Agree that it’s up to the individual, and that it’s valid to switch from being bi to gay.
I don’t really like how you pseudo-dismissed bi erasure as “a nice $2 NPR podcast phrase” though. That seems like bi erasure… erasure? And in this case we’re getting a second hand account, so it’s not a given that the person decided that they’re gay - it’s possible that they started dating another guy and OP reported that as “going gay,” in which case it’d be good to mention bi erasure.
So ultimately I agree with you that “going gay” can be fine, but just wanted to say your phrasing could have been better.
“Bi erasure” in this context seems like empty virtue signaling. I can’t exactly interview OPs friend so I have to take them at their word that their friend says he’s gay now. “Fucking vaginas is for pussies” certainly supports that hypothesis.
Agree that it’s up to the individual, and that it’s valid to switch from being bi to gay.
I don’t really like how you pseudo-dismissed bi erasure as “a nice $2 NPR podcast phrase” though. That seems like bi erasure… erasure? And in this case we’re getting a second hand account, so it’s not a given that the person decided that they’re gay - it’s possible that they started dating another guy and OP reported that as “going gay,” in which case it’d be good to mention bi erasure.
So ultimately I agree with you that “going gay” can be fine, but just wanted to say your phrasing could have been better.
“Bi erasure” in this context seems like empty virtue signaling. I can’t exactly interview OPs friend so I have to take them at their word that their friend says he’s gay now. “Fucking vaginas is for pussies” certainly supports that hypothesis.