Bisexuality -- What's in a Name? (commentary)

[Natasha]

Bisexuality -- What's in a Name?

Edge Boston
03/17/2008

"Is there anything more inherently suspicious than bisexuality? When a hetero male concedes attraction to another guy, isn't his self-proclaimed "straight/curious" status just code for "gay, but not ready to admit it?" Or, could it actually be that we all have the same potential for experiencing the full spectrum of human sexuality?"

[Constance]

I can't answer for other males, but I am not secretly gay and afraid to admit it. I've been married for 19+ years, quite happily so. That doesn't change my experiences before marriage, nor my desires. I'm bisexual, though I usually find women more attractive than men.

I've been told that since I'm monogamous I can't call myself bisexual. To me, that's nonsense. Sexual orientation is not the same as sexual interaction.