Is it normal that i think that bisexuals suffer much more than gays?
This is just a personal experience and I don't mean to generalize.
I am a male bisexual. I would say that these last years people are much more accepting towards homosexuality, but I think that bisexuality is still quite a misunderstood thing. The main difference for me between gays and bisexuals, is that bisexuals are discriminated by homosexual people as well.
One of the most painful things I have to endure, is that people around me, even close people, constantly have doubts about me. Some of my best friends have told me that I am gay in denial more than once. Gay partners have told me the opposite though, that I am just playing with them and that I will just change them for girls someday. In fact, it happens with girls too, they generally think I will just wake up 100% gay one day and dump them.
The few people that do accept that bisexuality is real, still have really stupid questions sometimes. "Which one do you prefer?" is something I hear all the time. I really don't understand this labeling obsession.***
Another thing I notice a lot is that people immediately consider you a sexual deviant when you tell them you are bisexual. Personally, I am a really reserved guy and I never speak about sex or heavily flirt with anyone. Yet, I have been invited to threesomes more times than a normal person should be during their whole lives. On the other side of the spectrum, some people just refuse to have any kind of relationship with a bisexual person because of this stereotype.
One difficult everyday annoyance is trying to find a niche. Even when people are not homophobic, there is just a tendency for gays and heterosexuals to stick together in their own circles. Sometimes I have the need to hide my sexuality in certain groups of people, just so that they won't shun me in some way.
And well, I just wanted to share this story and see what you think. So, is it normal that I think this way?