Menu</tle><path d="M8 10h16v2H8v-2zm0 5h16v2H8v-2zm0 5h16v2H8v-2z" fill-le="evenodd"></path></svg></div></button><div class="AlertWrapper-gvFATk bkZbLJ StandardNavigatnDrawerBookmarkAlert-irmtYV pYBCk" data-ttid="BookmarkAlertMobile" role="tooltip"><div aria-hidn="te" role="prentatn" class="AlertArrow-daOgye kVBnAp alert-arrow"></div><div aria-hidn="te" role="prentatn" class="AlertInWrapper-iHNVmf iGkvlr"><svg class="in in-bookmark in-bookmark--activated" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="><tle>Story Saved</tle><path class="in-bookmark-fill in-bookmark--activated-outle" d="M20 24L12.5 19.7804L5 24V3H20V24ZM12.5 18.6028L19 22.2336V3.98131H6V22.2336L12.5 18.6028Z" fill="black"></path><path class="in-bookmark-fill in-bookmark--activated-checkmark" d="M11.5541 13.7033L9 11.2033L9.66216 10.5552L11.5541 12.407L15.3378 8.70331L16 9.35146L11.5541 13.7033Z" fill="black"></path></svg></div><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ AlertMsage-jgAjgo bVCFRm iPUqcY htBxkR alert-msage"><p>To revis this article, vis My Profile, then<!-- --> <a href="/acunt/saved">View saved stori</a>.</p></div><button class="BaseButton-bLlsy ButtonWrapper-xCepQ hvzL bJNRGO button button--utily close-alert-button" data-event-click="{"element":"Button"}" data-ttid="Button" role="button" type="button"><span class="ButtonLabel-cjAuJN bBWXSg button__label">Close Alert</span><div class="ButtonInWrapper-gFdzAL bPDyTT button__in-ntaer"><svg class="ButtonIn-YqaGo iwlhuX button-in in in-close" focable="false" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="32" height="32" xmlns="><path d="M16 14.586l6.364-6.364 1.414 1.414L17.414 16l6.364 6.364-1.414 1.414L16 17.414l-6.364 6.364-1.414-1.414L14.586 16 8.222 9.636l1.414-1.414z" fill-le="nonzero"></path></svg></div></button></div></div><div class="StandardNavigatnSectnLogo-bghSeq cggfMB"><a href="/" data-ttid="Logo" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM StandardNavigatnLogoLk-bfpyLL iUEiRd fPqUbj djiYSv jYKccq"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW jvZaPI rponsive-asset StandardNavigatnLogoImage-kyNDxs jVwXYs"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa StandardNavigatnLogoImage-kyNDxs jVwXYs rponsive-image"><img alt="SELF" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="/verso/static/self/assets/" srcSet="" siz="100vw"/></picture></span></a></div><div data-ttid="StandardNavigatnHeadLeBlock" class="StandardNavigatnHeadLeBlock-kwGkqn dqfBFX"><div aria-hidn="te" class="StandardNavigatnHeadLeBlockHeadLe-dfABRF hHUYOZ">I'm a Bisexual Guy and, No, It's Not Jt a Phase</div><div class="StandardNavigatnHeadLeBlockChannelNavigatn-ccHZSK fkgYDz"><div class="StandardNavigatnSectnPrimaryLks-eSbMKK jwVHXo"><nav aria-label="Primary" class="NavigatnWrapper-bFftAs fKSZRK StandardNavigatnNavPrimaryLks-envmpy dktYVh" data-ttid="navigatn"><ul class="NavigatnListWrapper-gWXLVS cwnxSh navigatn__list" data-ttid="navigatn__list"><li class="NavigatnListItemWrapper-cxLZKD dsgTQs navigatn__list-em" data-ttid="navigatn__list-em"><div data-ttid="navigatn__nav-em-in" class="NavigatnItemIn-bpcxDt hLTmGs"><svg xmlns='' width='22' height='22' viewBox='0 0 22 22'><path d='M.683 8.08A.685.685 0 0 0 0 8.764v4.872a.685.685 0 0 0 1.367 0V8.764a.685.685 0 0 0-.684-.684m20.109 0a.685.685 0 0 0-.684.684v4.872a.685.685 0 0 0 1.368 0V8.764a.685.685 0 0 0-.684-.684m-3.633-3.868A.69.69 0 0 0 16.663 4h-2.076a.685.685 0 0 0-.684.684v5.831h-6.33v-5.83a.685.685 0 0 0-1.368 0v12.344h-1.1l-1.686-1.767V7.136l1.888-1.98a.679.679 0 0 0 .187-.472.678.678 0 0 0-.21-.494.703.703 0 0 0-.968.022L2.24 6.39a.683.683 0 0 0-.19.471v8.676a.68.68 0 0 0 .19.471l2.076 2.178a.69.69 0 0 0 .496.212h2.077a.685.685 0 0 0 .684-.684v-5.83h6.33l-.001 5.686c0 .377.307.684.684.684.355 0 .653-.28.67-.59l.014-12.296h1.1l1.687 1.768v8.126l-1.888 1.98a.662.662 0 0 0-.181.425.677.677 0 0 0 1.17.519l2.077-2.178a.674.674 0 0 0 .19-.471V6.86a.678.678 0 0 0-.19-.471L17.16 4.212z' fill-le='evenodd'/></svg></div><a class="NavigatnInternalLk-cWEaeo knabMb navigatn__lk" href="/fns" data-ttid="navigatn__ternal-lk" role="lk">Fns</a></li><li class="NavigatnListItemWrapper-cxLZKD dsgTQs navigatn__list-em" data-ttid="navigatn__list-em"><div data-ttid="navigatn__nav-em-in" class="NavigatnItemIn-bpcxDt hLTmGs"><svg xmlns='' xmlns:xlk='' width='22' height='22' viewBox='0 0 22 22'><fs><path id='a' d='M6.587 20.9H0V.55h6.587V20.9z'/></fs><g fill='none' fill-le='evenodd'><path fill='#000' d='M17.697 4.632l-2.634-2.926a.72.72 0 0 0-.781-.187.713.713 0 0 0-.456.662v18.56a.71.71 0 0 0 1.42 0V4.028l1.215 1.35v9.68a.71.71 0 0 0 1.419 0V5.107a.709.709 0 0 0-.183-.475'/><g transform='translate(5 .55)'><mask id='b' fill='#fff'><e xlk:href='#a'/></mask><path fill='#000' d='M5.876.55c-.39 0-.71.32-.71.71v5.992c0 1.033-.84 1.873-1.874 1.873A1.875 1.875 0 0 1 1.42 7.252V1.26a.71.71 0 0 0-1.42 0v5.992c0 1.535 1.095 2.872 2.585 3.202v9.736a.71.71 0 1 0 1.419 0v-9.736c1.488-.33 2.584-1.667 2.584-3.202V1.26c0-.39-.32-.71-.711-.71' mask='url(#b)'/></g><path fill='#000' d='M8.287 9.014c.39 0 .71-.319.71-.71V1.81a.71.71 0 0 0-1.42 0v6.495c0 .39.32.71.71.71'/></g></svg></div><a class="NavigatnInternalLk-cWEaeo knabMb navigatn__lk" href="/food" data-ttid="navigatn__ternal-lk" role="lk">Food</a></li><li class="NavigatnListItemWrapper-cxLZKD dsgTQs navigatn__list-em" data-ttid="navigatn__list-em"><div data-ttid="navigatn__nav-em-in" class="NavigatnItemIn-bpcxDt hLTmGs"><svg xmlns='' width='22' height='22' viewBox='0 0 22 22' fill='none'><path d='M13.5288 10.5895L12.4866 10.4292C14.6898 9.48545 16.6912 8.82535 18.1321 8.53717L18.1322 8.53774L18.1411 8.53478C18.4733 8.42404 18.6924 8.09419 18.6924 7.76363V7.75146L18.6886 7.73991C18.5778 7.40769 18.248 7.18863 17.9174 7.18863H17.9097L17.9021 7.1902C15.539 7.68251 12.503 8.75373 9.45574 10.3083L10.2876 8.08996L10.2877 8.08998L10.2886 8.08734C10.3437 7.92195 10.3437 7.73031 10.2886 7.56491C10.2333 7.39911 10.1194 7.2519 9.94112 7.19248L9.92958 7.18863H9.91741C9.71255 7.18863 9.52532 7.21401 9.37387 7.28285C9.21999 7.3528 9.10423 7.46733 9.04675 7.63843L7.65622 11.3134C7.49055 11.4168 7.32883 11.5162 7.16933 11.6142C6.59481 11.9672 6.04911 12.3026 5.45135 12.7448C5.27766 12.2933 5.18499 11.9122 5.09197 11.3548C4.99419 9.97417 5.38887 8.59334 6.27741 7.40863C7.16218 6.22894 8.44042 5.63726 9.9224 5.53846L9.9224 5.53859L9.92671 5.53805L10.7262 5.43811C10.7263 5.4381 10.7263 5.43809 10.7264 5.43808C12.4248 5.23828 14.8166 5.03928 16.8075 5.23801C18.0074 5.43807 18.8958 5.63666 19.4839 5.93071C20.0658 6.2217 20.2424 6.59944 20.2424 6.86363H20.2414L20.2434 6.87596C20.2907 7.15935 20.2442 7.52127 20.1085 7.94054C19.9732 8.35875 19.751 8.8285 19.4531 9.32504C18.8561 10.3201 17.9605 11.514 16.867 12.5081L16.8669 12.5081L16.8644 12.5106C15.8673 13.5076 14.6716 14.5039 13.5771 15.2004C12.4775 15.9001 11.5938 16.2886 10.9174 16.2886V16.2885L10.9124 16.2888C9.43124 16.3875 8.15032 15.9934 6.96542 15.006L6.9657 15.0057L6.95901 15.0012C6.80052 14.8956 6.6335 14.8369 6.47312 14.8514C6.30948 14.8663 6.16547 14.9563 6.055 15.122C5.94935 15.2805 5.89064 15.4475 5.90522 15.6079C5.91999 15.7704 6.00888 15.9136 6.17241 16.0238C7.38363 17.032 8.89896 17.6386 10.4174 17.6386H10.4186H10.4198H10.4209H10.4221H10.4233H10.4244H10.4256H10.4268H10.428H10.4291H10.4303H10.4315H10.4326H10.4338H10.435H10.4362H10.4373H10.4385H10.4397H10.4408H10.442H10.4432H10.4444H10.4455H10.4467H10.4479H10.449H10.4502H10.4514H10.4526H10.4537H10.4549H10.4561H10.4573H10.4584H10.4596H10.4608H10.4619H10.4631H10.4643H10.4655H10.4666H10.4678H10.469H10.4701H10.4713H10.4725H10.4737H10.4748H10.476H10.4772H10.4783H10.4795H10.4807H10.4819H10.483H10.4842H10.4854H10.4865H10.4877H10.4889H10.4901H10.4912H10.4924H10.4936H10.4948H10.4959H10.4971H10.4983H10.4994H10.5006H10.5018H10.503H10.5041H10.5053H10.5065H10.5076H10.5088H10.51H10.5112H10.5123H10.5135H10.5147H10.5158H10.517H10.5182H10.5194H10.5205H10.5217H10.5229H10.524H10.5252H10.5264H10.5276H10.5287H10.5299H10.5311H10.5323H10.5334H10.5346H10.5358H10.5369H10.5381H10.5393H10.5405H10.5416H10.5428H10.544H10.5451H10.5463H10.5475H10.5487H10.5498H10.551H10.5522H10.5533H10.5545H10.5557H10.5569H10.558H10.5592H10.5604H10.5615H10.5627H10.5639H10.5651H10.5662H10.5674H10.5686H10.5698H10.5709H10.5721H10.5733H10.5744H10.5756H10.5768H10.578H10.5791H10.5803H10.5815H10.5826H10.5838H10.585H10.5862H10.5873H10.5885H10.5897H10.5908H10.592H10.5932H10.5944H10.5955H10.5967H10.5979H10.599H10.6002H10.6014H10.6026H10.6037H10.6049H10.6061H10.6073H10.6084H10.6096H10.6108H10.6119H10.6131H10.6143H10.6155H10.6166H10.6178H10.619H10.6201H10.6213H10.6225H10.6237H10.6248H10.626H10.6272H10.6283H10.6295H10.6307H10.6319H10.633H10.6342H10.6354H10.6365H10.6377H10.6389H10.6401H10.6412H10.6424H10.6436H10.6448H10.6459H10.6471H10.6483H10.6494H10.6506H10.6518H10.653H10.6541H10.6553H10.6565H10.6576H10.6588H10.66H10.6612H10.6623H10.6635H10.6647H10.6658H10.667H10.6682H10.6694H10.6705H10.6717H10.6729H10.674H10.6752H10.6764H10.6776H10.6787H10.6799H10.6811H10.6823H10.6834H10.6846H10.6858H10.6869H10.6881H10.6893H10.6905H10.6916H10.6928H10.694H10.6951H10.6963H10.6975H10.6987H10.6998H10.701H10.7022H10.7033H10.7045H10.7057H10.7069H10.708H10.7092H10.7104H10.7115H10.7127H10.7139H10.7151H10.7162H10.7174H10.7186H10.7198H10.7209H10.7221H10.7233H10.7244H10.7256H10.7268H10.728H10.7291H10.7303H10.7315H10.7326H10.7338H10.735H10.7362H10.7373H10.7385H10.7397H10.7408H10.742H10.7432H10.7444H10.7455H10.7467H10.7479H10.749H10.7502H10.7514H10.7526H10.7537H10.7549H10.7561H10.7573H10.7584H10.7596H10.7608H10.7619H10.7631H10.7643H10.7655H10.7666H10.7678H10.769H10.7701H10.7713H10.7725H10.7737H10.7748H10.776H10.7772H10.7783H10.7795H10.7807H10.7819H10.783H10.7842H10.7854H10.7865H10.7877H10.7889H10.7901H10.7912H10.7924H10.7936H10.7948H10.7959H10.7971H10.7983H10.7994H10.8006H10.8018H10.803H10.8041H10.8053H10.8065H10.8076H10.8088H10.81H10.8112H10.8123H10.8135H10.8147H10.8158H10.817H10.8182H10.8194H10.8205H10.8217H10.8229H10.824H10.8252H10.8264H10.8276H10.8287H10.8299H10.8311H10.8323H10.8334H10.8346H10.8358H10.8369H10.8381H10.8393H10.8405H10.8416H10.8428H10.844H10.8451H10.8463H10.8475H10.8487H10.8498H10.851H10.8522H10.8533H10.8545H10.8557H10.8569H10.858H10.8592H10.8604H10.8615H10.8627H10.8639H10.8651H10.8662H10.8674H10.8686H10.8698H10.8709H10.8721H10.8733H10.8744H10.8756H10.8768H10.878H10.8791H10.8803H10.8815H10.8826H10.8838H10.885H10.8862H10.8873H10.8885H10.8897H10.8908H10.892H10.8932H10.8944H10.8955H10.8967H10.8979H10.899H10.9002H10.9014H10.9026H10.9037H10.9049H10.9061H10.9073H10.9084H10.9096H10.9108H10.9119H10.9131H10.9143H10.9155H10.9166H10.9178H10.919H10.9201H10.9213H10.9225H10.9237H10.9248H10.926H10.9272H10.9283H10.9295H10.9307H10.9319H10.933H10.9342H10.9354H10.9365H10.9377H10.9389H10.9401H10.9412H10.9424H10.9436H10.9448H10.9459H10.9471H10.9483H10.9494H10.9506H10.9518H10.953H10.9541H10.9553H10.9565H10.9576H10.9588H10.96H10.9612H10.9623H10.9635H10.9647H10.9658H10.967H10.9682H10.9694H10.9705H10.9717H10.9729H10.974H10.9752H10.9764H10.9776H10.9787H10.9799H10.9811H10.9823H10.9834H10.9846H10.9858H10.9869H10.9881H10.9893H10.9905H10.9916H10.9928H10.994H10.9951H10.9963H10.9975H10.9987H10.9998H11.001H11.0022H11.0033H11.0045H11.0057H11.0069H11.008H11.0092H11.0104H11.0115H11.0127H11.0139H11.0151H11.0162H11.0174V17.6391L11.0257 17.6382C11.9398 17.5366 13.0503 17.1315 14.2571 16.3273C15.4638 15.6231 16.6684 14.6188 17.7716 13.4155C18.9755 12.2114 19.8785 11.0074 20.5807 9.90389L20.5807 9.90392L20.5822 9.90142C21.2838 8.69868 21.6948 7.58065 21.592 6.65534L21.5918 6.65433C21.4878 5.82245 20.9664 5.20513 20.0542 4.6983C19.3384 4.28937 18.2234 4.08887 16.9232 3.98885L16.9232 3.98882L16.921 3.98871C15.1998 3.90675 13.2773 4.02582 11.6513 4.12654C11.2887 4.149 10.9409 4.17054 10.6132 4.18874L10.6132 4.18857L10.6081 4.18921L9.80864 4.28914C9.80856 4.28915 9.80847 4.28916 9.80838 4.28917C8.09047 4.49134 6.47312 5.30005 5.26046 6.71482L5.26041 6.71477L5.25843 6.71729C4.14884 8.1295 3.54014 9.84879 3.74292 11.5724L3.7429 11.5724L3.74316 11.5742L3.74373 11.5782C3.84086 12.2581 3.93945 12.9483 4.22584 13.6395C2.93992 14.631 1.65415 15.7218 0.563179 16.9118C0.446754 17.029 0.392407 17.1993 0.392407 17.3636C0.392407 17.5285 0.447126 17.6994 0.564374 17.8167C0.621794 17.8741 0.704211 17.9284 0.783866 17.9682C0.861151 18.0069 0.949203 18.0386 1.01741 18.0386C1.24851 18.0386 1.36772 17.9194 1.468 17.8191L1.47044 17.8167L1.47048 17.8167L1.47237 17.8147C4.05847 15.0296 7.24136 12.9379 10.3286 11.4415L13.3051 11.9376L13.3049 11.9386H13.3174H13.4174C13.7605 11.9386 13.9823 11.7062 14.0886 11.3873C14.1492 11.2053 14.0859 11.0291 13.976 10.8918C13.8663 10.7546 13.7038 10.6467 13.5411 10.5925L13.5415 10.5914L13.5288 10.5895Z' fill='black' stroke='black' stroke-width='0.15'/></svg></div><a class="NavigatnInternalLk-cWEaeo knabMb navigatn__lk" href="/health" data-ttid="navigatn__ternal-lk" role="lk">Health</a></li><li class="NavigatnListItemWrapper-cxLZKD dsgTQs navigatn__list-em" data-ttid="navigatn__list-em"><div data-ttid="navigatn__nav-em-in" class="NavigatnItemIn-bpcxDt hLTmGs"><svg xmlns='' width='22' height='22' viewBox='0 0 22 22'><g fill-le='evenodd'><path d='M14.751 4.059c-1.75 0-3.203 1.309-4.016 2.242C9.922 5.368 8.47 4.06 6.72 4.06A4.726 4.726 0 0 0 2 8.779c0 1.866 6.623 8.133 8.652 10.01a.709.709 0 0 0 .996-.038.706.706 0 0 0-.04-.996c-4.905-4.536-8.2-8.304-8.2-8.976A3.315 3.315 0 0 1 6.72 5.467c1.809 0 3.416 2.342 3.432 2.367.261.388.902.391 1.17-.002.015-.023 1.616-2.365 3.43-2.365a3.315 3.315 0 0 1 3.31 3.312c0 .84-3.09 4.474-5.978 7.339a.7.7 0 0 0-.003.995c.133.135.31.209.499.209a.697.697 0 0 0 .496-.205c1.5-1.488 6.395-6.487 6.395-8.338a4.725 4.725 0 0 0-4.72-4.72'/><path d='M6.961 6.549L4.681 8.95a.704.704 0 0 0 1.02.97l2.28-2.4a.704.704 0 0 0-.025-.997.724.724 0 0 0-.995.026'/></g></svg></div><a class="NavigatnInternalLk-cWEaeo knabMb navigatn__lk" href="/sex-love" data-ttid="navigatn__ternal-lk" role="lk">Love</a></li><li class="NavigatnListItemWrapper-cxLZKD dsgTQs navigatn__list-em" data-ttid="navigatn__list-em"><div data-ttid="navigatn__nav-em-in" class="NavigatnItemIn-bpcxDt hLTmGs"><svg xmlns='' width='22' height='22' viewBox='0 0 22 22'><g fill-le='evenodd'><path d='M13.895 12a.692.692 0 0 0-.691.691 2.413 2.413 0 0 1-2.412 2.411 2.414 2.414 0 0 1-2.411-2.41.692.692 0 0 0-.69-.692c-.38 0-.691.31-.691.691a3.797 3.797 0 0 0 3.792 3.793 3.797 3.797 0 0 0 3.794-3.793.692.692 0 0 0-.69-.691'/><path d='M20.432 10.99l-2.35 1.393a9.278 9.278 0 0 0-1.086-1.228l1.813-2.106a.687.687 0 0 0-.072-.974.71.71 0 0 0-.975.073l-1.836 2.13a9.315 9.315 0 0 0-1.473-.837l1.05-2.658a.691.691 0 0 0-.39-.896.7.7 0 0 0-.896.389l-1.06 2.685a9.17 9.17 0 0 0-1.731-.312V5.69a.692.692 0 0 0-1.382 0v2.95a9.485 9.485 0 0 0-1.557.236l-.87-2.879a.706.706 0 0 0-.86-.462.687.687 0 0 0-.461.862l.876 2.905a9.236 9.236 0 0 0-1.37.693L4.037 7.5a.71.71 0 0 0-.962-.165.69.69 0 0 0-.166.964l1.774 2.508c-.394.333-.76.699-1.091 1.093l-2.495-1.813a.71.71 0 0 0-.965.152.68.68 0 0 0-.123.513.687.687 0 0 0 .276.453l2.497 1.815a9.175 9.175 0 0 0-.988 2.194.693.693 0 0 0 .662.889.692.692 0 0 0 .66-.493 7.912 7.912 0 0 1 1.163-2.36 7.89 7.89 0 0 1 6.377-3.253 7.86 7.86 0 0 1 6.552 3.525c.008.036.139.253.186.292.323.536.58 1.108.768 1.703.11.355.492.565.865.453a.694.694 0 0 0 .453-.867 9.124 9.124 0 0 0-.66-1.551l1.061-.63.947-.56.31-.185a.683.683 0 0 0 .316-.423.685.685 0 0 0-.075-.524.71.71 0 0 0-.947-.24z'/></g></svg></div><a class="NavigatnInternalLk-cWEaeo knabMb navigatn__lk" href="/bety" data-ttid="navigatn__ternal-lk" role="lk">Bety</a></li><li class="NavigatnListItemWrapper-cxLZKD dsgTQs navigatn__list-em" data-ttid="navigatn__list-em"><div data-ttid="navigatn__nav-em-in" class="NavigatnItemIn-bpcxDt hLTmGs"><svg xmlns='' width='22' height='22' viewBox='0 0 22 22'><g fill='none' fill-le='evenodd'><path fill='#000' fill-le='nonzero' d='M20.596 13.518a.554.554 0 0 1-.77-.136l-6.972-9.957a.554.554 0 0 1 .136-.77.554.554 0 0 1 .77.136l6.972 9.957a.554.554 0 0 1-.136.77'/><path fill='#000' fill-le='nonzero' d='M4.51 14.579a.549.549 0 0 1-.099-.783l8.43-10.988a.588.588 0 0 1 .802-.133.55.55 0 0 1 .1.784L5.31 14.446a.588.588 0 0 1-.801.133m1.916 2.733a.591.591 0 0 1 .407-.706l13.277-4.06a.547.547 0 0 1 .699.366.59.59 0 0 1-.407.706L7.125 17.679a.549.549 0 0 1-.7-.367'/><path fill='#000' fill-le='nonzero' d='M7.253 17.585a.554.554 0 0 1-.77-.136l-2.079-2.97a.554.554 0 0 1 .136-.77.554.554 0 0 1 .77.136l2.079 2.97a.554.554 0 0 1-.136.77m1.806-5.553a.554.554 0 0 1-.113-.773l3.405-4.57a.554.554 0 0 1 .774-.112c.243.182.294.53.112.773l-3.405 4.57a.554.554 0 0 1-.773.112'/><path stroke='#000' stroke-lep='round' stroke-width='1.4' d='M15.528 16.426c-.145.621-.628 1.328-1.578 1.584m-1.902-.58c.347.48 1.028.85 1.971.56'/><path fill='#000' fill-le='nonzero' d='M5.4 18.491a.554.554 0 0 1-.77-.135L2.99 16.02a.554.554 0 0 1 .904-.635l1.64 2.336a.555.555 0 0 1-.134.77'/></g></svg></div><a class="NavigatnInternalLk-cWEaeo knabMb navigatn__lk" href="/culture" data-ttid="navigatn__ternal-lk" role="lk">Life</a></li><li class="NavigatnListItemWrapper-cxLZKD dsgTQs navigatn__list-em" data-ttid="navigatn__list-em"><div data-ttid="navigatn__nav-em-in" class="NavigatnItemIn-bpcxDt hLTmGs"><svg xmlns='' width='20' height='18' viewBox='0 0 20 18'><path fill-le='evenodd' d='M18.146 8.337h-4.351a.634.634 0 0 0-.595.42l-1.553 4.353L9.433 1.514c-.054-.28-.29-.492-.618-.514a.628.628 0 0 0-.6.423L5.736 8.522H1.633a.633.633 0 1 0 0 1.263h4.552c.267 0 .507-.17.597-.424l1.85-5.298 2.209 11.566c.053.28.288.49.566.51l.054.004a.63.63 0 0 0 .596-.42l2.183-6.122h3.906a.633.633 0 0 0 0-1.264z'/></svg></div><a class="NavigatnInternalLk-cWEaeo knabMb navigatn__lk" href="/health-ndns" data-ttid="navigatn__ternal-lk" role="lk">Condnally</a></li><li class="NavigatnListItemWrapper-cxLZKD dsgTQs navigatn__list-em" data-ttid="navigatn__list-em"><div data-ttid="navigatn__nav-em-in" class="NavigatnItemIn-bpcxDt hLTmGs"><svg xmlns='' width='20' height='18' viewBox='0 0 14.5 14.9' style='enable-background:new 0 0 14.5 14.9;' xml:space='prerve'><path d='M12.5,3.5h-1.6c-0.1-0.6-0.3-1.2-0.6-1.8C9.7,0.8,8.8,0.1,7.4,0c0,0-0.1,0-0.1,0c0,0-0.1,0-0.1,0C5.7,0.1,4.8,0.8,4.2,1.7C3.8,2.3,3.6,2.9,3.6,3.5H2c-1.1,0-2,0.9-2,2v7.4c0,1.1,0.9,2,2,2h10.5c1.1,0,2-0.9,2-2V5.5C14.5,4.4,13.6,3.5,12.5,3.5z M5.5,2.5c0.3-0.5,0.9-0.9,1.8-1c0.9,0,1.5,0.5,1.8,1c0.2,0.3,0.3,0.7,0.4,1H5.1C5.1,3.2,5.3,2.8,5.5,2.5z M13,12.9c0,0.3-0.2,0.5-0.5,0.5H2c-0.3,0-0.5-0.2-0.5-0.5V5.5C1.5,5.2,1.7,5,2,5h1.6v1.8c0,0.4,0.3,0.8,0.8,0.8s0.8-0.3,0.8-0.8V5h4.4v1.8c0,0.4,0.3,0.8,0.7,0.8c0.4,0,0.8-0.3,0.8-0.8V5h1.5C12.8,5,13,5.2,13,5.5V12.9z'/></svg></div><a class="NavigatnInternalLk-cWEaeo knabMb navigatn__lk" href="/shoppg" data-ttid="navigatn__ternal-lk" role="lk">Shoppg</a></li></ul></nav><span class="NavigatnDivir-fEDnwq ixXXMs navigatn__divir"></span><div><div class="MoreDropdownWrapper-dDKmCE chpTEM"><button data-ttid="MoreDropdownLabel" aria-expand="false" type="button" class="MoreDropdownLabel-hfApoZ eCWeYE">More<i class="AcuntDropdownToggleIn-cZvvYy jiAW"><svg class="in in-chevron" focable="false" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="32" height="32" xmlns="><tle>Chevron</tle><path d="M19.071 16L12 8.929l1.414-1.414L21.9 16l-8.485 8.485L12 23.071z" fill-le="nonzero"></path></svg></i></button><div data-ttid="StandardNavigatnDropdown" class="StandardNavigatnDropdown-iQQRZT kFFKdC"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="StandardNavigatnSectnUtilyLks-ecAXBS jkLfwf"><div class="standard-navigatn-acunt standard-navigatn__sectn--utily-lks-log"><div class="AlertWrapper-gvFATk bkZbLJ AcuntDropdownBookmarkAlert-gjKEYt jsfpOb" data-ttid="BookmarkAlertDktop" role="tooltip"><div aria-hidn="te" role="prentatn" class="AlertArrow-daOgye kVBnAp alert-arrow"></div><div aria-hidn="te" role="prentatn" class="AlertInWrapper-iHNVmf iGkvlr"><svg class="in in-bookmark in-bookmark--activated" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="><tle>Story Saved</tle><path class="in-bookmark-fill in-bookmark--activated-outle" d="M20 24L12.5 19.7804L5 24V3H20V24ZM12.5 18.6028L19 22.2336V3.98131H6V22.2336L12.5 18.6028Z" fill="black"></path><path class="in-bookmark-fill in-bookmark--activated-checkmark" d="M11.5541 13.7033L9 11.2033L9.66216 10.5552L11.5541 12.407L15.3378 8.70331L16 9.35146L11.5541 13.7033Z" fill="black"></path></svg></div><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ AlertMsage-jgAjgo bVCFRm iPUqcY htBxkR alert-msage"><p>To revis this article, select My Acunt, then<!-- --> <a href="/acunt/saved">View saved stori</a></p></div><button class="BaseButton-bLlsy ButtonWrapper-xCepQ hvzL bJNRGO button button--utily close-alert-button" data-event-click="{"element":"Button"}" data-ttid="Button" role="button" type="button"><span class="ButtonLabel-cjAuJN bBWXSg button__label">Close Alert</span><div class="ButtonInWrapper-gFdzAL bPDyTT button__in-ntaer"><svg class="ButtonIn-YqaGo iwlhuX button-in in in-close" focable="false" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="32" height="32" xmlns="><path d="M16 14.586l6.364-6.364 1.414 1.414L17.414 16l6.364 6.364-1.414 1.414L16 17.414l-6.364 6.364-1.414-1.414L14.586 16 8.222 9.636l1.414-1.414z" fill-le="nonzero"></path></svg></div></button></div><a href="/th/iate? rel="nofollow" data-ttid="signIn" class="StandardNavigatnAcuntLabel-pyqL gLaxHM">Sign In</a></div><div class="StandardNavigatnConsumerMarketgUnWrapper-iemhjj dZqPLK"><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--nav-dialog" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--nav-dialog"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--nav-cta" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--nav-cta"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--nav-rollover" role="prentatn"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--nav-rollover"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--nav-gift" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--nav-gift"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><a href="/search" aria-label="Search" class="BaseButton-bLlsy ButtonWrapper-xCepQ hvzL ckbKqC button button--utily StandardNavigatnSearchButton-bhoYY dQzFlx" data-event-click="{"element":"Button","outgogURL":"/search"}" data-ttid="Button" type=""><span class="ButtonLabel-cjAuJN bBWXSg button__label">Search</span><div class="ButtonInWrapper-gFdzAL bPDyTT button__in-ntaer"><svg class="ButtonIn-YqaGo iwlhuX button-in in in-search" focable="false" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="32" height="32" xmlns=" data-ttid="inSearch"><tle>Search</tle><path d="M14.5 10a4.5 4.5 0 1 0 0 9 4.5 4.5 0 0 0 0-9zm5.249 8.335l4.458 4.458-1.414 1.414-4.458-4.458a6.5 6.5 0 1 1 1.414-1.414z" fill-le="nonzero"></path></svg></div></a></hear><div aria-hidn="te" class="StandardNavigatnPrimaryLks-hsfnqT eaOiYu"><ul><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/fns">Fns</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/food">Food</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/health">Health</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/sex-love">Love</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/bety">Bety</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/culture">Life</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/health-ndns">Condnally</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/shoppg">Shoppg</a></li></ul></div><div aria-hidn="te" class="StandardNavigatnSendaryLks-UJYFF giBLkc"><ul><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/vio">Vio</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/fns/challeng">Challeng</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/story/workout-fr">Workouts</a></li><li><a aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" href="/newsletter">Newsletter Signup</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="PersistentBottomWrapper-eddooY bIieWF persistent-bottom" data-journey-hook="persistent-bottom"><asi class="PaywallBarWrapper-hbEokK bfoVHc paywall-bar"><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut paywall-bar__nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--paywall-bar-ll-to-actn" role="prentatn" aria-live="pole" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--paywall-bar-ll-to-actn"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></asi></div><div class="SpaceHolr-oayp fXtswJ ad-height-hold"></div><div class="StickyHeroAdWrapper-eNLJUc gStsdY ad-stickyhero ad-stickyhero--standard ad-stickyhero-enable-mobile should-hold-space"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--hero"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--hero" data-no-id="cvtbt"></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--display-hero" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--display-hero"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><div class="SpaceHolr-oayp fXtswJ ad-height-hold"></div><ma id="ma-ntent" tabx="-1" class="BasePageMaContent-kFvAuh ewPCZH page__ma-ntent"><article class="article ma-ntent" lang="en-US"><div class="ArticlePageLeBackground-EufvU tFsh"><hear class="ContentHearWrapper-clujbs elpfHZ ntent-hear article__ntent-hear"><div data-ttid="ContentHearContaer" class="ContentHearContaer-cGKRbE knDxNq"><div class="ContentHearHedAccredatnWrapper-GFiQf cDNVlV"><div data-ttid="ContentHearTleBlockWrapper" class="ContentHearTleBlockWrapper-cjmSKp lkJlKO"><div data-ttid="ContentHearRubric" class="ContentHearRubricBlock-LmpbT dmqhlj"><div data-ttid="ContentHearRubricDateBlock" class="ContentHearRubricDateBlock-kAQcZP fTFWxD"><div class="RubricWrapper-dKmCNX cJdXjE bric ContentHearRubricContaer-eTudtt iRsSlw"><a class="RubricLk-gRWSOU cjxQUZ bric__lk" href="/sex-love"><span class="RubricName-fVtemz cLxcNi">Sex Love</span></a></div></div></div><h1 data-ttid="ContentHearHed" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ ContentHearHed-NCyCC iUEiRd bjcNOB gydgrM">I'm a Bisexual Guy and, No, It's Not Jt a Phase</h1></div><div class="ContentHearAccredatn-lfctVB etVsnJ ntent-hear__accredatn" data-ttid="ContentHearAccredatn"><div class="ContentHearDek-bIqFFZ bZgCVT">My sexualy is not a p stop.</div><div class="ContentHearByle-kmPyCa emiglw"><div class="ContentHearByleContent-dpPmNn DRFq"><div data-ttid="BylWrapper" class="BylWrapper-KIudk irTIfE byl ContentHearByl-cZqgyJ bHLeKI"><p class="ByleWrapper-jWHrLH gKcujo byle byl__byle" data-ttid="ByleWrapper" emProp="thor" emType="><span emProp="name" class="ByleNamWrapper-jbHncj fuDQVo"><span data-ttid="ByleName" class="ByleName-kwmrLn cYaBaU byle__name"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BylePreamble-iJolpQ iUEiRd fzZOZR gnILss byle__preamble">By </span><a class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM ByleLk-gEnFiw iUEiRd fPqUbj IWACp eErqIx byle__name-lk button" href="/ntributor/eliel-cz">Eliel Cz</a></span></span></p></div><time data-ttid="ContentHearPublishDate" dateTime="2017-07-01T08:00:00-04:00" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ ContentHearPublishDate-eIBicG iUEiRd danQKH MlCHH">July 1, 2017</time></div></div><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV ffgPVr social-ins social-ins--standard ContentHearAccredatnSocialIns-jorO fPzfaa ntent-hear__social-share"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA ivmblD social-ins__list"></ul></div></div></div><div class="ContentHearLeadAsset-hGbumP cAlrhp lead-asset ContentHearLeadAssetWrapper-hfXHEc bjtV lead-asset--width-small" data-ttid="ContentHearLeadAsset"><figure class="ContentHearLeadAssetContent-kOfYSG dRGWbI"><div class="ContentHearLeadAssetContentMedia-bLEIpi jjhWdS lead-asset__ntent__photo"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW jvZaPI rponsive-asset ContentHearRponsiveAsset-bREgIb cZenhb"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz jgsWEn"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa ContentHearRponsiveAsset-bREgIb cZenhb rponsive-image"><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 960w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 960w, 1280w, 1600w, 1920w, 2240w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="Portra of the thor Eliel Cz" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></picture></div></div></span><div class="CaptnWrapper-jSZdqE qDPBn ptn ContentHearLeadAssetCaptn-hPWmSN loMSDX"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptnCred-ejegDm iUEiRd gVwuiM fNaHcW ptn__cred">Courty of Eliel Cz</span></div></div></figure><div data-ttid="ContentHearLeadRailAnchor" class="ContentHearLeadRailAnchor-jYVcDc djtEof"></div></div></div><asi class="PersistentAsiWrapper-VGrR oEIBz persistent-asi persistent-asi--align-left" style="posn:absolute;top:to;height:to" data-ttid="PersistentAsiWrapper"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB jNgrSF sticky-box ContentHearPersistentAsi-fsnAmQ dFzKzm"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV ffgPVr social-ins social-ins--has-background ContentHearSocialIns-jzJiyg fgMkJI social-ins--share"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA ivmblD social-ins__list"></ul></div></div><div class="StickyBoxPlaceholr-grPmrg dxAvXx"></div></div></asi></hear></div><div data-attribute-verso-pattern="article-body" class="ArticlePageContentBackGround-cNiFNN kJkLmH article-body__ntent"><div class="ArticlePageChunksContent-etcMtP bwyLBj"><div data-ttid="ArticlePageChunks" class="ArticlePageChunks-fLyCVG eOdfIs"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bjczjj grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa UJsCn body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>A few months ago, I me out as <a href=">bisexual</a> to my new gay iend. It took only a few mut for him to ask when I'd last had sex wh a woman. I was prepared for the qutn and gave him the answer whout missg a beat. This was nothg new to me.</p><p>I'm well aware that people often view my openns about beg bisexual as a tac relquishg of privacy about my sex life. For many people who aren't bisexual, I have to prove myself—and the fact that, no, I'm actually not gay—by openly havg sex wh people of multiple genrs at any given time.</p><div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--article-mid-ntent" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--article-mid-ntent nsumer-marketg-un__slot---ntent"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><p>People have nsistently asked me the sorts of qutns sce I was 14, the first time I publicly me out as bisexual. As I dated girls throughout my teenage years, my iends would ask me if I was still certa I was bisexual. When I began to date guys llege, my parents asked me if I had “picked a si” yet. When I told them I was still bisexual, they assumed I was still gog through a phase and would eventually ci to be straight or gay.</p><div class="Contaer-bkChBi byNLHx"></div><p>Anyone who's wag for me to pick a si will be wag forever bee 's never gog to happen. I'm bisexual, and that's that.</p><div role="headg" aria-level="3" class="headg-h3">I get . Even I once thought that bisexual people cid to eher be straight or gay.</div><p>When I was younger, bisexualy was foreign to me. It's not like I sudnly woke up one day wh the reka moment that I liked boys and girls. Instead, my attractn to girls me first. In the third gra, I was smten wh a girl who played the band wh me. It was my pre-teen years that I began to fd boys my age attractive. It started wh a close iend and branched off to other guys I spent time wh on var sports teams.</p><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad---ntent"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot---ntent" data-no-id="32mcfl"></div></div><p>At first, I thought everyone was attracted to people of multiple genrs too and that they’d ci to be eher straight or gay (or get tegorized à la Harry Potter’s sortg hat maybe). Then one day, I Googled “I like boys and girls.” When the word <em>bisexual</em> me up, I was fally able to verbalize my attractns.</p><div data-attr-viewport-monor="le-recirc" class="le-recirc-wrapper le-recirc-observer-target-1 viewport-monor-anchor"></div><p>As I grew olr, I found more robt fns of bisexualy, like that of <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">bisexual activist Robyn Ochs</a>, that eply ronated wh me as someone who is attracted to dividuals all over the genr spectm. "I ll myself bisexual bee I acknowledge that I have myself the potential to be attracted—romantilly and/or sexually—to people of more than one sex and/or genr, not necsarily at the same time, not necsarily the same way, and not necsarily to the same gree," Ochs wr.</p><div role="headg" aria-level="3" class="headg-h3">Although I fully embrace my bisexualy, g out n still be an anxiety-ducg experience, like is for many other queer people.</div><p>Dpe my g out as bisexual over a ago, ’s somethg I still do regularly wh iends and strangers alike. For bisexual people, g out happens every time we have a partner wh a different genr than our prev on or when we're hangg out wh people different ntexts. I e out to gay people who meet me gay spac and to straight people who meet me straight spac. Dependg on where I am, how I prent, or who I’m wh, my bisexualy may or may not be believed.</p></div></div></div><div class="GridItem-buujkM fVLMby grid--em grid-layout__asi"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB kNleGZ sticky-box"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="Contaer-bkChBi byNLHx"></div><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--rail"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--rail" data-no-id="hvr8r"></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--display-rail" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--display-rail"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><div class="StickyBoxPlaceholr-grPmrg dxAvXx"></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="qk6far"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bjczjj grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa UJsCn body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>My bisexualy is pecially plited bee I experience most of my life gay spac as an activist who wr, speaks, and aniz primarily about <a href=">LGBTQ issu</a>. <a href=">I also engage my femy</a>, an exprsn historilly powerful and radil for queer people. I’ll wear makp out, heels nightclubs, and my mannerisms n label me as a femme guy. All the thgs n make people assume I’m gay stead of bisexual.</p><p>Rarely do people assume I’m straight. Bis my beg more femme than some men, bisexual men are almost always stereotyped to be gay. On the other si, bisexual women are almost always stereotyped to be straight. This ia, rooted patriarchal superry, is that once you're attracted to a man wh a supposedly almighty penis, that's : You mt be primarily attracted to people wh penis for the rt of your days.</p><div role="headg" aria-level="3" class="headg-h3">I've even gone through breakups bee of the notn that I n't tly be bisexual.</div><p>My <a href=">girliend</a> llege subscribed to this ia, eventually breakg up wh me after a few months of datg, bee her iends teased for havg a “gay boyiend.” She knew shortly after I began seekg her out that I was bisexual, but she didn’t see as real bee she never saw me wh a guy. Lookg back, I know she didn’t ever really accept my bisexualy and tried to ignore as much as possible.</p><p>When she broke up wh me, I asked her if she doubted my romantic and physil attractn to her. She said she didn't, but she uldn’t handle what others thought of my sexualy.</p><p>When people like my ex and her iends assume my bisexualy is jt a steppg stone to g out as gay, they pruppose that bisexualy isn’t queer enough. Bisexualy, to them, is half gay and half straight. This remedial unrstandg of my sexualy fails to unrstand bisexualy's fluidy and plexy. Bisexualy is 100 percent bisexualy, and don’t need to be quantified by anythg else.</p><div role="headg" aria-level="3" class="headg-h3">It's not jt a personal issue. This ia of bisexualy as a phase or nonexistent orientatn has tangible, negative impacts on our muny at large.</div><p>A 2015 report om the <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Equaly Network the Uned Kgdom</a> surveyed 513 bisexual rponnts, 48 percent of whom experienced biphobia medil offic when tryg to accs servic and 38 percent of whom received unwanted sexual ments about their orientatns when tryg to accs the servic. Sixty-six percent of rponnts felt they need to pass as straight when attemptg to accs medil re, and 42 percent felt that they need to pass as gay or lbian.</p><div data-attr-viewport-monor="le-recirc" class="le-recirc-wrapper le-recirc-observer-target-2 viewport-monor-anchor"></div><p>Overall, only 33 percent of rponnts ually felt fortable tellg their doctors they were bisexual, and 28 percent of rponnts never felt fortable dog so. Whout this knowledge, 's impossible for doctors to fully advise bisexual people on how to look after our <a href=">sexual and reproductive health</a>, leavg vulnerable to illns and ndns that uld otherwise be prevented.</p></div></div></div><div class="GridItem-buujkM fVLMby grid--em grid-layout__asi"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB jxBcTH sticky-box"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--rail"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--rail" data-no-id="qx0jn9"></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--display-rail" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--display-rail"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div><div data-attr-viewport-monor="" class="RecircMostPopularWrapper-bRuGTi jkTTgR recirc-most-popular-wrapper viewport-monor-anchor"><div class="RecircMostPopularConter-jiViNn ktrplG recirc-most-popular-sparrow-trackg hi-asi-ad" data-most-popular-id="mod-most-popular-157"><div class="RecircMostPopularHeadg-iVzhzt fIrqYK">Most Popular</div><ul class="RecircMostPopularItems-dCAajf gqcRrp"><li><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff fVVGjj summary-em summary-em--has-borr summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-si-by-si summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-33-66 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard RecircMostPopularSummaryItem-jQxxiw iybf" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-1" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg egpoQR summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg egpoQR summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="Here Are 7 Different Biki Wax Typ, In Case You’re Cur" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM gWAxdE summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-1" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ izJpcw summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">Here Are 7 Different Biki Wax Typ, In Case You’re Cur</div></div></div></a><div class="SummaryItemByleWrapper-boCfbi cuRXdL summary-em__byle-date-in"><div class="SummaryItemBaseByle-fFbXkY fOzHsm summary-em__byle"><div class="summary-em__byle__ntent"><div data-ttid="BylWrapper" class="BylWrapper-KIudk irTIfE byl"><p class="ByleWrapper-jWHrLH ktuuhV byle byl__byle" data-ttid="ByleWrapper" emProp="thor" emType="><span emProp="name" class="ByleNamWrapper-jbHncj fuDQVo"><span data-ttid="ByleName" class="ByleName-kwmrLn cYaBaU byle__name"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BylePreamble-iJolpQ iUEiRd fzZOZR gnILss byle__preamble">By </span>Jenna Ryu</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></li><li><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff fVVGjj summary-em summary-em--has-borr summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-si-by-si summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-33-66 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard RecircMostPopularSummaryItem-jQxxiw iybf" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-2" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg egpoQR summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg egpoQR summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="35 Bt Labor Day Sal to Pounce on Before the Long Weekend" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM gWAxdE summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-2" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ izJpcw summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">35 Bt Labor Day Sal to Pounce on Before the Long Weekend</div></div></div></a><div class="SummaryItemByleWrapper-boCfbi cuRXdL summary-em__byle-date-in"><div class="SummaryItemBaseByle-fFbXkY fOzHsm summary-em__byle"><div class="summary-em__byle__ntent"><div data-ttid="BylWrapper" class="BylWrapper-KIudk irTIfE byl"><p class="ByleWrapper-jWHrLH ktuuhV byle byl__byle" data-ttid="ByleWrapper" emProp="thor" emType="><span emProp="name" class="ByleNamWrapper-jbHncj fuDQVo"><span data-ttid="ByleName" class="ByleName-kwmrLn cYaBaU byle__name"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BylePreamble-iJolpQ iUEiRd fzZOZR gnILss byle__preamble">By </span>Malia Griggs</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></li><li><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff fVVGjj summary-em summary-em--has-borr summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-si-by-si summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-33-66 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard RecircMostPopularSummaryItem-jQxxiw iybf" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-3" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg egpoQR summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg egpoQR summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="Migrae vs. Headache: Here’s How to Tell the Difference" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM gWAxdE summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-3" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ izJpcw summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">Migrae vs. Headache: Here’s How to Tell the Difference</div></div></div></a><div class="SummaryItemByleWrapper-boCfbi cuRXdL summary-em__byle-date-in"><div class="SummaryItemBaseByle-fFbXkY fOzHsm summary-em__byle"><div class="summary-em__byle__ntent"><div data-ttid="BylWrapper" class="BylWrapper-KIudk irTIfE byl"><p class="ByleWrapper-jWHrLH ktuuhV byle byl__byle" data-ttid="ByleWrapper" emProp="thor" emType="><span emProp="name" class="ByleNamWrapper-jbHncj fuDQVo"><span data-ttid="ByleName" class="ByleName-kwmrLn cYaBaU byle__name"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BylePreamble-iJolpQ iUEiRd fzZOZR gnILss byle__preamble">By </span>Kor Miller</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></li><li><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ RecircMostPopularSummaryItem-jQxxiw bGBSrw ad ad--asi"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--asi" data-no-id="rnu919"></div></div></li></ul><div class="RecircMostPopularFooter-enPjgs fObDao"></div></div></div></div><div class="StickyBoxPlaceholr-grPmrg dxAvXx"></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="vynqq"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bjczjj grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa UJsCn body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>There's also the fact that bisexual women are disproportnately more likely to experience sexual vlence. Sixty-one percent of bisexual women report experienc of rape, physil vlence, and/or stalkg by an timate partner their lifetime, pared wh 44 percent of lbian women and 35 percent of straight women, acrdg to the most recent data available om <a href=">the Natnal Intimate Partner and Sexual Vlence Survey</a>.</p><p>Bisexuals are the visible near-majory, <a href=">makg up almost half of the LGBT muny</a>. But we're nsistently erased om queer narrativ and history. We bisexual people aren't affirmed for who we are but phed asi to bary box that nnot nta .</p><p>Some argue would be easier for everyone volved if bisexuals intified as straight or gay, pendg on our current relatnships. That ’d be ls nfg, and we’d face ls biphobia, if we jt stuck wh a sexual inty that’s on the bary. Yet, for me, that’d be nyg part of my inty. My bisexualy is an nate part of who I am, and to let others fe me would be nyg my whole self.</p><p>Regardls of the genr of my partner, I’m bisexual. I am not fed by my <a href=">relatnship</a> or by people outsi of . I fe my sexualy around my romantic and sexual attractns as well as my bisexual muny. I was bisexual when I me out over a ago, I’m bisexual today, and I will be bisexual tomorrow.</p><p><strong>Watch: "I Have a Pre-Existg Condn": Real People Share Their Health Condns Rponse to the AHCA</strong></p><figure class="CneVioEmbedFigure-kCfJjN hdJOda e-vio-embed"><div data-ttid="script-ntaer"></div></figure></div></div></div><div class="GridItem-buujkM fVLMby grid--em grid-layout__asi"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB jxBcTH sticky-box"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--rail"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--rail" data-no-id="hthh1a"></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--display-rail" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--display-rail"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><div class="StickyBoxPlaceholr-grPmrg dxAvXx"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 PaywallInleBarrierWhWrapperGrid-fyrGfS kLQIUk grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="body body__le-barrier article__body"><div class="ntaer ntaer--body"><div class="ntaer--body-ner"><asi class="PaywallInleBarrierWrapper-iBnuqk lfXXa-D" data-ttid="PaywallInleBarrierWrapper"><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--paywall-le-barrier" role="prentatn" aria-live="pole" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--paywall-le-barrier"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></asi></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 ContentWrapperGrid-fvkmBv brYtrA grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="body body__ntaer"><div class="ntaer ntaer--body"><div class="ntaer--body-ner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></article><div class="ContentFooterWrapper-jVNdRG dTJkpP ArticlePageContentFooterGrid-ccsXYy eMZRHU article-body__footer"><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="ContributorsWrapper-eNpWFu hEUvfU ntributors" data-ttid="Contributors"></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="TextBlockWrapper-bNZsMC dTomOc StyledTextblock-SJflO kHgSzz disclaimer grid-layout__ntent"><p class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ TextBlockText-gtrMkY iUEiRd Pbwma kQegaj">SELF do not provi medil advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Any rmatn published on this webse or by this brand is not tend as a substute for medil advice, and you should not take any actn before nsultg wh a healthre profsnal.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div data-ttid="TagCloudWrapper" class="TagCloudWrapper-gGgndx iPNP ContentFooterTagCloud-krQmRG ZLGh"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ TagCloudSectnHear-cOforY iUEiRd kgktQt kQQRmu">Topics</span><a href="/topic/lgbtq" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM TagCloudLk-kvjZFu iUEiRd fPqUbj iAqPKp hIhJOI"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ TagCloudName-eAUnLd iUEiRd hJhJHy bUkXwu">lgbtq</span></a><a href="/topic/bisexualy" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM TagCloudLk-kvjZFu iUEiRd fPqUbj iAqPKp hIhJOI"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ TagCloudName-eAUnLd iUEiRd hJhJHy bUkXwu">bisexualy</span></a><a href="/topic/relatnships" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM TagCloudLk-kvjZFu iUEiRd fPqUbj iAqPKp hIhJOI"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ TagCloudName-eAUnLd iUEiRd hJhJHy bUkXwu">relatnships</span></a><a href="/topic/datg" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM TagCloudLk-kvjZFu iUEiRd fPqUbj iAqPKp hIhJOI"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ TagCloudName-eAUnLd iUEiRd hJhJHy bUkXwu">datg</span></a></div></div></div></div><div data-ttid="ContentFooterBottom" class="ContentFooterBottom-jwWZfC kcbyiW"><div class="ntent-bottom-anchor"></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--article-footer" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--article-footer"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div><div data-attr-viewport-monor="" class="recirc-list-wrapper viewport-monor-anchor"><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan ContentFooterRelated-kEBiFe kVUuwq"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 SummaryCollectnGridComponent-ktyEog bdTTVU summary-llectn-grid RecircListDefltOverlaySummaryCollectnGrid-AHJhY bEaXiL recirc-list__ems summary-llectn-grid--four-lumns summary-llectn-grid--TextBelowLeft"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="SummaryCollectnGridContent-eVUpRm gOErDJ"><div class="SectnTleRoot-dBGvdq fxVSsn SummaryCollectnGridSectnTle-fCmYwG izjbVn" data-ttid="SectnTle"><hear class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SectnTleHed-dKqZet dxqEAa iuxgWr jttyjJ">More om Self</hear></div><div class="SummaryCollectnGridItems-DZShR iJAxgH hi-read-more-ad" data-ttid="SummaryCollectnGridItems"><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff jCBznZ summary-em summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-text-below summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-50-50 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-1" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="How to Have Safe Sex Wh Genal Herp" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM hCFwqQ summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-1" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ ggvOsp summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">How to Have Safe Sex Wh Genal Herp</div></div></div></a><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SummaryItemDek-CRfsi iUEiRd bsvuBj jDyfzW summary-em__k">There’s a ton of misrmatn around this super-mon STI—but a diagnosis don’t spell doom for your hookups.</div></div></div><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff jCBznZ summary-em summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-text-below summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-50-50 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-2" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="How to Save Your Relatnship From the Social Media Comparison Trap" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM hCFwqQ summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-2" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ ggvOsp summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">How to Save Your Relatnship From the Social Media Comparison Trap</div></div></div></a><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SummaryItemDek-CRfsi iUEiRd bsvuBj jDyfzW summary-em__k">Even the most picture-perfect pairs go through rough patch.</div></div></div><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff jCBznZ summary-em summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-text-below summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-50-50 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-3" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="3 Thgs to Do If You’re a Guy Stgglg Wh Your Body Image" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM hCFwqQ summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-3" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ ggvOsp summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">3 Thgs to Do If You’re a Guy Stgglg Wh Your Body Image</div></div></div></a><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SummaryItemDek-CRfsi iUEiRd bsvuBj jDyfzW summary-em__k">Your food or fns route shouldn’t make you feel like sh.</div></div></div><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc ad ad--read-more"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--read-more" data-no-id="ul3q5f"></div></div><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff jCBznZ summary-em summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-text-below summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-50-50 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-4" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="Salma Hayek Showed Off Her Grays and the ‘Wisdom’ That Com Wh Them" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM hCFwqQ summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-4" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ ggvOsp summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">Salma Hayek Showed Off Her Grays and the ‘Wisdom’ That Com Wh Them</div></div></div></a><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SummaryItemDek-CRfsi iUEiRd bsvuBj jDyfzW summary-em__k">At 56, “everythg” about gettg olr has pleasantly surprised her.</div></div></div><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff jCBznZ summary-em summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-text-below summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-50-50 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-5" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="7 Therapist Red Flags You Should Never Ignore" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM hCFwqQ summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-5" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ ggvOsp summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">7 Therapist Red Flags You Should Never Ignore</div></div></div></a><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SummaryItemDek-CRfsi iUEiRd bsvuBj jDyfzW summary-em__k">There are some not-so-obv thgs a mental health profsnal should never do.</div></div></div><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff jCBznZ summary-em summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-text-below summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-50-50 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-6" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="How to Fd a Doctor Who Isn’t Laser-Foced on Your Weight" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM hCFwqQ summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-6" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ ggvOsp summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">How to Fd a Doctor Who Isn’t Laser-Foced on Your Weight</div></div></div></a><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SummaryItemDek-CRfsi iUEiRd bsvuBj jDyfzW summary-em__k">Everyone serv to be treated as a whole person—not jt a number on a sle.</div></div></div><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff jCBznZ summary-em summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-text-below summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-50-50 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-7" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="Women Sports Are Lerally Changg the Game. This Book Tak a Look at How&-And Why" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM hCFwqQ summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-7" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ ggvOsp summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">Women Sports Are Lerally Changg the Game. This Book Tak a Look at How—And Why</div></div></div></a><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SummaryItemDek-CRfsi iUEiRd bsvuBj jDyfzW summary-em__k">Maela MacKenzie’s ‘Money, Power, Rpect’ is our July Book Club pick. </div></div></div><div class="SummaryItemWrapper-iwvBff jCBznZ summary-em summary-em--ARTICLE summary-em--no-in summary-em--text-align-left summary-em--layout-placement-text-below summary-em--layout-posn-image-left summary-em--layout-proportns-50-50 summary-em--si-by-si-align-center summary-em--si-by-si-image-right-mobile-false summary-em--standard SummaryCollectnGridSummaryItem-WColm idzIpc" role="button" tabx="0"><div class="SummaryItemAssetContaer-gwhFFH VOyg summary-em__asset-ntaer"><a class="SummaryItemImageLk-dshqxb cPpCwE summary-em__image-lk summary-em-trackg__image-lk" href=" aria-hidn="te" tabx="-1" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-image-8" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" target="_self"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz gKnDpj"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SummaryItemRponsiveAsset-hjGIGg bDvSkO summary-em__image rponsive-image"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="7 Signs of Emotnal Abe That Aren’t So Obv" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></picture></div></div></span></a></div><div class="SummaryItemContent-eiDYMl XMZX summary-em__ntent summary-em__ntent--no-bric"><a class="SummaryItemHedLk-civM hCFwqQ summary-em-trackg__hed-lk summary-em__hed-lk" data-ponent-type="recirc-river" data-recirc-id="em-hed-8" data-recirc-pattern="summary-em" href=" target="_self"><div data-ttid="ClampWrapper" class="ClampWrapper-kZxfkB hTTNGO clamp SummaryItemHedBase-hiFYpQ ggvOsp summary-em__hed"><div class="ClampContent-hilPkr jVhSBH"><div class="SummaryItemHedTag-TWblf gxaOcP" data-ttid="SummaryItemHed">7 Signs of Emotnal Abe That Aren’t So Obv</div></div></div></a><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ SummaryItemDek-CRfsi iUEiRd bsvuBj jDyfzW summary-em__k">It don’t have to be loud or vlent to “unt.”</div></div></div></div><div class="SummaryCollectnGridToActnWrapper-gnReGN eGayfk"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan"><div class="TaboolaWrapper-hMVdpE iYfBhy"><div class="TaboolaWidgetWrapper-egPIjc hkSrgt TaboolaWidget-eUSdED hQCCRa" data-ttid="TaboolaWidgetWrapper"><div class="TaboolaWidgetContent-iBEQTO eXroXG TABOOLA" id="taboola-below-article-thumbnails" data-ttid="TaboolaWidgetContent"></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--footer should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--footer" data-no-id="47i5qe"></div></div></div></div></div></ma><div class="BasePageMaFooterFiller-hTlZph jSriYf page__ma-footer-filler"></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan"><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--cm-footer" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--cm-footer"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan BasePageSeFooterRow-kpEBGH jqlJed"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 BasePageSeFooterRowGrid-iBGjXL zQNeb"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><footer class="SeFooterWrapper-bXjkRY geRRbs se-footer--wh-store"><div class="SeFooterGridNoMargs-jSrXSj kdlxBX" data-ttid="SeFooterGridNoMargs"><div class="SeFooterBrandInfo-cdoqKy cdkwFG"><div class="SeFooterLogo-eYlNHY eigdAF se-footer__logo"><a href="/"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW jvZaPI rponsive-asset SeFooterLogoRponsiveAsset-ckjzWk kubVDn se-footer__rponsive-image"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa SeFooterLogoRponsiveAsset-ckjzWk kubVDn se-footer__rponsive-image rponsive-image"><img alt="SELF" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="/verso/static/self/assets/" srcSet="" siz="100vw"/></picture></span></a></div><div data-ttid="SeFooterAbout" class="SeFooterAbout-lflfWa eShCNw"><div class="SeFooterAboutText-XXKBX blTbmF">Disver new workout ias, healthy-eatg recip, makp looks, sk-re advice, the bt bety products and tips, trends, and more om SELF.</div></div><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV hwdgCG social-ins social-ins--footer SeFooterSocialIns-cLAKVY pJQob"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA gBoIvv social-ins__list"><li class="SocialInsListItem-mbhR gQILrJ social-ins__list-em social-ins__list-em--facebook social-ins__list-em--footer"><a aria-label="Follow on Facebook" class="external-lk SocialInExternalLk-huuzOU bEtrDj social-ins__lk social-ins__lk--facebook" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><div class="SocialInContaer-huXzUC pMzVC social-ins__in-ntaer"><svg class="SocialInNetworkInComponent-cZaKGz dlOAhZ in in-facebook" focable="false" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="32" height="32" fill="none" xmlns="><tle>Facebook
.