Bisexuality. Medical search. Frequent questions

John Sylla, an co-author on the paper and the president of the American Institute of Bisexuality (AIB), a private foundation that funded some of the research covered in the re-analysis, said it was simply part of the process of science self-correcting. (medscape.com)
That's why, when I read a new study co-authored by psychologist J. Michael Bailey and The American Institute of Bisexuality titled ' Robust Evidence for Male Bisexuality ' , I bristled with incredulity. (archermagazine.com.au)
N ow, in 2020, Bailey's collaboration with The American Institute of Bisexuality is designed to deliver a more comprehensive study, which again sets out to 'scientifically' verify the existence of male bisexuality. (archermagazine.com.au)

Bisexuality is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation along with heterosexuality and homosexuality, all of which exist on the heterosexual-homosexual continuum. (wikipedia.org)
The term bisexuality, like the terms hetero- and homosexuality, was coined in the 19th century by Charles Gilbert Chaddock. (wikipedia.org)
Bisexuality, homosexuality, heterosexuality, everything and anything was accepted as the norm and no one would bat an eyelid at what gender your partner was. (shesaid.com)
Bisexuality is not a point on a spectrum that has heterosexuality on one end and homosexuality at the other. (leftungagged.org)
Monosexuality includes both of those other sexual orientations, heterosexuality and homosexuality, that in truth have more in common with each other than either do with bisexuality. (leftungagged.org)
Many teens have a lot of questions when it comes to homosexuality and bisexuality. (scarleteen.com)
Diagnosing homosexuality/bisexuality, talking about cures or causes, which assumes that it's not normal and fine. (nih.gov)
however, the problem is heterosexism, not bisexuality/homosexuality. (nih.gov)
Keeping bisexuality/homosexuality invisible by not making it safe for people to be "out" or by excluding people who are "out" from visible positions where they might provide positive role models for younger LGBT individuals. (nih.gov)

Then we provide an in-depth examination of the representations of bisexuality in the British media to give a picture of the prevailing context in which United Kingdom bisexuals live. (open.ac.uk)

The bisexual activist Robyn Ochs defines bisexuality as "the potential to be attracted-romantically and/or sexually-to people of more than one sex and/or gender, not necessarily at the same time, not necessarily in the same way, and not necessarily to the same degree. (wikipedia.org)

These men were seen to be hiding under the protective cover of bisexuality - as if its perceived closeness to heterosexuality somehow made it more acceptable than being gay. (archermagazine.com.au)

Some sources state that bisexuality encompasses romantic or sexual attraction to all gender identities or that it is romantic or sexual attraction to a person irrespective of that person's biological sex or gender, equating it to or rendering it interchangeable with pansexuality. (wikipedia.org)
But how are bisexuality and pansexuality different? (healthyplace.com)
While it can be easy to say that both definitions mean the same, exact thing, the key difference between bisexuality and pansexuality rests on the focus on gender identity. (healthyplace.com)
One thing that bisexuality and pansexuality do have in common is that the people who identify as such usually don't base their feelings on gender. (healthyplace.com)
The problem with Bisexuality and Pansexuality is that neither orientation exists. (healthyplace.com)

Bisexual Awareness Week, aka #BiWeek, is celebrated every year starting September 16th and ending on September 23rd, which is Celebrate Bisexuality Day. (pflag.org)

Bisexuality Week (also called #BiWeek, Bisexual Awareness Week and Bisexual+ Awareness Week) takes place each year from September 16 - 23, concluding on International Bisexuality Day (Sept. 23). (pflag.org)

A collection of articles compiled by PFLAG on history, and on bisexuality and biphobia along with some answers to frequently asked questions. (prisonercorrespondenceproject.com)
To prevent biphobia, it is essential to educate people on the misconceptions regarding bisexuality, and to pinpoint examples of biphobia even in its subtle forms. (redbrick.me)
A predominant example of biphobia includes the assumption that bisexuality is either a plea to be 'different', a phase, or merely a stepping stone towards coming out as gay. (redbrick.me)

Radical Freud (Part Two): Freud's Bisexuality Thesis and the Negation of the Oedipus Complex. (bvsalud.org)
A close reading of texts from Freud's work , in particular "The Ego and the Id ," demonstrates how Freud puts forward a bisexuality thesis in parallel and as an alternative to his thesis of the Oedipus complex . (bvsalud.org)
The textual excavation is extended back to earlier material by Freud and other authors (Trigant Burrow, Isidor Sadger) to reveal the foundational bedrock of the bisexuality thesis in primary identification. (bvsalud.org)
This line of investigation boldly confirms not only Freud's view of the fundamental centrality of bisexuality to human sexuality but also its main consequence, which Freud himself implicitly recognizes, namely, the negation of the Oedipus complex . (bvsalud.org)

Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, to more than one gender, or to both people of the same gender and different genders. (wikipedia.org)
The term bisexuality is mainly used for people that have both heterosexual and homosexual attraction. (wikipedia.org)
This can be seen in sentences such as, "Although bisexual behavior is not uncommon in men, there has long been skepticism that is motivated by strong sexual arousal and attraction to both sexes," or, "Skepticism about male bisexuality must … concern claims about bisexual feelings, that is, strong sexual attraction and arousal to both sexes. (pastemagazine.com)

The purpose of this research was to produce a report by and for the United Kingdom bisexual community on the kind of people who attend this BiCon and their understandings and experiences of bisexuality. (open.ac.uk)

Based on the Beyond Bullying Project, a multimedia storytelling project that invited students, teachers, and community members in three U.S. high schools to enter a private booth and share stories of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning) sexuality and gender, this article explores the work the identity "bisexual" and the category "bisexuality" accomplish for girls when claimed for themselves or another or put into circulation at school. (nih.gov)

perpetuating the stigma surrounding male bisexuality that had gained considerable traction during the 80s and 90s. (archermagazine.com.au)

But it has also received backlash from other scientists and many bisexual people, some of whom argue that in attempting to prove, based on genital arousal, that bisexuality exists, researchers are discounting bisexual people's lived experiences. (medscape.com)
As such, male bisexuality was literally gauged when penile arousal fell into a pre-determined range, considered an equal response to both kinds of cis-gendered erotic stimuli or to call it what it is, pornography. (archermagazine.com.au)

As a bisexual woman myself, bisexuality can feel like a grey area of existence - alienated from straight people, but also from the LGBTQ+ community due to a lack of relatability and the extensive misconceptions that surround the sexual orientation. (redbrick.me)

And while it would be cool if this side of the character's sexuality was explored in the film, at least we're at a point where the possibility of bisexuality is openly talked about. (marieclaire.com)

Bisexuality is not dependent on non-monogamy - bisexual people are valid regardless of if we're single, monogamous, or dating multiple partners. (relate.org.uk)

How does heteroromantic bisexuality impact dating and relationships? (kangblogger.com)
This bisexuality enables people to have a more inclusive and flexible identity, which is beneficial for dating and relationships. (kangblogger.com)

Bisexuality is a sexual orientation often met with scrutiny and misunderstanding - or to put it more bluntly - ignorance. (redbrick.me)

Nevertheless, research suggests that bisexuality is a distinct claim and experience for girls, marked by highly gendered discourses of sexuality and queerness. (nih.gov)
There are several distinct types of bisexuality. (kangblogger.com)

We consider the range of meanings and identifications mobilized by bisexuality and, drawing on insights of critical narrative intervention, explore how sexual health and sexuality educators might receive girls' narratives of bisexuality as capacious and contradictory-as claims to identity, as uncertain gestures toward desire, and as assertions of possibility and resistance. (nih.gov)

They can be used to hurt two different identities: bisexuality, and non-monogamy. (relate.org.uk)

As an extreme consequence of these failures ambisexuality can result in the place of psychical bisexuality. (bvsalud.org)

When I did come out a few years ago, though, I found that not only did the mainstream LGBTQ rights movement still focused exclusively on gays and lesbians, but also that some gay people don't believe bisexuality is a thing. (pastemagazine.com)
So why did people take the study as "proof" that bisexuality in men doesn't exist? (pastemagazine.com)
In other words, by trying to use science to prove/disprove male bisexuality, it makes it sound like loving people regardless of gender is somehow an extraordinary claim that needs extraordinary evidence. (pastemagazine.com)
Why Don't People Take Bisexuality Seriously? (damemagazine.com)
I agree with Scott Alexander entirely that you should stop accusing people of faking bisexuality. (substack.com)
Sexual identity can be fluid and change at different points, and people do learn more about themselves over time - but bisexuality is no more a phase than anything else. (spunout.ie)

Bisexuality implies that there are only two genders, that being male and female. (healthyplace.com)
I define bisexuality as being attracted to your own and other genders, which includes non-binary and intersex folks. (relate.org.uk)

The term " heteroromantic bisexuality " refers to the desire to have a romantic relationship with a person of the opposite sex. (kangblogger.com)
We are in a long term, committed and loving relationship, and my bisexuality has absolutely nothing to do with that. (redbrick.me)

Bisexuality as a transitional identity has also been examined. (wikipedia.org)

Can Science 'Prove' Bisexuality? (pastemagazine.com)

Apparently it is, though, because in 2005 three researchers published a paper that casted doubts on bisexuality in men. (pastemagazine.com)

His "entry" (I can't even call it an article) reveals his lack of understanding of one's individual nature of bisexuality. (blogspot.com)
This article summarizes the state of bisexuality in the United Kingdom today. (open.ac.uk)

Denying that bisexuality exists. (nih.gov)

Bisexuality has been observed in various human societies, as well as elsewhere in the animal kingdom, throughout recorded history. (wikipedia.org)

It also discussed bisexuality in "scientific" terms, using charts and numbers. (pastemagazine.com)

Educator and author Ruby Rare on bisexuality, non-monogamy, and the urgent need for understanding. (relate.org.uk)
The author presupposes that, in order to be able to listen to a patient s psychical bisexuality, it is necessary for the analyst to have elaborated it sufficiently. (bvsalud.org)
The author focuses on bisexuality in a continued analysis of Freud's radical sexual theory. (bvsalud.org)

For his part, Bailey defended the research, arguing that the phenomenon of bisexuality ought to be studied in order to be understood. (medscape.com)

It's frankly one more step towards making bisexuality cool, assumed, and normal," Sylla told Undark. (medscape.com)

Another, less-commonly discussed impact is Lou's open discussion of his bisexuality. (clarascassettes.com)

News of the World also reports that Winehouse authorized a friend to confirm the singer's bisexuality to the tabloid. (advocate.com)

Bisexuality is not just a raging sex drive or lust for intimacy, it is an open spectrum that allows the individual to look beyond gender and love a person for who they are. (redbrick.me)

I must admit that there was a time when I'd never really considered bisexuality at all. (thurible.net)

She underlines that, despite the fact the secondary psychical bisexuality appears first in the analysis, this is a transformation of the primary that must be the focus of careful analytical work. (bvsalud.org)

I accept peoples choice to self-identify as they like, and am fully comfortable in accepting bisexuality as a variant of human sexuality. (blogspot.com)

What's interesting about the revisited study is that it appears to be a correction of the previous work, calling into question the sample size and the data analysis technique used to prop up the original hypothesis that male bisexuality does not exist. (archermagazine.com.au)

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