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Bisexuality encompasses a wide spectrum of attraction. A bisexual person may be attracted to any number of genders, from two to all, and may be attracted to any genders in any combination (including non-binary genders). Bisexual people may or may not have a preference and may or may not feel a difference between their attraction to different genders. |
Bisexuality encompasses a wide spectrum of attraction. A bisexual person may be attracted to any number of genders, from two to all, and may be attracted to any genders in any combination (including non-binary genders). Bisexual people may or may not have a preference and may or may not feel a difference between their attraction to different genders. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| + | The prefix "Bi-" means "two." |
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| − | Name sources, and how to pronounce it as well if that isn't clear. |
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==Definitions== |
==Definitions== |
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| + | * ''Attraction to two or more genders.'' - Pride-flags, 2016<ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146744545385/bi</ref> |
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| + | * ''Being attracted to two (or possibly more) genders.'' - Ezgender Google Docs, 2021<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S29RLF8glgA-SzsL79L_-2WDEoAt1kWCV63THrG98fU/edit#</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| + | In the 1940s, the zoologist Alfred Kinsey created a scale to measure the continuum of sexual orientation from heterosexuality to homosexuality. Kinsey studied human sexuality and argued that people have the capability of being hetero- or homosexual even if this trait does not present itself in the current circumstances.[28] The Kinsey scale is used to describe a person's sexual experience or response at a given time. It ranges from 0, meaning exclusively heterosexual, to 6, meaning exclusively homosexual.<ref>https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/kinsey-scale.php</ref> People ranking anywhere from 2 to 4 are often considered bisexual; they are often not fully one extreme or the other.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1080%2F15299710802501918</ref> The sociologists Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams write that, in principle, people who rank anywhere from 1 to 5 could be considered bisexual. |
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| + | The psychologist Jim McKnight writes that while the idea that bisexuality is a form of sexual orientation intermediate between homosexuality and heterosexuality is implicit in the Kinsey scale, that conception has been "severely challenged" since the publication of Homosexualities (1978), by Weinberg and the psychologist Alan P. Bell. |
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==Orientations== |
==Orientations== |
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| + | *Bisexual: Being sexually attracted to two (or possibly more) genders. |
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| − | *Blurb about/link to the romantic version of this orientation goes here. |
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| + | *Biromantic: Being romantically attracted to two (or possibly more) genders. |
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| − | *Blurb about/link to the sexual version of this orientation goes here. |
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| + | *Bialterous: Experiencing alterous attraction to two (or possibly more) genders. |
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| − | *Blurb about/link to the sensual version of this orientation goes here. |
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| + | *Bisensual: Experiencing sensual attraction to two (or possibly more) genders. |
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| − | *Etc... |
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==Related Terms== |
==Related Terms== |
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===Subsets=== |
===Subsets=== |
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| + | *[[Biflux]] |
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| − | *If there's subsets of this orientation, (like how adfectu- could be considered a subset of neuro-) put links to them here (with no description). |
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===See Also=== |
===See Also=== |
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| + | *[[Mspec]] |
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| − | *If there are similar terms that aren't subsets of this term, put links to each here (with no description). |
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| + | *[[Pan]] |
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| + | *[[Ply]] |
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==Controversy== |
==Controversy== |
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| + | It is sometimes claimed that bi- orientations are exclusive of transgender and nonbinary people, and therefore [[Pan]] is more inclusive. However, this is ahistorical; Nonbinary people have always been included in bi communities. |
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| − | If there's been a specific variety of (this identity)-phobic discourse that has led to discrediting it (examples being pan, ace, etc) or if this identity is potentially genuinely harmful (aliqua, quasihomo), please detail that here. This section can also be renamed called "flag controversy" if there have been similar -phobic discourses around popular flags, examples being the racist claims around the pan flag, or the true racism and biphobia of the pink lesbian flag's creator. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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===Flags=== |
===Flags=== |
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| + | File:Bisexual biromantic.jpg|The bisexual biromantic flag, designed in 1995 by Michael Page. |
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| − | </gallery>''EVERY'' single flag, possibly including the 'main' one that may be put in the above template, goes here. Try to provide who made a flag and when it was introduced if that information is available. If nothing, leave blank. |
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| − | Combination flags for multiple labels would go here, ex; aromantic bisexual, transgender bi. |
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===Coining=== |
===Coining=== |
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===Other=== |
===Other=== |
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| − | Any other kind of image (symbols from the flag, people waving pride flags, merchandise with the flags, images used to describe the gender, cube flags, aesthetic flags, MOGAIballs, etc) goes here. If nothing, leave blank. |
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==Usage== |
==Usage== |
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| − | Examples of people actually identifying with this label or the definition of it go here. Acceptable examples include quotes from celebrities or public figures, survey results like the Gender Census, and screenshots of blogs (with permission). Fictional characters may also be added to this section if they've canonicly been said to be this label. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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| − | Citations for information above are gathered here. |
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[[Category:Orientation]] |
[[Category:Orientation]] |
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[[Category:Bi]] |
[[Category:Bi]] |
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Bi refers to someone who is attracted to two or more genders. It is also sometimes defined as the attraction to genders both the same as and different to one's own. This does not necessarily refer to one only being attracted to men and women, bi is trans and nonbinary inclusive.
Bisexuality encompasses a wide spectrum of attraction. A bisexual person may be attracted to any number of genders, from two to all, and may be attracted to any genders in any combination (including non-binary genders). Bisexual people may or may not have a preference and may or may not feel a difference between their attraction to different genders.
Contents
Etymology
The prefix "Bi-" means "two."
Definitions
- Attraction to two or more genders. - Pride-flags, 2016[1]
- Being attracted to two (or possibly more) genders. - Ezgender Google Docs, 2021[2]
History
In the 1940s, the zoologist Alfred Kinsey created a scale to measure the continuum of sexual orientation from heterosexuality to homosexuality. Kinsey studied human sexuality and argued that people have the capability of being hetero- or homosexual even if this trait does not present itself in the current circumstances.[28] The Kinsey scale is used to describe a person's sexual experience or response at a given time. It ranges from 0, meaning exclusively heterosexual, to 6, meaning exclusively homosexual.[3] People ranking anywhere from 2 to 4 are often considered bisexual; they are often not fully one extreme or the other.[4] The sociologists Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams write that, in principle, people who rank anywhere from 1 to 5 could be considered bisexual.
The psychologist Jim McKnight writes that while the idea that bisexuality is a form of sexual orientation intermediate between homosexuality and heterosexuality is implicit in the Kinsey scale, that conception has been "severely challenged" since the publication of Homosexualities (1978), by Weinberg and the psychologist Alan P. Bell.
Orientations
- Bisexual: Being sexually attracted to two (or possibly more) genders.
- Biromantic: Being romantically attracted to two (or possibly more) genders.
- Bialterous: Experiencing alterous attraction to two (or possibly more) genders.
- Bisensual: Experiencing sensual attraction to two (or possibly more) genders.
Related Terms
Subsets
See Also
- Mspec
- Pan
- Ply
Controversy
It is sometimes claimed that bi- orientations are exclusive of transgender and nonbinary people, and therefore Pan is more inclusive. However, this is ahistorical; Nonbinary people have always been included in bi communities.
Gallery
Flags
Combinations