So. . . while I was home visiting my family for Easter, my mom asked me this question:
If you found out that there was a drug you could take that would make you straight, would you take it?
I didn’t even hesitate to tell her “No.”
And she was surprised that I wouldn’t want to be straight if I could be.
Ever since I first realized that I was a lesbian and came out, it’s been such an integral part of my life. While it’s far from being the only important factor in defining who I am, it is still a major part of who I consider myself to be and how I think about myself. It has affected the decisions I’ve made, the way I have viewed the world, and the person I have become.
To put it quite simply. . . I can no longer even imagine life as a straight woman.
I’m sure there are plenty of people who would just love to find a miracle “cure” for “the gay”–probably the same people who send their kids to “ex-gay camps” to turn them straight.
For the same reason I’d never go to one of those camps or programs, I would never want to take a drug or hormone therapy to change my orientation. There is nothing wrong with me the way I am, and I am perfectly happy being me.
Pretty well adjusted for a gay kid, huh?
“Baby, I was born this way.” —Lady Gaga
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