goldenfinger
May 22, 2009, 7:24 AM
Misunderstandings, sweeping generalizations and stereotyping of bisexuals:
Misinformation abounds on any topic that involves human sexuality. However, it seems to be particularly prevalent in data related to homosexuality and bisexuality:
* Everyone is bisexual: This does not appear to be true. Kinsey found that only a very small minority of adults identify themselves as bisexual on his 7 level rating scale. His team found that most people were rated at either 0 (purely heterosexual; attracted only to members of the opposite gender) or 6 (purely homosexual; attracted only to members of the same sex.) 3
* Only about 2% of the adult population is bisexual: This depends upon your definition of the term "bisexual". "Research carried out at the Harvard School of Public Health, USA in 1994 found that 20.8% of the men and 17.8% of the women studied admitted to same-sex sexual attraction/behavior at some time in their lives." Quoted in Ref. 2 No data is available that predicts the percentage of the population who consider themselves to be bisexual, but have not acted on those feelings.
* Nobody is bisexual: Prior to the mid-1880s, many gays and lesbians believed that there were only two sexual orientations: homosexual or heterosexual. One was either sexually attracted to the same sex or to the opposite sex. They regarded bisexuals as if they were really homosexuals who were not ready to come out of the closet. Since then, the vast majority of homosexuals and gay-positive groups have accepted bisexuality as a separate, legitimate sexual orientation. In reality, there are individuals who have identified themselves as bisexual throughout their entire adult life and who have had fulfilling sexual relationships with both men and women during their adult life. .
More here
http://www.religioustolerance.org/bisexuality.htm
Misinformation abounds on any topic that involves human sexuality. However, it seems to be particularly prevalent in data related to homosexuality and bisexuality:
* Everyone is bisexual: This does not appear to be true. Kinsey found that only a very small minority of adults identify themselves as bisexual on his 7 level rating scale. His team found that most people were rated at either 0 (purely heterosexual; attracted only to members of the opposite gender) or 6 (purely homosexual; attracted only to members of the same sex.) 3
* Only about 2% of the adult population is bisexual: This depends upon your definition of the term "bisexual". "Research carried out at the Harvard School of Public Health, USA in 1994 found that 20.8% of the men and 17.8% of the women studied admitted to same-sex sexual attraction/behavior at some time in their lives." Quoted in Ref. 2 No data is available that predicts the percentage of the population who consider themselves to be bisexual, but have not acted on those feelings.
* Nobody is bisexual: Prior to the mid-1880s, many gays and lesbians believed that there were only two sexual orientations: homosexual or heterosexual. One was either sexually attracted to the same sex or to the opposite sex. They regarded bisexuals as if they were really homosexuals who were not ready to come out of the closet. Since then, the vast majority of homosexuals and gay-positive groups have accepted bisexuality as a separate, legitimate sexual orientation. In reality, there are individuals who have identified themselves as bisexual throughout their entire adult life and who have had fulfilling sexual relationships with both men and women during their adult life. .
More here
http://www.religioustolerance.org/bisexuality.htm