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The Bisexual Option, Second Edition (Haworth Gay and Lesbian Studies)

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I liked this book. I found it to be very affirming of my experience. It offers a balanced approach to exploring your sexual identity. I am married and have struggled with my attractions to men. This book shows that there are options for persons attracted to both sexes. It's not black and white. There is a HUGE middle and bisexuality encompasses it. I am bisexual and I feel much freer to make choices out of truth, than feeling like I 'have to be gay' or I'm 'in transition' because I enjoy my attractions to both sexes. The personal stories in the book are a great source of hope and guidance. Well done!

This is the very first book I ever read on bisexuality. Since then I've found better books on the subject, but this is still a book I'll put my nose into again. The reason it's not the "best" is because I didn't relate to most of the bisexuals Klein interviewed. It was kind of a downer, some of the uptite bis in this book. Then again, he didn't interview very many people. Especially compared to "Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out". Now that is a book where I related to many more of the people. Just goes to show we (bis) are all different. I will always have a lot of respect for Fritz Klein and found his scale on bisexuality very good. Although I don't agree who we prefer to socialize with has anything to do with orientation. I could enjoy a cup of coffee with anyone, that says zilch about orientation! Other than that, I liked the scale. This is an interesting read, for the most part.

This well-written book is a must-read for anyone struggling, as I have, with bisexuality. It is hopeful, insightful, and very liberating. Dr. Klein presents an engaging balance of theory, research, and case examples. This is a very real and honest presentation of bisexuality.

As one half of a long-time male to male rlp, with a three year periodic sexual rlp with a bisexual male, I was interested in reading Dr Klein's book. This is a scholarly and thoughtful addition to the scant litterature on bisexuality. Dr Klein is a Psychiatrist who specialises in sexual orientation and rlp problems.

In the first half of his book Dr Klein tells us why bisexuality is so hated and misunderstood in gay and "straight" society. He then goes on to reproach the (American) Psychological establishment for their slowness to accept bisexuality as a given. (This reads almost as an apologia, given the conservatism of medical culture). Dr Klein presents a number of patient profiles, and clinical statistics. Disturbingly, there are very few lower-middle class, or poor people represented. The message seems clear: it's easier to be bi' and organise your sexual mobility if you're affluent. This is a book that celebrates the diversity of bisexuality, and encourages the like-oriented to see themselves as "normal". As for the really difficult and uncomfortable issues (ie: the agonising struggle of hetero' and homosexual partners to bisexual men and women, Dr Klein offers little advice. Reprinted from an earlier adition, this 1993 second edition has the "feel good" feeling of 1980's/1990's books on Sociology and Psychology.

This is an important part of the Bisexual living. Bisex 101 you could say. How to plot your sexual preference and lifestyle in a scientific way. To further expand your knowledge there are newer books though, but can't hurt to have this one.

This book is the first to really explore bisexuality as a real, substantial idea. It is the best book out there to help someone figure themselves out. It's pages are thick with truly objective, unbiased information, and it can be very liberating to read. It is a must read for anyone who feels they don't quite fit quite at either end of the sexual spectrum.