I'm a 19 year old woman and my question is if you know that you're straight, but you still would like to experiment with girls, does that make you bisexual?

There is a lot of debate over the nature of bisexuality. A colleague likes the term "trysexual" for "hypersexuality", referring to someone who enjoys sexual stimulation without discrimination as to gender of partner. I wouldn't worry about labels. Relax and enjoy yourself with caution. - Answer provided by Tim Britton, Ph.D., AASECT, ABS, timbritton@yahoo.com.

The short answer is no. The longer answer is that it probably makes you a curious heterosexual young woman wishing to explore her sexuality in all its richness. - Answer provided by Ron Feintech, PhD, Sex Therapy Diplomate, AASECT, rfeintech@conversent.net.

The question of sexual orientation is at best a difficult one. Having desires and even sexual behaviors with the same gender person is not a definition of sexual orientation. Your sexual orientation is only yours to define. If you enjoy being sexual with both genders, be safe and have fun. Does that make you bisexual? No! Sexual orientation is a very complex issue and it is not defined by occasional sexual behavior with persons of the same gender. If however your fantasies are pretty regularly concerning both genders, then bi-sexuality is something that you will need to consider about yourself seriously. - Answer provided by Michael Gonzales, Ph.D., mfgonzal@speakeasy.net, www.upasoc.com.

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