Bisexuality Support Group

There are many myths about bisexuals, here are a few I found.

Bisexuals don't exist
Actually, there are over 1000 bisexual groups worldwide. Bisexuals are everywhere. Many bisexuals say they are heterosexual, lesbian, or gay because they fear others will not accept or understand their bisexuality.

Bisexuality is just a phase
Many people are attracted to both women and men and remain that way their entire lives. Some bisexual people go through a period of calling themselves gay, lesbian, or heterosexual before calling themselves bisexual. Likewise, some gay men and lesbians call themselves bisexual before identifying as gay or lesbian.

Bisexuals are confused
Sexuality can be confusing, but bisexuals are no more or less uncertain about their sexuality than heterosexuals, lesbians or gays. Many of today's best-known theories about how sexuality works have been developed by bisexuals.

Bisexuals are promiscuous, they can't hold down a committed monogamous relationship

News flash: a bisexual can fall in love and hold down a relationship. Being bisexual might mean you feel attracted to guys and girls, but it doesn't give you license to be unfaithful to your partner, or to expect him/her to accept another person in to your love life. Relationships still have the same rules. 

Bisexual people will never marry

Alongside the thought that bisexual men and women are sexually confused is the myth that they will never be able to settle on a partner of any sex. In many cases bisexuals put a lot of emphasis on emotional connections with either sex. This in mind, the opportunity for them to find a life partner is just as viable as it is for a heterosexual or homosexual. However, since same-sex marriage isn't legal in most places of the world, only a heterosexual marriage in most places will be recognized by law. 

Bisexuals have to love each gender equally.

Identifying as bisexual does not set a limit as to how attracted one must feel towards either gender. There is no defined cut off point at which one must cease to identify as bisexual and must identify as gay/lesbian or straight because of a shift in attractions. Most bisexuals do not f eel equally attracted to both genders on a sexual and emotional levels and experience shifts in attraction levels to either genders. Some bisexuals are not attracted to a gender per se, but are instead attracted to the person's personality or various other attributes and take note of gender afterwards, if at all. In these cases gender does not really come into play.

 Bisexuals are just denying they’re gay.

Being bisexual is different to being lesbian or gay. However, because your sexuality can change over time, it is possible to be bisexual for a while and then to be gay or straight. But most consider themselves bisexual for their whole lives and they tend not to change the category from one relationship to the next.

Bisexual people face less discrimination than gay, lesbian and transgender people.
The entire gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community faces discrimination. In 33 states, for example, it’s still legal to fire bisexual people based solely on their sexual orientation, just as it is for gays and lesbians. And bisexual people face unique problems in society due to the common myths and stereotypes about bisexuality.

Collected by Cherrie :)