The forgotten sexuality

[Fakename]

So, the majority of people are straight, and then you have gay people, with loads of gay pride stuff and parades and places devoted to them, and then, there is bisexual people, with practically nothing.
Is it only me who thinks bi's are the forgotten sexuality?

[McAK101]

It's not a "forgotten" sexuality, it's just not as publicized as much as the rest.

[sqishy]

Not forgotten, just not mentioned much. People like to put us on one end or the other, but we are all really somewhere between. For the majority it is near one end or the other, but not exactly.

[teen.jpg]

Its not a gay parade, its an LGBT parade. B for bisexual. We say gay parade because its easier.

[vladpryde]

Bisexual here. I once told a coworker at work, in passing, that I was Bi. The next thing I knew: by the time it "got around", word was that I was a flaming homosexual who danced in pride-parades. And I use that to describe the wildness of the accusation, not to insult any of our gay members here.

In my opinion: when people here "bisexual" I think they automatically think "Gay" because they think "oh, well, he's sexually attracted to guys, so he must be gay, right?" Without understanding that gay guys are strictly attracted to other guys, whereas us Bi's are also attracted to girls/women.

[Catholic Guy]

No I have loads of bi friends, it's not that strange

[NeuroTiger]

It's kind of strange sometimes. I don't remember of coming face to face with a LGBT member. I, myself, am straight. I'm just used to talk to you guys(if you are from LGBT)

[Lost in the Echo]

P101 :arrow: Teen Sexaulity

[Lovelife090994]

I think asexuality is the forgotten half sexuality. People who are asexual can still have some attractions and may be bisexual, homosexual, or heterosexual but only by romance, nothing sexual. No one mentions asexuality. I feel asexual every now and then but I won't say I am because I still have hormonal spikes.

[1_21Guns]

I think asexuality is the forgotten half sexuality. People who are asexual can still have some attractions and may be bisexual, homosexual, or heterosexual but only by romance, nothing sexual. No one mentions asexuality. I feel asexual every now and then but I won't say I am because I still have hormonal spikes.

I agree with this, it's very very rare you hear anything about asexuality. I thought I was asexual until I was about 14, eventually broke out of that and turned out to be bi. I think bisexuality isn't mentioned so much because for people who are 'afraid of gays', someone who is still attracted to the opposite sex as well as the same one isn't as much of a 'threat' because it can be easily brushed off as nothingness.

[Elysium]

I'd say bisexuality is one of the more common sexualities, actually.

[kylem1229]

Still exists, really common actually.

[Twilly F. Sniper]

I'd say bisexuality is one of the more common sexualities, actually.


Quite exactly.
The real unmentioned sexualities are pansexual and asexual.

[Luminous]

Actually, I think bisexuality is the most common. A large majority of people especially on this website are bisexual or bicurious.

[AbyssalLight7]

I think it's just considered to be partly gay so it gets sub-categorized a lot.

[Lovelife090994]

I agree with this, it's very very rare you hear anything about asexuality. I thought I was asexual until I was about 14, eventually broke out of that and turned out to be bi. I think bisexuality isn't mentioned so much because for people who are 'afraid of gays', someone who is still attracted to the opposite sex as well as the same one isn't as much of a 'threat' because it can be easily brushed off as nothingness.

Ah so you get my point. I never used the word homophobe, now I do, I can't stand them!

[Castle of Glass]

what about pansexuals, asexuals, and Polysexuals. compared to those three sexualities, Bisexuality isn't forgotten. so to say.

[Lovelife090994]

what about pansexuals, asexuals, and Polysexuals. compared to those three sexualities, Bisexuality isn't forgotten. so to say.

What are Pan- and Poly- sexualities' difference?

[laurakoller0815]

well there are so many forms of sexualities. its a development process to know which sexuality you have.

[Dennis Chaney]

So, the majority of people are straight, and then you have gay people, with loads of gay pride stuff and parades and places devoted to them, and then, there is bisexual people, with practically nothing.
Is it only me who thinks bi's are the forgotten sexuality?

Ill tell you what the most forgotten sexuality is, pansexuality. I am a pansexual, and most of them time say 95% don't even know what the hell it is.

[Castle of Glass]

What are Pan- and Poly- sexualities' difference?
pansexuals are open to every thing. Poly are to many. so there is a difference.

[Lovelife090994]

pansexuals are open to every thing. Poly are to many. so there is a difference.

That was too vague and more or less of the same thing. What? You said pansexuals like everything, polysexuals some things?

[Castle of Glass]

That was too vague and more or less of the same thing. What? You said pansexuals like everything, polysexuals some things?

Polysexuality is distinct from polyamory, the desire to be intimately involved with more than one person at once, or pansexuality, which is attraction to all genders and sexes. Polysexuality encompases many, but not necessarily all, sexualities.

taken from the wiki page for polysexuality

[Katiya]

Eh, I think they are the same, gay and bi. As far as being forgotten.

[Hermes]

Sexuality is contionuously variable and the names straight, bi or gay are just labels for particular points on a continuum.

On the other hand whether people organise themselves into a "scene" or "movement" is more abouyt lifestyle and expectation and I guess that naturally falls into two options.

First there is the "conventional" lifesyle which revolves round one or more sexual and romantic relationships with members of the opposite sex which may, at some point, involve settling down, possibly confirming that relationship with marriage, and maybe having children. The distinguishing factor about this lifestyle is that because it is usual expectation no-one is surprised by it and people who go down this path don't have to mamage anyone's expectations or "come out" to anyone.

Then there is the "alternate" lifestyle which involves some degree of sexual or romantic relationship with people of the same sex. Again there may be more of less stability to that or those relationships. The distinguishing factor about this lifestyle is that because it is not the conventional one people will pass comments, ask questions etc. and some may react badly. It is almost certainly the need to deal with these issues that enourages people to band together.

So where do bisexuals fit into this? I guess much depends on where on the sexual orientation spectrum they fall. Someone who has some attraction to the same sex but is likely to pursue a relationship with the opposite sex as the possibly long term relationship may nevertheless end up living a largely conventional lifestyle. Someone whose main interest is in the same sex with a more incidental interest in the opposite sex may want to brace himself for going down the alternate path and some people may need to simply wait and see which sex the person who turns out to be their long term partner ends up being.

[ImCoolBeans]

Almost any "gay" pride organization or parade will actually call themselves an LGBTQ group to make sure that everyone is included. Most people just don't feel like saying LGBTQ and will call it gay pride instead. Not forgotten, people are just kind of lazy.