Thank you Kelly for an honest and accurate portrayal of who we really are. I know exactly where you are coming from (and going?). Every word rings true. I came to understand and accept my bisexuality after my SRS some 10 years ago.

Most straights and gay people don't get our sexuality. I can understand that. I didn't get it at first either. And I get irritated by people who think being bisexual means we are promiscuous. Some are, but not me.

By the way, one thing that bugs me about HBS is the talk I see on the web about Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual people being "deviants".

I'm not talking about TS-Si. You people seem to be more responsible and a cut above the ordinary trannies mired down in nonsense. I'm talking about the blogs and such.

I do not accept the transgender "T", but I think that talk about deviancy and such is way too confrontational. It drives away people who might care about the issue, like me.

P.S.: I loved the jingle and the commercial!

Thank you Lana, I'm glad to have received such a nice comment. I have to be honest and confess that I felt somewhat hesitant in writing about my bisexuality. It's rather personal, and I've never gone public like that before. Perhaps it was just the right time.

I agree, most people probably really don't 'get it'. I've been bisexual all my life, and that of course includes prior to SRS. I have two neices (fraternal twins) who are both bisexual and when I learned of this a few years ago I began wondering...could it possibly be genetic? An interesting thought at least.

Regarding your irritation at the use of the word 'deviant' to describe non-heterosexuality, you might try looking at it strictly from the dictionary's definition point of view:

"Deviant n One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards. adj Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society."

(from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition)

By definition, then, we are deviant, though not in the derogatory sense that such epithets are so often intended. I tend to shrug them off...you know, "sticks and stones" and all that. Besides, were we to gain access to their closets, what manner of deviancy might we find in their lives? When a negative comment is leveled against bisexuality I remind myself that everyone has something equally 'deviant' lurking in their own lives, so it sort of balances out. But, yes, it does hurt to hear those comments just the same. We know what they mean, and it's untrue. For me, writing about it was sort of cleansing. I'm glad you received some benefit from it. Did you read the reference article by Lisa Diamond?

Lastly, I'd just like to say, "Sometimes I feel like a nut, sometimes I don't."

I learned a lot from this article. Lots of honesty and fun. Thank you, all.