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[[File:Bi flag.svg|thumb|the Bisexual Pride flag]]'''Bisexual''' means having romantic or sexual attraction | [[File:Bi flag.svg|thumb|the Bisexual Pride flag]]'''Bisexual''' means having sexual attraction towards both male and female sexes <ref> pansexual is defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity</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>. | 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>. | ||
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== Bi History Resources == | == Bi History Resources == | ||
* | * Bi History and Bisexual History use twitter with bisexual history information <ref> @BisexualHistory @Bihistory are the handles for the twitter accounts (as Sept 23 2022) </ref>. | ||
* Wikipedia has a history page predominantly about bi history in the USA. | * Wikipedia has a history page predominantly about bi history in the USA. | ||
* [[BiPhoria]] publishes a bi history timeline on their website. | * [[BiPhoria]] publishes a bi history timeline on their website. | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 23 September 2022
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].
Bi History Resources
- Bi History and Bisexual History use twitter with bisexual history information [4].
- 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.
- This article is a stub. You can help the UK LGBT History Project by expanding it.
References
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- ↑ pansexual is defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity
- ↑ 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
- ↑ @BisexualHistory @Bihistory are the handles for the twitter accounts (as Sept 23 2022)