Be sure to be knowledgeable about contraception and family planning information and review this, if appropriate. This is often a very important and valid issue for bisexually-identified or oriented people. Counselors should treat these issues with the same respect and attention given to same-gender attractions or relations. Make sure staff and other group members do not ostracize bisexual people when they talk about or include their other gender boyfriend or girlfriend in your group's activities. Sexual orientation is often a matter of how a person feels or thinks, not necessarily who a person actually has sex with.
Many bisexual people have long-term partners of the same gender or the other gender.
Many gay men and lesbians have had sex with or have sex with people of the other gender. Remember that a person's sexual and emotional attractions may be very different from their sexual history or how they label themselves. Your agency will greatly benefit from having an updated database on resources for bisexual people. Home Page .