Hello all, I hope you're doing well. I'm wondering whether or not my painted black nails and pride watch wristband makes women permanently assume that I'm gay.
For some context, a few things. For one, I am actually bisexual and I'm pretty open about that to most people if the topic arises. For another, I'm really into metal and I wear a lot of black as is. I don't think either of these things have to make somebody think I'm gay. Plenty of straight allies wear pride merchandise and guys of all stripes, from metalheads to "normies", paint their nails now. My parents are insisting upon the opposite though, so I'm curious to see what you think.
Another thing: by "assume somebody is gay", I don't mean "oh he might be gay but he also might not be" or "oh maybe he's gay, maybe he's bi, maybe he's just an ally". I mean "he is gay and even if he tells me he isn't gay, I will not believe him and I will never find him romantically/sexually attractive."
From my perspective, whether people think I'm gay or not is their business, not mine. I tend to be a "I'm going to do what I want, so long as it isn't hurting anybody" kind of person, but I am curious now.
Thanks in advance!!
For some context, a few things. For one, I am actually bisexual and I'm pretty open about that to most people if the topic arises. For another, I'm really into metal and I wear a lot of black as is. I don't think either of these things have to make somebody think I'm gay. Plenty of straight allies wear pride merchandise and guys of all stripes, from metalheads to "normies", paint their nails now. My parents are insisting upon the opposite though, so I'm curious to see what you think.
Another thing: by "assume somebody is gay", I don't mean "oh he might be gay but he also might not be" or "oh maybe he's gay, maybe he's bi, maybe he's just an ally". I mean "he is gay and even if he tells me he isn't gay, I will not believe him and I will never find him romantically/sexually attractive."
From my perspective, whether people think I'm gay or not is their business, not mine. I tend to be a "I'm going to do what I want, so long as it isn't hurting anybody" kind of person, but I am curious now.
Thanks in advance!!
