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FIRST PERSON

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Voice 0

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Vise Versa.  

BY HEATHER REED

I would like to dedicate
this article to Matthew
and Caysiefor embracing
me for who I am, shar-
ing this life with me, and
for your unconditional
love. You enhance the
beauty within me, with-
out you my colors would
not be nearly as bright.

ociety has molded us to I
believe that we as sexual

beings are either hetero-
sexual or.homosexual. When it
comes to identifying ourselves
sexually, we categorize our-
selves into one or the other.
If you cannot define yourself
as either heterosexual or ho-
mosexual, you must linger
somewhere in the middle. In
this case it is most commonly
assumed that there is sexual
confusion. The term used for
this middle limbo is “bisexual.”
Each individual has a
unique sexual identity. Labels
were created to give us a place-
to put ourselves among others
in society. I bought a sticker
on the internet one day that
stated my sexual identity per-
fectly: “I prefer a person, not a
gender.” Let’s unleash the voice
of the “Vise Versa” sexual being.
When I was in grade school
I hung out with boys more
often than girls. I enjoyed
climbing trees and catching
frogs moreso than playing
with Barbie and Ken. I had
my girlfriends, but was not as
interested in the girly play as I
was making forts in the woods.
In high school I had crushes
on girls all the time. I thought
they were sexy, unique, and
intriguing. Boys in high school
were disgusting, rude, and
rough. While all my friends had
boyfriends, I would daydream
about the girl on the other
side of the classroom taking
notes and adjusting her read-
ing glasses. I had a girlfriend in
high school, though we didn‘t
define ourselves as such, and
had many female friends, but
my palling around was most ex-
citing when I was with the boys.

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PHOTO: PROVIDED BY HEATHER REED

I bought a sticker on the internet one
day that stated my sexual identity
perfectly: ''I prefer aperson, not

a gender." Let's unleash the voice

of the "Vise Versa" sexual being.

I don't know if people could
read me sexually. I have al-
ways worn my emotions on my
sleeve, but aren’t we all curious
and questioning at that age?
After high school I moved

out of my parents’ house and
into art apartment with my two
best friends (male, of course)
and a female friend of one of
my roommates. One of my best
buddies and I had always been
extremely close, much like
brother and sister. We Were
truly ourselves w"rt.h one an-
other. When the drinks started
tickling our brains, sex always
followed. We were young,

horny, and comfortable with
one another. It was convenient
and mm. I also felt intense love
for my female roommate at
the time. She was unique, gor-
geous, and intrigued the very
intimate depths of my being.
I wanted her. We had a genu-
ine connection, an unspoken
energy between our eyes. She
moved away, my heart was
shattered, and that is what life
dealt me at that time. As the
story continues, the chapter
that We move to is that my
best friend and I manied, at
only twenty-two years of age.
At the time of commitment