Not all gays are fashion designers

For many years, I have been very fascinated with gays and lesbians. Firstly, it was very mind boggling how a man can be in a physical relationship with another man or how two girls can be girlfriends.

It was only when I came to university that I was fully exposed to homosexual relationships. I used to just see it on television and back home being homosexual is not a norm. When I was growing up, I was told that only male fashion designers could be gay. Well, them and hairdressers, but soon that all changed.

I remember one day during Orientation Week for first year students we had a talk about HIV/AIDS. Somewhere during the conversation the issue of homosexual relationships came up. The first thought that popped into my head was “TWO WOMEN CAN HAVE SEX”? That became a “wow” moment for me. It was not long before I became friends with some gays and lesbians and I realised that actually, they are people just like you and I. They too have feelings and they too want to feel loved and accepted because coming out about their sexuality is not easy.

I now know that all those things that we were bombarded with about fashion designers and hairdressers’ being gay are not true. I also know that there is nothing wrong with being homosexual because at the end of the day, it is all about preference and yes, maybe some people really do prefer fashion designers.