quote: Alternating bisexuals: may have a relationship with a man, and then after that relationship ends, may choose a female partner for a subsequent relationship, and many go back to a male partner next. Circumstantial bisexuals: primarily heterosexual, but will choose same sex partners only in situations where they have no access to other-sex partners, such as when in jail, in the military, or in a gender-segregated school. Concurrent relationship bisexuals: have primary relationship with one gender only but have other casual or secondary relationships with people of another gender at the same time. Conditional bisexuals: either straight or gay/lesbian, but will switch to a relationship with another gender for financial or career gain or for a specific purpose, such as young straight males who become gay prostitutes or lesbians who get married to men in order to gain acceptance from family members or to have children. Emotional bisexuals: have intimate emotional relationships with both men and women, but only have sexual relationships with one gender. Integrated bisexuals: have more than one primary relationship at the same time, one with a man and one with a woman. Exploratory bisexuals: either straight or gay/lesbian, but have sex with another gender just to satisfy curiosity or "see what it's like." Hedonistic bisexuals: primarily straight or gay/lesbian but will sometimes have sex with another gender primarily for fun or purely sexual satisfaction. Recreational bisexuals: primarily heterosexual but engage in gay or lesbian sex only when under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Isolated bisexuals: 100% straight or gay/lesbian now but has had at one or more sexual experience with another gender in the past. Latent bisexuals: completely straight or gay lesbian in behavior but have strong desire for sex with another gender, but have never acted on it. Motivational bisexuals: straight women who have sex with other women only because a male partner insists on it to titillate him. Transitional bisexuals: temporarily identify as bisexual while in the process of moving from being straight to being gay or lesbian, or going from being gay or lesbian to being heterosexual.
Many of these people might not call themselves bisexual, but because they are attracted to and have relationships with both men and women, they are in fact bisexual.
quote: Many bisexual people complain that they feel like outsiders in both the straight and gay/lesbian worlds, and that they can't fit in anywhere, feeling isolated and confused. Studies have shown that bisexual people suffer from social isolation even more than gay men or lesbians because they lack any community where they can find acceptance and role models. Many gay men feel that bisexual men are really gay, that they are just in denial about being Gay, and that they should "just get over it." Many straight men are homophobic and hate and fear both bisexual and gay men, often victimizing them with harassment and physical violence. Many straight women reject bisexual men out of misguided fears that they have AIDS, and admonish them to "stop sitting on the fence and make up their minds." Bisexual women are often distrusted by lesbians for "sleeping with the enemy," hanging onto heterosexual privileges through relationships with men, and betraying their allegiance to women and feminism. Straight women often reject bisexual women out of fear they will make sexual overtures and try to "convert" them to being bisexual.
Both the straight and gay/lesbian communities seem to have only two possible models of bisexuality, neither of which represents bisexual people accurately. The first is the "transitional model" of bisexuality, believing that all bisexuals are actually gay or lesbian but are just on the way to eventually coming out as gay. The other is the "pathological model", that bisexuals are neurotic or mentally unstable because they are in conflict trying to decide whether they are straight or gay/lesbian, and that they just can't make a decision. Both models see bisexuality as a temporary experience or a "phase" born out of confusion rather than an authentic sexual orientation equally as valid as heterosexuality or homosexuality. Some people see bisexuality as inherently subversive because it blurs the boundaries, confronting both heterosexuals and gay men and lesbian women with sexual ambiguity. As a result, bisexuality challenges concepts of sexuality, traditional relationship and family structures, monogamy, gender, and identity. Bisexuals cannot conform to the ethics of either the gay or straight world or they would not be bisexual. Instead they must re-invent personal ethics and values for themselves, and create responsible lifestyles and relationships that serve their needs even though they don't fit anyone else's rules.
Hmm. Found this an interesting perspective on sexual prejudice. PLEASE don't turn this into another 'homosexuality is wrong' thread. We've all heard it before, far too many times.
Would be interested to hear any bisexual opinions on this.
Bi people cxan make life harder for gay people. I know some bi people (and I am not catagorizing the whole bi population, just stating some thigns i have obseved) who are in two relationships at once. one witha man, the other witha woman, and are convinced they aren't cheating because they are different genders.
i know tyhat alot of gay people are reluctant to date bi people for the fear that they will enter a straight relationship instead once they've found a partner of the opposite gender, and let's be truthful, it happens. Gay people are afraid of wasting time. And like the original quote said, there are many types of bisexuality, and some aren't interested in real long term relationships with the same gender, so it's understandable that gay people might be reluctant about dating bisexuals, they don't want to have double the amount of people to compete with.
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Wow...I certainly had no idea that bisexuals had different classifications. I'm sticking with my definition: bisexual. Someone who likes both sexes/or has sex with both sexes. Bi's make life harder for gay people, haha.
quote:i definately don't agree with the bisexual lifestyle...we were created to be with the opposite sex for obvious reasons haha
Yes, but that was before. Now, it has been discovered that the a n u s can be used as a vaginal hole and that a d i l d o can replace a penis.
quote:Anyway, I know a lot of gays that are convinced bi people are stupid and greedy - that may be true in some cases, but hey, so what? Some of us know how great sex is, no matter who it's with
Agreed. You have to appreciate the beauty of the human body. And of the sexual pleasure.
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So much for that "homosexuality is wrong" thing NOT happening, thanks to WJ and sheadizzlewhateverthehecknumberitis.
Anyway, I know a lot of gays that are convinced bi people are stupid and greedy - that may be true in some cases, but hey, so what? Some of us know how great sex is, no matter who it's with
quote:Originally posted by sheadizzle1120: i definately don't agree with the bisexual lifestyle...we were created to be with the opposite sex for obvious reasons haha
wat the hell. i suppose any of those terms work for anyone.lol. i'm a new bisexual so its kinda...new. so why did you write all this? its your guilty pleasure isn't it?
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