‘Lesbian For A Year’ – I don’t think so!
When the news first caught my eyes about Aussie, Brooke Hemphill’, who was supposedly straight and ‘tried’ being a lesbian for a year and wrote a book about it ……. I thought, ‘publicity, anything to get in the news at no cost to others’. Then when I delved deeper, I realised that she was just a woman who was always fluid about her sexuality, not heterosexual, and is anyone really. She is drawn to women and wanted to explore her feelings more towards the same sex, sexually and emotionally.
Hemphill has offended the LGBT community with the title of her book, which is catchy, I just don’t think she thought about the repercussions of this, or did she?!
Of course I am not naïve that she was diarising her story to write a book, but at least it was real and not just a stunt, hopefully, and says she is still fluid and does not label herself.
Hemphill says her intention was to breakdown barriers and stereotypes, and not to come across as a seasoned lesbian, although as this book comes out, she is now with a man ….. for the moment!
I do have one piece of advice for her ….. learn how to do your make-up. What is with the blusher - yikes?!