Once again, I
feel personally blasted as a bisexual. The interview with
Portia was lovely. I was so excited to see her on the cover
of your magazine. The interviewer's thoughtless
commentary that readers won't have to worry about her
"pulling an Anne Heche by rediscovering her
heterosexuality" was an insult to bisexual readers and
erroneous statement about Anne. Anne does not consider
herself heterosexual. She personally addressed me on
her website, anneheche.com (in the message board). I
had asked her about her Mom speaking at ex-gay conventions.
This was her reply: "And for anyone who ever thought that
Ellen and I broke it off because of sexuality, you
couldn't be more mistaken. And for anyone who thought
my mother's prayers had anything to do with me
marrying a man, forget it. I can safely say that my mother
has nothing to do with any decision I make. It has
always disturbed me the way religion can twist
something to make people feel badly about themselves. Isn't
a loving heart an accepting, caring heart? Certainly
my mother has never been "loving." But that's just my
humble opinion". Please be more sensitive to those of
us who can be attracted to both men and women, instead
of making it appear a farce. The community seems to have a
hatred of Anne Heche for leaving Ellen and marrying a
man. Yet we easily forgive Portia leaving her partner
for Ellen, 'cuz she's another girl?!