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'Ex-Gay' Poster Child Comes Clean With Surprising Apology

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.25.2013 | Gay Voices

The former poster child of the "ex-gay movement" renounced his controversial past beliefs in an email interview with PQ Monthly last week. John Pa...

Is Bisexuality A Choice?

Lauren Michelle Kinsey | Posted 04.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Lauren Michelle Kinsey

When someone asks a bisexual person if their sexual orientation is a choice, they are often wondering, "Could you be heterosexual if you just tried hard enough?"

Popular Web Series Tackles Stigmas Of Bisexuality

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 03.19.2013 | Gay Voices

"The Peculiar Kind" kicks off its second season with a frank discussion of bisexuality. In its premiere Season Two episode, the cast discusses ste...

Clive Davis Praises Frank Ocean And Hip Hop For Embracing HIm

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 03.06.2013 | Gay Voices

Clive Davis chatted at length about Grammy Award winner Frank Ocean's coming out and the hip-hop community's heartwarming reaction in a new interview ...

Why Would Someone Want To Identify As Bisexual?

Lauren Michelle Kinsey | Posted 04.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Lauren Michelle Kinsey

Our last post was focused on all the reasons that someone wouldn't want to identify as bisexual. However, there are just as many reasons why someone would want to proudly claim their identity.

Bisexuals Worthy of Celebration During Black History Month: June Jordan

Faith Cheltenham | Posted 04.26.2013 | Gay Voices
Faith Cheltenham

We all have to work hard to remember June Jordan's legacy, because like too many others, her legacy can fall within the cracks of identity politics.

Clive Davis Reveals He's Bisexual

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 04.21.2013 | Gay Voices

NEW YORK -- Record executive Clive Davis says he's bisexual. In his new memoir, out Tuesday, the twice-divorced 80-year-old reveals that he had sex w...

Music Mogul Clive Davis Comes Out As Bisexual

Posted 04.21.2013 | Gay Voices

The music mogul who played key roles in the careers of superstars like Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson has come out as bisexual. In ...

Bisexual: Not Such A Dirty Word

Daniel Browne | Posted 04.16.2013 | Gay Voices
Daniel Browne

The world is becoming a more tolerant and accepting place. Differing sexualities are more acceptable in society now than they were in the past. However, there's one aspect of sexuality that remains misunderstood, feared and not as accepted as one may think: bisexuality.

WATCH: Sally Shapiro's Queer New Music Video

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 02.13.2013 | Gay Voices

Bisexual Swedish singer Sally Shapiro just released her new video for her single “Starman” featuring Electric Youth and it's anything but typical....

Do Bisexuals Always See Beyond Gender?

Lauren Michelle Kinsey | Posted 03.31.2013 | Gay Voices
Lauren Michelle Kinsey

It's a common misconception that all bisexuals are "gender-blind." Both gender-influenced and gender-free attraction patterns are part of the normal, healthy variation of human sexuality.

Is Bisexuality The New Gay?

YourTango | Denise LaFrance | Posted 01.20.2013 | Gay Voices

Bisexuality is the new gay. By this I mean that since homosexuality is becoming increasingly acceptable in the United States, the proverbial torch has...

Does 'Bisexual' Imply That There Are Only Two Genders?

A.J. Walkley | Posted 03.18.2013 | Gay Voices
A.J. Walkley

The idea that bisexuals are attracted to only two genders is an incredibly common stereotype of all bisexuals. Many people assume that the "bi" aspect of the word "bisexuality" implies a gender binary, and that those who identify as bisexual are only attracted to males and females.

Like Me

Jess Wilson | Posted 03.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Jess Wilson

I married a wonderful man. I had babies. I love him dearly, and I adore my life. To all the world I am a straight woman. I live with the privilege of that assumption. And by allowing that assumption to stand, I also allow ignorance to stand. Not anymore.

Are Closeted Bisexuals The Reason For Bi Invisibility?

A.J. Walkley | Posted 02.27.2013 | Gay Voices
A.J. Walkley

It's almost a "chicken or the egg" question: Does society and the LGBT community at large need to become more accepting before bisexuals come out en masse, or do bisexuals need to come out before more acceptance is possible?

The Curious Case Of Ivo Widlak

Faith Cheltenham | Posted 02.18.2013 | Gay Voices
Faith Cheltenham

Unfortunately for Ivo, ignorance regarding bisexuals may have contributed to his deportation hearings. Ivo tells me that he was interrogated by USCIS on his sexual orientation as officers sought to prove his marriage valid since he had been reported as homosexual.

An Invisible Man

Patrick RichardsFink | Posted 02.12.2013 | Gay Voices
Patrick RichardsFink

I'm a middle-aged white male college student. Happily, authentically, monogamously married to a person of another gender for over 20 years with a teenage child. And I am queer. Bisexual, to be precise.

Closets And Criticisms Of LGBT Research (Part 2)

Amy Andre | Posted 01.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Amy Andre

If we count people who are in the closet or "discordant," then sure, that boosts our numbers, but to what end? Why do we need to know how many of us there are? Is the implication that if there are more of us, then we are more deserving of rights?

Closets And Criticisms Of LGBT Research (Part 1)

Amy Andre | Posted 01.21.2013 | Gay Voices
Amy Andre

Dr. Gary Gates has reported that 50 percent of people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual identify as bisexual. He's also reported that 3.5 percent of the U.S. adult population identifies as LGB. Detractors seem to feel that the latter percentage is too low and the former too high.

Not Enough Support For Bisexual Youth?

A.J. Walkley | Posted 12.17.2012 | Gay Voices
A.J. Walkley

We have a responsibility to make young bisexuals feel normal, accepted and loved. We have to be the voice at the end of what can be a trying tunnel of confusion, discrimination and pain. By being more vocal, we can be the support so many younger people are searching for.

Berkeley Celebrates First Bisexual Pride Day In U.S.

AP | Posted 09.20.2012 | Gay Voices

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Berkeley on Tuesday became what is thought to be the nation's first city to officially proclaim a day recognizing bisexuals, a sex...

Google Unlocks 'Bisexual' From Auto Complete And Instant Search Functions: Report

Posted 09.11.2012 | Gay Voices

Reports that Google Inc. has unblocked the term "bisexual" from its search algorithm are generating praise from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transge...

Gay Chicago TV Tackles Bisexuality, Biphobia, and Bi Erasure

Waymon Hudson | Posted 10.22.2012 | Gay Voices
Waymon Hudson

We cannot, as a community, be part of erasing a vital and thriving part of our movement and history. In the same fashion, simply throwing a "B" into the acronym LGBT isn't enough-- we have to celebrate, educate, and support bisexual people.

Calling All Bi Role Models: What Bi People Can Do To Help Heal U.S. Wounds

Gary North | Posted 10.13.2012 | Gay Voices
Gary North

I'm here to call on my fellow bi people to step up and set good examples of openness, compassion, and tolerance. Ask folks with whom you disagree to have coffee with you; have guided discussions; have face-to-face, low-key chats; get to know your enemy, frenemy, or others.

Memory Loss And The Political Year

Gary North | Posted 08.26.2012 | Gay Voices
Gary North

I had often heard of collective amnesia, voter apathy, and electoral ignorance, but I had never bought into them as unshakable truisms. Yet now here it was staring me in the face -- in a presidential year. And in part, I was now facing a personal type of amnesia, as well.