Bisexual or gay?

[socalboy99]

Do you think that if you're bisexual it is just a stepping stone to being gay?
Is it just an easier way to come out?

[Elysium]

Questions for Both :arrow: Teen Sexuality & Gender

I think if you're bisexual, it means you like both males and females, and if you're gay, you're only attracted to the same sex. They're separate sexualities and should be treated as such; to do otherwise is disrespectful.

[ComfortableInChaos]

No. If you're bisexual, you just like guys and girls. If you're gay, you like guys (girls like girls). There's a bit of a different, imo.

[Blood]

I identify as bisexual. I'm attracted to both sexes and I have been since puberty. I'm not gay and I'm not using being bisexual as a stepping stone to come out as gay. I can't speak for other people though.

[Wyatt 13]

I started thinking I was BI now I know I'm gay, but its my experience dude some guys in my school says BI guys are really gays.

[Hudor]

When a person is in denial and hasn't come out completely they'll probably seek the bisexual tag because then they're still str8 even if a bit. For such a person who is referring to themselves as bi, it is a stepping stone to being gay and an easier way to come out.

HOWEVER bisexuality means a person is attracted to both males and females whereas homosexuality means you are exclusively attracted to the same gender so there's a difference which should be respected.

I'm bi and incidentally I came out on the forums two months ago. I know I'm neither str8 nor gay and I fully accept my sexuality as it is.

Moral of the story? Some of us Homo Sapiens can be genuine sometimes.

[Aajj333]

Nope

[Goatzbro]

To be honest, it is a very complex self issue that requires introspection and a lot of thought and trial/ error. I personally identify as bisexual (closeted though), and I don't intend to become gay or go back to being straight. So to answer your question, it is not a stepping stone. For many it is a finality.

[LunarScorpio]

They are totally different. However, some people may know they are gay, and therefore use bi as a stepping stone on the way to revealing they are gay. But if you are bi, you have an equal chance of becoming straight again as you do gay.

[Rayquaza]

I don't see it as a stepping stone, being bisexual is a different sexuality entirely and shouldn't be seen to be a path to being gay.
I think this has changed recently, following the introduction of the word queer. If someone is deiscovering that they're gay, rather than attempting to hide this through the use of the bisexual sexuality, just saying that they're queer is attempting to say that they are not straight, and a much preffered umbrella term.

[Danny_boi 16]

No. I think if you are bisexual your bisexual. If you are gay you are gay. I'm bi, because I'm attached both emotionally and sexually to girls and boys.

[youngBInudist]

Questions for Both :arrow: Teen Sexuality & Gender

I think if you're bisexual, it means you like both males and females, and if you're gay, you're only attracted to the same sex. They're separate sexualities and should be treated as such; to do otherwise is disrespectful.

I am in complete agreement with you Elysium.

[JakePaiv]

Unlike many, I for one actually thought I was bi for the longest time. Two years after I came out, I realized that I was wrong and I am in fact gay. There is some extremely small thighs about girls, but it's mostly a curiosity about the female gender/sex. There is indeed a difference between the two that should be taken into special careful consideration.