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How to handle friends who sexualize your identity

I came out as bi to my straight friends and they immediately started asking me which gender I prefer in bed, like my entire identity is just a sex thing.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When others reduce your complex identity to sexual curiosity, it reflects their inability to see you as a whole person beyond their own fascination.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Bisexual and pansexual identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.