Within the last year, I (Jed) came out very openly as pansexual. I'm a huge supporter of making the music scene (and particularly hardcore) more inclusive to queer, POC, trans, etc. people, so we wrote this song that tackles something very near and dear to my heart. Namely, ending BI ERASURE. This is something many people don't know by name, but a lot of bi and pan people experience on a daily basis.
"Men aren't bi; they just have one foot in the closet. They're really gay."
"Women aren't bi; they're just going through a phase."
"He's dating a trans woman; that dude's gay as fuck."
"She's dating someone who identifies as WHAT? There's only two genders, you know."
And on and on. So here today, we fight rape culture AND ignorance with a fast, fun hardcore song that will also be on our split with In Decline, which will be out on MARCH 3.
The title is inspired by the AMAZING people of Planting Peace, whose Equality House is located on Orleans Street in Topeka, KS. And just like I would tell you if you were right in front of me: make a pilgrimage to pay your respects to that house sometime. Donate to them as well.
All proceeds for this song go toward
avoicefortheinnocent.org.
This is for all the bi and pan people out there. I see you. I love you.
You can't straighten me out.
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when i sang along to LIMP WRIST, i meant every word that i said: i love boys hardcore, i screamed, and i'll scream it till i'm dead. like KATY PERRY, i kiss girls, oh yeah, i fucking like it. and it felt so wrong, it felt so right, i hope my boyfriend don't mind. you can't straighten me out. here's the truth: i love everyone, but the truth is a loaded gun. because either gay or straight, with love or hate, you say i can't be both? just one? fuck that. you can't straighten me out.