The choice seems to be whether, for instance, Freddy Mercury will be remembered as the lead singer of a highly successful and influential 70's rock band who happened to be a bisexual, or rather as a bisexual who also happened to be a singer.
It's clear that there are many people who, once they realize that a certain person is gay, cannot define them in any other way. But I still think that it could be said that the gay community has brought some of this on themselves by defining themselves as gay, rather than _____, _____, and _____, and (coincidentally gay), or even just as _____, _____, and _____. But while I think that they have put too much emphasis on their orientation (quite frankly, I don't care in the least who or what someone chooses to have sex with), it's also not right that they should have to hide their orientation, so...
I wonder how many people, when they think of Rock Hudson, remember him in Pillow Talk rather than those pictures of him wasting away.
Sad... but your puns were good. That's something. :¬) |
