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BISEXUALITY

 

 

DEFINITION: “The capacity to be sexually attracted to and aroused by both genders.” (Health and Illness).

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         Aren't people really either heterosexual or homosexual?

·         Do some bisexuals identify as heterosexual?  What about lesbian or gay?

·         Isn't calling oneself bisexual just a phase a person goes through because he or she is afraid to "come out" as lesbian or gay?

·         Are bisexuals stigmatized by both heterosexual and homosexual communities?

·         Does bisexuality force some individuals into unrealistic lifestyles?

·         Do bisexuals have to have partners of both genders to be satisfied?

·         Is bisexuality a choice or a fixed orientation?

·         What is the latest research on bisexuality?

·         What causes sexual orientation?

·         Are closeted bisexuals contributing to the transmission of HIV?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Gender Identity; Homosexuality; Lesbianism; Bisexuality in Marriage; Bisexuality in Literature; Hermaphroditism

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE AREA:

Rights of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgender People REF KF 4754.5 .Z9 2004b
Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia REF HQ 12 . S423 2006 v.1
Encyclopedia of Human Development REF HM 626 .E53 2006
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship and Sexuality REF HQ 21 .G67125 2008 v.6
Men and Masculinities: A Social, Cultural and Historical Encyclopedia REF HQ 1090.3 .M346 2004 v.1

  

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK: Opposing Viewpoints: Homosexuality

 

STATISTICS: American Sexual Behavior: Demographics of Sexual Activity, Fertility, and Childbearing  REF HQ 18 .A4555 2006

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Text Select Edition

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

Binet:

http://www.binetusa.org/

American Institute of Bisexuality

http//www.bisexual.org/

American Institute of Bisexuality Links http://www.bisexual.org/resources.html

Bisexual Resource Center 

http://www.biresource.org./

 

CITING YOUR SOURCES:

University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources  

http://ucl.broward.edu/Cite_Your_Sources.htm 

EHM. Rev 1/09 ck2

 

 

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