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From early life we are conditioned into becoming sexual stereotypes. Subliminal propaganda and social pressure leave us in no doubts about how we should conform in order to fit into a 'normal' society. We are taught to look for one sexual partner, of the opposite sex to ourselves, and to aim to settle down with them for life. Other alternatives are barely considered, and people who actively pursue alternative sexual lifestyles are branded as deviant and disgusting. In our supposedly more liberal and tolerant society, homosexuality is now tolerated - provided it seeks to emulate conventional monogamous, heterosexual relationships. But is there a great deal of backing to indicate that such a narrow view of sexuality actually works well for people? Few monogamous couples seem to stay faithfully together in the long-term, despite the fact that the State actively promotes and rewards it. Yet people who try to maintain open relationships, believing that might work better for them, seem to be treated with contempt and disgust in the media - a titilating story of forbidden depravity to entertain the readers. Openly bisexual people are obviously distrusted, because their stated sexuality is so clearly one of an open mind - an obvious affront to those who believe that there is only one way to live. It makes a mockery of the suggestion that sexuality is genetically defined, or that everyone is seeking a monogamous lifelong relationship. We were all born with open minds ready to learn. For most of us, our sexuality is something that has been shaped by the social conditioning we've received. It's not a natural thing - it's something we've learned. We can unlearn it, and we should seek to. That doesn't mean we should throw our lives and relationships into chaos by necessarily embarking on voyages of sexual self-discovery. But we should be aware that there are other ways to live, and that those ways are open to all of us if we need them. Life's too precious to restrict our minds in prisons of our own construction.
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So, you think you've got it all sussed out? So, you think you know what life's about? Set fast in your heterosexist ways - unwittingly agreeing with what religious bigots say. Or perhaps you don't quite fit the norm and your prejudices take another farm. You fall into the homosexist trap - spewing out more close-minded crap. You follow society's rules like a flock of sheep and never question anything that you're told. Well, don't expect me to be like that, because I don't want to fit into any of your moulds. Can't you see that you've got to open up? Don't fall into their trap and close your mind. No-one can see into the future. Who can tell whose love you might find? All this pressure from outside telling us that we must decide - "Choose how you're going to live your life. Choose your husband. Choose your wife." They want your lifestyle easily defined so they tell you to make up your mind, but they really mean that they want it closed because a close-minded stereotype is easier controlled. Now you're married and you've settled down - more close-minded conformity formalised. Signed away your life on the dotted line - heterosexual monogamy institutionalised. Victorian principles and religious dogma blended together into an outdated institution. You kid yourselves that you really love each other - so why do you need a written constitution?
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