“I don’t look upon it as the signal event in my life, but there was no way I was going to do an autobiography and not include the fact that only in middle age, after two failed marriages, would I look beyond gender for a relationship.
I embraced bisexuality, which is the most misunderstood term in sexual identity. I never felt it was understood by much of the straight or gay community. You had to be either gay or straight — there was no in-between. I just opened myself up to the person rather than to the gender.
I’ve read how, as some in the younger generation try to find their sexual identity, it doesn’t make any difference which gender it is until they locate the person. I relate to that.”Music exec Clive Davis speaking to Rolling Stone about coming out publicly as bisexual six years ago, at age 80.
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Donston
I agree that there still is a level of ignorance with many when it comes to understanding sexuality, gender and the overall spectrum. A lot of folks either don’t comprehend or just don’t want to. But he seems to be hyping the “no labels” movement while still indulging “bi whining”. I think it’s the whining and the self-victimization that a lot of people are exhausted by. I’ve been misunderstood many times. This is why I focus on explaining things and educating people above all else and why I place greater emphasis on the gender, romantic, sexual, affection, relationship spectrum over identity. Getting so caught up in finding identities to be “proud” of continuously places people in victim mentalities, forces them to take defensive stances and supports a separatist perspective. On the other hand, Clive is a known slime-ball and megalomaniac. I just don’t trust much of what he puts out there.
Clive hasn’t had a legit relationship with anyone but males for twenty years. It’s okay to have preferences. It’s okay for those preferences to change. It’s okay to experiment. It’s okay to admit sociology or ego or fear or shame has guided some of your life choices. It’s okay to have dimensions or fluidity in your orientation but still prefer the persistent passion, affection, bond and relationship with a certain kind of person. I just don’t like folks leaning on identity to shield their active choices and their general preferences. Too much of the “bi pride” movement is driven by that kind of stuff.
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So failed marriages, and then has dated nothing but men since, but is pushing the “No labels” thing?
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