In Other News...

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I came out to my co-workers on Friday.

O_o

I didn't know I was in.

My boss was joking that she was going to marry (and subsequently divorce) Ricky Martin, but first she had to turn him not-gay.
So, I pointed out that "dear, if he's gay, he's not going to switch, but if he's bi, good luck to you."

At which point my boss was like "no, see, I can't deal with that. It's one or the other. Pick a side."

So, of course, I said matter-of-factly: "I like both".

Whereupon the other co-worker in the room exclaimed: "Are you saying you're bisexual??"

Which was funny as hell, if a bit surprising.

So I said yeah, and she said something to the effect of: "But, aren't you--"

Which I'd kind of seen coming. So I explained:
"I fell in love. The person I fell in love with happens to be male. Thus, I am marrying a man."

And she kind of blinked and then went. "Oh. Yeah, I guess that works."


It's kind of bizarre.
People who have no problem what-so-ever with gay-folks and het-folks... are still slightly wierded out by my-folks. <*shrug*>

Three cheers for anthropology, 'cause I can site Turner and Douglas and talk about Liminality as a permanent state of being (and how that tends to freak the not-so-liminal people out).

Anywhoo.

That's my wacky story for the week. :-)

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