Not a paradox.
Someone wrote…
I’m a man. And proud to have and use the vagina I was born with.
I’m heterosexual. And proud to be Queer.
I’m masculine. And a proud Femme.
I’m not a contradiction, not a paradox, not an oxymoron. I’m just damn proud to be ME.
What’s your experience?
Category: your voice 16 comments »
June 12th, 2010 at 8:21 am |
I AM a contradiction, and just as proud of it, and proud that we ALL can be proud of whatever we are :D
…even when we contradict each other!
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June 12th, 2010 at 8:30 am |
Yesss.
Sometimes the words are contradictory, but just because words are limited doesn’t mean people are.
Contradictions are bloody beautiful.
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June 12th, 2010 at 11:40 am |
This is beautiful. Yes, language is often contradictory in theory, but reality isn’t. Language does many things, but isn’t perfect. Anyway, this made me happy!
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June 12th, 2010 at 1:00 pm |
Do I contradict myself?
Very well, then I contradict myself.
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)
— Walt Whitman.
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June 12th, 2010 at 1:49 pm |
@ A — Yes, that was my first thought as well.
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June 12th, 2010 at 2:49 pm |
Beautiful.
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June 12th, 2010 at 3:55 pm |
Amen, brother!
I’m almost the same, only I would describe myself as a “gay” man in a “straight” relationship – figure that one out ;)
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June 12th, 2010 at 4:34 pm |
I’m th OP. Mark, I’ve been (and sometimes still am) a straight man in a “gay” relationship so I totally get where you’re coming from.
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June 12th, 2010 at 8:01 pm |
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June 12th, 2010 at 8:02 pm |
woops, that last comment should be a <3!
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June 13th, 2010 at 10:07 am |
I’m in what I consider a gay relationship, but what society considers a straight relationship.
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June 15th, 2010 at 5:54 pm |
Call me not a contradiction
If I contradict your notions of me
So be it.
I am myself
entirely consistent with myself
I am changeable, variable, whimsical, occasional, seasonal
As the mood takes her
So he will do.
You don not get to define me for myself,
You can define me for yourself – if you must,
You can define yourself for yourself – if you want to,
But if you decide to define me
as a contradiction
The onus is on you
To resolve me.
Or not – as you choose.
Whatever your choice
I do not need to be fixed or mended
I require no help or assistance
I am not seeking these things
He is OK just now as she is.
Nor do I seek solitude, necessarily,
nor to be entirely alone
(though I like my space)
just unique.
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June 16th, 2010 at 12:27 am |
Jessica – that’s beautiful.
I’m considering getting a tattoo that just says “I am not what you say I am; I am who I say I am”
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June 18th, 2010 at 10:31 pm |
I really love this. Just because terms may seem contradictory, does not mean that people are, or that such contradictory terms cannot exist in one beautiful being. Hell, im a mass of contradictions myself. And I love every minute of it.
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June 27th, 2010 at 5:34 am |
Oh My God! You have just described me perfectly in that quote! I hope I may use it, it is amazing.
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June 27th, 2010 at 2:23 pm |
Wow! Just Wow! I want to print this and put it on my wall! Can i? :)
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