Study on Bisexual Men

A new study, done in part by the extraordinarily controversial John Michael Bailey from Northwestern University, was just released that confirms that men who self-identify as bisexual are actually physically aroused by both men and women.

I am excited that the results of this study support the identity of bisexual men, since it’s a common assumption in biphobia to think that it’s just a gateway to coming out as gay, and that a man cannot be attracted to both men and women.

Also, in my undergrad psychology class, I remember hearing about the process where JM Bailey and others were attempting to recruit male participants that self-identified as bisexual that had had both male and female sexual partners, and I was curious as to why that was a crucial aspect to the study.

View the study abstract here: Sexual arousal patterns of bisexual men revisited.

(via NYTimes)