Really?
They say that it’s how you’re born.
They say that there’s no way to change it.
I wasn’t sure if that was true, but I realized that I had to tell someone.
I had to tell somebody.
Because the way I was right now…
I just knew it was wrong.
Most ponies were born knowing who they were, what they were meant to do.
When a mare meets a stallion that she can love, it’s a special thing. But me...I’d never meet a special stallion. I knew that now.
Because I was…
“Hey, Rainbow,” Twilight said, bringing my attention back to the map. She put her hoof down, pointing to the location where my cutie mark was flashing, along with hers. “This is going to be so much fun, right? Are you excited? I’m excited.”
“Uh...yeah. I mean, definitely. Sure. I’m a hundred percent pumped for this,” I said in response, pounding my hooves together to demonstrate. I hesitated, looking around the room, then put my hooves down, leaning forward. “Guys, there’s something I need to tell you.”
Immediately I got five other pairs of eyes on me.
“What is it?” Applejack asked.
“I need to tell you…” I prepared myself. It was time. They had to know. They deserved to know. “I like mares.”
“That’s nice, darling,” Rarity spoke up. “We all like mares. We’re all friends, aren’t we?”
“No. I mean yes I mean…” I gathered myself up again. “I like mares. Like I want to kiss and hug them tightly to me…”
“Do you need a hug right now?” Fluttershy asked in a quiet voice.
“No! I...I’m a lesbian, guys.”
I looked around the room, expecting someone to say, well, something, but instead I got vacant stares.
“Rainbow, I think you mean to say thespian,” Twilight corrected. “I know it’s a little hard to say but-”
“I mean lesbian,” I reasserted. “I like mares. Therefore, I’m a lesbian.”
“Then we’re all lesbians, sugarcube,” Applejack said.
“No,” I said incredulously, looking at all of them and their vacant expressions. “Have none of you...ever heard of a lesbian before?”
Simultaneously, all of them shook their heads.
“Is it some kind of condition?” Twilight asked, cocking her head to the side.
“Yes! No! Not really, but it means I’m different from you.”
“Of course you’re different!” Pinkie Pie spoke up. “You’re Rainbow Dash!”
I facepalmed. “None of you seriously know what I’m talking about?”
“Maybe you should explain it to us,” Rarity said, leaning in a little closer.
I sighed. “Alright. So you know when a mare falls in love with a stallion? Like Mister and Misses Cake?”
“Yeah.”
“Of course.”
“Definitely.”
“Are you in love with someone?”
“I’m just using this as a basis,” I said. “So pretend the stallion is another mare, kissing the first mare like a stallion would. That’s a lesbian.”
“You want to be a stallion?”
“No!” I was growing more and more frustrated with this whole scenario. Were they joking? Were they serious? What was this? How could they not know what a lesbian was? It wasn’t like we were completely unheard of, right?
“I’m a lesbian. I love mares like a stallion would, but I’m not a stallion, nor do I want to be in any way shape or form, thank you very much. I like being a mare. I like being a mare with other mares. I like touching the soft, tender folds of a mare’s-”
“Okay,” Twilight said. “I think I finally understand. You like kissing mares. That’s fine.”
“Fine? Fine? That’s all you can say about this? You aren’t angry, grossed out, anything?”
“Why should we be?” Rarity asked.
“I’m a lesbian!” I shouted. “It’s a bad thing!”
“Should we be telling you not to be one?” Fluttershy asked, looking worried.
“YES! Maybe. Well, typically, you should be telling me that and I would respond something along the lines of “this is just how I was born” and… HOW ARE ALL OF YOU SO CALM?!”
“Well, it’s you, Rainbow. If you like mares, that’s fine,” Twilight said.
“No! It’s not fine! How is this the first time you’re even hearing about lesbians? Twilight! I expected better of you!” I stomped my hoof to illustrate my point.
“Sorry. I just haven’t ever heard that term before,” Twilight said apologetically, her eyes turning down with a guilty expression.
Way to go, Rainbow Crash, I mentally scolded myself. Now you made her upset.
“Twilight don’t feel bad,” I said changing my toone. “I didn’t mean it like that.”
“O-okay,” she said.
I facepalmed again, this time at my own stupidity.
I took a deep, calming breath. “Okay, well, most of the time when a mare admits liking other mares, people think it’s a bad thing.”
“Is it a bad thing?” Applejack asked.
“Well it’s not normal,” I responded. “So maybe.”
“Well, you’re not a bad person, so it can’t be a bad thing,” Applejack said matter-of-factly.
“That’s not the point!” I said. “You guys should be mad, or something! I had no idea that none of you knew about lesbians!”
“Well what are we supposed to say in response to that?” Twilight asked. “It’s not a big deal. It isn’t like we don’t know what the sun is or anything like that.”
“What’s the sun?” Pinkie Pie asked, blinking her blue eyes wide.
It was Twilight’s turn to facepalm. “I hope you’re joking, Pinkie.”
I just gaped in surprise.
“Hey, Rainbow,” Rarity said. “If it’s as bad as you say, then why don’t you just stop being it?”
Finally. There was something I could finally say in response to that.
“It’s how I was born,” I said. “There’s no choice in it. You either accept me or you don’t.”
“Fine, then I accept you,” she said.
Wrong answer! I can’t believe this!
My coming out was in short, ruined by the ignorance of my friends. It was too much. Much too much.
“I’m going to tell all of Ponyville!” I decided, flying up out of my seat.
“But our mission-” Twilight said.
“It can wait! I’m coming out if it’s the last thing I do!” I zoomed out of the room, desperate for some space between me and my friends. They just didn’t understand. Of course they didn’t. They didn’t know what a lesbian was. But surely someone had to!
I pushed open the doors to Twilight’s castle and collided right into Starlight Glimmer, the two of us tumbling over each other, all the way down the steps.
“Ow!” I said finally when we reached the bottom.
“Ugh…” she moaned, sitting up. “Rainbow, why are you in such a hurry? What’s going on?”
“I’m a lesbian!” I declared.
“Don’t you mean thespian?” she asked. “I know you have a tendency to mispronounce words but-”
I was desperate at this point. And I didn’t want to have that same conversation all over again. In response to her words, I leaned forward, catching her lips against mine, sticking my tongue into her mouth.
“Mm,” she made a sound of surprise, or maybe alarm.
Good, I thought. She’ll get the picture and get repulsed and…. Wait… is she kissing me back?
Our tongues intertwined as she leaned forward, deepening the kiss, causing me to shiver in confusion. Starlight was kissing me.
Oh my god, Starlight was kissing me.
Starlight was kissing me?
But she wasn’t a lesbian, right? She didn’t even know what that word was!
I broke it off after a minute, my heart racing in my chest.
“Well, that was...fun,” Starlight said. “Any other earth shattering confessions you need to make?”
I only had one profound thought in my head.
Run.
And that’s exactly what I did.
I sprinted away from Starlight, racing at a full gallop.
No. No. No. That didn’t make sense. Why would she kiss me?
Maybe she’s a lesbian too.
Why had I kissed her? What the heck was I doing?
Had I really liked it?
Of course I had. She was Starlight freaking Glimmer. She was gorgeous. But I had never thought of her that way cause she was straight and now…
Wait a minute. My town confession. I had to get a sane reaction out of somepony. It was important.
I raced to the bakery, flying in with a loud bang. If anyone was sane, it’d be the Cakes, right?
“Oh, hello, Rainbow Dash,” Mrs. Cake said. “Is there anything I can do for you?”
“I’m a lesbian!” I blurted.
“That’s nice, dear. Is there a cupcake or something you want or… oh dear, she’s gone.”
No no no no no. Wrong reaction!
I raced over to the Mayor’s house, flying in. “I’m a LESBIAN!” I shouted at the top of my lungs.
“I’m sorry, what?” the mayor asked, looking up.
Nope.
I raced to the Spa. “I’m a lesbian! Not a thespian! I’m a lesbian! I like mares and-!”
“Do you want to wait in line?” one of the spa ponies asked.
My heart was pounding in my chest as I looked around at the ponies.
“Tell me you know what a lesbian is!” I said, grabbing Berry Punch by her shoulders, drawing her close. “Tell me!”
“Um…” was her only response.
“Someone tell me they know what a lesbian is!” I cried.
“Rainbow, are you okay?” I heard a voice from behind me.
I glanced over to see Starlight standing in the doorway, gazing at me with concern.
My wings deflated and I landed on the ground.
“Why doesn’t anyone know what a lesbian is?” I asked in a whining tone of voice.
“Rainbow,” Starlight said in a soft voice, coming over and sitting next to me. “If it’s a big deal to you, then it’s a big deal to us. We’re your friends. But just because you’re a thespian-”
“Lesbian,” I corrected.
“Just because you’re a lesbian. It doesn’t change who you are to us,” Starlight said, giving me a soft smile. “Do you understand that? We love you for who you are. Not what you are. And I…” she blushed, looking into my eyes. “I kinda liked kissing you earlier.”
I paused. “You weren’t disgusted?”
She shook her head. “Of course not. I mean, I like stallions, of course, but I… I also like mares.”
“Romantically?”
“Of course. What other way did you think I meant?” Starlight asked, tilting her head to the side. She stood up. “Come on. Twilight is waiting for you.”
I paused and then stood up.
Yes. That’s right. Twilight was waiting in the library and…
I glanced at the faces around me.
So maybe my coming out wasn’t as spectacular and explodey as I had wanted it to be, but no one seemed to mind that I liked mares. Wasn’t that more important?
They say that it’s how you are born, that there’s no way to change it.
I wasn’t sure that was true.
But I’d told someone about it, and they hadn’t seemed… worried at all.
So maybe it wasn’t wrong, what I was, what I felt.
Maybe it was just… me.
And Starlight’s withers were looking mighty fine right about now.
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This story made me funny, have all the faves.
This was a fun and new outtake about rhe situation! Good one!
This was hilarious
Cute~
"I am the real smuggler! I'm a smuggler everybody!"
This was oddly amusing.
Intriguing!
I liked it.
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Quite a bit funnier than I thought it would be, although the bit with Starlight really gets to me for some reason. Not sure why...
You know, I'm getting tired of hearing people say that being gay is something your born with and have no choice in the matter. Don't get me wrong, I think you should do whatever you want. But when you say you don't have a choice is telling me that your actually ashamed that you choice to be that way all along. Your basically degrading yourself by doing that because your rejecting your ability of FREE WILL. And if it is genetic, then it would be a GENETIC DISEASE.
Before you crucify me, let me explain.
Science has taught us that a species is defined by a system called NATURAL SELECTION. This process is used to change genetic structure for the sole purpose of BENEFITING the population in the long run. It changes a species physical characteristics, and it can also change the genetic structure to cause a reduction in the numbers of a population. Now think about this. Our world is over populated with over 7 BILLION people living on it, and it's NOT slowing down. So what if the so called, and forgive the term, "HOMO-Gene", is our genetics saying, "HEY! Stop banging the other sex and making more tiny little bastards." Perhaps homosexuality is our genes trying to equalize the population so the species as a whole can survive.
Do I think this is the case? No, not really. I think it's a choice, and I think it's sad that people are either too scared our too stubborn and set in their ways to see that. But, if what you claim is true and it is something your born with, then it can only be genetic self-created disease as homosexuality serves no GENETIC(emphasis on genetic) beneficial purpose to humanity as a whole.
I'm FolkloreBrony and...Damn, do I RAMBLE.
And now for the immature response.
CLOP FIC IN PROGRESS!!! (IN FLAMBOYANT VOICE)
An amusing little story. And really cute too.
This story wasn't ground-breaking by any stretch of the imagination, but I enjoyed it quite a bit!
Everypony's reactions were funny, and I thought the pacing fit Rainbow Dash to a T. It started slow while Rainbow was conflicted yet determined, and then on the race through Ponyville to get a "correct" response, you could feel the urgency, and it just moved right on into that breakneck pace.
I know I already said the reactions are funny, but I think Mrs. Cake's deserves a special mention. Good comedic uses of "That's nice" are few and far between. This was definitely one of those times! Perfect character to do it, perfect timing, and a perfect in-character follow-up. I was busting a gut!
Nicely done.
7390959 You know, I get the feeling that people that claim sexuality is a choice are actually a bit gay or bisexual. One who is fully straight or gay wouldn't propose that notion if they were being fully honest with themselves.
At any rate, your entire comment is entirely speculative and reads like a seventh-grader's blog. You also don't seem to understand the concept of free will in any useful capacity.
7393207 Well it was just an opinion. And a thought that was going through my head at the moment. I'm not hurting anyone by having an opinion.
7393207 Also, I'm just trying to give a theory with an adult attitude. Your response was childish, resorting to name calling, and is unappreciated. If you don't like what I have to say, that's okay. You are entitled to an opinion. But do it with a level of maturity.
7393245 Where did I call you a name?
7393257 Well, saying I have the writing capacity of a 7th grader wasn't very nice.
7393266 That's not what I said. I chose my words very carefully, and I'd encourage you to read them again
7393269 Oh.
7390959 Since you gave the courtesy of an explanation rather than just throwing around insults like candy, I figure I'll return the favor.
Inconsequential. By that same line of reasoning, accepting that you cannot stop yourself from breathing is a surrender of free will. Should we stop breathing to boycott reality?
Appeal to nature fallacy. You assume that if something doesn't follow nature's intended course, it is therefor bad. Of course, this line of reasoning is flawed. For example: humans are born with an appendix. It serves no medical purpose and is a vestigial piece of our evolution. However, it carries with it the potential to carry a fatal infection that will kill the host if not treated quickly. While it's natural to have one, it isn't beneficial.
As for your second point, homosexuality is mostly inconsequential to the genetic evolution of the human species given that it doesn't typically lead to childbirth. If the carrier of the genes doesn't reproduce, whatever those genes are is irrelevant upon the person's death.
Besides that, I'd also like to note that homosexuality has been around since the dawn of recorded history and likely predates that. It is also a common practice among some types of animals (ever seen a documentary on wild horses? Stallions practice regularly on each other).
Oh really? If society suddenly decided it was best to be gay and like other men, would you find it easy to just change your orientation to deal with the peer pressure? Would you suddenly start liking penises because it was such a simple choice? I doubt it.
It doesn't really help mankind, but it doesn't particularly hurt it either. You could also argue that blond hair doesn't really help the human species and you'd still be right, but that doesn't make it a genetic disease. Likewise, homosexuality isn't a factor on the continued existence of our species on the whole. Too few people are homosexual for it to have any meaningful impact on our population and our current environment actually encourages a bit of homosexuality due to the very high life expectancy among its population.
On a side note, I'm still trying to figure out what your point in all of this was. I'd get it if you finished your line of reasoning with a call to action, such as 'kill all of the fags' or something. That would be a statement of action that would be backed with your flawed but still present reasoning. Instead, you came in here, said a whole lot of nothing, and didn't draw any conclusion from the premises you stated. What exactly do you want to be done about homosexuality?
I suppose it can be inferred that your belief that it's optional and by choice is in the hopes that gays will simply choose to stop being gay and you'll stop having to think about the fact that one in twenty of your guy friends might want to be more than friends with you. Still, you never actually said that and I can't really draw any conclusion off of your statements.
I'd also like to point out that 7393207's statement about your post reminding him of a seventh grader's might have something to do with the fact that your post didn't draw any decisive conclusions. Next time you try to make a claim, at least look it over and make it internally consistent. At the very least, veteran debaters will take you and therefor your argument more seriously.
Best regards,
~VS
7398879 You know, I made those comments to try and give an opinion without getting yelled at. Turns out, no matter what I say, I'm gonna end up getting a time out in the corner.
7398879 And I don't think it is genetic. I never even actually said it was a disease. I'm only throwing out an idea based on what EVOLUTIONIST say how the world runs. What I said in the comment was never meant to be taken so seriously.
7398879 The whole point of the comment was to show why it WASN'T genetic.
7398879 But I am happy with how mature you presented yourself. I don't have a problem with gay people. Now I don't have any gay friends but that's because I don't know any. Wait...I'm friends with a couple of Bisexuals. Does that count? I don't know. What I'm saying is if I offended someone I'm sorry. Just know I wasn't trying to be offensive, it just came off that way.
7398879 I'm sorry I keep on doing multiple comments. It helps me if I do them one at a time. I will rephrase what I said. The comment I made actually DIDN'T have a purpose. It was just the inner-turnings of my mind that I had to type down or fixate on it for an hour. I have a problem doing that sort of thing. Ramble.
7399078 Yelled at? I was actually fairly cool and collected when writing all of that, though I suppose that emotion doesn't really translate over the internet very well. I assumed that none of us were yelling at this point.
7399147 Okay. Lost in translation.
I personally got the impression that this story was saying that being homosexual doesn't really matter. Personally I couldn't care less about another persons sexuality and I hate it when people make a big deal and think that if someone is gay then they are "brave." Maby in a family that hates homosexuality, but otherwise it shouldn't really matter.
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