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{{Sexuality Info|image1 = Biflag.png|gender(s): = Any|gender(s)_attracted_to: = Any two (or more)|title1=|caption1=}}'''Bisexual '''(often shortened to '''Bi''') refers to someone who is attracted to
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=== Ancient history ===
Ancient Greek religious texts, which reflected cultural practices, had bisexual themes throughout. Ancient Greece
In Ancient China and Japan, homosexuality and bisexuality was also documented, both men who had sex with men, and women who had sex with women. There were even ancient Japanese art prints, called ''shunga, ''which depicted homosexual relationships in full detail.
=== Origin of the term ===
The first English-language use of the word bisexual referring to sexual orientation was by the American neurologist Charles Gilbert Chaddock in his 1892 translation of ''Psychopathia Sexualis, ''a seminal work created by Krafft-Ebing
=== Openly bisexual people in early history ===
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Bisexuals also became more prominent in the media in the 1970's, and in the 1980's, with AIDS starting to affect the LGBT community, many bisexual activists presented safe sex education in bathhouses and BDSM clubs in San Francisco. They also fought for the rights of lesbians and bisexual women in the AIDS epidemic.
In the 1990's, bisexual characters and literature started to appear.
Now, bisexuals are mostly recognized, although many cases of biphobia and bi-erasure''' '''still occur.
== Etymology ==
The Greek prefix bi- means 'two'
== Resources ==
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