Here’s how Lili Reinhart unhinges stereotypes about bisexuality on social media

Almost a year after coming out, Lili Reinhart has returned to talk about her sexual orientation on social media, once again declaring herself proudly bisexual.

A few days ago, he re-shared this post on Twitter with the intent to break down all those prejudices and stereotypes that many – unfortunately – still have towards bisexuality and, in particular, towards bisexual women.

“Perhaps the real reason why a romantic relationship between two women is fetishized or perceived as a phase is that our culture struggles to understand that the concept of love + sexuality doesn’t have to involve men”. In short, a nice gauntlet to that macho mentality that – all too often – rages against bisexual women who are together with men:

According to the actress, in fact, it is all too common for men to take it out on pan and bisexual girlfriends after being dumped: because it is almost natural for them to accept being replaced by another man, but not by a woman. To resume his words: this thought is really toxic.

This speech touches several heartstrings of Lili Reinhart, who after coming out last June had explained that he had postponed the announcement of his bisexuality both to protect the ex-boyfriend from possible attacks Cole Sprouse that because she was afraid of being misunderstood. To the podcast microphones LGBTQ&A had declared: “I postponed everything because otherwise it would have been easy for people to say,” Okay, you’re bisexual but you’re with a straight man “. Well, too Anna Paquin she is married to a man, but she is bisexual. ‘ NDR: refers to the actress of True Blood e X-Men, who in 2010 had declared herself to be bisexual and soon married her colleague from the set Stephen Moyer. “Also, I didn’t want to put my ex in too uncomfortable a position, maybe it might seem like I was looking for something else while I was in the relationship with him. So I preferred to wait until it was really over ». Last but not least, still prejudices: “I was afraid of coming out because some of the people I told this to had told me it was just a phase and they had really discouraged me.”

Let’s repeat it in chorus so that it is clear to everyone and we treasure his words: bisexuality is not a phase, it is not a whim, it is not a perversion or a moment of experimentation. It is a sexual orientation that involves feelings and attraction towards two distinct genders. Point.

Your bisexual girlfriend may one day leave you for another man or woman. And there would be nothing wrong with either of them.

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