Hey Gerry, that's a word for that. It's called "bi"

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Why does there have to be a word for it? The only reason to bother labeling sh*t is so we can pass judgment.

I don't know if there has to be a word for it, but there is one.

I respectfully disagree that the only reason to label something is to pass judgment on it. Sometimes it's simply a matter of convenience. I could say, "So-and-so is a man who only forms romantic attachments to members of his own gender." or I could just say, "So-and-so is gay." I am not judging him, I am simply stating a fact. Would you accuse me of judging the four-legged clawed diminutive mammalian purring on my lap if I called it a cat?

I'm not suggesting nobody ever passes judgment on a person they have labeled. It just seems to me that some people (not pointing a finger at you) freak out the second someone uses a "label", even if it was a harmless use of the term.

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Why does it matter who he likes to have sex with?

It matters to those who have a legitimate change of having sex with him or are trying to do so. If GB is Straight, my mo bros need not apply. If he's Gay, my Straight sisters need not apply.

It matters to members of a repressed minority if they can point to someone who is successful and say, "Hey look, one of us 'made it'. Good for him/her. Good for us."

Does being Gay/Straight/Bi/Questioning/Polyamorous/I've-had-relationships-with-both-men-and-women in any way alter the quality of a person's character? Of course not. Nobody reading (or writing) this thinks so.