Breaking news: Bisexuality exists!

bisign.jpgTalk about the “no duh” headline of the day: Women’s bisexuality an ‘identity,’ not phase
A new study from the University of Utah shows that bisexuality in women isn’t “just a phase.”

[Lisa] Diamond, [an associate professor of psychology and gender studies] conducted face-to-face interviews around New York state in 1995, when the women (who identified themselves as lesbian, bisexual or unlabeled, but not heterosexual) were ages 18-25. She then spoke with them by phone every two years.
“These findings are therefore more consistent with the model of bisexuality as a stable identity than a transitional stage,” the study says.

I did find it interesting that the study only focused on women who were bisexual – I thought it was a major limitation. After all, bisexual men are often accused of just being slow to come out as gay. It seems to be that it’s always been more “acceptable” for women to be bi because it feeds into straight male fantasies. With bi men, not so much. Thoughts?
Pic from the NYT.

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