On Labels and the Notion of 'The Other'
“ne of the most common arguments I see regarding asexuality is “Why does everything need a word?”
Whilst there are many people who could identify with a label such as gay, queer, or similar, but choose not to, the fact remains that a lot of people who have non-heteronormative sexualities, and non-standard gender identities use labels. And so there must be a reason for it…”
Noticed this discussion around the tags, figured I’d link back to a post I once wrote on it.