Are more people bi now

[alliancerules]

Ive been reading the posts here and a lot of people seem to be bisexual, do you think more people are bi now than either gay or straight.

I wonder if people want to experiment more now or what sex someone is does not matter if you are interested in them, maybe everyone is bi a little bit.

what do you think?

[CassnovA]

I dont think so. I think its just more socially acceptable nowadays so more people are open about it.

[NeuroTiger]

For me, it's the modern trend.

[Harley Quinn]

As society changes, even though usually at a slow and small snail speed, it is more acceptable now than it ever was to come out and/or say you're bisexual. It's nothing new and it's not that there's more of them, it's just more people are open about it.

[Elysium]

I think "bisexual" is just the easiest label, since it's the least exclusive (ignoring the oft forgotten "pan" terms and whatnot). Plus, more and more people are coming around to the idea of a sexuality other than heterosexual and as it's becoming more accepted, more people are willing to be open about it.

[ninja789]

definitely not more than straight but might be getting kinda close with gays

[The Flash]

It seems like there are more and more bi people, but it also seems like there are more gay people than bi..

[ksdnfkfr]

I think ppl are just more open and honest about it these days, especially on the net

[Karkat]

Like everyone else said, I think it's just that people are more open.

I also think that people are more open to THEMSELVES. Some might've thought they could only be straight or gay, but with new information on sexuality, may find that something different is fitting.

[KaraaaHope]

One thing I strongly disagree with that I have seen on here in some threads is that you are bisexual just because you are/were sexually active with both genders. Honestly, I think bisexual is more of a term to describe someone's combination of physical AND emotional feelings toward both genders, not just the physical ones.

Just because someone is bi-curious, they don't automatically become bisexual once they've had sex or have done sexually-related things with their own gender. If they try it and don't like it as much as they thought and decide not to do it again, are they bisexual? I don't think so..

My point I guess is that there aren't enough people who understand the important differences between straight, bi-curious, and bisexual, and then they are being given wrong information from people who don't know themselves what the differences are. It's easy to say, "yeah you're bisexual because you went all the way with that person," but is that really truthful or is that someone's opinion being accidentally given as fact?

Like I said, these are only my opinions and I would like to know what others think too. So to answer the question, I don't think more people are bisexual. Bi-curious maybe, but because of people labeling other people wrongly as one thing or another, I think that there have always been just as many true bisexual people whether it's publicized or not..

[backjruton]

Saying you're bisexual means you're not closing any doors with anyone, which is why until I learned that sexual and romantic attraction can be 2 very different things I was identifying myself as bisexual while having no feelings towards girls but in my case I've almost been in a relationship with 3, so saying I'm homosexual biromantic is the best way to go about it.

[Tatii99]

As society changes, even though usually at a slow and small snail speed, it is more acceptable now than it ever was to come out and/or say you're bisexual. It's nothing new and it's not that there's more of them, it's just more people are open about it.

I agree with you, Lorde. :yes:

One thing I strongly disagree with that I have seen on here in some threads is that you are bisexual just because you are/were sexually active with both genders. Honestly, I think bisexual is more of a term to describe someone's combination of physical AND emotional feelings toward both genders, not just the physical ones.

Just because someone is bi-curious, they don't automatically become bisexual once they've had sex or have done sexually-related things with their own gender. If they try it and don't like it as much as they thought and decide not to do it again, are they bisexual? I don't think so..

My point I guess is that there aren't enough people who understand the important differences between straight, bi-curious, and bisexual, and then they are being given wrong information from people who don't know themselves what the differences are. It's easy to say, "yeah you're bisexual because you went all the way with that person," but is that really truthful or is that someone's opinion being accidentally given as fact?

Like I said, these are only my opinions and I would like to know what others think too. So to answer the question, I don't think more people are bisexual. Bi-curious maybe, but because of people labeling other people wrongly as one thing or another, I think that there have always been just as many true bisexual people whether it's publicized or not..

IMO, a person is bisexual if (and I'm quoting Robyn Ochs here) he/she is attracted—romantically and/or sexually—to people of more than one sex and/or gender.

[Lovelife090994]

There are more bisexuals than homosexuals and transgenders combined. Bisexuality is quite common and often misunderstood across those of the entire spectrum.

[Hermes]

I don't think people's sexuality has changed at all but I think attitudes have.

I think people's sexual orientation has always been a continuum and not defined by either two or three points that happen to have names.

On the other hand there has historically been a dichotomy of lifestyles that relate to that orientation. Essentially there has been:

1. The conventional lifestyle. Have partner of the opposite sex, fall in love with one, marry or at least settle down, probably have children though maybe not and do all of this in complete openness as this is what those around you were expecting you to do.

2. The alternate lifestyle. Take partners of the same sex, either occasionally or all or the time. Tell only a select few people about it and keep others in the dark. Maybe don't settle down and, even if you do there will be those that don't know and will pester you with questions etc. Depending on who knows what maybe face discrimination, sermons on going to hell etc.

At a time when society was less advanced that second lifestyle had a high emotional cost and the only people who would go for it were those who couldn't follow the conventional lifestyle. So, for example, a guy who has a strong attraction to girls and a weaker attraction to other guys would lead the conventional lifestyle and not feel any need to acknowledge that same sex attraction to anyone. Even someone who fancied each equally may do that too.

Now that things have improved people feel able to be more honest. If guys are able to be open about being gay without obvious disadvantage then others are more open to acknowledging that they are not 100% straight.

[ChrisTJ]

I think not only is it more socially acceptable to come out as gay or bi or asexual buit also with this forum being for teens, many teens are exploring their sexuality. It is my belief that bisexuality is more common among the teenage population than among older folks. Sexuality will settle down later on in life.

[CharlieHorse]

VT seems to attract the bi crowd, by nature of being a place for talking about sexuality.
Nothing wrong with it. I actually like it.

[plebble]

I don't think it's that because more people on here are bisexual that most people outside of VT are bisexual. It's because when young people are anything but heterosexual (straight), they can be confused so they register an account on this website for advice and questions.

I'm straight myself.

[Lori]

it may be that they're bicurious but label themselves as bi? dunno

[Forsakenbymyself]

I'm actually a Heteroromantic bisexual.... and yes i think society is becoming more open about it.

[alliancerules]

What does heteroromantic bisexual mean?
Ive never heard of that before.

[Cloud_Strife]

Ive been reading the posts here and a lot of people seem to be bisexual, do you think more people are bi now than either gay or straight.

I wonder if people want to experiment more now or what sex someone is does not matter if you are interested in them, maybe everyone is bi a little bit.

what do you think?

I dont think so. I think its just more socially acceptable nowadays so more people are open about it.

Firstly, as Cassyt mentioned, there is probably an element of societal perception involved in this to make it a case of public acceptance. On the other hand, it is probably another case of 'labels' being made, to try and 'neatly' classify people into groups. If one thinks a bit further though, the nature of people has probably not changed very much over the years. Thus, some food for thought - is it really that more people are bi? Probably not, as others have mentioned; just more people publicly identifying as such.

[Chrisscotland]

I think guys are just not scared to try and experiment now so it looks like theres lots more bi guys than before

[Twilly F. Sniper]

For me, it's the modern trend.

This. But I should elaborate.

Society is trending to become more tolerant of LGBT(QIA) , thus more people become confident enough to come out as gay, bisexual, lesbian, pansexual, asexual, et cetera. This happens to be part of the reason older people are often more conservative politically. They want society to stay how it is, and not change more than it already has, they're lagging behind it enough anyway.

But, my answer to the question is... Kind of yes. More people become curious about they're sexuality when others like the same sex.

[Nick M]

I'm bi but always liked girls until my dad went away and I lost all of my friends at school and ever since then I've been slowly liking boys more, maybe because subconsciously I'm trying to replace my father with another male role model.

[Gamma Male]

What does heteroromantic bisexual mean?
Ive never heard of that before.

It means someone who is sexually attracted to both genders, but only romantically attracted and only capable of falling in love with the opposite gender. So he probably has no interest in having a serious relationship with someone of the same sex.

I myself am actually am actually a bisexual homoromantic, but I just go with the label "gay" because
1 I don't want to be in a relationship with a girl or have girls shoved on me by family and friends, which is why I don't identify as bi.
2 Saying I'm gay is just simpler than saying I'm a bisexual homoromantic. I don't think anybody actually knows what that means and I don't wanna go into a long explanation to strangers about my sexuality.

[hithere14]

more str8 defo

[Babs]

people are just becoming more open about it I think, because of the progression society is making over the last few decades. i'm queer, so that's cool for me.

[Brenda1997]

As for the amount of bisexual people on this forum, mostly this:

VT seems to attract the bi crowd, by nature of being a place for talking about sexuality.
Nothing wrong with it. I actually like it.

And lately society is becoming more and more tolerant towarding other sexualities than straight, not only resulting in the fact that there are more people coming out, but also people are becoming aware sexuality isn't like "Black or White", but there are a lot of shades of grey as well (pardon the pun:P)

Anyway, I hope I made my point, usually my english skills are sufficient for this forum, however I had a little trouble expressing my complete opinion on this subject in English ...