APA: Ten Year Study Says Bisexual Women's Orientation Is Not A "Transitional Phase"
by: Autumn Sandeen
Mon Jan 26, 2009 at 14:30:00 PM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=33CF17ED8132411ECBAD5E3DAB94EB62?diaryId=9206From YourTango (New York, NY, USA):
A study published by the American Psychological Association recognizes that women can maintain a long-term attraction to both genders. This study, done over 10 years, was intended to refute the myth that bisexual women were lesbians trying to straddle the fence between societal expectations and their true feelings. It also shows that bisexual women are able to commit to long-term relationships.
Female Bisexuality From Adolescence to Adulthood: Results From a 10-Year Longitudinal StudyThe media release for the APA adds:
Bisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt "on their way" to lesbianism, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
