SEXUAL ORIENTATION - part 2
The Social Critic by Eddie Filer
* By Eddie Filer
* Posted December 13, 2010 at 3:47 p.m.
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In my last blog, I wrote about how I was trying to come to grips with the subject of sexual orientation. I don't think anyone has all the answers. What I wrote about was my own experiences in life, and what conclusions I've come to after observing people who are not heterosexual. I am not a scientist or medical practitioner or psychiatrist, so what I have to say is not scientific.
I am not heterosexual. I'm not sure if I am homosexual or transsexual. All my life, I've never really felt like a male or a female. It's like being in an alien world, and I've never been able to fit in. I suppose it might seem strange to a heterosexual, but I've always felt like it would be nice to have a husband even though my body says I'm a male. Does that make me transsexual? I've never done anything about it, like having a sex change operation, because I never had enough money, and was afraid of public opinion. It would take more courage than I possessed to let the world know how I felt about myself. I believed the world wouldn't understand and that I might not be better off anyway.