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The romantic counterpart is [[biromantic]]. |
The romantic counterpart is [[biromantic]]. |
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==Kinsey scale== |
==Kinsey scale== |
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According to zoologist Alfred Kinsey's research in the mid-1940s, most individuals are not exclusively [[Straight|heterosexual]] or [[Gay|homosexual]]<ref>https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/kinsey-scale.php</ref>. The Kinsey scale measures sexual attraction and behavior on a seven-point scale ranging from 0 ("exclusively heterosexual") to 6 ("exclusively homosexual"). It was found that most of us fall somewhere in the 1-5 category and are believed to have "varying bisexual responses". However, those who rank anywhere between 2-4 are most likely to be recognized as bisexual, as they are often not one extreme or the other. For those individuals ranking either a 1 or a 5, the terms [[heteroflexible]] and [[homoflexible]] have come into the mainstream, though it is also recognized to use the label of bisexuality for their sexual orientation, as sociologists Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams wrote that, in principle, those who rank anywhere from 1-5 could be considered bisexual. |
According to zoologist Alfred Kinsey's research in the mid-1940s, most individuals are not exclusively [[Straight|heterosexual]] or [[Gay|homosexual]]<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/kinsey-scale.php}}</ref>. The Kinsey scale measures sexual attraction and behavior on a seven-point scale ranging from 0 ("exclusively heterosexual") to 6 ("exclusively homosexual"). It was found that most of us fall somewhere in the 1-5 category and are believed to have "varying bisexual responses". However, those who rank anywhere between 2-4 are most likely to be recognized as bisexual, as they are often not one extreme or the other. For those individuals ranking either a 1 or a 5, the terms [[heteroflexible]] and [[homoflexible]] have come into the mainstream, though it is also recognized to use the label of bisexuality for their sexual orientation, as sociologists Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams wrote that, in principle, those who rank anywhere from 1-5 could be considered bisexual. |
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The psychologist Jim McKnight was one of the first to write that the idea of bisexuality is a form of sexual orientation, as suggested implicit in the Kinsey scale, which he cites often in his work. However, despite McKnight and Kinsey's work on human sexuality, this conception of bisexuality has been severely challenged since the work ''Homosexualities ''(c. 1978) was published by Weinberg and his psychologist colleague Alan P. Bell. |
The psychologist Jim McKnight was one of the first to write that the idea of bisexuality is a form of sexual orientation, as suggested implicit in the Kinsey scale, which he cites often in his work. However, despite McKnight and Kinsey's work on human sexuality, this conception of bisexuality has been severely challenged since the work ''Homosexualities ''(c. 1978) was published by Weinberg and his psychologist colleague Alan P. Bell. |
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Pink represents same sex attraction (gay and [[lesbian]]). Blue represents attraction to the opposite sex (straight). They overlap to create the color purple, representing the attraction to both sexes.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010801185547/http://biflag.com/Activism.asp</ref> Page also describes the flag's meaning in deeper terms, stating: "...the purple pixels of color blend unnoticeably into both the pink and blue, just as in the real world, where bisexuals blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities."<ref>https://mashable.com/2014/06/13/lgbt-pride-symbols/</ref> The colors of the bisexual flag are often incorrectly reinterpreted to represent attraction to women (pink), men (blue), and non-binary individuals (purple). |
Pink represents same sex attraction (gay and [[lesbian]]). Blue represents attraction to the opposite sex (straight). They overlap to create the color purple, representing the attraction to both sexes.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010801185547/http://biflag.com/Activism.asp</ref> Page also describes the flag's meaning in deeper terms, stating: "...the purple pixels of color blend unnoticeably into both the pink and blue, just as in the real world, where bisexuals blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities."<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://mashable.com/2014/06/13/lgbt-pride-symbols/}}</ref> The colors of the bisexual flag are often incorrectly reinterpreted to represent attraction to women (pink), men (blue), and non-binary individuals (purple). |
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Other symbols used by the bisexual community involve the bisexual crescents (a pair of back-to-back crescents) and the bisexual symbol, an infinity symbol featuring the female (Venus) and male (Mars) symbols as well as a blank circle for the genders and attractions between. |
Other symbols used by the bisexual community involve the bisexual crescents (a pair of back-to-back crescents) and the bisexual symbol, an infinity symbol featuring the female (Venus) and male (Mars) symbols as well as a blank circle for the genders and attractions between. |
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