These Celebrities Identify As Bisexual
Bisexuality is a term used to describe a person who has the potential to be physically, romantically, and/or emotionally attracted to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at…
Azealia Banks attends the Nasty Gal Melrose Store Launch on November 20, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Megan Fox attends the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2023 Issue Release Party at The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on May 19, 2023 in Hollywood, Florida. Fergie attends the 36th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street on November 30, 2022 in New York City.
John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nasty Gal/Alberto Tamargo/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit/Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesBisexuality is a term used to describe a person who has the potential to be physically, romantically, and/or emotionally attracted to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at the same time, in the same way, or to the same degree. Per GLAAD, the "bi" in bisexual refers to genders the same as and different from one’s own gender. This doesn't mean just men and women.
Despite comprising more than half of the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community, bisexual people tend to feel misunderstood and isolated because of the hyper-sexualization in media. In addition to that, people cast bisexuality as a phase, or something that people do to draw attention, or to cover-up being gay or lesbian. The Los Angeles Times reported that bisexual people "avoided coming out because they didn’t want to deal with misconceptions that bisexuals were indecisive or incapable of monogamy — stereotypes that exist among straights, gays, and lesbians alike." Multiple research studies have shown that people who are bisexual are more likely to binge drink, engage in self-harm, and have suicidal thoughts than gay, lesbian, or straight people.
Bi-erasure and Bicurious
According to GLAAD, there is a term called "bi-erasure," which is "a pervasive problem in which the existence or legitimacy of bisexuality (either in general or in regard to an individual) is questioned or denied outright." Being bisexual doesn't mean they must have had any sexual experience in order to identify as such. Some people use the words bisexual and bi to describe the community, with others may use bi+, which is intended to be inclusive of those who call themselves bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, and other words that describe people who have the potential to be attracted to more than one gender. Those who are exploring whether or not they are attracted to people of the same gender or of other genders might use the term "bicurious."
See below which celebrities identify as bisexual.
Drew Barrymore
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 26: Drew Barrymore attends the 2023 Time100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Azealia Banks
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Azealia Banks walks the runway for Kim Shui during NYFW: The Shows at Gallery at Spring Studios on September 12, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Megan Fox
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated SwimsuitNEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18:Megan Fox attends the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue release party at Hard Rock Hotel New York on May 18, 2023 in New York City.(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit)
Dove Cameron
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity FairBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Dove Cameron attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
Vanessa Carlton
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards ProductionsNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Vanessa Carlton attends the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Phoebe Bridgers
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Phoebe Bridgers attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Fergie
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 30: Fergie attends the 36th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street on November 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
"Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals
Larry Busacca/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05: Frank Ocean attends the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
Halsey
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Halsey attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Cardi B
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for FendiPARIS, FRANCE - JULY 06: Cardi B attends the Fendi Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 show at Palais Brogniart on July 06, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Fendi)
Aubrey Plaza
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: Aubrey Plaza attends the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Lady Gaga
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Lady Gaga attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images )
