"if piper was experiencing compulsory heterosexuality then it stands to reason so was jason in this essay i will" WHERES THE ESSAY OP??
that wasn't me, and ik you probably meant it as a joke, but-
jason was born in 1994, which would've still been the tail end of the aids crisis. this meant that a lot of mentions of quietness in general would've been very quiet or even non existent. he was also only raised in a household till the age of 3; at which point he was abandoned in a park, and then, obviously, raised by lupa, and after, camp jupiter. even at a camp of roman demigods, the concept of queer people would've been very much erased.
when we first meet reyna, it's mentioned that she feels the need to be in a relationship with a praetor, and, i may be wrong here, but i think the implication is specifically of the opposite binary gender? either way, reyna's experiencing compallo here herself, which may rubbed off onto jason as comphet.
to the main point: jason was forced into a relationship with piper, after having his memory wiped, and being told by piper herself that it was genuine. with a lack of memories, he's already quite disoriented so any doubt of attraction he may have had would've most likely have just been put down to disorientation. piper's also dealing with dylan (the guy who was hitting on her), so, in a sense, he feels protective, which could be easily mistaken as attraction.
there were exclusively m/f couples aboard the argo ii. this means that, until hoh, he is not aware of any queer people around him. even if he does begin questioning, he probably tries to stash his sexuality somewhere in the back of his mind in an attempt to fit in.
however, at the end of the day, piper has a chance to explore their sexuality and gender, whereas jason doesn't- ahem, i think everyone knows by now, but if you don't have spoilers filtered and you somehow don't know what i'm talking about, this is a spoiler warning- as he dies. jason and piper presumably break up sometime during tdp, which was most likely only a couple of weeks inbetween that and his death to question his sexuality. (i do like to imagine that he has a bf whilst in college, but that's besides the point)
“Am I actually attracted to men or am I just overcompensating because society equates femininity and traditional gender roles with heteronormativity and I feel that by struggling with gender incongruence I’ve failed at femininity?”
And of course,
“Do I actually experience romantic attraction or is it just because I’ve grown up in an amatonormative society?”
Hey does this sound like an indicator of my sexuality? A while ago I ID as a lesbian and lately I've gone back to bi. But I still feel like maybe I'm wrong about my sexuality. When I ID as a lesbian I was happier. And I feel like I don't have any genuine crushes on dudes I only like them when they like me, if they have a slight 'flaw' I go off them quickly like if their voice is too deep or smthing. I feel like I want a f/m relationship but it doesn't feel right. I never have this issue w girls
part two: Same anon from before to add on: I've never dated girls or guys. (well actually the only guy relationship I had lasted 17 hours bc I panicked about being with him and dumped him) *slightly nsfw*when I think about getting intimate with people too, it takes a lot for me to be in the mood to fantasise about guys but when it's girls it's super easy, like if I was in a real life situation it wouldn't be awkward. Thanks I'd love for your input 😊❤️
my answer: girl you a fuckin lesbian ..i mean ultimately you’re the only one who can decide who you are but this is the most blatant and obvious example of comphet that i’ve ever seen and i’ve had the same struggle constantly and like you i always feel happier when i id as a big ass lesbian !!! that’s the biggest tell of you being a whole ass lesbian is that you feel better when you’re acknowledging that you’re a lesbian 💘💘 also you have your whole life to figure it out so don’t stress to hard but i feel you and get why you wanna know for sure what you are .. i hope this helped!! feel free to message me if you wanna y’all more 🍓🌹🌷🏳️🌈
Jack absolutely has received pressure from his stepmother, mother, and a few other older sirens he's known to settle down with a "good siren girl" and have kids. After all, he may be an abomination by virtue of being a male siren, but he would also produce a stronger bloodline. It's his "duty" to help grow the dwindling siren population. . . Which is why he's not been able to tell his parents that he's gay, because he feels like they would be disappointed in him--or worse, that he would be bullied into marrying a siren anyway, the way he was bullied into silence.
in high school, penny slept with girls. this was a secret. it was supposed to be fun. it wasn't supposed to be real
danny was her first—and for a long time only—guy. when they stopped having sex a bit into their marriage, penny went untouched for years
she cheated on danny with two separate women towards the end of their relationship; one of them being the then-hotel manager at the autumn coast, to get the singing job
after the divorce, she also had sex with a few men from the lounge; not a lot and not for long, and it was never a good experience
she will still flirt with men because she feels it is expected of her. she will flirt with women because she really likes them
still gets shy and nervous about sleeping with women. she often ends up disconnecting from the experience as a whole, even though she wants to enjoy it
she really likes it being slow, sensual, vulnerable. she hates actually having to be those things. meaning after she sleeps with someone, she will probably never talk to them again
it’s terrible to admit - - - even to herself - - - that sam AVOIDED marley. because of the ... gay ... thing. that’s terrible, it’s AWFUL and it makes sam feel bad to even think, but it’s just - - - it seems so RISKY. like it would be easier to slip. say something she can’t take back. or just show something, somehow, or open herself up to whispers and rumors that CHEERLEADER SAMANTHA FRASER couldn’t afford, with her boyfriend and her uniform and her circles of friends. it’s not like she ever said anything to or about marley, never, but she just ... didn’t go out of her way to sit with her. or talk to her. or look at her at any point she thought marley might look back.
thing is, CHEERLEADER SAMANTHA FRASER is long gone. cheer uniform is replaced with jeans and a sweater and too-tired eyes and people whisper about her, anyways. about her vanishing. about her coming back ... WRONG, glassy-eyed and unbalanced. sometimes it’s just concern - - - murmurs about BRAIN INJURY or something else - - - but sometimes it’s more malicious. welcome to hawkins, right? it’s one of those days, and sam stands at the edge of the table with her plasticky cafeteria tray in her hands and a very unsure, very tentative look in her eyes. “uhm ... hi. do you mind if i,” she nods vaguely towards one of the open seats at the table and gives marley an uneven sort of smile.
i might actually be sex-repulsed ace. i have had plenty of it but there were usually other factors at play (bipolar mania or bpd) and i usually did it “just to get it over with” or try to get the other person to like me
Have I been having a crisis since like May wondering if I'm actually bi or just experiencing compulsory heterosexuality? Yes. If the latter is true, am I currently ENGAGING in acts of compulsory heterosexuality? Also yes.
