“Bisexuality is something very complex. Sexuality I feel, is a constant search for what you like, and at the moment for me I feel I am bisexual. That could definitely change but right now that’s where I am. Bisexuality, to me at least, is that one’s gender does not stop me from liking them romantically. Though pansexual and bisexual and various other sexualities’ that synopsize the attraction to multiple genders are similar, for me personally there is a distinction between them. Pansexuality for me, is the view of attraction through a non-gendered lens, while bisexuality is the attraction to two or more genders, yet through a different- still attracted to multiple gendered- lens. The difference between those sexualities can be confusing, and don’t be scared to try different labels and see what feels right.”
– Laynie, 15 years old, Missouri
Youth Voices, Class of 2022
Glossary Term
Bisexual (Bi)
[baɪˈsɛkʃəwəl]
- (Sexual Orientation)
Adjective.
Someone who is attracted to two or more genders (for example, a woman who is attracted to both women and men).