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Bisexual

"I can't understand why more people aren't bisexual.
It would double your chances for a date on a Saturday night."
Woody Allen

First goes a joke...

- It feels so good, Masha.
- I'm not Masha, I'm - Misha.
- It feels good anyway...

Masha or Misha (male and female names in Russia) - bisexual people don't care. Feels good, but not really. Gays don't accept them as "their kind', don't agree with the policy of "pleasing both'. Straight people don't see the difference between bisexuality and homosexuality as well.

And when it comes to literature, Russian hardly has any.

All articles on "Bisexual"

· Coming Out for Bisexuals
Bisexuals have many things in common with gay men and lesbians. At the same time there are some differences that can make our experience distinctive. Bisexuals get flak from both sides; we can't take for granted the support of either the mainstream or the gay/lesbian communities.

· What is Biphobia?
For bisexually identified people to maintain their integrity in a homo-hating heterosexist society they must have a strong sense of self, and the courage and conviction to live their lives in defiance of what passes for "normal."

· Bisexuality
Bisexuality is the capacity for emotional, romantic, and/or physical attraction to more than one gender/sex. A person who self identifies as bisexual affirms this complexity and acknowledges a reality beyond the either/or dualities of heterosexism.