The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.
Straight people are everywhere!
I am not an idiot, and I'm not a Pollyanna sort of kumbaya type.
A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves.
Men were never expected to be monogamous.
I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking.