Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcc13.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc13!ps101 From: ps101@sdcc13.UUCP (ps101) Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Re: Bisexuality Message-ID: <294@sdcc13.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 01:46:47 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc13.294 Posted: Wed Aug 21 01:46:47 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 01:35:14 EDT References: <1302@hound.UUCP> <816@ptsfa.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 24 Summary: Tough choices for bisexuals. In my own experience, it appears that it is extremely difficult for people to make the bisexual option as they are forced to choose between the gay or straight options due to pressure. I have known a few people who claimed to be bisexual and I felt after talking to most of them that they were really gay but couldn't admit it to themselves (ie. I'm bisexual and the inference is that I am only half "wrong"-- this of course assumes that they find difficulty in recognizing their true feelings and they believe they are less "wrong" than being outright gay.) I have also known a few men who were exclusively homosexual (and in applying the term I refer only their patterns of sexual behavior) and they at so point decided to get involved in heterosexual relationships exclusively. All of the people who I know in this situation (a limited group of about ten persons) eventually returned to the gay lifestlye in a matter of one to three years. I feel that although it is possible to be bisexual the major problems that these people encounter are 1) Pressure to choose between gay and straight, 2) The assumption on most peoples part that bisexuality precludes the possibility of a long-term manogamous relationship, 3) That few organized support groups exist that recognize and support this group.