I had this exact experience the first time I cut my hair very short!! I think for me, there was an added layer of worrying that my short hair would signal my non-heterosexuality unless I camouflaged it with feminine makeup -- but upon reflection, why should short hair HAVE to indicate sexuality? (of course, it doesn't, but closeted me de…
I had this exact experience the first time I cut my hair very short!! I think for me, there was an added layer of worrying that my short hair would signal my non-heterosexuality unless I camouflaged it with feminine makeup -- but upon reflection, why should short hair HAVE to indicate sexuality? (of course, it doesn't, but closeted me deeply feared that it did.) I feel like this also ties into beauty as a way of indicating norms, as with white supremacy...
I had this exact experience the first time I cut my hair very short!! I think for me, there was an added layer of worrying that my short hair would signal my non-heterosexuality unless I camouflaged it with feminine makeup -- but upon reflection, why should short hair HAVE to indicate sexuality? (of course, it doesn't, but closeted me deeply feared that it did.) I feel like this also ties into beauty as a way of indicating norms, as with white supremacy...