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bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al)
1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality.
2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality.
3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism.
4. pertaining to or characterized by androgyny.
bi·sex·u·al (b-sksh-l)
adj.
1. Relating to both sexes.
2. Having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditic.
3. Relating to or having a sexual orientation to persons of either sex.
n.
1. A bisexual organism; a hermaphrodite.
2. A bisexual person.
bisex·u·ali·ty (-l-t) n.
bisexual
[bīsek′sho̅o̅·əl]
Etymology: L, bis + sexus, male or female
1 hermaphroditic; having gonads of both sexes.
2 possessing physical or psychologic characteristics of both sexes.
3 engaging in both heterosexual and homosexual activity.
4 desiring sexual contact with persons of both sexes.
bisexual
1. having gonads of both sexes.
2. hermaphrodite.
3. having both active and passive sexual interests or characteristics.
4. capable of the function of both sexes.
5. both heterosexual and homosexual.
6. a patient which is both heterosexual and homosexual.
7. of, relating to, or involving both sexes, as bisexual reproduction.
bisexual
adjective 1. Having both ♂ and ♀ sexual characteristics or orientation 2. Of both sexes; hermaphroditic; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal with ovaries and testes noun A person who engages in both homo– and heterosexual activity. Cf Heterosexual, Homosexual.
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As a black bisexual who happens to be non-monogamous, I can assert that the notion that black men on the "DL" are categorically bi is a gross oversimplification of the issue, and it shows little understanding for the way black men navigate their sexuality and identity.
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