Sorry my random mind at work. I had to ask!!
2007-02-01 12:37:52 · 11 answers · asked by Iamhere 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Just so you know a Hermaphrodite is neither a man nor a woman an it.
2007-02-01 13:55:29 · update #1
Are you attracted to intersexed individuals (that's the correct, more modern term; 'hermaphrodite' is rather antiquated) only, or just to one person?
If you're just in love with an intersexed person, that's all it is; love is gender-blind. There are gay men who fall in love with women- they are completely sexually attracted to men, unattracted to women, but able to be sexually and emotionally satisfied with the one woman they love. Similarly with some lesbian women and men. You don't love the sex of the person- you love the person, inclusive of whatever genitals they happen to have. So if you love an intersexed person, and one only, but have a dominant sexual attraction otherwise, you are whatever that attraction is, and the ability to be with an intersexed person has no bearing on that.
Now, if you are gay, straight, or bisexual, but also have an attraction to intersexed individuals, it's harder to classify. Our society doesn't have words to describe an attraction to people who are 'in-between' the sexes and genders. Bisexuality isn't it; bisexuality is the sexual attraction to men and women, and someone who blends male and female traits is obviously not a typical man or woman. Similarly, it can't be homosexuality- because that is love of the same sex, and if you are a lesbian, you must be attracted to women, not an intersexed person, or if you are a gay man, you must be attracted to men, not an intersexed person. So none of the sexual orientational labels we have today can adequately describe this attraction.
If you are potentially attracted to all sorts of people, including intersexed individuals, you can use the term 'pansexual', or even 'omnisexual' to refer to this capacity.
Hope that helps; I know it's a difficult subject. Basically, we don't have words for it, which makes people assume you must be gay or bisexual or straight, etc.
P.S.- just a word of caution; using 'normal' to refer to heterosexuality is very uncool, and the word 'homo' has derogatory connotations; best to use 'gay' instead.
2007-02-01 16:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i must be stupid but i dont know what a hemaphrodite is. sounds like a hybrid car or sumthing.
2007-02-01 21:43:08 · answer #2 · answered by jered 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only one you can say for certain you are NOT is normal.
2007-02-01 20:56:16 · answer #3 · answered by Grist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought Homo & Bi were normal,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007-02-01 20:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
normal, hahahahahaha
2007-02-01 20:53:58 · answer #5 · answered by whoknows 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're you. Ta-da.
2007-02-01 22:26:33 · answer #6 · answered by samjrei 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is love! It doesn't matter on the "label". :(
2007-02-01 22:08:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all of the above.
2007-02-01 20:41:47 · answer #8 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either bisexual or pansexual.
2007-02-01 21:55:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pansexual. :)
2007-02-01 20:48:31 · answer #10 · answered by Radagast97 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋