bisexual person
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpɜrsən/
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persona bisexual
- In addition, 36 (4.5%) reported that since DADT was repealed, an openly gay or bisexual person joined their units.
- bisexual and lesbian people
- bisexual and gay people
Examples
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Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, for example, may assume attitudes, behaviors, or clothes that do not fit their "appropriate" gender.
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Breaking news: first openly bisexual person elected to Congress.
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The survey did not include a question about respondents' personal interactions with bisexual people.
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What are your thoughts about lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and issues of morality?
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Few studies compare the sexual behavior of straight persons, gay men, lesbian women, and bisexual persons.
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Seeing lesbian, gay, and bisexual people being affectionate with one another?
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Future research should describe these patterns and assess how they are related to the acceptance or rejection of bisexual people.
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The RE program provides students, faculty and staff, straight, gay, and bisexual people with opportunities to engage with one another in a reciprocal process of learning and teaching.
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Of the gay male, lesbian, and bisexual people whom Kitzinger (1991) surveyed, 75% reported hiding their sexual identity at work.
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Many bisexual people feel a lack of representation in mainstream media.
Synonyms
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A person who is sexually attracted to both men and women
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A short form of bisexual for someone attracted to people of more than one gender
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An informal term for a person who is sexually attracted to both men and women
Sexually attracted to both men and women
How Heterosexual
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'bisexual' (attracted to both men and women) plus 'person' (a human individual), so the phrase simply labels someone with that attribute. This adjective + noun structure follows standard English composition and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Bisexual person uses bi- which means 'two' and sexual which means 'about sexual attraction'. Imagine a person whose attraction points in two directions, toward both 'men' and 'women', so it means someone who is attracted to both.