#these identities cover all levels of attraction
I think a common misconception is that lesbian, gay, bisexual are “neat little boxes” that a lot of people don’t fit into but that’s not the case. Each label encapsulates a lot of different experiences and approaches to attraction. A lesbian that doesn’t want sex is still a lesbian, a bi person who struggles to tell the difference between platonic, romantic and sexual feelings which differs or doesn’t differ according to gender can still be bi. A gay man who isn’t all that interested in dating is still gay. These are not limiting labels and not every person who uses an lgb label feels exactly the same about attraction.
if you believe that lgb labels are close minded, exclusionary, or somehow not enough than you don’t understand how these identities work and what lesbian, gay, and bisexual mean. that is on you to educate yourself, not on us to reinvent our words or create new ones to encompass experiences that were already fully included. full stop.
