Me: I'm spending next semester in Brazil.
S: You're lucky. I've heard the Brazilian guys are cute (looks around).
D: Not like the Chilean guys, huh?
S: Yeah. That'll be good for you.
These are not their exact words, but you get the point.
I am disappointed in myself. I should've have said something. They are liberal California gringos. It would have been fine and quick. And yet I stayed silent. "Silence is acceptance," they say. Acceptance of heteronormativity, heterocentrism, and stereotypes of how straight women and lesbians are supposed to look.
I promise that from now on, if any of my gringo/a friends assume that I'm straight or are having a conversation with me where sexual orientation is relevant, I will come out.
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