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Nice piece, Clint. I think my difference from then until now is very similar. If someone says they're straight, they're straight; if they say they're bi, then they're bi -- whether or not they're having sex with men. I'm so OVER the judgement shown by making people fit into pre-determined boxes. It's not new thinking, ofc, Kinsey was proving fluidity & the spectrum 60+ years ago. I've matured to the point where I accept folks for who they say they are -- something I wasn't so good at in my impetuous youth.

I also am very glad to see that Gen Z is way ahead of some of us in that respect. They give me hope that the categorization so endemic to American society will eventually be a thing of the past. Just as we see the "browning" of a truly interracial society, I hope they will be as accepting -- and adventurous -- as they are espousing across social media.

I won't live to see it, but I do have great hopes for the future.

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