Being labeled as bisexual means that a person is attracted to both males and females regardless of gender. The definition of Bisexuality may be relatively simple, but in reality, the lives of a bisexual person are anything but. Bisexuality can be a difficult topic for people to understand. Our society is taught of having two terms or ideas of sexuality: heterosexuality and homosexuality, but human sexuality is way more complex than that. It is difficult, if not impossible, to put all of human sexuality into two categories (or even three). Becoming or having a bisexual identity is as difficult for people to realize and acknowledge as it is for someone to realize their homosexuality.

Along with the problems arising from being labeled as “gay,” bisexual people need to find the recognition that they are neither gay nor straight. It’s this middle ground between heterosexuality and homosexuality that is difficult for bisexuals to reach and for the non-bisexuals to comprehend and

One of the main problems that bisexual people face is the idea that bisexuality is not a “real” sexual orientation. This belief is held by not only the heterosexual community but by the homosexual community as well. Many people think of bisexuality as a transition into becoming gay or as a denial of oneself being gay. This belief is damaging not only because it refuses to acknowledge that bisexuality exists, but it also restricts a person’s love and affection to only one gender (either same-sex or opposite) and it refuses to take into consideration that someone could be attracted to or love people of either gender.

Bisexuality may seem simple and straightforward, but just as with heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are many ways bisexuality can be lived and experienced. There are many different reasons that people consider themselves to be bisexual. The majority of people labeling themselves as bisexual do so because they have had or have physical relationships with people of both genders. This could involve someone who “experimented” with a same-sex relationship when they were younger and are now in a long-term heterosexual relationship, or could be someone who is actively dating within either gender. Another “form” of bisexuality could be someone who would be labeled as “monosexual” (either strictly heterosexual or homosexual), but might fantasize or think about being in a relationship or being sexual with someone of the opposite gender (opposite in relation to the one they are labeled as being attracted to). These people might consider themselves bisexual, even though they do not act upon it.

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