(Just want to say I’m in no way an expert in relationships because I’m 1) Ace and 2) Never been in one, so any depiction of a relationship is from my imagination)

Trigger Warning - LGBT Phobia

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Derrick sat at the bench in the bar with his friends. They were all discussing the whole ‘Marriage Equality’ thing and why they thought it pointless. Of course, it was a slippery slope. If The GaysTM let Marriage Equality become legal, of course, worse things would happen! Like Paedophilia or worse, Bestiality! (GASP!). On all these subjects, Derrick didn’t really care, he just wanted a girlfriend. That was the main reason he was at the bar that night.

“Guys, I'm heading out. I’ll be right back” he exclaimed as he headed towards the bathroom.

Alone in the bathroom, he sighed. It had been a big night. His watch said One AM, and he was getting tired. As he yawned, he headed towards the door while bumping into someone. The man was wearing Pride gear from head to toe. Derrick looked at him in disgust and continued on his way without knowing what significance that moment would have.

The following day when Derrick awoke, he knew something was different, however, he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. He checked if anything was missing. No. Nothing was missing, except when he looked at his poster of the girl that he found super attractive, he felt nothing.

Weird.

Later in the day, he realised what was different. Instead of eying off all the women, he kept eyeing off the men! However, while Derrick was eating lunch at his usual spot, he felt a tap on his shoulder.

“Hi I’m Kevin” the absolutely attractive man stated, “I saw you sitting here and wanted to know if it was ok if I sat with you”

What had happened?

The two of them chatted for a while and found they got along quite well, but it wasn’t until Kevin asked Derrick for his number that he realised what was happening.

They were flirting, weren't they?

The whole idea made him uncomfortable, as he was 100% straight only yesterday, how did this even happen? Why was he suddenly finding men attractive? Didn’t everyone know that “Gay Marriage” was a bad thing? Didn’t he say so just yesterday? The little voice in his head kept saying,

“But Kevin is so cute”

Derrick took one last look at Kevin, sighed, and recited his phone number. Now they both had each other's numbers and promised to keep in contact.


Nine Months later, Derrick and Kevin were in a happy relationship. Derrick hadn’t spent much time with his old friends from the bar that night. However, the constant invitations had made him feel guilty. So he decided to reluctantly go.

“So Derrick, I hear you’re in a relationship”

One of them asked with interest. Derrick shuddered, unsure of how to answer, and reluctantly decided to go with the truth.

“Yeah, I have a boyfriend named Kevin”

Silence.

“A…A boyfriend? Weren’t you straight?”

Derrick went silent, unsure of how to answer, and decided to tell the truth regardless of how insane it sounded.

“The day after I saw you last, I woke up and no longer found women attractive. I don’t know why.”

They suddenly started being cruel, yelling homophobic slurs and such, while Derrick just sat there.

“Just because I don’t like women, I’m no different than I was before. Just I like men now”

Derrick continued

“It was literally, One day I liked women, the next men and NOTHING else changed.”

Their jaws dropped. They didn’t realise it could be this simple. Slippery slopes can (and should) just be reserved for water slides.

Nearby, a man wearing Pride gear from head to toe smiled. Another job well done as a Fairy Gay Godfather.

The End