Do you believe in monosexual privilege?
I think that the idea of monosexual privilege was something that I had an understanding of on more of a subconscious level and that I hadn’t put words to until you asked me this. It makes sense that people who are attracted to one gender have a bit of an easier time in life than those of us who aren’t. I’m not sure if I can say that I believe in a perfect idea of such a privilege, because a lot of the so-called monosexual privilege checklists that I’ve found (and by the way, most of the links I found about the topic were simply checklists) conflate monosexual and heterosexual privilege. I don’t think it’s entirely fair to say that a gay or lesbian person has the same level of privilege as a straight person, but such orientations are certainly more readily accepted and understood by the general populous.
So, I guess the short answer would be yes-ish.
~Arin










