If most heterosexual women are actually somewhat bisexual?

[edward777]

Seems to be the case:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011...ml?ref=ukwomen

No surprise though. I wonder how many young women from conservative religious backgrounds beat themselves up mentally over such feelings even though such feelings are perfectly normal?

[wuapinmon]

Now, if they'll just re-instate polygamy, edward's fantasy will be com-plete.

[jay santos]

Questionable use of research funds, Boise State.

Maybe this is why you're not in the Pac.

[edward777]

Questionable use of research funds, Boise State.

Maybe this is why you're not in the Pac.

Not sure it is questionable as sexual orientation and the variables that might affect it are a big issue in psychology. My personal opinion is that this may not be a welcome finding for many in the gay rights movement as it shows that, at least in women, sexuality is quite fluid. If most women are in some degree bisexual then it ceases to be out-of-the-norm for a woman to have sexual attraction to another woman. If that is the case then at least with women it becomes somewhat more a choice as to how to act upon it.

[woot]

Not sure it is questionable as sexual orientation and the variables that might affect it are a big issue in psychology. My personal opinion is that this may not be a welcome finding for many in the gay rights movement as it shows that, at least in women, sexuality is quite fluid. If most women are in some degree bisexual then it ceases to be out-of-the-norm for a woman to have sexual attraction to another woman. If that is the case then at least with women it becomes somewhat more a choice as to how to act upon it.

Why do you think this would cause harm to the gay movement? Nothing is contingent on choice not being involved. Sexuality is a continuum, which has been known for decades. Why is it so hard to just respect the freedom of people to make decisions for themselves? Of course sexuality involves choice of how to act on it. That's true regardless of one's orientation.

[Viking]

Now, if they'll just re-instate polygamy, edward's fantasy will be com-plete.

you could have been more explicit, but that would have been gross. thank you.

[edward777]

Why do you think this would cause harm to the gay movement? Nothing is contingent on choice not being involved. Sexuality is a continuum, which has been known for decades. Why is it so hard to just respect the freedom of people to make decisions for themselves? Of course sexuality involves choice of how to act on it. That's true regardless of one's orientation.

The idea of respecting choice was big in the 1980s and up until the mid-1990s. Then that shifted to the claim that it is all in the genes. Of course if this study is correct, and I believe it is, then most heterosexual women have sexual desires towards otehr women sometime in their lives. So that would mean (in respect to women) that what is hard-wired in women is sexuality, not any specific sexual orientation in the conventional sense. Sure, there may be dynamics involved such as societal pressures as well as maternal drives, but given different sets of circumstances in one's life the Relief Society President could have wound up married to a woman.

[doctorcoug]

The idea of respecting choice was big in the 1980s and up until the mid-1990s. Then that shifted to the claim that it is all in the genes. Of course if this study is correct, and I believe it is, then most heterosexual women have sexual desires towards otehr women sometime in their lives. So that would mean (in respect to women) that what is hard-wired in women is sexuality, not any specific sexual orientation in the conventional sense. Sure, there may be dynamics involved such as societal pressures as well as maternal drives, but given different sets of circumstances in one's life the Relief Society President could have wound up married to a woman.

What journal was this published in again?

[Non Sequitur]

I have no problem believing the accuracy of the study. I watch a lot of late night Cinemax, and it completely corroborates the findings of the study.

[wuapinmon]

What journal was this published in again?

There's a joke here, but I can't find it.

[HauteCoug]

I have no problem believing the accuracy of the study. I watch a lot of late night Cinemax, and it completely corroborates the findings of the study.

true life.

[RC Vikings]

Look at women and then look around at some guys, who would you rather sleep with? Honestly I think the only reason they sleep with us is because we will do almost anything in order to sleep with them. Women have been playing guys since the beginning of time.

[taekwondave]

Can anybody find a link to the actual study? I'm starting to think this whole thing is made up. It seems to verify a lot of preconceptions, so nobody seems to be questioning it (check out the comments section. Nobody is asking to see a link to the study), and I myself would also be prone to believing this is somewhat true, but did the Huff Post literally just fabricate a story, say it was from some small school in America, and expect everyone to just say, "Well, there ya go!"?

If somebody can please hunt this actual study down, or debunk this article as a myth, I would greatly appreciate it.

(I have to know!!! )

[taekwondave]

Never mind. I found it.

I guess college has been good for something after all: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19941193

[pellegrino]

I guess college has been good for something after all: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19941193

I don't know if I can trust it. The abstract began with a conjunction.