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5 Myths About Bisexuality Debunked
Despite the significant social progress made for LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance, there are a lot of people out there who still just don’t get bisexuality.
Well, it’s 2018, folks, and I’m here to set the record straight. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about what it means to be bisexual — usually coming from people who aren’t — and it’s about time that someone fact-checked these myths.
“Being bisexual really just means you just can’t decide to be straight or gay.”
Nope — bisexuality isn’t a pit-stop on the way to becoming straight or gay. It has nothing to do with being indecisive or unsure of sexual preferences.
People tend to think of bisexuality as the “median” between heterosexuality and homosexuality, but it’s not. Bisexuality is its own sexuality.
This myth seems to stem from the idea that bisexuality isn’t real and that we’re all just confused gays — which definitely isn’t true. Just as homosexuality is exhibited in other species, so is bisexuality. See for yourself:
Scientists who have extensively studied the Bottlenose dolphin population in Shark Bay, Western Australia, have observed bisexual behaviour…
