No. It is not, but that would be a really short blog post so I'm going to tell you why.
Bisexual means you are attracted to both male and females. Now sexuality means a sexual preference so for example if a girl said she was bisexual and had had sexual encounters with both sexes but has stated that she has only dated and probably would only date men then she is still bisexual. It doesn't make her any less bisexual if she has never had a girlfriend because having sex with a girl and having a relationship with a girl are two completely different things.
There is so much stigma attached to bisexuals. If you're a bisexual girl you're just bi-curious and want to make out with you girl friends to get men's attention. If you're a bisexual man then you're gay, you just don't want to admit it so you say you still like girls too. This is the kind of thinking that puts lgbtq+ communities 1000 steps back because believe it or not, a lot of this stigma comes from gay men and lesbians.
The amount of lesbians that say they would never date a bisexual girl because there is more chance of her cheating. If you were going on the probability factor of amount of people then yes the chances are mathematically higher that she would find someone who she found attractive, that also found her attractive because the group is a higher number but the fact that someone is attracted to someone and that person is attracted to them too, does not automatically mean they're going to be unfaithful.
It's not the amount of people they could sleep with, it's whether or not they would. I know plenty of bisexuals that have been in happy relationships for years and have been 100% faithful and that's because your sexuality doesn't determine whether or not you are a risk.
Back to my original point, finding your sexuality is a confusing and scary thing. I dated men, lots of them for a very long time even after I had accepted that I was indeed attracted to women so as you could imagine when asked my sexuality I said bisexual. I was 13 years old when I knew I liked girls but I didn't know any other girls who liked girls. I was the first girl in my school to not be straight, I had attention from male friends and in school it was the worst thing ever to be single so I went out with boys. My relationships never lasted long and I'd find myself getting bored quickly. It took me to just before I found my current girlfriend to realise I do not want to be with a man. So yes I did do what many people do and say I was bisexual before coming out as a lesbian and I'm sure many, like me truly thought that they were which is okay, it's a long journey that you have to travel and the destination isn't always clear.
This does create a problem for true bisexuals though because once you're out as bi, people will be waiting on the edge of your seats for you to come out "fully" when really, you're as out of the closet as it possible for you to be.
Some people may even come out as bisexual to test the waters, are my friends and family okay with me being bisexual? Yes okay then they shouldn't have a problem with me being gay. I urge you, if you're in the closet and know you're gay or lesbian do not use bisexuality as a platform to come out if you're not genuinely confused, it makes it so much harder for those that are sure of their bisexuality to be taken seriously within the lgbtq+ community or by anyone that will be expecting a second "coming out"
I think bisexuality is a sexuality that needs to be more openly accepted and understood in both heterosexual and lgbtq+ communities and if you yourself have had to struggle coming out and gaining acceptance you know how hard it is, so don't downplay or step over someone else who is doing it too!
I still don't know how I'm gonna end these...
Byeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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