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“Are The Straights Okay?” 3 Reasons Why Heterosexuality Should Be Listed In The DSM-5!

Sanni Lark
7 min readJul 8, 2023

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“Straight people have so many goddamn problems! And what’s worse is that they don’t even realize it. When everyone tells you that your lifestyle is normal you never question it.”

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Whenever I am forced to interact with the world that is largely and annoyingly heterosexual I unconsciously separate from reality to cope with the many unhinged things straight people do and say that are simply dismissed as normal.

During these moments I usually fantasize about going back to school to earn my doctorate, just to study and make a compelling argument that heterosexuality can be likened to a serious mental condition that should be examined rather than celebrated as the gold standard of romance.

The reason why “the straights” get away with acting like complete fools in love is because they are a protected class. They are spoiled. They serve as the epitome of romantic relationships that is supposedly blessed by God himself, so nobody dares question their antics that would raise more than a few eyebrows if anyone belonging to another sexuality would consider to try.

But when you are a woman who enjoys formulating her own opinions and truths instead of allowing this crazed society to do so for her, especially when you can observe the…

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Sanni Lark
Sanni Lark

Written by Sanni Lark

Channeling sacred, unadulterated, feminine chaos and wisdom through writing. For more primordial womanhood activation visit: https://www.sannilark.com

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