When I came to the University for graduate school, I was surprised by how many people I met who identified as bisexual. I had grown up listening to Ani DiFranco, have heard the rumors about various Hollywood starlets, had read research on the down-low phenomenon and my favorite movie is “Chasing Amy,” but that still didn’t answer all of my questions. I was curious about what it means to be a bisexual at the University, so I decided to ask around and do a little research on this population.
Some might wonder why I, a straight male, would be in pursuit of this information. First of all, get your mind out of the gutter — I’m not looking for two lucky ladies to give me a good time tonight. This issue is important to me because I am a School of Public Health student who is passionate about sexual health. I research, plan programs and conferences, participate in sexual health and advocacy groups such as Sexperteam and the Campus Coalition for Sexual Literacy — the whole bit. I am an ally to the queer community. And that means bisexuals, too. Beyond that, communities made to be invisible are left more vulnerable to discrimination.
Source - The Michigan Daily
