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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>.
In 2024 [[Cardiff]] City Ladies FC footballer Lailah Muscat, said coming out as bisexual was a difficult process <ref> As a bisexual, there's no-one you can really relate to BBC article https://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/c88z6ggdyjpo (Accessed 8 June 2024) </ref>.


== Bi History Resources ==
== Bi History Resources ==

Revision as of 18:44, 8 June 2024

the Bisexual Pride flag

Bisexual means having sexual attraction towards both male and female sexes [1].

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,[2] while the range from 1 to 5 is more commonly recognised by bisexual advocates and organisations [3].

In 2024 Cardiff City Ladies FC footballer Lailah Muscat, said coming out as bisexual was a difficult process [4].

Bi History Resources

  • Bi History and Bisexual History use twitter with bisexual history information [5].
  • Wikipedia has a history page predominantly about bi history in the USA.
  • BiPhoria publishes a bi history timeline on their website.
  • Jen Yockney's publication "Getting Bi In A Gay/Straight World" has a 3 page bisexual history timeline.
National Bisexual Conference 1993 (Hall Carpenter Archives LSE)



References

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  1. pansexual is defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity
  2. 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
  3. BiPhoria, "Getting Bi In A Gay / Straight World (2011): 14
  4. As a bisexual, there's no-one you can really relate to BBC article https://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/c88z6ggdyjpo (Accessed 8 June 2024)
  5. @BisexualHistory @Bihistory are the handles for the twitter accounts (as Sept 23 2022)