Why are you so reluctant to let anyone be bi? You have all these people writing
to you saying they’re straight but like members of their own sex, but you never
say, “Hey, maybe you’re bi.” You’re awfully quick to affirm their self-image as
either gay or straight (Wanna Be Cock Sucker in last week’s column) or contradict
them (Mostly Straight Boy in the same column). Why not suggest a middle ground?
Why perpetuate the myth that bisexuals do not really exist?
Jim In Memphis
I’m all for people identifying as bisexual if that sexual identity works for them. The problem with the bisexual identity, JIM, is that it doesn’t work very well for very many people.
I’ll take this slow so JIM can follow along: Sexual orientation may not be a choice, but sexual identity is. The more closely a person’s professed sexual identity...