A lot of us were taught to think of human beings as coming in only one of two genders (that are almost diametrically opposed), that sex was only meant for reproduction (and is synonymous with vaginal penetration), that biological sex only comes in two variations and that it determines your gender throughout your entire life, right?

And then some people or some experiences show you that there is actually more to it: gender isn't as simple as we thought, biological sex isn't as cut and dry as we thought, sexuality is much more rich than just a means or reproduction, etc.

On the one hand, my timelines were inundated by it, but on the other, when I was watching all the excitement around the World Cup I thought to myself "oh, so this means to them what Eurovision means to me" (which I skipped this year).

I think that I've been put off by football because of all the advertising and the aggressive boys club energy that a lot of the fans project (which has felt more subdued this year), but what I find sad is how people talk about players as if they were horses that they bet money on. It's never "oh, he missed the goal", it's always "we believed in him and he let us down and, also, he was a horrible investment for the club that he plays at". It gets to a point where even the players seem to think of themselves as race horses. And like, not be that person, but it's literally a game.