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confusing and I’m living it, is it surprising that others are confused?</p><p id="57b3">There are so many misconceptions around bisexuality and asexuality. And then I had to throw <a href="https://readmedium.com/yes-i-am-still-a-christian-79858ded741e">Christian</a> in there to really stir the pot.</p><div id="97e4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/yes-i-am-still-a-christian-79858ded741e"> <div> <div> <h2>Yes, I Am Still a Christian</h2> <div><h3>I am a disciple of Christ</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*xPmeRvdTvKyuk4qa)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="a7fe">I wish everyone could accept that you don’t have to understand my identities to accept me. You don’t have to wrap your head around my contradictions to love me. You don’t need to ask me all kinds of questions about my sex life or explain to me like I’m five that asexuals can’t be bisexual, and I’m really just biromantic. You don’t need to tell me that Christians can really be a bunch of assholes (they really can be).</p><p id="0527"><a href="https://readmedium.com/can-you-be-bisexual-and-asexual-at-the-same-time-bf6de85df45b">I’m bisexual and asexual</a>. It’s possible.</p><p id="1531">I’m attracted to more than two genders. I’m still bi.</p><p id="3afe">I have sex. I’m still ace.</p><p id="ea10">I’m a woman married to a man. I’m queer.</p><p id="d78b">I’m a queer Christian.</p><p id="94fb">I am not normal.</p><p id="3b01"><i>Esther learned to read when she was four years old, and began writing shortly thereafter. She is a queer Christian poet, crafting with words to create art and music.</i></p><p id="081e"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/estherjones#"><i>Buy me a coffee!</i></a></p><figure id="71aa"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*XJSE8uMMeuu1hEUD.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="cba4">This story is a response to the Prism & Pen writing prompt, <a href="https://readmedium.com/im-the-excluded-lgbtq-person-this-is-what-i-want-you-to-know-4a3e9ec6d3f3?sk=d33baa81d673053c97ddbe8b21ea480a"><b>I’m The Excluded LGBTQ Person, THIS is What I Want You to Know</b></a><b>.</b></p><div id="0bc5" class="link-block"> <a href=

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I’m a Bi Ace Queer Christian, I’m Not Normal

This is what I want you to know

“You can’t be bisexual and asexual. That’s impossible.”

“Bi means two, so bisexuals are attracted to only two genders/sexes.”

“Asexuals never have sex.”

“You’re a woman married to a man. That makes you straight.”

“Christians are homophobic.”

Hi. My name is Esther and I am a bisexual asexual queer Christian. I look like a “normal” boring wife and woman. But I’m really a mess of contradictions.

It took me most of my life to realize that I’m queer. Growing up in a conservative Christian family, I didn’t even know gay people existed for a very long time. Bisexuals and asexuals? Not even on the radar.

I don’t experience sexual attraction. At all. I never have.

I Am Not Sexually Attracted to My Husband

But I do desire him

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I do experience sexual desire and it is very easy to confuse the two. I also experience multiple types of non-sexual attraction such as aesthetic attraction and romantic attraction, so it took me even longer to realize I’m asexual than it did for me to realize that I’m bi.

If I find all this confusing and I’m living it, is it surprising that others are confused?

There are so many misconceptions around bisexuality and asexuality. And then I had to throw Christian in there to really stir the pot.

Yes, I Am Still a Christian

I am a disciple of Christ

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I wish everyone could accept that you don’t have to understand my identities to accept me. You don’t have to wrap your head around my contradictions to love me. You don’t need to ask me all kinds of questions about my sex life or explain to me like I’m five that asexuals can’t be bisexual, and I’m really just biromantic. You don’t need to tell me that Christians can really be a bunch of assholes (they really can be).

I’m bisexual and asexual. It’s possible.

I’m attracted to more than two genders. I’m still bi.

I have sex. I’m still ace.

I’m a woman married to a man. I’m queer.

I’m a queer Christian.

I am not normal.

Esther learned to read when she was four years old, and began writing shortly thereafter. She is a queer Christian poet, crafting with words to create art and music.

Buy me a coffee!

This story is a response to the Prism & Pen writing prompt, I’m The Excluded LGBTQ Person, THIS is What I Want You to Know.

I’m The Excluded LGBTQ Person, THIS is What I Want You to Know

A Prism & Pen writing prompt

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