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Dear Camile, your pompous assumption that all LGBT memories from early childhood have nothing to do with sexual orientation but are mere reflections on "feeling differet" is patently offensive. Your argument is uninformed, authoritative and ignorant. You can choose to say that my desire to marry the handsome young pup "Robin" in my kindergarden class was just me trying to express my difference but it wasn't. It was my burgeoning sexuality and to this day, when I feel love toward my same-sex husband, it has the same tone, emotional complexity and feeling that I had that day that I proposed to my same-sex classmate.
Grow up, Camile. In the same way that your heterosexuality is not merely the result of a complex interaction in your environment, neither is mine. The old "we're all bisexual" argument has never been validated by literature. What has been supported are brain scans, appendage measurements (fingers, not the other), and the number of older brothers (for men, not women).
Educate yourself and stop pretending to be an expert in matters that you are not. When you are talking about the most deeply held beliefs, images and experiences in millions of people, it is insensitive and unethical for you to run your mouth with such abandon.
