOOK gay."

Oh shit. Did I forget my rainbow at home again?

5. When you meet another openly LGBTQ+, you both instantly become best friends.

Our forces are like Voltron. We are much stronger when combined.

6. You've used this meme over 100 times.

And you think you're absolutely hilarious for it (you are).

7. Someone who always wanted "a gay best friend" will try and make you theirs.

Just because you think having a gay friend makes you more "cultured" doesn't mean we want to be the one doing the culturing.

8. You develop gaydar.

And you can read EVERYONE's mind (not really– but you really do have a heightened sense).

9. People assume it's a choice.

Just like being straight is a choice, right?

10. People will try to use the word "gay" to offend you.

But you shouldn't let them. Be proud of who you are!

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
ross geller
YouTube

As college students, we are all familiar with the horror show that is course registration week. Whether you are an incoming freshman or selecting classes for your last semester, I am certain that you can relate to how traumatic this can be.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

Bonus points if it is more than two.

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

12 Things I Learned my Freshmen Year of College

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

2027
friends

Whether you're commuting or dorming, your first year of college is a huge adjustment. The transition from living with parents to being on my own was an experience I couldn't have even imagined- both a good and a bad thing. Here's a personal archive of a few of the things I learned after going away for the first time.

Keep Reading...Show less
Featured

Economic Benefits of Higher Wages

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

301368
Illistrated image of people crowded with banners to support a cause
StableDiffusion

Raising the minimum wage to a livable wage would not only benefit workers and their families, it would also have positive impacts on the economy and society. Studies have shown that by increasing the minimum wage, poverty and inequality can be reduced by enabling workers to meet their basic needs and reducing income disparities.

I come from a low-income family. A family, like many others in the United States, which has lived paycheck to paycheck. My family and other families in my community have been trying to make ends meet by living on the minimum wage. We are proof that it doesn't work.

Keep Reading...Show less
blank paper
Allena Tapia

As an English Major in college, I have a lot of writing and especially creative writing pieces that I work on throughout the semester and sometimes, I'll find it hard to get the motivation to type a few pages and the thought process that goes behind it. These are eleven thoughts that I have as a writer while writing my stories.

Keep Reading...Show less
April Ludgate

Every college student knows and understands the struggle of forcing themselves to continue to care about school. Between the piles of homework, the hours of studying and the painfully long lectures, the desire to dropout is something that is constantly weighing on each and every one of us, but the glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel helps to keep us motivated. While we are somehow managing to stay enrolled and (semi) alert, that does not mean that our inner-demons aren't telling us otherwise, and who is better to explain inner-demons than the beloved April Ludgate herself? Because of her dark-spirit and lack of filter, April has successfully been able to describe the emotional roller-coaster that is college on at least 13 different occasions and here they are.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments