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is bisexuality gay

Gallup timat that 7.2% of the U.S. adult populatn is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr.

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LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Myth: Bisexual people are nfed or pervasive misunrstandg about bisexualy is that ’s a phase — and that bisexual people will eventually e out as gay or lbian. One study found that only 18% of LGBTQ youth who ially me out as bisexual later me out as gay or lbian. So while some may e out as bisexual first before intifyg as gay or lbian, this don’t mean that bisexual inti aren’t valid.

In one study, only 12% of bisexual men said they were openly bisexual, pared to 28% of all bisexuals and 77% of gay men. Gay or lbian people feel that bisexuals are "not really gay" or that they are really gay or lbian " nial". Heterosexual people may reject bisexuals due to homophobic stigma.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE

Not bee they are bad, or homophobic, or transphobic… but bee the reali are not their own lived experience, or bee workg alongsi the groups may be a newer experience for them. E., bisexual, gay, straight. A bisexual is th a person wh both heterosexual and homosexual sir.

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