1) I guarantee this is a chud who only watches gay porn and yet has convinced himself he's not gay for whatever dumb reason and so he lives a life of mental gymnastics and misery instead. And no I don't think all homophobes are secretly gay. I just suspect this guy based on the weird mental gymnastics he does

2) "to make sure I'm transparent, I'm straight" / "these labels don't need to exist" lol

https://reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/l09yb6/_/gjsnzxz/?context=1

I definitely should have provided more context for this post and explained their further behaviour more. In a comment before this he uses his logic here to argue against "special treatment" for LGBT+ people for example, by which he means LGBT charities, pride, gay spaces, etc. I should have included more of that as the lack of context for his remarks makes it look like Im attacking the guy for having a fairly nuanced take on sexuality - which wasn't my intention

    • AluminiumXmasTrees [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I feel like the fact he's advocating for an abolition of sexual binaries in favour of a more complex understanding of sexuality- which is good and something I 100% agree on - but then goes out of his way to insist he's straight in this and multiple comments following is completely bizarre

      Idk I thought it was either poorly performative suggesting they have a nuanced approach to sexuality and then immediately reinforcing said binary or some bizarre mental gymnastics to justify their own feelings whilst still claiming "no homo"

      I guess I should have made myself clearer

        • AluminiumXmasTrees [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          In another comment he gets mad someone suggests that "even you could be a little gay, it's a sliding scale" and reiterates his straight credentials. Idk I missed too much of the context with this and ended up looking like I'm attacking a guy for having a pretty good take on sexuality. Lesson learned.