Gay is damaged, straight is normal (was: Re: Slut!Seamus and other ships)

[Tyler Hewitt]

The Sergeant Majorette wrote:

For me, Ron has to be straight because his whole
purpose in the story seems to be to provide Harry with
an anchor of normalcy in a world where he is accepted.
And Harry has to be gay because he's too damaged
psychologically to sustain a conventional
relationship. 



ME:
Ron is straight because it provides Harry with an
'anchor of normalcy'? What does this mean, that
homosexuality isnt normal? Why can't Ron be both gay
and normal? Why is that so difficult to consider? 

Harry is gay because he's too damaged to be straight?
this is even worse than the statement about Ron. Not
every gay person has had an abusive childhood. Not
every straight person is perfectly adjusted
psychologically. The equation of homosexuality with
psychological disfunction is ignorant and offensive.


I usually don't get upset when reading things like
this, but this one was so over the top I couldent let
it pass. 
I sincerely hope you were being facetious. 
And I hope I haven't missed something or taken things
out of context.

Tyler

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