Interesting questions but somehow also pointless, in a way. Who are we to look to define or label someone else's sexuality? It comes in all shades. People are being a little bit open minded about it nowadays even though it's sadly true that it seems harder for men to accept it.
So here we go. I'm a woman and I'm in my early 40ies
I wouldn't call myself a fan of the movie but I enjoyed it a lot and I've seen it more than once.
There are several things that I like about the story and about the characters. Most of all I think it's an unusual story, at first glance, that turns out to be "just" about two people finding the strength, in each other, to be who they are. Isn't that what love is?
Well, maybe not all of it but finding acceptance for who you are, all of you, in someone you love, definitely helps you accept yourself for who you are.
"How (if you wish to share your thoughts on the subject) do you feel about Kynaston's sexuality? Does it bother you?"
If I was 14 maybe lol. I guess we are influenced by our parents (in)tolerance at that age. But since then? Nope. People are who they are. And even when I can't understand it, I have to respect it.
"Do like the lines of love, sex and gender a bit blurry or clear, clean and most importantly labeled and easy to figure?"
Labels are boring and they tend to limit the range of human experience. And if you're asking if I'd date someone who isn't "100% straight" or "100% gay", sure I would. What matters if who they are, not what label they are wearing.
"Would you rather see Kynaston (character not real person) as one solid thing ((straight/gay)as some have previously posted) or fluid and undefinable?"
If he was either straight or gay, he would be a different character altogether. His fluidity is part of who he is. I'm not sure anyone is 100% straight or gay. Maybe they are. Maybe it just makes it easier for them and hey, it's fine with me. But he isn't and it doesn't matter, as long as he knows where his heart is.
"Do you see the yin yang, the man in the woman and the woman in the man, or do you see strictly man and strictly woman?"
I think the idea of masculine and feminine is a social construct. We are ruled by our biology and there are definitely some traits that can be assigned to one gender or the other but that isn't true of everything that is part of our identity.
We are all like puzzle pieces, with a very specific set of shapes and we are looking for someone who will fit that shape as closely as possible. Gender has nothing to do with it.
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