Bisexuals Forgotten

It definitely seems less discussed in the media or the school textbook. There's zero mention of it, in my experience so far.

 

It’s weird that I find it quite the opposite. To me, gay representation is always overlooked. In the LGBT books I read, the main character is usually a bisexual girl. In my school, the only mentions of lgbt are people saying that they are bi. Kinda odd that it feels like the opposite for me, but you are only a state over.

 

To be honest, yes i do feel like bisexuals and bisexuality are overlooked to a certain degree. somewhat because female bisexuals are viewed, well, lets just say 'positively' by most men and being a bisexual man is seen as very weird and taboo even to this day. even though bisexual women are not doing it for anyone else, and being a bisexual man is normal and a lot of people experience it. i mentioned in one of my previous posts that i feel like bisexuality isnt as understood as being gay, lesbian, or straight and i still do believe that to be true. i see many bisexuals being erased because they ended up with someone of the opposite sex, and a lot of genuinely bisexual people questioning if they are bi because of it.

 

A little more light on it would be nice, but at the same time I am cool with being a less well know of the orientations. I am bi, but to me that isn't a defining attribute of me. Its more like my skin color, I just am, no big deal.

 

I know what you mean. I'm also bisexual and whenever I try to research bisexuality on the internet it's hard to find good information compared to homosexuality. The possible reason for this is that unlike homosexuality and heterosexuality, bisexuality covers a huge scope of people.
Myself, I'm a bisexual man that's probably attracted to women in roughly a 2-1 ratio and while I can imagine myself sexually with a man, I can't really see myself romantically involved with a man.
That's only my perspective, another bisexual man could well be the opposite and we also have to accommodate bisexual women.
As a rough and general rule of thumb, men are more interested in sex and women are more interested in relationships.
I try to read about homosexuality in men to accept that side of my bisexuality, I know it's not perfect but sometimes you have to make the most of what you've got.

 

I think that your perception has much validity. Years ago it seemed more common, but as people learned to accept homosexuality, more people who first identified as bisexuals, came out as fully gay.

 

The GGGG movement

 

This kind of rhymes.

I could see it in a Dr. Seuss book on sexual orientation. Lol!

 

A friend of mine once said, “When it comes to guys your either gay or straight. Sleep with a guy one time and someone knows about it you’re gay for life.” There is also the claim that bisexual people are really just sitting on the fence waiting to be sure they want to come out. And yes there are gay people who hold that opinion. I think those stigmas are part of what represses bisexual identification. Mix that with a straight guy who wants to watch his girlfriend with another girl and it’s down played even more. Because they see that as normal because they are into it. I dunno I do feel that Bi doesn’t get the recognition it should as there are a large number of people who fall into that category.

 

I'm currently questioning my sexuality but I think Bisexual would fit best because it gives me more options I know that sounds weird but I can't really say I don't like guys just like I can't say that I'm madly in love with women I like both equally and I like the openness that being bi provides honestly I have a bright future ahead of me.

 

I recently came out to my friends as bisexual and it feels kinda weird because it just feels like this big relief off my chest and they were really supportive. But when I told some of my male friends and my boyfriend at the time (now ex) they all just said that it was hot and I felt like they kinda just turned it into some sort of fetish and it felt kind of annoying because it had taken me so much courage to tell them and they just made it into something to fantasise about
Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing ?

 

As far as media goes, most bisexual characters (as well as gay and straight characters) end up in a relationship, and the fact that they are bisexual becomes overlooked in time.

 

I feel like the media is a huge reason that bisexuals are over looked, but there are also a lot of negative stereotypes surrounding bisexuals, so I feel like that might also be attributing to that.

 

luckily, almost all my gay friends are bi, so it isn't really much of a problem for me

 

Like years ago (before internet) when the boys got ahold of a porn magazine, in the middle were two girls. My buddies always liked that. Anything with more than one guy, now that was always taboo. Society sucks sometimes.
Dean

 

Depends on what crowds you hang around, and who you listen to.

 

Oh yes, and there is a lot of biphobia too within the LGBT+ community. Lesbians who clearly state they do not want to bisexual women for example.

 

I've personally never heard of anybody saying anything of the sort.