I'm queer' at the age of 23 and stopped pretending, life got a whole lot simpler. Paradoxically the result was not only a lot more enjoyable gay sex but that I also ended up going to bed with women for the first time. . . . Once you've tried the wide variety of experiences on offer, doing it with a woman can just seem like one further flavour to sample. For others, sexual identity is something they have felt strongly ever since they can remember, and the only choice involved is the choice to openly acknowledge that identity. Bisexuality FAQ from the British Columbia Bisexual Network, Canada.
Many people assume, solely, that bisexuality is just a phase people go through.
In fact, any sexual orientation can be a phase. Humans are diverse, and individual, sexual feelings and behavior can change over time. . . . An orientation that may not be permanent is still valid for the period of time that it is experienced. The Three Forbidden Subjects . An essay on Jeanette Winterson's novel Written on the Body , a love story in which the protagonist's gender is never specified.