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| − | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Sexuality]]''''', follow [ | + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Sexuality]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Sexuality '''''this link'''''].</center> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Bisexuality''' is a [[sexual]] [[behavior]] or an [[orientation]] involving [[physical]] or [[romantic]] [[attraction]] to both [[males]] and [[females]]. It is one of the three main [[classifications]] of [[sexual]] [[orientation]], along with a [ | + | '''Bisexuality''' is a [[sexual]] [[behavior]] or an [[orientation]] involving [[physical]] or [[romantic]] [[attraction]] to both [[males]] and [[females]]. It is one of the three main [[classifications]] of [[sexual]] [[orientation]], along with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality heterosexual] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality homosexual] orientation. [[Individuals]] who lack sexual [[attraction]] to either [[sex]] are known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality asexual]. |
Bisexuality has been [[observed]] in various [[human]] [[societies]] and elsewhere in the [[animal]] kingdom throughout recorded [[history]]. The term bisexuality, however, like the terms hetero- and homosexuality, was coined in the 19th century. | Bisexuality has been [[observed]] in various [[human]] [[societies]] and elsewhere in the [[animal]] kingdom throughout recorded [[history]]. The term bisexuality, however, like the terms hetero- and homosexuality, was coined in the 19th century. | ||
| − | Despite misconceptions, bisexuality does not require that a [[person]] be attracted equally to both sexes. In [[fact]], people who have a distinct but not exclusive preference for one [[sex]] over the other may still identify themselves as bisexual. A 2005 study by researchers Gerulf Rieger, Meredith L. Chivers, and J. [ | + | Despite misconceptions, bisexuality does not require that a [[person]] be attracted equally to both sexes. In [[fact]], people who have a distinct but not exclusive preference for one [[sex]] over the other may still identify themselves as bisexual. A 2005 study by researchers Gerulf Rieger, Meredith L. Chivers, and J. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Bailey Michael Bailey], which attracted [[media]] [[attention]], purported to find that bisexuality is extremely rare in men. This was based on results of controversial [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penile_plethysmograph penile plethysmograph] testing when viewing pornographic material involving only [[men]] and pornography involving only [[women]]. Critics state that this [[study]] works from the [[assumption]] that a [[person]] is only truly bisexual if he or she exhibits virtually [[equal]] arousal [[responses]] to both opposite-sex and same-sex stimuli, and have consequently dismissed the [[self]]-[[identification]] of people whose arousal [[patterns]] showed even a mild preference for one sex. Some [[researchers]] say that the [[technique]] used in the [[study]] to [[measure]] genital arousal is too crude to capture the richness (erotic sensations, [[affection]], admiration) that [[constitutes]] [[sexual]] [[attraction]]. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force called the [[study]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times The New York Times] coverage of it flawed and biphobic. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_and_Accuracy_in_reporting FAIR] also criticised the [[study]]. |
| − | In 1995, Harvard Shakespeare professor [ | + | In 1995, Harvard Shakespeare professor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Garber Marjorie Garber] made the [[academic]] case for bisexuality with her 600 page, ''Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life'' in which she [[argued]] that most people would be bisexual if not for "repression, [[religion]], repugnance, [[denial]], laziness, shyness, lack of [[opportunity]], premature specialization, a failure of [[imagination]], or a life already full to the brim with erotic [[experiences]], albeit with only one [[person]], or only one [[gender]]." |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*'''''[[Asexuality]]''''' | *'''''[[Asexuality]]''''' | ||
Latest revision as of 23:45, 12 December 2020
- Date: 1824
Definitions
- 1 a : possessing characters of both sexes : hermaphroditic
Description
Bisexuality is a sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation. Individuals who lack sexual attraction to either sex are known as asexual.
Bisexuality has been observed in various human societies and elsewhere in the animal kingdom throughout recorded history. The term bisexuality, however, like the terms hetero- and homosexuality, was coined in the 19th century.
Despite misconceptions, bisexuality does not require that a person be attracted equally to both sexes. In fact, people who have a distinct but not exclusive preference for one sex over the other may still identify themselves as bisexual. A 2005 study by researchers Gerulf Rieger, Meredith L. Chivers, and J. Michael Bailey, which attracted media attention, purported to find that bisexuality is extremely rare in men. This was based on results of controversial penile plethysmograph testing when viewing pornographic material involving only men and pornography involving only women. Critics state that this study works from the assumption that a person is only truly bisexual if he or she exhibits virtually equal arousal responses to both opposite-sex and same-sex stimuli, and have consequently dismissed the self-identification of people whose arousal patterns showed even a mild preference for one sex. Some researchers say that the technique used in the study to measure genital arousal is too crude to capture the richness (erotic sensations, affection, admiration) that constitutes sexual attraction. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force called the study and The New York Times coverage of it flawed and biphobic. FAIR also criticised the study.
In 1995, Harvard Shakespeare professor Marjorie Garber made the academic case for bisexuality with her 600 page, Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life in which she argued that most people would be bisexual if not for "repression, religion, repugnance, denial, laziness, shyness, lack of opportunity, premature specialization, a failure of imagination, or a life already full to the brim with erotic experiences, albeit with only one person, or only one gender."
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Marriage — mating — grows out of bisexuality. Marriage is man’s reactional adjustment to such bisexuality, while the family life is the sum total resulting from all such evolutionary and adaptative adjustments. Marriage is enduring; it is not inherent in biologic evolution, but it is the basis of all social evolution and is therefore certain of continued existence in some form. Marriage has given mankind the home, and the home is the crowning glory of the whole long and arduous evolutionary struggle.
