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Bisexual means having romantic or sexual attraction towards more than one gender. In older source materials or discussion that does not recognise gender beyond a binary male/female understanding, it refers to attraction towards both males and females.

The Kinsey Scale ranks people on a scale from 0, meaning exclusively heterosexual, to 6, meaning exclusively homosexual. People ranked from 2 to 4 are often classed as bisexual,^[1] while the range from 1 to 5 is more commonly recognised by bisexual advocates and organisations ^[2].

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References

↑ Mike Szymanski, "Moving Closer to the Middle: Kinsey the Movie, and Its Rocky Road to Bisexual Acceptance." Journal of Bisexuality 8.3 (2008): 287-308
↑ BiPhoria, "Getting Bi In A Gay / Straight World (2011): 14

[1] Mike Szymanski, "Moving Closer to the Middle: Kinsey the Movie, and Its Rocky Road to Bisexual Acceptance." Journal of Bisexuality 8.3 (2008): 287-308

[2] BiPhoria, "Getting Bi In A Gay / Straight World (2011): 14

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	[[File:Bi flag.svg\|thumb\|the Bisexual Pride flag]]'''Bisexual''' means having romantic or sexual attraction towards ~~both males and females~~. In discussion that ~~recognises~~ gender beyond a binary male/female understanding, it refers to ~~romantic or sexual~~ attraction ~~to more than one gender~~.		[[File:Bi flag.svg\|thumb\|the Bisexual Pride flag]]'''Bisexual''' means having romantic or sexual attraction towards more than one gender. In older source materials or discussion that does not recognise gender beyond a binary male/female understanding, it refers to attraction towards both males and females.

	The [[Kinsey Scale]] ranks people on a scale from 0, meaning exclusively heterosexual, to 6, meaning exclusively homosexual. People ranked from 2 to 4 are often classed as bisexual,<ref>Mike Szymanski, "Moving Closer to the Middle: Kinsey the Movie, and Its Rocky Road to Bisexual Acceptance." ''Journal of Bisexuality'' 8.3 (2008): 287-308</ref> while the range from 1 to 5 is more commonly recognised by bisexual advocates and organisations <ref>BiPhoria, "Getting Bi In A Gay / Straight World (2011): 14</ref>.		The [[Kinsey Scale]] ranks people on a scale from 0, meaning exclusively heterosexual, to 6, meaning exclusively homosexual. People ranked from 2 to 4 are often classed as bisexual,<ref>Mike Szymanski, "Moving Closer to the Middle: Kinsey the Movie, and Its Rocky Road to Bisexual Acceptance." ''Journal of Bisexuality'' 8.3 (2008): 287-308</ref> while the range from 1 to 5 is more commonly recognised by bisexual advocates and organisations <ref>BiPhoria, "Getting Bi In A Gay / Straight World (2011): 14</ref>.