SCOPE:

Bisexuality is defined as sexual interest in and attraction to members of one's own and the opposite sex. A bisexual is a person with both heterosexual and homosexual desires. Research suggests that a significant number of people experience bisexual desires and engage in bisexual activity.  As homosexuality has become increasingly more accepted in the new millennium, the number of people identifying themselves as bisexual has increased.  (Encyclopedia Britannica Online 2004)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The following sources will allow you to become more familiar with your topic, will give you ideas for narrowing your topic, and will serve as a starting point for your further research.

SPEECH TABLE ITEMS
CQ Researcher Issues
    Biology and Behavior 1998 p. 298+   
    Gay Rights Update 2000 p. 305+

Dating and sexuality in America :  a reference handbook /  Contemporary World Issues

Sex: opposing viewpoints

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Current Controversies

REFERENCE ITEMS
Gay and Lesbian Biography
REF HQ75.2.G39 1997 

Lesbian and Bisexual Fiction Writers
REF PS153.L46 L43 1997 

Bisexualities :  the ideology and practice of sexual contact with both men and women
HQ74.B575 1998 

Bisexuality :  the psychology and politics of an invisible minority
HQ74.2.U5 B57 1996 

Encyclopedia of Bioethics
REF HM 30 .E52

Human Sexuality--An Encyclopedia
REF HQ 9 .H846

Fetishes, Florentine Girdles and Other Explorations Into the Sexual Imagination
REF HQ 460 .F8

Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
REF HQ 9 .E52

Encyclopedia of American Social History
REF HN 57 .E58

Encyclopedia of Social Work
REF HV 35 .S6

Encyclopedia of Social Issues
REF HN 57 .E59

Encyclopedia of Sociology
REF HM 17 .E5

Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia of Personal Relationships and Human Behavior
REF BF 121 .M37

Survey of Social Science--Psychology Series
REF BF 31 .S79

Encyclopedia of Adult Development
REF BF 724.5 .E53    

Bisexuality: a critical reader/ Merl Storr (Ebooks/NetLibrary)

SUGGESTED TOPICS:

This topic is one which can be studied from a number of aspects and points of view. Some of these might be:

• Is bisexuality genetic?

• Are bisexuals simply going through a "phase"?
• Should bisexuals be included in the Gay Rights Movement?
• Are bisexuals at a higher risk for STDs?
• Do bisexuals have exclusive, monogamous relationships?
• Should bisexuals have the same rights has heterosexuals and protection from discrimination?