Poll: Just realised I am bisexual

[BeanDelphiki]

There hasn't even been any work done (to my knowledge) to check whether the male and female methods even measure the same thing -- they just assume that blood flow is an identical signifier for both groups.

Actually, recent research has suggested that it doesn't measure the same thing in men and women - women's self-reported arousal patterns don't remotely match blood flood measurements.

Interesting. I've been wondering about that ever since that "all women are pansexual" thing came out and people started throwing it around everywhere as evidence that women's sexuality must be more fluid than men's. (They found that their blood flow measurements responded to women viewing sexual activity of any kind, including nonhuman activity, and went "hey, women are aroused by EVERYTHING!" Or maybe you're measuring an unrelated physiological response to sexual activity in genreal, morons?)

Do you have a link to the recent study, or know where I might find it?

I think we're actually thinking of the same study. The researchers themselves speculated similarly to you - that women were responding automatically to certain sexual cues, not out of their own sexual interest. So measuring blood flow in women tells you nothing about their sexual orientation.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

I prefer women... but that's not to say I've never found a man attractive...

This is pretty much me. There is exactly one man in the world I would go for...

Spoiler: This guy. *sigh*

Neil Patrick Harris is a god among insects.

 

[Mad Scientist]

I think we're actually thinking of the same study. The researchers themselves speculated similarly to you - that women were responding automatically to certain sexual cues, not out of their own sexual interest. So measuring blood flow in women tells you nothing about their sexual orientation.

They did but nobody seems to read that part before throwing it around as evidence about sexuality, which annoys me.

 

[K4ndY]

I consider myself an heterosexual woman since I've been in a loving relationship with the same man for about 9 years now. As far as attraction goes though, I find both the male and female form to be appealing in their own ways.

 

[runnernda]

Now what? Carry on with life and enjoy the fact that you get to find more people attractive. People watching is so fun when you're bi

I'm a bisexual girl.

 

[Alar]

Man... space aliens get me so hot.

Female, human-like aliens, of course.

 

[RikPandachan]

I'm bi as well, though I tend to lust after girls more than I actually want a relationship with them. I'm in a long-term relationship with a guy, and although I've had many a crush and hollow love for girls, this is definitely my poison.

 

[AnkaraTheFallen]

Gay, straight or lying. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/05/health/05sex.html]

If you think you're "bi" chances are you actually "aren't".
Frankly, saying you're Bi is a bit like saying you're a furry; you desperately want to be treated like a minority, all the while navel gazing for silly reasons, but you just AREN'T.

Chances are you're pansexual or omnisexual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality]...


Please, don't say you're Bi-sexual.
It's like saying you're "very European when it comes to sex." You'll regret the pretentiousness once you get older.

Can I just say this seems very small minded of you... do you have any idea how difficult it would be to measure people attractions in the first place, they're going to feel very awkward which will mess up any results, and people are attracted to different things, just cause one person finds a guy or a girl attractive someone else might not, that doesn't stop them still being attracted to each sex though... I'll accept that I might have misunderstood what it is you are saying, but you first paragraph makes you seem like a small minded person who thinks that people have made up bisexuality just to get attention this is complete nonsense. I personal count myself as bi, while I prefer women I can still be attracted towards men... I couldn't care less if people pay'd me any attention or not for it.

 

[RikPandachan]

There hasn't even been any work done (to my knowledge) to check whether the male and female methods even measure the same thing -- they just assume that blood flow is an identical signifier for both groups.

Actually, recent research has suggested that it doesn't measure the same thing in men and women - women's self-reported arousal patterns don't remotely match blood flood measurements.

Interesting. I've been wondering about that ever since that "all women are pansexual" thing came out and people started throwing it around everywhere as evidence that women's sexuality must be more fluid than men's. (They found that their blood flow measurements responded to women viewing sexual activity of any kind, including nonhuman activity, and went "hey, women are aroused by EVERYTHING!" Or maybe you're measuring an unrelated physiological response to sexual activity in genreal, morons?)

Do you have a link to the recent study, or know where I might find it?

SOME women are aroused by non-human sexual activity. Not all. Most women would be aroused by human sexual activity, more so for their sexual preferences (i.e. a lesbian would find girl-on-girl more or exclusively attractive than guy-on-guy or guy-on-girl, etc). Many people would watch with a detached interest when seeing non-human sexual activity.

 

[WolfThomas]

I'm a male and I like females. I have had bi-romantic feelings in the past, but no bisexual feeling. Translation, there's been males I've "crushed on" and felt very strongly about, but never actual had any sexual desires about them.

I do find I'm overly sensitive about issues of sexuality some times. If someone around me is being homophobic or just ignorant I'm always the first to correct them.

 

[ManWithHat]

I'm not actually all that quiet around people I know well, in fact I have a tendency to dominate groups in which I'm comfortable. Around strangers, however, and in large groups, I'm very...shy isn't the right word, if people want to talk to me, I'll talk back, but I won't initiate conversation, if that makes sense.

I'm the same way. You could say that you're introverted, or not socially outgoing in certain aspects. So, you're not alone in that regard.

Spoiler: -snip-

Never met an actual hermaphrodite. That... actually sounds kinda sexy. Well, if hentai can be believed. Which, of course, it can't. **sigh**

I know right! A penis AND breasts? /drool

At first blush of course.
Bi-sexuality implies that they have TOTAL attraction for both sexes.
TOTAL. ATTRACTION.

No it doesn't! Bi means two - it implies that one is attracted to two genders rather than one. It does NOT imply the amount one is attracted to either.

However, you are ignoring everything outside those two genders. It seems to me that generally bisexuals have no sexual interest in hermaphrodites nor things outside of humans.

Thats a false preconceived notion. Bisexuality encompasses hermaphrodites and gender swapped people as well.

Bisexual is not simply about attraction to two sexes and encompasses gender as well, it can include attraction to more than two genders, as "gender" is a more complex issue. Your label doesn't even begin to work unless you look at "gender" and "sex" as the same black and white terms. It has never worked this way.

I would take your word for it, but this being the internet and all do you have something to back that up?

I know what sexuality I am for starters. What part of me do you want to "prove"? The fact that gender and sex aren't black and white? The fact that sexual attraction isn't black and white?

How bout your side "proves" your stance for once? Cause the only thing I'm "proving" is a better understanding of terms that most of you only know the textbook definition of.

Its like your asking me to "prove" that the sky is blue.

Just goes to show that anything involving sex and relationships is complicated and problematic. Never simple.

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[Aethren]

I'm a straight male, but I would be gay for this guy.

Spoiler: Yes Please

And these two.

Spoiler: Omg

And especially him.

Spoiler: *drool*

 

[yanipheonu]

Sometimes I wonder if I'm bi, then I think about it and realize "I REALLY like women though", and realize I'm straight.

 

[Johnny Impact]

I'm a heterosexual male. I am honestly baffled that people find males sexually attractive. I don't begrudge this position of course and I certainly use it to my advantage but any time someone says "sure I'll sleep with you" I'm excited simply because the odds against anyone finding my gender attractive (much less me specifically) seem so astronomical. It's like winning the lottery.

Supposedly women feel exactly the opposite way. "Breasts? Eww! Who'd ever find THOSE attractive? I like manly pecs!" And so forth.

 

[Noah Maxin]

Lol,I just came out as bisexual last Saturday. You are not alone.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

So escapist, now what?

Continue.

Is there really any other option?

Any BRONIES I can share this with, now that I've come out as pony?

Why you sure can because i happen to be Bi and a fellow brony =D.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Space aliens, but only if they bring me pancakes...

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

Binary transsexuals fit into the binary fine, but you're still ignoring everybody else.

I have yet to meet any other kind.

If I meet someone who actually identifies themselves outside those binary categories, I would be willing to reassess, but it has yet to happen.

Edit: Actually, I don't subscribe to the binary nature of bisexuality. I am only suggesting this for the sake of the linguistics.

 

[FreakyRO]

Straight male here, so women, please.

OT: Holy crap! I was only curious about this post when I saw it, but after reading nine pages of opinions and arguing and good and bad points of view I just realized I know absolutely nothing about this crap.

I mean, I have gay friends. Even went so far once as to "experiment" but I learned a decent amount of terms I had no idea existed. Pansexual and Omnisexual make sense. I didn't think it was entirely possible to be asexual and human. There are more than two genders? And what the deuce is a Brony?

 

[Mad Scientist]

There hasn't even been any work done (to my knowledge) to check whether the male and female methods even measure the same thing -- they just assume that blood flow is an identical signifier for both groups.

Actually, recent research has suggested that it doesn't measure the same thing in men and women - women's self-reported arousal patterns don't remotely match blood flood measurements.

Interesting. I've been wondering about that ever since that "all women are pansexual" thing came out and people started throwing it around everywhere as evidence that women's sexuality must be more fluid than men's. (They found that their blood flow measurements responded to women viewing sexual activity of any kind, including nonhuman activity, and went "hey, women are aroused by EVERYTHING!" Or maybe you're measuring an unrelated physiological response to sexual activity in genreal, morons?)

Do you have a link to the recent study, or know where I might find it?

SOME women are aroused by non-human sexual activity. Not all. Most women would be aroused by human sexual activity, more so for their sexual preferences (i.e. a lesbian would find girl-on-girl more or exclusively attractive than guy-on-guy or guy-on-girl, etc). Many people would watch with a detached interest when seeing non-human sexual activity.

Perhaps I misremembered the results. I was pretty sure they recorded increased arousal in all female participants.