My daughter told a friend that she's bisexual

LOL. The grass is always greener on the other side in my eyes. but i found this for you on : ( Is the Gay Population a Lot Bigger Than Even Kinsey Predicted? - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society ) A new study, which attempts to correct for problems with current survey methodology (even when anonymous we don’t always answer honestly), finds that 19 percent of Americans don’t consider themselves heterosexual.
Since the classification of modern homosexuality in the 19th century (PDF), society’s perception and acceptance of people who have sex with others of their own gender has grown considerably...
At The Atlantic Garance Franke-Ruta wrote that Americans seem to think there are a lot more gay people in the world than there actually are. As she explained last year, “surveys show a shockingly high fraction think a quarter of the country is gay or lesbian, when the reality is that it’s probably less than 2 percent.”
But new research indicates that the real prevalence of homosexuality might be a lot higher than previously thought.
The most-cited guess as to what percentage of individuals are homosexual is around 10. Some LGBTQ college groups have even named their clubs things like The 10% Society, despite the fact that, at some schools (e.g. Bob Jones University), the percentage of past and present homosexual students is likely much lower, and at some others (Sarah Lawrence or Smith) it might be a considerably higher.
That number is based on Alfred Kinsey‘s 1948 study, “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male,” in which the Indiana University researcher concluded that 10 percent of American men “were predominantly homosexual between the ages of 16 and 55.” While Kinsey also said that ... “the world is not to be divided into sheep and goats. Not all things are black nor all things white,” the 10 percent number has been repeated for more than 60 years now. (Engaging in homosexual sex between the ages of 16 and 55 is not exactly everyone’s idea of “gay”—in contemporary understanding it’s something more like the idea of being attracted to a member of one’s own sex, regardless of regular sexual interaction—but Kinsey’s estimate is the closest we’ve come to a widely-agreed-upon percentage.)
But it’s possible that most past and present surveys of homosexuality might have been misleading participants, and the size of the LGBT population could be a lot bigger than 10 percent. That’s according to a new study by researchers from Ohio State University and Boston University published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Katherine Coffman, Lucas Coffman, and Keith Marzilli Ericson indicate that indicate that the true percent of the population attracted (if not necessarily exclusively) to their own gender may be almost 20 percent. According to their study:
Using the direct method, 17 percent or survey respondents indicated that they had had a same-sex experience. But using the veiled method, the researchers concluded that some 27 percent of participants appear to have had some same-sex experiences.

The most important takeaway isn’t a final tally of the gay people in society, but, rather, an understanding of the ways in which surveys and other existing attempts to measure such things might be slightly misleading.
**There's always a silver lining"

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last post was for Water Lover. this is @Blossom85: Thanks for your comments. I dont know what information i actually wrote on this web site because i have been talking a lot about this subject lately. i wanted to respond to some of the things that you said because i think its important. you said: "So if you yourself are straight, of course you are going to have issues with wondering how someone can begin to think of themselves as wanting to be in a romantic and possibly sexual relationship with someone of the same gender as themselves. For myself, it is as normal thinking of wanting to be with a woman as it is breathing.. Not all bisexuals just want a sexual relationship with someone of the same gender, it could just be that they feel more comfortable with someone of the same gender. I myself although identity as bisexual and I can see myself pursuing a relationship with a man or a woman, I do have a preference for being with a woman and not just sexually.. The same way you feel a desire to be with a man, I have that desire and it is possible that your daughter has those feelings as well.. " well I am straight & I understand how a person could sexually and romantically be attracted to the same sex. that seems very easy to get for me. what i don't understand is bisexuality. i guess from the things that actual bi sexual's have said to me in response to my search for understanding is pulling me closer to my original thought pattern. now that i understand the k-scale better i think its getting in the way of my mental acceptance of the whole term bisexual. ok here's my hang up. I associate my self as straight. but i think it is a natural human response to admire ones self. like i think females in american society should be socialized to care for each other as females. in most other countries females have a sense of unity and community and attachment to one another, they spend lots of time each day net working and assisting each other with resources and duties. The women i know are too self involved and self advancing to spend their personal time grooming me or helping me with my domestic responsibilities or anything else for that matter. I have found that Most women are very competitive and catty. I think if you talk to american women who associate themselves as straight they will tell you the same. Of course there are lots of american women who socialize on a large scale but when you speak to them in depth about these relationships they mostly explain that they are for fun or work related. It is hard to find a female friend that is genuinely concerned about your well being enough to make efforts on your behalf. with this being said i think that women are led to think that this type of genuine kindness should be rewarded with love and loyalty, which our society directly relates to sexual behavior. I dont think its hard to feel passionate toward those people who hold their relationship with you dear. especially in the times we are living in now, where everybody is so cut throat. I think my main point is what you said " Not all bisexuals just want a sexual relationship with someone of the same gender, it could just be that they feel more comfortable with someone of the same gender. We are people, people are not solitary creatures, I think you should be able to have 100% emotional attractiveness to another girl and it just be accepted as human, i dont think you should have to feel bisexual because you value emotional ties to another female. most women in other countries are very close in these types of ways but are not led to believe that this affection means that they should be considered bisexual. I'm not saying that women cant be sexually attracted to women just that women should not have to associate themselves as bisexual because they want to be involved in a close relationship with another woman. kinda like a bro-mance. (even the term implies a joke like there is something funny about males enjoying each others company, its like oh you are gay if your a dude that would rather kick it with your homeboy than stare at Nikki Minaj's ass crack all day.) two completely straight guys can love hanging out and having fun without being gay, but main stream american culture wants you to feel like they are gay if they do. It tries to make them feel like they are gay if they do. And it works, at least until they have experimented to the point that they have participated in activities that are deemed gay sex acts, then there is a severe backlash towards those individuals from both the straight and gay communities. i don't think that is fair and for teenagers , preteens and many young adults i think it causes additional unnecessary confusion and frustration. But i think we can do something as a people if we come together LBGT and Straight people to decide what we feel is the proper way to address this issue together.