The recent viral thread on Twitter is fighting against the idea that being gay is a choice.
British musician Simon H decided to make a joke out of the old “gay is a choice” argument. He posted on Friday that he chose to be gay on “a beautiful spring day.”
“For me it was a beautiful spring day and I just thought, “You know what, I really want to disappoint my parents, offend my church, limit my options, lose my rights, live in fear of homophobic abuse, be afraid to hold my partner’s hand…”
So. Gays. When Y'all choose to be gay?
For me it was a beautiful spring day and I just thought, "You know what, I really want to disappoint my parents, offend my church, limit my options, lose my rights, live in fear of homophobic abuse, be afraid to hold my partner's hand…
— Simon H (@FreelanceCynic) March 22, 2019
Of course, Twitter loves to make witty and inclusive jokes out of situations like this, so many users jumped to join the fun.
That led to many wonderful responses, such as choosing to be gay during the height of the AIDs panic, when living in homophobic households, and when already in unhappy heterosexual relationships.
You can check out a few of the tweets down below.
https://twitter.com/Mike___MK/status/1109012598270373890
It was during the 80s at the height of AIDS panic and stigma. I thought, y'know, I'll have some of that…
— Alan Palmer (@PalmerAlan) March 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/robfwalter/status/1109278108157272064
https://twitter.com/TotchosB/status/1109228856374759424
At the time people were yelling 'poof' at me and throwing rocks at me as I walked home from school, I was like – wow – I love being at risk. I should do this more.
— Bill (@Bilboroberts) March 23, 2019
When I was born and the doctor handed me the clipboard I checked off the rainbow box because it was pretty….I had no idea what it meant at the time🤦🏻♂️🥺
— davey (@jerseyh0mo) March 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/markybram/status/1109481136160419840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109481136160419840&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fnews%2Fnews%2Fthis-viral-tweet-totally-demolishes-the-idea-that-being-gay-is-a-choice-pay-attention-pence%2F
https://twitter.com/OkayChae_/status/1109531125578428417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109531125578428417&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fnews%2Fnews%2Fthis-viral-tweet-totally-demolishes-the-idea-that-being-gay-is-a-choice-pay-attention-pence%2F
https://twitter.com/zeilreigan/status/1109488684837933057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109488684837933057&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaystarnews.com%2Farticle%2Ftwitter-thread-destroys-gay-choice-argument%2F
When being black in America didn’t seem like a great enough challenge. I thought to myself, how can I make this worse?
— Ima still call it twit ter (@itsJaywithaJ) March 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/Baulked1/status/1109366177506168834
https://twitter.com/KathrynNicassio/status/1109567553154752514
I was going to be straight but then I realised I don’t look good in a fleece.
— Phil Mews Author (@PhilMews) March 23, 2019
Loving all the replies! Please keep them coming.
— Simon H (@FreelanceCynic) March 22, 2019
What are some of your favorite responses to the Twitter thread, and when did you choose to be gay or LGBTQ?
