In 2005, I unwisely paraphrased a Northwestern University study that basically said that male bisexuals did not exist. I wrote, “Study: Bisexuality is Bullshit.”
This is essentially what the study said and did not reflect my personal opinion on the topic. Unfortunately, hordes of angry bisexuals attacked me online, pigheadedly refusing to listen to my explanation and ascribing beliefs to me that I did not hold. I’m still offended by this obnoxious and ignorant onslaught and disgraceful attempt to demagogue my views. I’ve always believed that bisexuality exists in both men and woman.
I am pleased to announce today that a new study is out that says that bisexuality is not bullshit. Once again, I am paraphrasing a study — but this one actually reflects my views. According to the New York Times:
In an unusual scientific about-face, researchers at Northwestern University have found evidence that at least some men who identify themselves as bisexual are, in fact, sexually aroused by both women and men….In both studies, men watched videos of male and female same-sex intimacy while genital sensors monitored their erectile responses. While the first study reported that the bisexuals generally resembled homosexuals in their responses, the new one finds that bisexual men responded to both the male and female videos, while gay and straight men in the study did not.
Well, this is great news and congratulations to the bisexual community and all who love science. Attention scientists, can we please have more studies that test “ex-gay” reaction to gay porn? I really a want to write the headline, Study: Ex-Gay is bullshit. Wait, I already do that.







In Bailey’s original study on Bisexuals he inexplicably excluded some men who showed arousal to both men and women. So really both studies he did showed bisexuality in men exists.
Good point Priya.
Which explains the ex-gay situation. No, you’re not ex-gay. You are a bisexual and just leaned the straight way because your god and your peers don’t want you to be gay.
I know this has been said, I just felt like underlining this truth again;
Ex-gay=bisexual who leans to straight.
A number of years ago, I knew a guy who was definitely bi. In his case he had a very strong sex drive and pretty much didn’t care who he got off with. His girlfriend was also bi, so he had his male friends with benefits and she had her girl friends with benefits. A match made in heaven. ;)
I think *some* ‘ex-gays’ are bisexual and just suppressing the gay side, but probably the majority are gay and just filled with such self-loathing and brainwashing that they, as Wayne says, re-closet themselves.
Gary, I think those so-called “ex-gays” who marry heterosexual partners and claim “success” at changing same sex attractions into opposite sex attractions are almost certainly bisexual.
More evidence that sexuality is a continuum and likely mutable.
How is this evidence that sexuality is mutible tony? People don’t choose to be attracted to both sexes any more than they choose to be attracted to just one or even neither.
So Tony, you COULD change your sexual orientation, whom you’re attracted to physically/emotionally, IF you wanted to?
Of course you get attacked when you say something like “Bisexuality is b******t.” That was your own word choice, and it was inflammatory. Also, that was right around the time I started reading your blog, and I don’t recall you making it clear in that post that it didn’t reflect your views. Of course, I can’t say for sure, since it looks like you took the original post down.
Tony – you are so remarkably s**t stupid it’s mind-blowing. (Although I suspect there are things you prefer to blow other than minds)
This is what the research showed: While the first study reported that the bisexuals generally resembled homosexuals in their responses, the new one finds that bisexual men responded to both the male and female videos, while gay and straight men in the study did not.
This study shows a continuum for those who are actually bisexual. However, it also showed that people who were gay were not aroused by the opposite sex. It also showed that people who are truly hetero were not attracted to the same sex.
What don’t you understand about this you idiotic dolt? Are you going out of your way to create a cartoon of a right wing ignoramus? Or, perhaps, you really are this stupid?
Get off my website and comeback when you have an education.
That’ll never happen, Wayne.
Tony most likely writes to us during computer time at the adult daycare, while his family goes and gets ice cream.
Boo:
I understand being attacked for a dumb word choice that I made very late at night (never a good time to blog).
What pissed me off, however, was that after I had very clearly explained that this was not my point of view, I was still attacked by people going out of their way to look for enemies.
I found the behavior of some of these people to be pathetic and disgraceful.
@ 11 Evan,
Don’t insult the mentally handicapped like that. I have worked with them enough to know that even they are intelligent enough to understand that hating people for no reason is wrong. Don’t give tony that much credit.
Settle down people. Gosh I feel sorry for your keyboards.
This item got crowded off the home page awfully fast. It was posted there on the 23rd but by the evening of the 24th it was gone.
We write a lot! The home page turns like hamburger numbers at a McDonalds.