Im not bisexual

Have you ever idea you might not actually be % straight? 

I think most people have seen a hot member of the matching sex and reflection about it. But while some proceed, ‘hmm, nah’, and let it leave, for others it takes hold.

You can’t stop looking at that cute miss fronting that band that you’re now totally obsessed with for some reason!? You get all shaky when that hot guy from footy says he’s coming for beers later. Maybe you drunk makeout with the same gender all the second, but “doesn’t everyone, haha?” *sweats* Allow me tell you, it’s time to stop ignoring the very obvious signs.

For Leila*, the thoughts of hooking up with girls hold been around for a while, but she’s still not sure.

“I have memories in high educational facility of always wanting to kiss girls but I gentle of thought of it as a thing that everyone must want to do,” she tells The Hook Up. 

She’s dated a several guys and feels like she’s ready to explore this side of herself, but doesn’t perceive where to launch or if it’s even ok to.

“There’s this stereotype as well about direct women leading queer women or bisexual person women on, which is an awf

I think I might be bisexual, but I really do not wish to be.

For most people, whether we’re talking about sexual orientation⁠ (A term – favor homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, straight, lesbian, gay, asexual – used to illustrate a person’s usual or current pattern of feeling, romantic and/or sexual attraction to other people as it relates to or is about gender.) or something else, trying to live a life as anything but yourself is more painful than living a life working to come to peace with something about yourself that you or others are uncomfortable with.

Really, if you read the stories of older bisexuals and homosexuals who tried to exist their whole lives in the closet, they’ll shatter your heart seven ways to Sunday. I’ve heard a ton of them, on the page and firsthand, and even after over two decades of being exposed to them, I still can hardly bear most of them.

Let’s take for granted for a moment that you AREbisexual⁠ (A legal title for sexual orientation that describes a person who can be sexually and emotionally attracted to people of more than one gender.), even t

I identify as bisexual. Here are 5 things I wish people understood.

According to the Kinsey Scale, sexuality is a spectrum. The way that you recognize is not limited to "gay" or "straight," and sometimes, it's not limited to identity at all.

There's a societal pressure to choose a label to make your identity more simple or convenient for other people, and in doing so, it can be difficult to encounter your journey on your own terms.

It took me many years to grasp and accept that I am bisexual.

Even as I say that, the identifier doesn't quite sum it all up, because there's more to my sexuality than the perception attached to its label.

There are a lot of misconceptions about what bisexuality means and looks like, and sometimes the stigma makes me want to scream. Let me clear some things up.

I'm not only attracted to people who identify as women or people who identify as men

The prefix "bi" means two, and therefore there's a belief that entity bisexual means you're attracted to men and women. Period.

According to the Human Rights Campaign, bisexuality can be defined

How Do You Know If You’re Bisexual?

A quiz can’t tell you if you’re bisexual, and bisexuality looks different for everyone. Instead, try asking yourself these questions. You can choose come out to someone you feel protected with, but only if and when you want to.

Entering your birth date, birth time, and birth city into an astrology website won’t tell you whether you’re bisexual.

Neither will a blood test, nasal swab, or online quiz.

The guide below on bisexuality, however, may aide you answer that question for yourself.

A dirty dream featuring a hottie of a gender you don’t typically get down with can be hot (hello, sleep orgasm!).

But it can also be discombobulating. According to certified dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg, though, a sex dream alone isn’t reason enough to acquire your panties in a bunch about your sexuality.

“The only time a sex dream may give you some inclination about your sexual orientation is if before you had the fantasize you were already questioning your sexuality,” she says.

Otherwise, the sex dream doesn’t actually symbolize a physica