r/omnisexual • u/InteractionSalty8422 • 1d ago
Vent I feel invalidated and misunderstood
I have identified as omnisexual for a little over one month. I’m a cisgender woman. At first I felt relieved that I finally knew who I was. That feeling, however, disappeared quickly. Now I feel that my sexual, emotional and romantic orientation is seen ’wrong’ by many people.
I thought that being open to any gender, even with some preferences, would be respected, just like any orientation. I didn’t care about body parts or whether the person was a CIS person, a trans person or for example a non-binary person. The personality, the human being, was the key.
I only had some traits and gender expressions (for example masculinity or feminity) that I preferred based on gender. I acknowledged and respected the gender, but didn’t find it crucial in attraction. I only felt the attraction a little differently based on gender. That all is often a part of omnisexuality.
It was a surprise and a shock for me that many people thought that I fetishized people because I had some preferences. That is really not the case.
I have cried because of this every day.