Labels... Are they necessary??

OK this topic has been addressed so many times it's unreal.  Its about labelling people for their sexuality. It's like oh u wear Pink so u must be gay,  or being gay is a choice.. Or being gay means your less of a man than if your straight Or this one I have heard a lot if your bisexual your confused..

Let me firstly say this... Being gay doesn't make any difference to who you are.  People should be able to love whoever they choose regardless of gender.. They should be able to walk freely amongst other people without getting stereotyped or ridiculed because they are with the same sex.  I'll tell u a little story..
When I was 18 I knew there was something special about me.  I wasn't necessarily like other people. I knew I was different.  I had always had an attraction towards women because there's something about them that is different to men.  There's a deeper connection that women have with each other.  I've always known I wasn't straight since I knew I liked both sexes.  But people were always ridiculed for liking the same sex that I never told anyone I was bisexual and passed it off as a phase of growing up.  I thought maybe it will go away the older I get. But that never happened. In fact it got stronger.  I wanted women.  I would fall in love with them.  But I wasn't gay because I was also dating men and had the same sexual and passionate feelings about them as I did for women.  I then knew this wasn't a phase.  This was who I was and what I was born as.  I didn't choose to be bisexual. No matter how hard I try I could deny it but know in the back of my mind and in my heart I would always like women.  So I waited a long time to even tell my best friend that I was Bi because I was afraid.  I was afraid I would lose everything. My friends, and many people thought it was wrong for a woman to be with another woman.  Those that I had told and had accepted me for who I was were the ones that understood. Nothing was going to change me.  If people can't accept and love u for who u are and not judge u for a label then they aren't real people and not real friends.  A label is just a label.  It doesn't define u as a person and it doesn't change u.  Yes I love women and I date women but I am married to the most loving husband who understands and respects me.  I know I am Bisexual and I'm not ashamed of it, I am proud of it. Proud of who I am. And now I am in a place and a country where  I feel more accepted for who I am. I am still the same person as I always was.  Bisexuals aren't confused.  I still know what I want and having a girlfriend doesn't change that..

Being different is beautiful. Being gay is beautiful and being Bi is being me.  Love is love regardless of gender.  People should have the freedom to be happy and not be criticized for something people deem as wrong or a sin. They should be with or marry whom they choose. If they don't like it well fair enough it's their opinion and they should keep it to themselves. No one is asking them to do what u do.  NOTHING should change you. You are your own person and as long as u have people's respect and understanding and love nothing changes. They should love you for who u are too.. And u should also Love who u are and not what people want u to be :) live proud!!