It's not just a phase
Dr. Lisa Diamond, Ph.D., has conducted significant research that debunks the myth that bisexuality is just a phase. As a professor and researcher at the University of Utah, Dr. Diamond completed a 10-year longitudinal study of 79 women. Dr. Diamond’s study examined three possible versions of bisexuality: 1) that bisexuality is a temporary stage of denial or transition; 2) that bisexuality is a stable "3rd type" of sexual orientation; and 3) that bisexuality is characterized by a heightened capacity for sexual fluidity.
The results of the study demonstrated substantial support for sexual orientations other than gay and straight. But the concept of a "transitional stage", which holds that bisexuality is a transitional stage to gay/lesbian, did not have substantial support (Diamond, 2008, p.5).
References:
Diamond, L. (2008). Female bisexuality from adolescence to adulthood: Resulting from a 10-year longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 44 (1), 5-14. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18194000/
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Gender Identity
Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.
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Want to read more? See the summary of Dr. Lisa Diamond’s article to better understand her research on bisexuality.