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What is Bubbles' sexual orientation?

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Dandi Andi:

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Your feelings are real and valid and important! Thank you for sharing them.

I think I get what you're saying. Labeling Bubbles as "Fayesexual" feels like erasure. As much as having labels imposed on you by others (especially labels you don't personally identify with) feels like a violation, having people deny you the labels you do identify with feels like denying your personhood. We see it happen in a lot of ways. Bisexual people are sometimes denied their bisexuality by people who would define their sexuality according to their current relationship (she isn't really bi, she's with a man now). Gay and lesbian people are sometimes told they aren't really gay or lesbian if they admit to incidental heterosexual attraction. It's an awful thing to do to people.

It also denies the reality of how this relationship will be seen by the world at large and denies Bubbles (and Faye) the very real lived experiences of people in lesbian relationships. Those relationships carry a lot of societal baggage with them and denying them that label denies the existence of that baggage. It's a real problem for people, so thank you for bringing it up.

Personally, I don't mind people using the term "Fayesexual" because Bubbles being attracted to Faye and Faye being attracted to Bubbles is the only attraction that matters in this relationship. However, I wouldn't use it myself. As I said in the outset, any further speculation about Bubbles orientation is based on nothing. I would prefer to let Bubbles sense of orientation develop naturally and let her decide for herself what label or labels fit her best. To me "Fayesexual" feels dismissive of that process. But, like you, I don't think that is anyone's intention so I try not to mind it.

Is it cold in here?:

--- Quote from: pecoros7 ---It also denies the reality of how this relationship will be seen by the world at large and denies Bubbles (and Faye) the very real lived experiences of people in lesbian relationships. Those relationships carry a lot of societal baggage with them and denying them that label denies the existence of that baggage. It's a real problem for people, so thank you for bringing it up.

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That lived experience, now that I think back, made Tai even more well qualified to answer the Code 3. I hope she will help them through the knots. I wonder if Faye could have a useful conversation with her sister.

Faye and Bubbles are going to run into a lot of baggage that they may not be able to share with others. They are the first inter-species couple we've even heard of.

Spider:
Thank you peceros, I think you explained the points I was trying to make even better than I was. I completely agree. Nothing wrong with calling her Fayesexual, but for the reasons listed, I won't be calling her that myself.

Also I'd love to have Faye and Bubbles sit down with Dora and Tai and just talk about their feelings regarding their orientations. Would probably be good for them.

Is it cold in here?:
May it be so. Now is the time they need connection and support. Marten was wonderful and will be again but all his knowledge of same-sex relationships is secondhand.

Dora and Tai can model a healthy same-sex romantic relationship, and I hope the new couple goes online and finds a Skype-based support group for intesrpecies couples.

BenRG:
FWIW, the only other time we've seen Bubbles react with arousal to anything was when Seven told Faye that she and Jeremy had 'burned out six USB cables last night'. That does suggest that she normally reacts only to synthetic erotic imagery and experiences. So, maybe she and Faye really are alike as mutual exceptions - the only ones aside from their normal orientation.

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