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[1] However, some bisexuals are and remain fairly static in their level of attraction throughout their adult life.

In the mid-1940s, Alfred Kinsey devised the Kinsey scale in an attempt to measure sexual orientation and activity. Alfred Charles Kinsey (June 23 1894 &ndash August 25 1956 was an American Biologist and professor of Entomology and Zoology, who in 1947 The Kinsey scale attempts to describe a person's sexual history or episodes of their sexual activity at a given time The 7-point scale has a rating of 0 ("exclusively heterosexual") to 6 ("exclusively homosexual"). Heterosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the opposite sex or to a heterosexual orientation Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Bisexuals cover most of the scale's values (1–5), which range between "predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual" (1) to "predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual" (5). In the middle of the scale (3) is "equally heterosexual and homosexual". [1] Although Kinsey's methodology has come under criticism, the scale is still widely used in describing the phenomenon of bisexuality.

Although observed in a variety of forms in human societies[2] and elsewhere in the animal kingdom[3][4] throughout recorded history, the term bisexuality (like the terms hetero- and homosexuality) was only coined in the 19th century. [5]

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Description

Bisexual people are not necessarily attracted equally to both sexes. [1] Because bisexuality is often an ambiguous position between homosexuality and heterosexuality, those who identify, or are identified, as bisexuals form a heterogeneous group. Heterogeneous is an adjective used to describe an object or system consisting of multiple items having a large number of structural variations

Others view bisexuality as more ambiguous. Some people who might be classified by others as bisexual on the basis of their sexual behavior self-identify primarily as homosexual. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Equally, otherwise heterosexual people who engage in occasional homosexual behavior could be considered bisexual, but may not identify as such. For some who believe that sexuality is a distinctly defined aspect of the character, this ambiguity is problematic. On the other hand, some believe that the majority of people contain aspects of homosexuality and heterosexuality, but that the intensities of these can vary from person to person. Some people who engage in bisexual behavior may be supportive of homosexual people, but still self-identify as heterosexual; others may consider any labels irrelevant to their positions and situations. In 1995, Harvard Shakespeare professor Marjorie Garber made the academic case for bisexuality with her 600-page Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life in which she argued that most people would be bisexual if not for "repression, religion, repugnance, denial. Marjorie B Garber (born 11 June 1944) is a professor at Harvard University and the author of a wide variety of books most notably ones about William . . premature specialization. "[6]

Some bisexuals make a distinction between gender and sex. Gender comprises a range of differences between men and women extending from the biological to the social An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual Gender is defined in these situations as a social or psychological category, characterized by the common practices of men and women. Definition In the absence of agreement about its meaning the term "social" is used in many different senses referring among other things to attitudes Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and For example, the fact that women wear skirts and dresses in Western society while men traditionally do not is a gender issue. A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped Garment that hangs from the Waist and covers all or part of the Legs In European culture, skirts are usually A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a Skirt with an attached Bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece Sex in this case is defined as the biological difference between males and females, prior to any social conditioning. Bisexuals in this sense may be attracted to more than one gender but only to one sex. For example, a male bisexual may be attracted to aspects of men and masculinity, but not to the male body.

Bisexuality is often misunderstood as a form of adultery or polyamory, and a popular misconception is that bisexuals must always be in relationships with men and women simultaneously. Adultery is the voluntary Sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not his or her Spouse, though in many places it is Polyamory (from Greek el πολυ meaning many or several and Latin la amor “love” is the desire practice or acceptance of having more than one Rather, individuals attracted to both males and females, like people of any other orientation, may live a variety of sexual lifestyles. These include lifelong monogamy, serial monogamy, polyamory, polyfidelity, casual sexual activity with individual partners, casual group sex, and celibacy. Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a Relationship, thus forming a Couple. Serial monogamy is characterized by a series of long- or short-term exclusive Sexual relationships entered into consecutively over the lifespan Polyamory (from Greek el πολυ meaning many or several and Latin la amor “love” is the desire practice or acceptance of having more than one Polyfidelity is a form of polyamorous Group marriage wherein all members consider each other to be primary partners and agree to be sexual only with other members Promiscuity refers to sexual behavior of a man or woman who casually has sex with many partners Group sex is Sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time Celibacy refers to the lack of participation in Sexual intercourse. For those with more than one sexual partner, these may, or may not, all be of the same gender.

Terminology

The term bisexual was first used in the 19th century to refer to intersexed people. Intersexuality is the state of a living thing of a gonochoristic species whose Sex chromosomes, Genitalia, and/or Secondary sex characteristics By 1914 it had begun to be used in the context of sexual orientation. [5] Some bisexuals and sex researchers are dissatisfied with the term and have developed a variety of alternative or supplementary terms to describe aspects and forms of bisexuality. Many are neologisms not widely recognized by the larger society. A neologism (from Greek neo = "new" + logos = "word" is a word that although devised relatively recently in a specific time period has been

Modern Western prevalence of bisexuality

Main articles: Demographics of sexual orientation and Kinsey Reports

A 2002 survey in the United States by National Center for Health Statistics found that 1. Measurement difficulties Measuring the prevalence of various Sexual orientations is difficult because there is a lack of Reliable data. The Kinsey Reports are two books on Human sexual behavior, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948 and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female National Center for Health Statistics ( NCHS) is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC which is part of the United States Department of 8 percent of men ages 18–44 considered themselves bisexual, 2. 3 percent homosexual, and 3. 9 percent as "something else". The same study found that 2. 8 percent of women ages 18–44 considered themselves bisexual, 1. 3 percent homosexual, and 3. 8 percent as "something else". [8] The Janus Report on Sexual Behavior, published in 1993, showed that 5 percent of men and 3 percent of women consider themselves bisexual and 4 percent of men and 2 percent of women considered themselves homosexual. [8] The 'Health' section of The New York Times has stated that "1. 5 percent of American women identify themselves [as] bisexual. "[9]

Sigmund Freud theorized that every person has the ability to become bisexual at some time in his or her life. Sigmund Freud (ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt born Sigismund Shlomo Freud (May 6 1856 &ndash September 23 1939 was an Austrian Psychiatrist who founded [10][9] He based this on the idea that enjoyable experiences of sexuality with the same sex, whether sought or unsought, acting on it or being fantasized, become an attachment to his or her needs and desires in social upbringing. Prominent psychoanalyst Dr. Joseph Merlino, Senior Editor of the book, Freud at 150: 21st Century Essays on a Man of Genius stated in an interview:

“ Freud maintained that bisexuality was a normal part of development. Joseph Merlino is an American Psychiatrist and author Dr Merlino is the Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Queens Hospital Center in New That all of us went through a period of bisexuality and that, in the end, most of us came out heterosexual but that the bisexual phase we traversed remained on some unconscious level, and was dealt with in other ways. . . . He did not consider it something that should be criminalized, or penalized. . . . Freud felt there were a number of homosexuals he encountered who did not have a variety of complex problems that homosexuality was a part of. He found people who were totally normal in every other regard except in terms of their sexual preference. In fact, he saw many of them as having higher intellects, higher aesthetic sensibilities, higher morals; those kinds of things. He did not see it as something to criminalize or penalize, or to keep from psychoanalytic training. A lot of the psychoanalytic institutes felt if you were homosexual you should not be accepted; that was not Freud's position. ”

—Joseph Merlino, [11]

Dr. Alfred Kinsey's 1948 work Sexual Behavior in the Human Male found that "46% of the male population had engaged in both heterosexual and homosexual activities, or "reacted to" persons of both sexes, in the course of their adult lives". Joseph Merlino is an American Psychiatrist and author Dr Merlino is the Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Queens Hospital Center in New Alfred Charles Kinsey (June 23 1894 &ndash August 25 1956 was an American Biologist and professor of Entomology and Zoology, who in 1947 The Kinsey Reports are two books on Human sexual behavior, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948 and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female [12] The Kinsey Institute has stated that "Kinsey said in both the Male and Female volumes that it was impossible to determine the number of persons who are "homosexual" or "heterosexual". The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex Gender and Reproduction, often shortened to The Kinsey Institute, exists "to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship The Kinsey Reports are two books on Human sexual behavior, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948 and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female The Kinsey Reports are two books on Human sexual behavior, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948 and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Heterosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the opposite sex or to a heterosexual orientation It was only possible to determine behavior at any given time". [12] Kinsey's book, and its companion Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, have received vocal criticism for their findings and methodology. The Kinsey Reports are two books on Human sexual behavior, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948 and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female The Kinsey Reports are two books on Human sexual behavior, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948 and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female [13][14][15][16] The New York Times called his research "conscientious and comprehensive"[17] and Professor Martin Duberman called it "skillful" and "a monumental endeavor". Martin Bauml Duberman (b August 6, 1930) is an American historian playwright and gay-rights activist [18]

Despite common misconceptions, bisexuality does not require that a person be attracted equally to both sexes. In fact, people who have a distinct but not exclusive preference for one sex over the other can and often do identify as bisexual. A recent study by researchers Gerulf Rieger, Meredith L. Chivers, and J. Michael Bailey,[19] which attracted media attention in 2005, purported to find that bisexuality is extremely rare, and perhaps nonexistent, in men. John Michael Bailey (born July 2, 1957 in Lubbock Texas) is an American Psychologist and Professor at Northwestern This was based on results of controversial penile plethysmograph testing when viewing pornographic material involving only men and pornography involving only women. The penile plethysmograph (PPG is a controversial type of Plethysmograph that measures changes in Blood flow in the Penis. Critics state that this study works from the assumption that a person is only truly bisexual if he or she exhibits virtually equal arousal responses to both opposite-sex and same-sex stimuli, and have consequently dismissed the self-identification of people whose arousal patterns showed even a mild preference for one sex. Some researchers say that the technique used in the study to measure genital arousal is too crude to capture the richness (erotic sensations, affection, admiration) that constitutes sexual attraction. [9] The study, and The New York Times article which reported it, were subsequently criticized as flawed and biphobic. [20][21][22] FAIR also criticised the study [23]. Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting ( FAIR) is a progressive Media criticism organization based in New York City, founded in 1986

Dr. Fritz Klein believed that social and emotional attraction are very important elements in bisexual attraction. Fred (Fritz Klein ( December 27, 1932 May 24, 2006) was an American For example, a bisexual might be attracted to both feminine women and feminine men, but have little interest in masculine individuals. This individual, while they might be highly attracted to certain members of both sexes, would be unlikely to be attracted to most males in modern western society (who tend to be masculine). As this study employed 2-minute clips of standard heterosexual and homosexual pornography, the study would be blind to the this type of bisexual. One third of the men in each group showed no significant arousal. The study did not claim them to be asexual, and Rieger stated that their lack of response did not change the overall findings.

Bisexuality in history

Shudo (Japanese pederasty): a young male entertains an older male lover, covering his eyes while surreptitiously kissing a female servant.
Shudo (Japanese pederasty): a young male entertains an older male lover, covering his eyes while surreptitiously kissing a female servant. is the Japanese tradition of age-structured Homosexuality prevalent in Samurai society from the Medieval period until the end of the 19th century A domestic worker, domestic, servingman, servingwoman, or servant is one who works and often also lives within the employer's household

In some cultures, historical and literary records from most literate societies indicate that male bisexuality was common and indeed expected. These relationships were generally age-structured as in pederasty[24] or shudo. Pederasty or paederasty refers to an erotic relationship sexually expressed or not between an adolescent boy and an adult male outside his immediate family is the Japanese tradition of age-structured Homosexuality prevalent in Samurai society from the Medieval period until the end of the 19th century or gender-structured as in the Two-Spirit or bacchá practices. Two-Spirit (also two spirit or twospirit) people are Native Americans who fulfill one of many mixed Gender roles found traditionally among many In the settled oasis region of Central Asia ( Turkestan) entertainers known as bacchá (a Turkic term borrowed from Persian bacche بچه‌ Most of the commonly cited examples of male "homosexuality" in previous cultures would more properly be categorized as bisexuality. Determining the history of female bisexuality is more problematic, in that women in most of the studied societies were under the domination of the males, and on one hand had less self-determination and freedom of movement and expression, and on the other were not the ones writing or keeping the literary record. Sappho, however, is a notable exception. Sappho (ˈsæfoʊ in English Attic Greek el Σαπφώ sapːʰɔː Aeolic Greek el Ψάπφω) was an Ancient Greek lyric

In 124 CE the bisexual Roman emperor Hadrian met Antinous, a 13- or 14-year-old boy from Bithynia, and they began their pederastic relationship. Antinous was deified by Hadrian when he died six years later. Many statues, busts, coins and reliefs display Hadrian's deep affections for him. Ancient Rome, Arab countries up to and including the present, China, and Japan, all exhibit patterns of analogous bisexual behavior. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In Japan in particular, due to its practice of shudo and the extensive art and literature associated with it, the record of a primarily bisexual lifestyle is both detailed and quite recent, dating back as recently as the 19th century. is the Japanese tradition of age-structured Homosexuality prevalent in Samurai society from the Medieval period until the end of the 19th century Bisexual behavior was also common among Roman and Chinese emperors, the shoguns of Japan, and others. is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander"

Ancient Greece

Main article: Homosexuality in ancient Greece
Two athletes about to have sexual intercourse, while a man watches; Apulian red-figure vase by the Dinos painter, 420BCEThe image above is proposed for deletion. See images and media for deletion to help reach a consensus on what to do.
Two athletes about to have sexual intercourse, while a man watches; Apulian red-figure vase by the Dinos painter, 420BCE
The image above is proposed for deletion. In Classical antiquity, writers such as Herodotus, Plato, Xenophon, Athenaeus and many others explored aspects of same-sex love in Sexual intercourse, in its biological sense is the act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals enters the female reproductive tract Red-figure vase painting is one of the most important styles of figural Greek vase painting. See images and media for deletion to help reach a consensus on what to do.

Ancient Greek religious texts, reflecting cultural practices, incorporated bisexual themes. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c The subtexts varied, from the mystical to the didactic. [25]

Ancestral law in ancient Sparta mandated same-sex relationships with youths who were coming of age for all adult men, so long as the men eventually took wives and produced children. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη The Spartans thought that love and erotic relationships between experienced and novice soldiers would solidify combat loyalty and encourage heroic tactics as men vied to impress their lovers. Once the younger soldiers reached maturity, the relationship was supposed to become non-sexual, but it is not clear how strictly this was followed. There was some stigma attached to young men who continued their relationships with their mentors into adulthood. [25] For example, Aristophanes calls them euryprôktoi, meaning "wide arses", and depicts them like women. Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης ˌærɪˈstɒfəniːz in English ca [25]

In Ancient Greece it is believed that males generally went through a homosexual stage in adolescence, followed by a bisexual stage characterized by pederastic relationships in young adulthood, followed by a (mostly) heterosexual stage later in life, when they married and had children. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Pederasty or paederasty refers to an erotic relationship sexually expressed or not between an adolescent boy and an adult male outside his immediate family Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king, is thought to have been bisexual, and to have had a male lover named Hephaestion. Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' The Ancient Macedonians (Μακεδόνες Makedónes were an ancient tribe which inhabited the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axius, north Hephaestion ( Greek:, alternative spelling "Hephaistion" c [26]

Social status of bisexuality

Historically, bisexuality has largely been free of the social stigma associated with homosexuality, prevalent even where bisexuality was the norm. In Ancient Greece pederasty was not problematic as long as the men involved eventually married and had children. Pederasty or paederasty refers to an erotic relationship sexually expressed or not between an adolescent boy and an adult male outside his immediate family In many world cultures, homosexual affairs have been quietly accepted among upper-class men of good social standing (particularly if married), and heterosexual marriage has often been used successfully as a defense against accusations of homosexuality. On the other hand, there are bisexuals who marry or live with a heterosexual partner because they prefer the complementarity of different sexes in cohabiting and co-parenting but have felt greatly enriched by homosexual relationships alongside the marriage in both monogamous and "open" relationships. Polyamory (from Greek el πολυ meaning many or several and Latin la amor “love” is the desire practice or acceptance of having more than one

Since the 1970s, there have been waves of bisexual chic, in which celebrities and other persons of some notoriety have embraced and advocated bisexuality. Bisexual chic is a phrase sometimes used to describe the public acknowledgement of Bisexuality among various segments of society This has led to more acceptance of bisexuals in some regards; however, some have latched onto bisexual chic for publicity's sake, with varying degrees of sincerity and permanency. Such celebrities as David Bowie, Dave Navarro, Anne Heche and others have claimed bisexuality only to later renounce the idea. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Anne Celeste Heche (ˈheɪtʃ born May 25 1969 is an American actress, director and Screenwriter.

The term "flex sex" developed in the late 2000s, regarding women that generally regard themselves as heterosexual, but who occasionally have sex with other women. [27][28]

Some in the homosexual community accuse those who self-identify as bisexual of duplicity, believing they are really homosexuals who engage in heterosexual activity merely to remain socially acceptable. They may be accused of "not doing their part" in gaining acceptance of "true" homosexuality. Some homosexual people may also suspect that a self-described bisexual is merely a homosexual in the initial stage of questioning their presumed heterosexuality, and will eventually accept that they are homosexual; this is expressed by a glib saying in gay culture: "Bi now, gay later. Questioning is a term that can refer to a person who is questioning their Gender, Sexual identity or Sexual orientation. " These situations can and do take place, but do not appear to be true of the majority of self-described bisexuals. Nonetheless, bisexuals do sometimes experience lesser acceptance from homosexual people, because of their declared orientation. Bisexual experimentation is also common in adolescents of every sexual orientation.

Bisexuals are often associated with men who engage in same-sex activity while closeted or heterosexually married. Men who have sex with men or males who have sex with males ( MSM) refers to men who engage in sexual activity with other men whether Coming outThe expressions " closeted " or "in the closet " generally refer to undisclosed sexual behavior, Sexual orientation or Gender The majority of such men—said to be living on the down-low—do not self-identify as bisexual. [29]

Because some bisexual people do not feel that they fit into either the homosexual or the heterosexual world, and because they have a tendency to be "invisible" in public, some bisexual persons are committed to forming their own communities, culture, and political movements. Gay community or LGBT community is a term used to describe the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender subculture The concept of a bisexual community is complex and slightly controversial However, since "Bisexual orientation can fall anywhere between the two extremes of homosexuality and heterosexuality", some who identify as bisexual may merge themselves into either homosexual or heterosexual society. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Heterosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the opposite sex or to a heterosexual orientation Still other bisexual people see this merging as enforced rather than voluntary; bisexual people can face exclusion from both homosexual and heterosexual society on coming out. Bisexual erasure is the tendency to ignore remove falsify or reexplain evidence of Bisexuality in the historical record, academic materials, the Biphobia is a term used to describe the fear of aversion to or discrimination against Bisexuality or LGBT people who are bisexual or perceived to be bisexual Psychologist Beth Firestein states that bisexuals also tend to internalize social tensions related to their choice of partners. [30] Firestein suggests bisexuals may feel pressured to label themselves as homosexuals instead of occupying a difficult middle ground in a culture that has it that if bisexuals are attracted to people of both sexes, they must have more than one partner, thus defying society's value on monogamy. [30] These social tensions and pressure may and do affect bisexuals' mental health. [30][31] Specific therapy methods have been developed for bisexuals to address this concern. [30]

Relatively few supportive bisexual communities exist, therefore there is not as much support from people who have gone through similar experiences. This effectively can make it more difficult for bisexuals to "come out" as such.

Bisexual Pride symbols

Main article: LGBT symbols
The bisexual pride flag
The bisexual pride flag

A common symbol of bisexual identity is the bisexual pride flag, which has a deep pink stripe at the top for homosexuality, a blue one on the bottom for heterosexuality, and a purple one, blended from the pink and blue, in the middle to represent bisexuality. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender ( LGBT) communities have adopted certain Symbols and symbolates for bisexual pride flag was designed by Michael Page in 1998 in order to give the Bisexual community its own symbol comparable to the Gay pride flag of the [32]

The overlapping triangles
The overlapping triangles

Another symbol of bisexual identity that uses the color scheme of the bisexual pride flag is a pair of overlapping pink and blue triangles, the pink triangle being a well-known symbol for the homosexual community, forming purple where they intersect. [33]

Bisexual moon symbol
Bisexual moon symbol

Many homosexual and bisexual individuals have a problem with the use of the pink triangle symbol as it was the symbol that Hitler's regime used to tag homosexuals (similar to the yellow Star of David that is constituted of two opposed, overlapping triangles). The pink triangle (Rosa Winkel was one of the Nazi concentration camp badges, used by the Nazis to identify male prisoners in concentration camps The Star of David or Shield of David ( Magen David in Hebrew with nikkud or מגן דוד without academically transcribed Māḡēn Dāwīḏ by Because pink triangles were used in the persecution of homosexuals in the Nazi regime, a double moon symbol was devised specifically to avoid the use of triangles. [34] This bisexual symbol is a double moon that is formed when the sex-specific attributes of the astrological symbol of Mars & Venus (representing heterosexual union) are reduced to the two circles open on both ends, thus symbolizing that bisexuals are open to either-sex unions. The color of the bisexual double moon symbol varies. The symbol is most often displayed with rainbow colors, signifying that bisexuals belong to the gay community. It also may appear with the pink-purple-blue colors of the bisexual pride flag. The double moon symbol is common in Germany and surrounding countries. [34]

Bisexuality in animals

Main article: Animal sexuality

Many non-human animal species also exhibit bisexual behavior. Animal sexual behaviour takes many different forms even within the same Species. This is, of course, common in hermaphroditic animals, but is also known in many other species. A hermaphrodite is an organism having both male and female reproductive organs Examples of mammals include the bonobo (formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee), orca, and bottlenose dolphin. The Bonobo (bə'noʊboʊ Pan paniscus) until recently usually called the Pygmy Chimpanzee (and less often the Dwarf or Gracile Chimpanzee The Orca or Killer Whale ( Orcinus orca) less commonly Blackfish or Seawolf, is the largest species of the Oceanic dolphin family The Bottlenose Dolphin is one of the most common and well-known Dolphins. Examples of avians include some species of gulls and Humboldt Penguins. The Humboldt Penguin ( Spheniscus humboldti) (aka Peruvian Penguin or Patranca) is a South American penguin breeding in coastal Peru and Chile Other examples occur among fish, flatworms, and crustaceans. [35]

Many species of animals are involved in the act of forming sexual and relationship bonds between the same sex; even when offered the opportunity to breed with members of the opposite sex, they picked the same sex. Some of these species are gazelles, antelope, bison, and sage grouse. [36]

In some cases animals will choose intercourse with different sexes at different times in their life, and sometimes will perform intercourse with different sexes at random. Homosexual intercourse can also be seasonal in some animals like male walruses, who often engage in homosexual intercourse with each other outside of the breeding season and will revert to heterosexual intercourse during breeding season. [36]

In some cases bisexuality is actually a form of fitness favored by evolution. For example, in the absence of male whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus), females reproduce by pairing up with each other. Teiidae is a family of Lizards native to the New World generally known as whiptails. During the breeding season females will take turns switching between "male" and "female" roles as their hormones fluctuate. Estrogen levels are high during ovulation ("female" role) and much lower after laying eggs ("male" role). While in the "male" role, a female lizard will mount another in the "female" role and go through the motions of sex to stimulate egg-laying. The hatchlings produced are all female. This all-female species has evolved from lizards with two sexes, but their eggs develop without fertilization (parthenogenesis). Female whiptail lizards can lay eggs without sex, but they lay far fewer eggs than if they engage in sexual stimulation by another female. [37]

Bisexuality in culture

Main article: List of media portrayals of bisexuality

Comparatively positive and notable portrayals of bisexuality can be found throughout mainstream media. The portrayal of Bisexuality in the media reflects societal attitudes towards bisexuality.

In movies such as: The Pillow Book (film); Alexander (film); The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Henry and June; Chasing Amy; Kissing Jessica Stein, The Fourth Man, Basic Instinct and Brokeback Mountain. The Pillow Book is a 1996 film by UK director Peter Greenaway, which stars Vivian Wu as Nagiko a Japanese model in search Alexander is a 2004 Epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical Comedy film that parodies Science fiction and Horror films. Henry and June From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (full title Henry and June From A Journal of Love the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (1931-1932) is a 1986 Chasing Amy is a 1997 Romantic comedy - Drama written and directed by Kevin Smith about two Comic book artists Holden Kissing Jessica Stein is a 2001 American independent Romantic comedy film, written and co-produced by the film's stars Jennifer The Fourth Man ( De Vierde Man) is a 1983 Horror film by Paul Verhoeven, based on the novel De Vierde Man by Gerard Basic Instinct is an American thriller / Neo-noir film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the

In popular music, many of the songs of The Smiths are commonly cited as classic examples. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 In the songs and stage presentation of Suzie Quatro and Joan Jett, there have been additional examples. Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatronella, June 3 1950, Detroit, Michigan) is an American Singer-songwriter, Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer

In notable graphic novels, Love and Rockets (1981 to 1996) subtly portrays bisexuality; Krazy Kat (1913 to 1944) is a comic-strip character whose love is not limited by sex; Alan Moore's Lost Girls (1991 to 2006) portrays bisexual versions of three famous literary characters; Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise (1993 to 2007) includes several bisexual characters. A Love and Rockets (often abbreviated L&R) is a black and white Comic book series by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez Krazy Kat is a Comic strip created by George Herriman that appeared in U Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Lost Girls is an erotic Graphic novel depicting the sexual adventures of three important female fictional characters of the late 19th and early 20th century Terry Moore may refer toTerry moore the rugby league star of the 80 90"s Terry Moore (baseball (1912-1995 a Major League Baseball player Strangers in Paradise is a long-running mostly self-published black-and-white Comic book, written and drawn by Terry Moore.

Notable novels containing significant bisexual characters are:

Non-fiction scholarship, such as Marjorie Garber's Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life (1995), Camille Paglia's Sexual Personae (1990) and Louis Crompton's Byron and Greek Love (1985), has uncovered previously hidden histories of bisexuality. Lisa Alther (born July 23, 1944, in Kingsport Tennessee) is an American Author and Novelist. Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American Author of gothic and religious-themed Rosamond Lehmann CBE ( February 3, 1901 - March 12, 1990) was a British Novelist. Mary Renault (pronounced Ren-olt ( 4 September 1905 – 13 December 1983) born Mary Challans, was an English Writer Colette was the pen name of the French Novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette ( January 28 1873 &ndash August 3 Jonathan Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an award-winning American Novelist and Essayist Early life and education The Corrections is a 2001 Novel by American author Jonathan Franzen. David Leavitt (born June 23, 1961) is an American novelist Biography Born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Leavitt is a graduate Jeanette Winterson OBE (born August 27, 1959) is a British novelist Marge Piercy (born March 31, 1936) is an American Poet, Novelist, and social activist. Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr (born May 8 1937 is an American writer based in New York City, noted for his dense and complex works of Fiction. Against the Day is a Novel by Thomas Pynchon. The Narrative takes place between the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the time immediately Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9 1944 is an American Author, self-declared Feminist and Womanist - the latter a term she herself The Color Purple is an acclaimed 1982 Epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker. Jane Vance Rule, CM, OBC ( March 28, 1931 &ndash November 27, 2007) was a Canadian writer of Lesbian Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York) is an American author Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, is a Parallel novel published in 1995. Son of a Witch (ISBN 0-06-074722-6 is a fantasy Novel written by Gregory Maguire. Sylvia Brownrigg Robert J Sawyer is a Canadian Science fiction writer born in Ottawa in 1960 and now resident in Mississauga. The Neanderthal Parallax is a trilogy of novels by Robert J Sawyer. Michael Chabon (pron SHAY-bon (born May 24 1963 is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation" according to the The Virginia The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 1988 Novel by American Author Michael Chabon. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (ˈɝsələ ˈkroʊbɚ ləˈgwɪn (born October 21, 1929) is an American author The Dispossessed An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 Utopian Science fiction novel by Ursula K Marc Acito (born January 11 1966 in Bayonne NJ) is a United States novelist humorist and screenwriter Sarah Waters is a British Novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society, such as Tipping the Velvet and For the TV serial based on the novel see Tipping the Velvet (TV serial Tipping the Velvet is a 1998 novel written Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American Author of gothic and religious-themed Marjorie B Garber (born 11 June 1944) is a professor at Harvard University and the author of a wide variety of books most notably ones about William Camille Anna Paglia (born 2 April 1947 in Endicott New York) is an American Author, Teacher, Feminist and Social critic

On the TV sitcom Will & Grace, the character of Karen Walker appears to be bisexual and—although married to a man—often kisses Grace and seems to have had many female lovers throughout her life. Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award -winning American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006 Karen Walker (née Delaney; formerly St Croix, Popeil, and Finster) was born January 12, 1959. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation The character Jack Harkness of Doctor Who and Torchwood is from 51st century, in which mankind has become more open minded sexually since it's integration with alien cultures. Captain Jack Harkness Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman He is often described as "omnisexual" by his fans, remarking on the question of sexual orientation "You people and your quaint little categories. " Harkness is the first openly non-heterosexual character depicted in the long-running Doctor Who. Torchwood also features bisexual characters Toshiko Sato, and Ianto Jones. is a Fictional character from the television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, played by Naoko Mori. Ianto Jones is a Fictional character from the BBC television series Torchwood and its Parent show, Doctor Who Rebecca Romijn portrayed a bisexual con artist in the film Femme Fatale. Rebecca Alie Romijn (born November 6 1972 is an American film and television Actress and former Fashion model. Femme Fatale is a 2002 film directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars Rebecca Romijn as the Femme fatale and Antonio Banderas

In the sci-fi television series Babylon 5, characters including Susan Ivanova and Talia Winters are portrayed as bisexual or pansexual. Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J Susan Ivanova is a fictional character in the Science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Claudia Christian. Talia Winters is a fictional character appearing on the Science fiction television show Babylon 5 during its first and second seasons There seems to be a general feeling in the show that it is accepted and common for people to follow their hearts wherever they may take them, ignoring sex. Other examples include the characters Marcus Cole and Stephen Franklin posing as a married couple, and series creator J. Michael Straczynski indicating that the station commander John Sheridan would have been propositioned by the male Lumati ambassador if Susan Ivanova had not been handling those negotiations. Marcus Cole, played by Jason Carter, is a Fictional character in the universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Stephen Franklin is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by the late Richard Biggs Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J John J Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bruce Boxleitner.

In the 1996 Broadway musical turned movie Rent, Idina Menzel plays Maureen Johnson, a character who has a relationship with both Mark Cohen (Anthony Rapp [who is openly bisexual in real life]), and Joanne Jefferson (Tracie Thoms/Freddie Walker). Rent is a Rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini 's Opera La Bohème Idina Kim Menzel (born May 30 1971 is an American Tony Award winning Actress, Singer and Songwriter who achieved fame for her Anthony Dean Rapp (born October 26 1971) is an American stage and Film actor best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen Tracie Nicole Thoms (born August 19, 1975) is an American Television, Film, and stage Actress. In the musical, Menzel's character sings the following lines in the song "Take Me or Leave Me":

Ever since puberty, everybody stares at me,
Boys, girls—I can't help it, baby

In the television program "Bottom", Richie is shown consistently throughout the series to be trying to get a girlfriend but to be either secretly attracted to men or accidentally finding more luck with men. Bottom is an award-winning British sitcom of the early 1990s (and later a series of stage shows written by and starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson He maintains a facade of heterosexuality throughout this, although in the stage adaptations he is shown to be far more attracted to men but still also to women.

In the video game series Metal Gear Solid, the villain Vamp is known to be bisexual, as reported by Hideo Kojima. is a stealth-action Video game directed by Hideo Kojima. The game was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and first published In the Fox television series, The O.C., Marissa Cooper (played by Mischa Barton ) has a same-sex fling with the character Alex Kelly, played by Olivia Wilde. This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California. Marissa Cooper is a Fictional character from the FOX television network series The O Mischa Anne Marsden Barton (born January 24 1986) is an English American film television and stage Actress, perhaps best known for her Alex Kelly, played by Olivia Wilde, is a Fictional character from the second season of the FOX television series The O Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn March 10, 1984) is an American actress.

The high rated MTV series, A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila, is a bisexual reality show. For the second season see A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is an American Reality television Tila Tequila or Tila Nguyen, is the bisexual bachelorette, trying to find love from 16 straight males and 16 lesbians. Tila Nguyen (legal name Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, born October 24 1981 better known by her Stage name Tila Tequila, is an American Tila Nguyen (legal name Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, born October 24 1981 better known by her Stage name Tila Tequila, is an American

Media stereotypes about bisexuality

There are also negative media portrayals—references sometimes made to stereotypes or mental disorders. The television show Friends sported a short song about the topic that expresses a common prejudice on the subject:

Sometimes men love women,
Sometimes men love men,
Then there are bisexuals
Though some just say they're kidding themselves

On the HBO drama Oz, Christopher Meloni played Chris Keller, a bisexual sociopath who tortured, raped, and had numerous sexual encounters with various men and women whom he met. Friends was an Oz is an American Television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes Christopher Peter Meloni (born on April 2, 1961) is an American Emmy -nominated Actor known for his near opposite roles as the protective Chris Keller is a Fictional character on the HBO series Oz, portrayed by Christopher Meloni from 1998 to 2003 Desperate Housewives features Andrew Van De Kamp. Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced Andrew Van de Kamp is a Fictional character in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.

A Saturday Night Live joke ran thus:

"A bisexual is a person who reaches down the front of somebody's pants and is satisfied with whatever they find. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City " -- Dana Carvey as The Church Lady, Saturday Night Live. Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an Emmy -award winning American Comedian and Actor known for his work on The Church Lady was a recurring character in a series of sketches on the American television show Saturday Night Live, circa 1986&ndash1992

Movies in which the bisexual characters conceal murderous neuroses include Basic Instinct, Black Widow, Blue Velvet, Cruising, and Girl, Interrupted. Basic Instinct is an American thriller / Neo-noir film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir Girl Interrupted is a 1999 film drama about a teen's 18-month stay at a mental institution starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie

In one of his comedy routines, George Carlin admits to thinking about what a curse bisexuality must be: "Could you imagine wanting to fuck everybody you meet? Think of all the phone numbers you'd accumulate! You might as well just walk around with the White Pages under your arms. George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12 1937 – June 22 2008 was an American stand-up comedian, often considered one of the best of all time "

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bisexuality

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  1. (botany) Of a flower, the state of being bisexual
  2. (psychology) The state of being emotionally or sexually attracted to persons of either sex.
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