Is it normal for bisexual guys to be the most discriminated against?

Bi guys seem to have it the hardest in terms of acceptance. They share the discrimination from homophobic straight guys that gay guys have to deal with, yet they also often discriminated against by gay men as well because they are not truly gay, while straight women do not share the same views on bi men as guys do on bi women and in the majority of cases would be turned off by a guy who says he is bi, while lesbians see them as men.

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  • A-Hor

    I'm a human sexuality educator.

    It's normal for bi men to be discriminated, yes. That doesn't mean it's right. You seem to have answered your own question. Bi men get prejudice from both the straight and gay worlds. Both sides often think that bi men are actually gay and haven't accepted it yet, or are being greedy and promiscuous. There's also a sense of angst from the gay community because they feel that bi-men have the option to be "Straight by day" and "Gay by night" so to speak, making heterosexuals believe that sexuality is a choice.

    This, however, is not the case. Bisexuality is more normal than claiming to have attractions towards only one sex. The difference between most people is the degree of preference. Some are 50/50 completely into both males and females equally. But it's hard to prove that to people because people confuse attractions with behavior.

    Bi-women do get discriminated as well, but it's not held to the same magnitude as much because we still live an androcentric world; where many straight men are turned on at the thought of two women kissing, and women are more socially accepted to show their emotions and their fluidity with gender.

    Bisexuals are in my GLTBQ family, and no one should feel left out of our community. I support bi pride.

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    • Sleepyninja912

      I'm 21 and bi as well my best friend who's 16 is still in the closet,but were waiting till he's 18 to date,But personally i can honestly say it is normal and everyday organizations are helping out the LGBTQ community with that sort of thing same goes for gay straight alliance's Just remember to never give up, and never let someone bring you down. Hope i helped :)(btw i reported that last hateful comment about a death threat and the F word)

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  • KeddersPrincess

    It's hot when guys are bisexual.

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  • quentari

    The amount of times I've heard someone say "they're not bi they're gay but just can't accept it yet" is truly aggravating. I'm not gay or bi, but I want to punch everyone who says that.

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  • Thanatos_4_The_Win

    Yes. Sadly it's normal. As a bi guy, I've had male lovers lash out out and claim bisexuality is simply a gay guy too afraid to come fully out of the closet. Of course, you have your homophobes. But I've had great gay relationships before tht have worked out awesomely ;)

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  • WalrusBait

    I've been out as bi since I was 15, and I've never really had any problem with it. I think it creeps some people out, but they generally aren't a dick about it. If someone starts acting like a douchecanoe I usually just turn the attack around and pretend I want to fuck them. Nothing gets rid of a homophobe faster than 'Yeah, I like men. You don't even want to know the stuff I'd do to your asshole!'. Works every time, ha.

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  • BrendioEEE

    These comments are ignorant. You see there was this I guess you could call it a study to prove gay people are born gay. And the way they did this was using this machine that scans brainwaves forgot the name ugh. Anyways what they discovered was Straight people & gay people are born differently. There is a thing called fake gays aswell. People who chose to be gay. Anyways thats a different subject. Anyways the people who did this were congradulated bla bla bla for there work & such. Anyways more recently they did the same thing with Bisexuals right. And they did the same thing got the same results for gay & straight participants but in order for the bisexuals to be proven to be different there waves would have to be different than both straight & gay participants...but it wasn't. They aren't born that way. They are made that way. The research discovered 67% Of bisexual females were actually born straight the other 34% born gay. 78%Gay Male 22% Straight males. TMUK

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  • LovingTogether

    Please don't say this is fake. I just passed my 83rd birthday and take a diaretic which seems to prevent a hard erection. And when I masturbate, only a few short spurts ejaculate. I used to shoot volumes. Jim Holechek, Baltimore c h e q at q i s dot n e t

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  • Most straight people see "Bi" people as just gay.

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    • Alfie101

      Amen brother.

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    • and surprisingly, so do a LOT of gay people, possibly even more so

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      • Yeah I've noticed that. A clear "us and them" mentality.

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  • iezegrim

    When I was young in the eighties, lots of people ID'd as bi. Now everyone's either gay or straight. I rarely meet anyone who ID's as bi. You are the exception. What's your take on that?

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    • 123rockfan

      I'm a guy and bisexual as well.

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    • eyeluvtolikpucee

      Well can't really comment about the 80's as all I ever heard or knew about being bi had to do with a cycle....

      As for nowadays and people either IDing as gay or straight - I would have to agree totally, while I have met plenty of girls who will openly declare their bisexuality (be it slight to very strong)I have never met a guy who has openly said he was bi (apart from online and then its usually discreetly) and in any and every discussion with friends/random people met at parties etc/ the general view whenever a discussion has come up about someone that someone knows or works with etc, is that 1. they are gay but just in denial 2. he is gay just hiding it 3. He is straight just very in touch with his 'gay' side.... at no pint is it ever been considered that they may actually be bi - it seems like bisexuality is not an actual sexual preference but a point on the journey to being branded for life as straight or gay.............

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  • Terence_the_viking

    I dunno i personally have no problem with bi's.

    I do love the lesbians though.

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