^This. This is exactly what I've been saying.[/quote]kael013 said:What? No, it's up to you to tell them you're homosexual before it gets too out of hand. If an interested woman has doubts about certain things about you (gender, orientation, etc.), [i/]then[/i] it's up to her to ask instead of relying on you to read her mind.The Lunatic said:Oh, don't you know? Given I'm homosexual, it's up to every girl who shows interest in me to ask if I'm gay rather than up to me to tell them.kael013 said:Yet it may be relevant to their partner. There are several things I find irrelevant: political affiliation, skin color, religion, etc. Yet many people do care about that stuff when it comes to sexual and romantic partners. Being upfront at the start means less conflicts down the road.
EDIT: <color=red>If you're being sarcastic, sorry, but when I'm in debate mode I don't register sarcasm easily and, well, it's nigh impossible for text to convey it.
[quote/]Withholding information that may affect consent basically makes such consent invalid.
I'm not sure why this is such a difficult notion for people to get their head about, but, that's simply how it is.
"It's not physically hurting anyone" is not a valid defence.
I'm not sure there's much doubt about that.