Since when did being BI become fashionable?

[Anonymous]

I am in my 40s and now I am comfortable describing myself openly to anyone who asks. I do think the kids helped paved the way.

I never acted on the bi part but I totally would given the opportunity and mutual match. (female poster).

[Anonymous]

I appreciate the Cw video—especially the bored coworkers. I have a coworker always making apologies “to everyone here” or offering random outlandish statements or vague accusations during meetings (akin to this actor-guy dancing around and waving his arms in the air). We all yawn and stare straight ahead. Kind of like my response to this boring question:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Young girls (mainly, but a few young men as well) calling themselves bi so they can also identify as "queer" because they want to be cool and part of an oppressed group.

The great thing about being bi is that you can never act on it but no one can challenge you.

The above is a ridiculous statement by a clueless idiot. You can ignore it.

Do you truly believe that 20% or more of the population is LGBT like recent surveys of Gen Z have found? The real figure is around a quarter of that, maybe less. Inflation of the LGBT figures for younger generations is heavily driven by young women increasingly identifying as bisexual, though interestingly not as lesbians. They do it because it is fashionable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Young girls (mainly, but a few young men as well) calling themselves bi so they can also identify as "queer" because they want to be cool and part of an oppressed group.

The great thing about being bi is that you can never act on it but no one can challenge you.

The above is a ridiculous statement by a clueless idiot. You can ignore it.

Do you truly believe that 20% or more of the population is LGBT like recent surveys of Gen Z have found? The real figure is around a quarter of that, maybe less. Inflation of the LGBT figures for younger generations is heavily driven by young women increasingly identifying as bisexual, though interestingly not as lesbians. They do it because it is fashionable.

They do it because of misogyny. We've basically got an entirely generation of women who thinking being women is this performative 1950s style display they're supposed to either want... Or not be women.

Good job, us. I'm sure it will turn out well.

[Anonymous]

Howard Stern made it popular

[Anonymous]

I'm one of these people that - to close friends - have come out as bi in recent years. I have always felt this way and didn't do it to be "fashionable," and in fact have not widely come out because I don't want to handle awkward questions about my experiences (I'm a woman married to a man and have up till now been perceived as straight by most). I'm more comfortable coming out now because I have learned more about what it means to be bi. I have not had and have never really wanted romantic relationships with women, but I am sexually attracted to women and have had many same-sex sexual experiences. I hesitate to be "loud" about this because I don't think my sex life is anyone's business except me and my husband, but when I talk about my sex life with my very close friends I now feel comfortable opening up about this. I'm glad I don't have to keep it a secret anymore.

[Anonymous]

Did you all skip the 1990s? Young folk are coming out as queer *earlier* than they used to, but plenty of us came out back then. (We were also told it was "just because it was fashionable".)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh my heavens, has anyone noticed that since COVID more and more men and women are identifying as bisexual or bicurious. What has lead to this open-minded explosion of sexual identity?

My husband and I both identify as bi and just so happen to be your neighbors. You would never know either of us were bi. We enjoy this identity as it has allowed us to "date" other couples and singles and enjoy each without societal stigma's. We have met a great number of people that identify as bi/ pansexual/ heterosexual.

Society as a whole has changed since COVID, people are more accepting of LGBTQ lifestyles, and have realized that life is short and it's time to live and enjoy.

[Anonymous]

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Society as a whole has changed since COVID, people are more accepting of LGBTQ lifestyles, and have realized that life is short and it's time to live and enjoy.

No. Hedonism is not a thing with everyone, thankfully.

Who wouldn’t love to eat chocolate and drink wine all day? But it’s not sustainable and it’s not good for us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Society as a whole has changed since COVID, people are more accepting of LGBTQ lifestyles, and have realized that life is short and it's time to live and enjoy.

No. Hedonism is not a thing with everyone, thankfully.

Who wouldn’t love to eat chocolate and drink wine all day? But it’s not sustainable and it’s not good for us.

Being bisexual isn’t hedonism. It’s also not like eating chocolate and drinking wine all day. It’s the people you’re attracted to sexually. I’m sorry you don’t understand that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Society as a whole has changed since COVID, people are more accepting of LGBTQ lifestyles, and have realized that life is short and it's time to live and enjoy.

No. Hedonism is not a thing with everyone, thankfully.

Who wouldn’t love to eat chocolate and drink wine all day? But it’s not sustainable and it’s not good for us.

Being bisexual isn’t hedonism. It’s also not like eating chocolate and drinking wine all day. It’s the people you’re attracted to sexually. I’m sorry you don’t understand that.

The reference is to the statement that time is short and we need to enjoy, upthread.

[Anonymous]

Why do we care ? The laws moved to protect all partnerships. At the same time, we have backsliding on women’s reproductive issues that need to be examined.

What’s the point of opining on peoples private lives?

[Anonymous]

Bisexuality was much less acceptable in the gay and lesbian communities until recent years. A lot of us did not identify as bi because it would mean losing half our friends.

For as much as they marched for having the right to love who you want, they were terrible on the follow through. They = gay and lesbian communities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Society as a whole has changed since COVID, people are more accepting of LGBTQ lifestyles, and have realized that life is short and it's time to live and enjoy.

No. Hedonism is not a thing with everyone, thankfully.

Who wouldn’t love to eat chocolate and drink wine all day? But it’s not sustainable and it’s not good for us.

Being bisexual isn’t hedonism. It’s also not like eating chocolate and drinking wine all day. It’s the people you’re attracted to sexually. I’m sorry you don’t understand that.

What you are doing is most definitely hedonism especially IF you have children. Children need to be allowed to grow up with two committed parents (gay or straight) in a strong family unit. If you are having random hookups outside of your marriage, that is child abuse in my book. If you don't have kids, who cares what you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Society as a whole has changed since COVID, people are more accepting of LGBTQ lifestyles, and have realized that life is short and it's time to live and enjoy.

No. Hedonism is not a thing with everyone, thankfully.

Who wouldn’t love to eat chocolate and drink wine all day? But it’s not sustainable and it’s not good for us.

Being bisexual isn’t hedonism. It’s also not like eating chocolate and drinking wine all day. It’s the people you’re attracted to sexually. I’m sorry you don’t understand that.

What you are doing is most definitely hedonism especially IF you have children. Children need to be allowed to grow up with two committed parents (gay or straight) in a strong family unit. If you are having random hookups outside of your marriage, that is child abuse in my book. If you don't have kids, who cares what you do.

Are you confusing polyamory with bisexuality?