
People who are physically and
sexually attracted to both men and women
usually identify themselves as bisexual. However, not everyone who has
had feelings or experiences with both men and women describe themselves
as bisexual.
Sometimes, people are happy to explore their sexuality, but will
identify themselves as mainly straight, gay or lesbian, or have no label
at all. Other times, it can be hard for people to come out as bisexual
because society doesn’t accept people who are attracted to both men and
women. For this reason,
being bisexual can cause feelings of isolation
for some young men and women, because they feel a lot of pressure to be
either straight or gay. Some people find bisexuality hard to understand,
but remember: there’s nothing “wrong” about feeling or being bisexual.

There are some people who find "
bisexual" to be a limited label because
it implies that gender is a binary (i.e., can be divided into two
categories: men and women) rather than a spectrum of gender identities.
Some people therefore identify as pansexual to indicate that they are
attracted to "all genders" or "polysexual" to indicate that they are
attracted to "many genders." It is completely up to you what label, if
any, feels right for you.
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