bisexuality

[ or, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

noun

sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of more than one gender, sometimes understood to include attraction to one's own sex or gender and at least one other sex or gender.
the state of being sexually attracted to people of more than one gender, sometimes understood to include attraction to one's own sex or gender and at least one other sex or gender.

Biology.
- the state of having two sexes:In these plants, bisexuality recently evolved from an ancestral unisexual condition.
- the state of combining male and female sex organs in one individual:Bisexuality occurs in about 50% of the red sea bream's juvenile population.

Origin of bisexuality

First recorded in 1840–50 for def. 3, and in 1890–95 for defs. 1, 2; bi-¹ + sexuality; from German Bisexualität for defs. 1, 2

Does bisexuality involve attraction to only two genders? See bisexual.

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bisexuality is one of his tools, but the show stops just short of saying that it is part of his identity.
It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV | Amy Zimmerman | August 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
According to this false theory, bisexuality is nothing more than a phase.
It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV | Amy Zimmerman | August 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But so far, the mainstream media attempts to portray bisexuality have almost uniformly missed the mark.
It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV | Amy Zimmerman | August 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
People who are putting their face out there and declaring their bisexuality are helping demystify it.
Anna Paquin’s Bisexuality for Dummies | Amanda Marcotte | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Second, you have guys who want to be pushed into exploring their darkest fantasies: forced bisexuality.
The Cuckolding Fetish: When Your Wife’s Cheating Turns You On | Aurora Snow | February 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

In any case bisexuality merges imperceptibly into simple inversion.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) | Havelock Ellis
If, however, the king of countries and Ishtar be taken to be two different deities (as is possible), there is no bisexuality.
Introduction to the History of Religions | Crawford Howell Toy

bisexuality

Sexual activity with, or sexual attraction to, members of both sexes.

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