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{{Orientation
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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.
==Etymology==
The prefix "Bi-" means "two."
==Pronunciation==
[[File:Bi.ogg]]
==Definitions==
* ''Attraction to two or more genders.'' - Pride-flags, 2016<ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146744545385/bi</ref>
* ''Being attracted to two (or possibly more) genders.'' - Ezgender Google Docs, 2021<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S29RLF8glgA-SzsL79L_-2WDEoAt1kWCV63THrG98fU/edit#</ref>
==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.<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.
==Orientations==▼
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.
==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.
▲==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===
*[[Biflux]]
===See Also===
*[[Mspec]]
*[[Pan]]
*[[Ply]]
▲==Controversy==
==Gallery==
===Flags===
<gallery>
Bi-.png|alt=A flag with three stripes. From top to bottom: Hot pink, purple, and blue. The purple stripe is half the width of the other two.|Bi- flag (Michael Page, 1995).
Bi- (2).png|alt=A flag split in half horizontally, with two thin, purple crescent moon shapes at the center-left. The top half of the flag is blue, and the bottom half is dark salmon pink. The first crescent has its points face the left, and its bottom third crosses the dividing line. The second crescent has its points face the right, and its top third crosses the dividing line. The crescents very slightly overlap to create a single unit. This unit is rotated slightly counterclockwise, anchored at the dividing line.|Bi- flag.
Bi- (3).png|alt=A flag with five stripes. From top to bottom: Baby blue, white, dark grey, white, and pastel pink.|Bi- flag.
Bi- (4).png|alt=A flag with six stripes. From top to bottom, they gradate from hot pink to periwinkle blue. The middle two stripes are half the width of the others.|Bi- flag.
Bi- (5).png|alt=A flag split in half horizontally, with two thin, yellow crescent moon shapes at the center-left. The top half of the flag is indigo, and the bottom half is dark salmon pink. The first crescent has its points face the left, and its bottom barely crosses the dividing line. The second crescent has its points face the right, and its top barely crosses the dividing line. The crescents very slightly overlap to create a single unit. This unit is rotated slightly clockwise, anchored at the dividing line.|Bi- flag.
Bi- (6).png|alt=A flag with five stripes. From top to bottom: Hot pink, pink, pale lilac, cyan, and robin egg blue.|Bi- flag.
Bi- (7).png|alt=A flag with eight stripes. From top to bottom: Dark yellow, light yellow, pink, hot pink, robin egg blue, light blue, light grey, and dark grey.|Bi- flag.
Bi- by @ifightbiphobes.png|alt=A flag with five stripes. From top to bottom: Raspberry, hot pink, purple, blue, and a slightly darker blue.|Bi-flag ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCfrC6rcZy @ifightbiphobes], around 16 August, 2020<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9GA40BMns @ifightbiphobes' first use of this bi- flag]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCfrC6rcZy @ifightbiphobes' bi- flag]</ref>).
</gallery>
====Leanings and Preferences====
Combinations▼
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Bi With a Preference.png|alt=A flag with five stripes. From top to bottom: Raspberry, hot pink, pale lilac, blue, and deep blue.|Bi with a preference flag.
Bi- Masculine Leaning.png|Alt=A flag with three stripes. From top to bottom: Hot pink, purple, and dark blue. The dark blue stripe is twice as thick as the others.|[[Masculine|Masc]]-leaning bi- flag.
Bi- Masc Leaning.png|alt=A flag with six stripes. From top to bottom: Cerulean, blue, deep blue, lilac, lavender, and light purple.|Alternate masc-leaning bi- flag.
Bi- Feminine Leaning.png|alt=A flag with three stripes. From top to bottom: Hot pink, purple, and dark blue. The hot pink stripe is twice as thick as the others.|[[Feminine|Fem]]-leaning bi- flag.
Bi- Fem Leaning.png|alt=A flag with six stripes. From top to bottom: Light pink, pink, hot pink, lilac, lavender, and light purple.|Alternate fem-leaning bi- flag.
Bi- Neutral Leaning.png|alt=A flag with three stripes. From top to bottom: Hot pink, purple, and dark blue. The purple stripe is twice as thick as the others.|[[Neutral]]-leaning bi- flag.
Bi- NB Leaning.png|alt=A flag with six stripes. From top to bottom: Pale yellow, light yellow, dark grey, lilac, lavender, and light purple.|[[Nonbinary|NB]]-leaning bi-flag.
Bi- Feminine Masculine Leaning.png|alt=A flag with three stripes. From top to bottom: Hot pink, dark blue, and purple. The purple stripe is half the width of the others.|Fem- and Masc-leaning bi- flag.
Bi- Neutral Masculine Leaning.png|alt=A flag with three stripes. From top to bottom: Hot pink, purple, and dark blue. The hot pink stripe is half the width of the others.|Neutral- and Masc-leaning bi- flag.
Bi- Feminine Neutral Leaning.png|alt=A flag with three stripes. From top to bottom: Hot pink, purple, and dark blue. The dark blue stripe is half the width of the others.|Fem- and Neutral-leaning bi- flag.
</gallery>
▲====Combinations====
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Bi Polyam by CringyNintendoFan.png|alt=A flag with three stripes, and a white heart and infinity symbol overlaid atop each other in the center. From top to bottom, the stripes are: Raspberry, purple, and blue.|Bi- [[polyamory]] combo flag ([https://archive.ph/LDsR7 u/CringyNintendoFan], 20 June, 2021<ref>[https://archive.ph/LDsR7 u/CringyNintendoFan's bi- polyamory combo flag]</ref>).
Bi Aromantic by aroaesflags.png|alt=A square flag with five stripes. From top to bottom: Light brown, light dull orange, pale lilac, light blue, and dark blue.|[[Bi-]] [[aromantic]] combo flag ([https://archive.ph/dm8As aroaesflags {{Icon|Tumblr}}], 4 July, 2021<ref>[https://archive.ph/dm8As aroaesflags' Bi- aromantic combo flag. {{Icon|Tumblr}}]</ref>).
Bipan by kenochoric.png|alt=A flag with four stripes. From top to bottom: Indigo, sky blue, light cream, and lavender.|[[Bi-]] [[pan-]] combo flag ([https://archive.ph/nYoZC kenochoric], <ref>[https://archive.ph/nYoZC kenochoric's bi- pan- combo flag]</ref>).
Bipan by kenochoric 2.png|alt=A flag with four stripes. From top to bottom: Dark blue, cyan, pale yellow, and light purple.|[[Bi-]] [[pan-]] combo flag ([https://archive.ph/nYoZC kenochoric], <ref>[https://archive.ph/nYoZC kenochoric's bi- pan- combo flag]</ref>).
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===Coining===
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==Usage==
==Sources==
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