While Tila Tequila may not be the world’s best spokesperson for bisexuality, as a bisexual I say, “better than nothing!” People have to get used to a notion before they can embrace it, and having an attractive spokesperson doesn’t hurt.
Bisexuality and bisexuals are misunderstood by both straights and gay society, just as transsexuals are. People figure you’re “really” straight, or “really” gay, or in a phase. The irony is that these same arguments are used against gays and lesbians, you’re not “really” lesbian, you just haven’t met the right ___, etc.
I do agree that barely anybody is a 50/50 split. Most bi’s are more attracted to their same or opposite sex, and this does contribute to the confusion.
Some random thoughts to get us started:
“I hate to say that [everyone is basically bisexual] because I’ll get 4 billion letters from people on both ends. But it is my belief, yes, that everyone has the potential, but it is fueled or repressed by different things in your life. I feel the capacity is there…. I’m proud of the ability I have to fall in love with both men and women.”
- Actress Kathy Najimy to The Advocate
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“I met these two girls at a party and I was fascinated with the idea of whether it was easier to understand one another when you’re both girls…. You can fall in love with anything, it’s the sparkle in their eyes. Or it might be spiritual.”
- Spice Girl Geri Halliwell to Britain’s Attitude magazine
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“I’ve met many crazy people on many crazy nights. Anything you can imagine…I’ve done it! It’s in my nature to just run wild and I do. I love being naked and I love men and women …. I just seduce everybody. Sex is the best high. It’s better than any drug. I want to die making love because it feels so good. For me a one-night stand and a lifetime commitment are the same. I love beautiful women, too. Gender is not a problem for me. When you fall in love with a man or a woman you’re lucky.”
- Bai Ling in an interview with the News of the World
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“I’m reading a book about Chinese medicine, which claims that people are inherently bisexual to balance their energies. And, in a way, that makes so much sense. As humans we have both male and female energies. I believe in Kurt Cobain’s statement that, in the end, everyone is gay. Everybody should have the freedom to experiment. I believe sexual experimentation is part of human history.”
- Nelly Furtado in European gay mag GUS
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“I have to say that I think there’s a gay man in everybody. … I think every straight man has the capacity to have sex with another man. … I quite fancy the Rock, actually. I’d love for him to throw me around a bit. … He’s quite brutish and hot, don’t you think? I should be careful about saying more. He might find me and kick my ass. … If I meet a man I fancy enough to have sex with, I will.”
- Singer Robbie Williams to The Advocate
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“Now that I’m getting older, the word gay doesn’t make any sense to me anymore. Plus, all the guys I sleep with tell me they’re straight anyway. Sexuality is such a modern thing. If you go back to the Roman times, guys were sucking everything.”
- Boy George to the Houston Voice
