"What kind of girls do you like?", is a question my friend asked me during a break in between one of our classes. Mind you, he didn't know me that well at the time so there was no way to distinguish my sexual orientation, but just the way he asked me and the preface of it all made me seem uncomfortable. I knew he was talking about their physical qualities and what part I found most attractive, but to me conversations like that have no relevance unless you truly like someone and admire all of them. and not just their body parts.

At the glance of an eye, I may not seem like your "typical homosexual". I put that in quotations because there is no such thing. There are only the stereotypes that people place upon the homosexual group, finding what they themselves deem gay or straight. I don't have a high voice, walk with a swish of the hips, and I don't wear make up. Since I don't do any of those things does that not make me homosexual? I do in fact go to the gym everyday, dress casually, talk in a steady-low voice, and enjoy any other activity that can be considered "straight". But I'm not.

The only thing that makes me or anyone else of the LGBT community the same, is the fact that we are both interested in the same gender. That's it. Outside looks don't define us nor should they. The way we dress, talk, walk, or anything of that matter is irrelevant. In this day and age there are multiple straight males who enjoy looking good and take care of their physical appearance. They could be called metrosexual if they would like to define that way, but let's not get that confused with homosexuality.

There seems to be just be a common idea that when one meets someone for the first time and they are interested in their sexual orientation, the person will automatically assume, "Oh, they're straight.". That could easily be the case, but what about all the other sexual orientations out there? Let us not limit ourselves and put a blind over all the possibilities and different things people can be.

I personally define as a homosexual male and if someone was to look at me and say, "Oh, I never would have guessed that.", my response would be, "Don't guess, just ask". Assumptions are what get us in trouble and makes people feel like outsiders. Yes, there are labels and we as a society take strict caution in acknowledging them, but they are there for us as to choose and delegate. The LGBT community is just one of many out there and we must not neglect the fact that people define in a certain way. Love is love.