Bisexual
Hear this word Bisexual
Also known as: Bi, bisexuality
Image description: Proudly displaying the bisexual flag
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What Is It?
Bisexual is a sexual orientation. People who identify as bisexual are attracted to more than one gender.
For example, a person who is bisexual might be attracted to men and women. A different person who identifies as bisexual might be attracted to women and people who are non-binary. In both examples, the people who identify as bisexual are attracted to more than one gender.
The “B” in the term LGBTQIA+ stands for bisexual.
An Example
Nina identifies as bisexual. Even though Nina has only had serious relationships with women, she is attracted to both men and women.
What to Know
Every glossary word connects to different parts of the Sexuality Wheel. Explore the information below to learn more.
- Only you can decide the best word or words to describe your sexual orientation or who you are attracted to.
- No one else can tell you what your sexual orientation is. Other people cannot determine and should not make assumptions about our sexual orientation.
- Sometimes a person may notice that their sexual orientation changes over time or that it stays the same throughout their life. This is common and natural.
- Sexual orientation is only based on attraction. Sexual orientation is not based on the sexual activities that we do or the way that we express our gender (for example, in what we wear, our haircut, how we speak, etc.)
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What did you learn about bisexuality?
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Some people expect bisexual people to “choose” one gender over another. Why is it unfair to make a bisexual person choose one gender over another?
Bisexual people know that they are attracted to more than one gender, and this is okay. Bisexual people do not have to rank the genders they are attracted to even if other people want them to.