In the public arena, sexual issues have become so politicized it's difficult to say what one really thinks. But because this is the TFP, I will chance it.
Here's what I believe: Bisexuality doesn't exist. Not in the same sense that heterosexuality or homosexuality exists. A true bisexual would be equally attracted to both sexes. This person could just as easily form a deep and committed relationship with either sex. In reality, people lean one way or the other. Some of the posts above confirm this.
So-called bisexuality results from one of three things.
One, it is the gateway to homosexuality. It is the experiment, forced or otherwise, that wires the brain for homosexuality. It is a temporary stage on the way to homosexuality.
Two, it is the nom de guerre for those poor souls who are "confused by their sexuality" when they experience homoerotic pleasure. Not yet accepting of their own homosexuality and its concequences, they refer to themselves as bisexual.
Three, "bisexuality" is experimentation by sexually free individuals. These folks do it for the rush, the fun, the pleasure, but at the end of the day, they are still heterosexual.
As a kid, I fit into category three. I experimented with my guy friends, but it was only because I didn't know any girls at that time who would experiment with me. There was a group of us who did sexual stuff with one another, and it never occurred to us that we were gay. We just thought it felt good.
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Last edited by Aladdin Sane; 03-06-2005 at 08:12 AM..
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