I am a $GENDERCATEGORY and I identify (overall) as:
0, heterosexual only 1, heterosexual mostly 2, heterosexual more than homosexual 3, equally heterosexual and homosexual
really rubs me the wrong way, as someone who identifies as bisexual. i already have to deal with the twin feelings of a) not being considered queer enough to have a right to the designations "homosexual" or "gay" or sometimes even just "queer" and b) putting myself back in the closet anytime i describe myself as something that translates into "not queer", so i'm really not comfortable checking off a box that would mean using "heterosexual" to describe myself.
oddly, i did not have this reaction to the description of possessing two romantic preferences. i'm still trying to puzzle that out, but i think it might have to do with: i don't identify as 50% homo and 50% hetero, i idenity as 100% bi. but romantic preference seems to imply "how much of the time am i romantically interested in X," which is quantifiable. my sexual orientation isn't based on the frequency with which i find other human beings, of any gender or physical sex, sexually attractive.
also:
Please to rate how important the following factors are for you in your selection of fannish entertainment:
Someone of the same gender identity as me Someone of the same gender identity and sexual orientation as me
why isn't there an option for "someone of the same sexual orientation as me" separate from gender identity? i find that a more necessary point of identification, and i would imagine this must be true for at least some other slashers given the number of female- and queer-identified slashers writing about male- and queer-identified (at least in the fic) characters. also, re-reading the question: is "someone" supposed to refer to the primary character(s) in the story, or the author? because one of those things is usually a lot more obvious than the other.
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oddly, i did not have this reaction to the description of possessing two romantic preferences. i'm still trying to puzzle that out, but i think it might have to do with: i don't identify as 50% homo and 50% hetero, i idenity as 100% bi. but romantic preference seems to imply "how much of the time am i romantically interested in X," which is quantifiable. my sexual orientation isn't based on the frequency with which i find other human beings, of any gender or physical sex, sexually attractive.
also:why isn't there an option for "someone of the same sexual orientation as me" separate from gender identity? i find that a more necessary point of identification, and i would imagine this must be true for at least some other slashers given the number of female- and queer-identified slashers writing about male- and queer-identified (at least in the fic) characters. also, re-reading the question: is "someone" supposed to refer to the primary character(s) in the story, or the author? because one of those things is usually a lot more obvious than the other.