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LGBTQ+ | Conversion Therapy | Pseudoscience | Sexuality
Stating the Obvious: Conversion Therapy Does Not Work
If it did, I would be straight. But I’m still asexual, and I always will be.
Being straight and cisgender is the default setting for society. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember, and far before I was born.
From the moment I was old enough to grasp what that meant, I was inundated from all sides by the assumption and expectation that I would grow up to be a straight woman. I was constantly asked if I had a crush on any of the boys at school.
I was teased throughout my childhood about not having a boyfriend yet.
My mother’s adult friends would occasionally joke about it, one woman even telling my mother she should lock me away before the boys caught sight of my developing 14-year-old body.
And from the very first comment in my pre-teen years, all the way up to today… they were holding their breath for something that simply would never happen. Boyfriends? Yes. Romance? Sure! But being straight? Sorry.
Despite all the pressure, I am still not straight. I remain firmly, resolutely, and unwaveringly asexual.
