Do you think bisexuality is less accepted then homosexuality?

**MAJOR METAL** · #1 09-16-2011, 07:12 PM

Do you think bisexual persons are less socially accepted then homosexual persons ? I believe so, from what I can gather it is much easier to be out as a homosexual person then a bisexual person.

chokeslam512 · #2 09-16-2011, 07:15 PM

I think homosexuality would be easier to explain than bisexuality.

Papa Dangerous · #3 09-16-2011, 07:27 PM

People, from which I noticed, seem to have an issues with bisexuality because people think of it as an attention thing. That, for most cases girls, they do it just to be edgy and seem attractive to guys by hooking up with girls.

This is just some testimony I have heard. One or two people said they do not even believe bisexuality is real, that it is done for the sake of aforementioned reasons.

Personally, I have the biggest issues with straight up lesbians... really hot lesbians... They want nothing that I have to offer, just other hot lesbians... Man does not fit into the equation and it is sometimes so upsetting.. cause hot lesbians, always have hot lesbian friends... and they convert hot straight girls to the dark side... True story.

**jmattbassplaya** · #4 09-16-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa Dangerous

People, from which I noticed, seem to have an issues with bisexuality because people think of it as an attention thing. That, for most cases girls, they do it just to be edgy and seem attractive to guys by hooking up with girls.

While I know bisexuality to be a real thing, I do believe you have a point with this remark that is true in a lot of cases.

As far as the OP's question is concerned, I wouldn't say it's less accepted than homosexuality. I just think heterosexuals have an easier time grasping the idea that a person likes one sex or the other - and they're probably jealous that they can't like both themselves

Here's a question I've always had that's directed towards any bisexual TB'ers. If you were to get married, would you feel more inclined to marry a person of the opposite sex, your own sex, or does it not matter (regardless of what your state laws might say in regards to marriage)?

Papa Dangerous · #5 09-16-2011, 08:14 PM

What about trisexuals? What... err who do they do? Do they only hit up transgendered post ops of a certain gender to another? Do they receive a lot of criticisms? Perhaps I made this up...

ShredderMaximus · #6 09-16-2011, 08:24 PM

Though not my thing since I just ain't into dudes, I always thought it would be awesome to be Bi, You got the most options...

EVERYONE!!!

JimB52 · #7 09-16-2011, 08:29 PM

I don't dislike people that order Surf & Turf any more than those that stick to fish or beef exclusively, but I do think they're just a bit greedy.

**colcifer** · #8 09-16-2011, 08:36 PM

Kwesi · #9 09-16-2011, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by chokeslam512

I think homosexuality would be easier to explain than bisexuality.

Agreed.

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Originally Posted by Papa Dangerous

People, from which I noticed, seem to have an issues with bisexuality because people think of it as an attention thing. That, for most cases girls, they do it just to be edgy and seem attractive to guys by hooking up with girls.

Agreed and in my experience there are quite a few folks that do it to be edgy but you can usually tell who those people are just from how they act. Of course, that doesn't mean every bisexual is a poser.

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Originally Posted by ShredderMaximus

Though not my thing since I just ain't into dudes, I always thought it would be awesome to be Bi, You got the most options...

EVERYONE!!!

LOL! I thought I was weird for thinking the exact same thing. Very glad I didn't relay those thoughts to my parents though, haha.

To give my own thoughts on the subject, I think being bisexual would pretty much be just as tough as being gay. I can definitely see it being more difficult to understand from the viewpoint of a "traditionalist" but not so much that it would make the experience much more or less alienating. Bi's may have a tougher time on the romantic front though.

Longhair · #10 09-17-2011, 01:40 AM

Bisexual people are just rebelling against their parents.

"You can have one or the other, just not both."

GeneralElectric · #11 09-17-2011, 02:04 AM

I have friends that are both hetero, homo, and bi. Being such a manly stud and a rock star I know lots of chicks that will make out with girls and have sex with girls but don't consider themselves lesbian or bi. They're just having fun, while some do it for attention. I don't really care either way since, like most things in life, I'm just along for the ride.

My sister is a lesbian but she's dated guys in the past. At some point she considered herself bisexual until she decided to just date women. Our close friends and family just think she's going through a phase. If she is, I couldn't care less. If she isn't, well I still couldn't care less.

If any of you have heard of the Kinsey scale its a 7 point scale of sexuality. 0 is totally straight and 6 is totally gay. Its very rare that someone is on the complete opposite end of one spectrum and is a 0 or a 6. And even when they are, its even more rarely permanent. Just as its rare to be a 0 or a 6 its rare to be a perfect 3 in the middle. While I do believe people can be bisexual I do not believe that they can be a "3." And if they are, they aren't for very long and at some point tend to favor either men or women more than the other sex without being exclusively hetero or homo.

**Vorago** · #12 09-17-2011, 02:14 AM

My gf is bi, she says it's less accepted by heterosexuals AND by gays & lesbians.

For some heterosexuals it doesn't make sense, they think that bi's can't choose, and some gays & lesbians look at bi's as being 'fake' lesbians or gays.

LiquidMidnight · #13 09-17-2011, 02:15 AM

Interesting topic. Though, rather than armchair theorizing on things like homosexuality and bisexuality, I'd suggest checking out some of the research of Lisa Diamond.

hrodbert696 · #14 09-17-2011, 05:10 AM

I remember a conversation with a gay classmate where he distinguished between gay men that can function with a woman and gay men who can't. He did not consider a gay man who could to be "Bi," however.

The conclusion I've drawn from the whole thing is that the tendency to classify people and treat their preferences as an "identity" or "orientation" that's fixed and unchanging is a lot of hooey. The plumbing works the way it does and people like what they like at any given moment based on a whole mountain of variables.

shackled · #15 09-17-2011, 05:36 AM

I have a friend who is bisexual. I honestly think she just likes it any way she can get it. More or less acceptable than homo?
Probably less. It doesn't really matter to me.
Interesting question.

Tituscrow · #16 09-17-2011, 06:06 AM

I suspect the problem with being bisexual is that the likelihood of having your heart broken, your head wrecked and your life ruined is doubled.

**Vorago** · #17 09-17-2011, 06:23 AM

But your chances of finding a good partner are doubled too

Plus, if your gf is bi you can check out hot women together.

"Stop looking at her!"

"You were looking too!"

XtreO · #18 09-17-2011, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by chokeslam512

I think homosexuality would be easier to explain than bisexuality.

I think the opposite.

spade2you · #19 09-17-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Tituscrow

I suspect the problem with being bisexual is that the likelihood of having your heart broken, your head wrecked and your life ruined is doubled.

...and twice as many people mad at you!

Papa Dangerous · #20 09-17-2011, 09:17 AM

Bisexuality leads to 50% increase in the chances of a date on a Saturday night.
Bisexuality leads to a 50% decrease that I am getting a date on a Saturday night.
Homosexuality leads to a 0% decrease/increase that I am getting a date on Saturday night.

->This leads to a problem and I can see why it is less accepted.