| − | '''Bisexual''' refers to a person with both [[heterosexual]] and [[homosexual]] desires. An animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs is a [[hermaphrodite]]. | + | '''Bisexual''' refers to a person with both [[heterosexual]] and [[homosexual]] desires. An [[animal]] or [[plant]] having both male and female reproductive organs is a [[hermaphrodite]]. |
| | In a national survey, 90% of men aged 18-44 considered themselves to be heterosexual, 2.3% as homosexual, 1.8% as bisexual, and 3.9% as 'something else' (Mosher, Chandra, & Jones, 2005). <ref>[http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/resources/FAQ.html Homosexuality] The Kinsey Institute for Research in ex, Gender, and Reproduction, Inc. </ref> | | In a national survey, 90% of men aged 18-44 considered themselves to be heterosexual, 2.3% as homosexual, 1.8% as bisexual, and 3.9% as 'something else' (Mosher, Chandra, & Jones, 2005). <ref>[http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/resources/FAQ.html Homosexuality] The Kinsey Institute for Research in ex, Gender, and Reproduction, Inc. </ref> |
| | Dr. [[Alfred Kinsey]] developed a scale that ranks sexual desires from 0-6, describing those desires that are neither exclusively hetero- or homosexual as "ambisexual" or bisexual. Kinsey proposed that most people are neither exclusively heterosexual or homosexual, but rather fall into the more gray areas at either end of the scale. For example, having a ranking of one would indicate that you are predominately heterosexual, but incidentally homosexual. | | Dr. [[Alfred Kinsey]] developed a scale that ranks sexual desires from 0-6, describing those desires that are neither exclusively hetero- or homosexual as "ambisexual" or bisexual. Kinsey proposed that most people are neither exclusively heterosexual or homosexual, but rather fall into the more gray areas at either end of the scale. For example, having a ranking of one would indicate that you are predominately heterosexual, but incidentally homosexual. |
| | <ref>[http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/resources/ak-hhscale.html Kinsey Scale] The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Inc. </ref> | | <ref>[http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/resources/ak-hhscale.html Kinsey Scale] The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Inc. </ref> |