…and untrustworthy or unfaithful partners
Historically, bisexuality was considered to promote a binary system where bisexual people were attracted to two genders- bi meaning two. Bisexuality can be defined, according to Robyn Ochs (n.d.), as “the capacity to be attracted to and sexual with people of more than one sex and/or gender, not necessarily at the same time, in the same way, or to the same degree.” Pansexuality often refers to an attraction “to all gender identities” or being “attracted to people regardless of gender” (Evans, 2015). The word “queer” has a history of being derogatory, but in recent years has been reclaimed by some members of LGBTQ+ communities (GLAAD, 2016). Queer, the “Q” in LGBTQ+, is sometimes used as an umbrella term for LGBTQ communities as well as a word to describe identities encompassing different gender identities, expressions, and sexual orientations (GLAAD, 2016). These identities, sometimes referred to as non-monosexual to illustrate the attraction to more than one gender, generally fall under the queer, bisexual, and pansexual umbrellas. Anyone between a one and five on the Kinsey Scale-attracted to more than one gender-may self-identify as bisexual, bi+, pansexual, queer, gay, polysexual, fluid, biromantic, or may opt for no labels at all.