JoJo Siwa discusses feeling pressured to identify as a lesbian, highlighting issues of biphobia and the fluidity of sexuality, and emphasizing that sexuality can change over time. She reflects on her own journey and the societal pressures within the LGBTQ+ community, advocating for understanding and acceptance of fluid identities.
A lifelong lesbian and TikToker, Carol Hatch, has criticized the LGBTQ community's effort to redefine the term lesbian to mean "non-men" who love "non-men," calling it a "travesty." Hatch argues that the move toward eliminating gender identities detracts from the equality gay individuals and women fought so hard for over the past few decades. She also believes that the explosion of gender ideology is most likely a fad among young adults and teens and is stripping people of their uniqueness.
Lauren Burgess ended her decade-long, happy marriage after realizing she was a lesbian during a two-week solo camping trip. She and her husband rarely had sex, and despite attempts to reboot their sex life and marriage, they went to couples therapy. After coming out to her husband and therapist, Burgess realized she had been committed to a specific vision of her life that was ingrained in heteronormativity. She loved her husband and life, but it wasn't hers.