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Not straight, not gay, not bi… but
all of the above? If you’re curious,
here are new ways to explore it

By Kristin C anning

As I sat at the bar, I
kept one eye on the
door, looking for my
date. I was nervous.
At 28, I was going
on my first-ever
date with a woman,
and all I thought was,
what if she knows I’m
new to this? What if
I’m not… gay enough?

I questioned myself as I
fall somewhere between
heterosexual and bisexual,
and I find that my sexual
interest fluctuates based
on the specific situation
or person I’m with. But
I’m certainly not the only
one who feels this way.
Women may be more likely PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES
to experience fluidity (or at
least admit to it) than men,
found a recent study in the

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