I wander through Google searches, trying to crack my writer's block. I want to find something exciting and inspiring about bisexuality, but article after article disappoints or annoys me, at least at first glance. One of my first searches was "bisexuality articles." My lips press together and my eyebrows furrow involuntarily. The very first hit is a New York Times article from 2005 called "Straight, Gay or Lying? Bisexuality revisited." Already I was feeling a bubble of anger in my stomach. Another article was from msnbc.com entitled "More women experimenting with bisexuality." One from Psychology Today was titled "Why are so many girls lesbian or bisexual?" From the titles, my first reaction is to get angry and defensive. I feel personally attacked as I visualize invisible fingers pointing, accusative voices crying, "Liar…Fake…Confused!"
This article appears in Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2010.