Kinsey, Bisexuality, and the Case Against Dualism

Abstract

Reprinted from The Gay & Lesbian Review/Worldwide, July–August 2005, this article examines bisexuality primarily in terms of Alfred Kinsey's sex research. Changing cultural and clinical definitions of bisexuality stand in stark contrast with the reality of bisexuals' lived experience. Bisexuality, despite its prevalence as reported in the Kinsey Report, is an existence that does not necessarily include bisexual identity. Obstacles to conducting accurate research on bisexuality include lack of a clear standard of bisexuality, a disconnect between bisexual behavior and identity, and underfunding of research.

Keywords:

• Bisexuality
• Alfred Kinsey
• sex research
• Kinsey Scale
• sexual identity

Acknowledgments

“Kinsey, Bisexuality, and the Case against Dualism,” Stephanie Fairyington, from The Gay & Lesbian Review/Worldwide (July–August 2005, 12(4), 32–34) as “Bisexuality, and the Case against Dualism,” is reprinted with permission of the author and The Gay & Lesbian Review/Worldwide, Richard Schneider, Jr. editor. Retrieved August 2007, from www.glreview.com/issues/12.4/12.4-fairyington.php