List of media portrayals of bisexuality

The portrayal of bisexuality in the media reflects societal attitudes towards bisexuality. List includes portrayals of bisexual identification as well as non-identified bisexual behavior.

Film

Title	Release Year	Bisexual Characters	Notes
3 Play	2004	Johnny
2by4	1998	Johnny Maher
9 Songs	2004	Lisa
Alexander	2004	Alexander the Great	Bisexuality presented as a social norm.
All Over Me	1997	Ellen
Anatomy of Hell	2004	"The Man"	Sexuality is fluid and symbolic
Art School Confidential	2006	Audrey
Auto Focus	2002	John Carpenter
Basic Instinct	1992	Catherine Tramell
Bedrooms and Hallways	1998
bi·sex·u·al·i·ty	2011	Various	A feature length documentary about a film-maker's personal journey while making a film about Bisexuality in the UK.
Bi the Way	2008	Various	Documentary on bisexuality in the US.
Les Biches	1968
Borstal Boy	2000		Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic.
Brokeback Mountain	2005	Ennis Del Mar, Jack Twist	Sexuality of both characters portrayed as fluid. The film displays a love relationship between same-sex male partners in the American West; who are simultaneously struggling with their opposite gender relationships.
Butley	1974	Ben Butley	Butley portrayed as an uncommitted, emotional failure.
Cabaret	1972	Brian Roberts, Maximillaim von Heune
Chasing Amy	1997	Alyssa Jones	Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic.
Crash (1996 film)	1996	James Ballard, Helen Remington, Vaughan
The Color Purple	1985	Celie Johnson, Shug Avery	Bisexuality portrayed as a simple fact with no value judgments.
Confusion of Genders	2000	Alain Bauman
C.R.A.Z.Y.	2005	Zachary Beaulieu	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Dark Blue Almost Black	2007	Israel
Death in Venice	1971	Gustav von Aschenbach	Aschenbach is portrayed as a homosexual cripple and failure.
De-Lovely	2004	Cole Porter	Sexuality portrayed as fluid
The Disappearance of Alice Creed	2009	Daniel
Dodgeball	2004	Kate Veatch	While some male characters try to date her, others believe that she is a lesbian. Turns out to be bisexual, and gets together with main male character.
Dog Day Afternoon	1975	Sonny Wortzik	Sonny is portrayed realistically as a true bisexual.
The Dying Gaul	2005	Jeffrey Tishop
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds	2006	Troy	The prevalent attitude that one has to choose between gay and straight is portrayed as the cause of confusion for bisexuals. Self-acceptance itself is praised, and denial of queerness is mocked.
Face to Face	1976		Bisexuality is portrayed as a symbol.
Femme Fatale	2002	Laurie Ash
The Fox	1967	Ellen March
French Twist	1995	Loli	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Frida	2002	Frida Kahlo	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Gia	1998	Gia Marie Carangi
The Girl	2000	The Girl
Glue	2006	Lucas, Nacho
Go Fish	1994	Daria	Daria has sex with a man and on her way home is challenged by a "jury," who question whether a woman who has sex with a man can call herself a lesbian. She contrasts how a gay man who has sex with a woman is characterized as being "bored, drunk [or] lonely" but if a lesbian has sex with a man "her whole life choice becomes suspect."
Goldfinger	1964	Pussy Galore	See notes under her character in literature.
Goldfish Memory	2003	Various	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Grande École	2004	Paul, Mécir	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Grindhouse	2007	Dr. Dakota Block
Henry & June	1990	Anaïs Nin, June Miller	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Horsey	1997	Delilah Miller
High Art	1998	Syd
The History Boys	2006	Stuart Dakis	Portrayed as aware and unconfused, in opposition to his homosexual contemporaries.
The Hunger	1983	Miriam Blaylock, Sarah Roberts	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
I Dreamt Under the Water	2008	Antonin
Imagine Me & You	2005	Rachel	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
In extremis	2000	Thomas, Vincent	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Itty Bitty Titty Committee	2007	Shulie	Thought to be straight, revealed as more fluid.
Kinsey	2004	Alfred Kinsey	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Kissing Jessica Stein	2001	Jessica Stein, Helen Cooper	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Les temps qui changent	2004	Sami
The Libertine	2005	John Wilmot
Liquid Sky	1982	Margaret
Love Songs	2007	Ismaël Bénolie, Julie Pommerraye, Alice	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
May	2002	May Dove Canady
Midnight Express	1978	Billy Hayes	Controversial, film replaces consensual affair between prisoners with a fictionalized rape.
My Own Private Idaho	1991		Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Manhattan	1979	Jill	Went from bisexual to lesbian after being married to Isaac.
Monique	1970	Monique, Jean
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	2008	Cleveland Arning, Art Bechstein
Nowhere	1997	Dark Smith, Mel
One to Another	2006	Pierre
Orlando	1992	Orlando	Orlando changes genders, having romances with both genders.
The Pillow Book (film)	1996	Jerome
Portrait of a Marriage	1990	Vita Sackville-West, Harold Nicolson	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Possession	2002
Puccini for Beginners	2006	Grace, Allegra, Samantha	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
The Raspberry Reich	2004	Various	Bisexuality is believed to be a necessary part of the 'revolution'.
Race You to the Bottom	2005	Nathan, Maggie	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show	1975	Dr. Frank N. Furter, Rocky Horror, Magenta Raff, Brad Majors, Janet Weiss, Columbia, Eddie	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
The Royal Tenenbaums	2002	Margot Tenebaum	Had a female lover in Paris.
Rent	2005	Maureen Johnson	Maureen fits many negative stereotypes of bisexuality, as she is bad with commitment and has a talent for driving her lovers insane. It's worth noting, however, that her behavior is never attributed to her sexuality in any way, being portrayed as a personal flaw instead.
Savage Nights	1992
The Sex Monster	1999	Laura Barnes
The Sex Movie	2006
Seven Secrets of Sumuru	1969	Sumitra	Sumitra uses her sexuality to force men in servitude.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills	1989
School of Flesh	1998	Quentin
Saturday Night at the Baths	1974
Score	1972	All characters	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Shortbus	2006	Sofia, Justin Bond	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Sobreviviré (I Will Survive)	1999	Iñaqui
Something for Everyone	1970
Stage Beauty	2004	Ned Kynaston, George Villiers
Sunday Bloody Sunday	1971	Bob Elkin	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Swimming	2002	Frankie Wheeler, Josee
Relax...It's Just Sex	1997
Teorema	1968	The Visitor, Paolo	Symbol, sexuality portrayed as fluid with no value judgments.
Three of Hearts	1993	Ellen
Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family	2004	Sam, Steven	Documentary about a bigamous marriage.
Torch Song Trilogy	1988	Ed Reese
Transamerica	2005	Toby Wilkins, Kevin	Sexuality portrayed as fluid;, pansexuality suggested.
Velvet Goldmine	1998	Brian & Mandy Slade	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
The War Widow	1976	Amy	Portrayed as bisexual, but seen as a lesbian.
Water Drops on Burning Rocks	2000	Leopold, Franz	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Women in Love	1969
Wild Side	2004	Djamel	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Wild Things	1998	Kelly Lanier von Ryan and Suzie Marie Toller
Ya lyublyu tebya (You I Love)	2004	Timofei	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Y tu mamá también	2001	Tenoch Iturbide, Julio Zapata	Sexuality portrayed as fluid but sometimes socially problematic. Teenage male characters do not act on their attraction until end of film, under influence of alcohol and while having sex with the same woman. The next morning they are repulsed and regretful, and apparently never discuss what happened.

Literature

Fiction

Title	Author	Release Date	Bisexual Characters	Notes
Advise and Consent	Allen Drury	July 11, 1959	Brigham Anderson	Anderson, a married senator, has a homosexual affair.
American Gods	Neil Gaiman	June 19, 2001	Sam
American Psycho	Bret Easton Ellis	1991	Paul Denton, Sean Bateman
Ancient Evenings	Norman Mailer	1983
Belle de Jour: diary of a London call girl	Anonymous (Belle de Jour)	2006	Belle (Anonymous)	Published blog [1]
Bi Guys: Firsthand Fiction for Bisexual Men and Their Admirers	Ron Suresha	2006
Blonde	Joyce Carol Oates	2000	Cass, Eddie	Cass and Eddie are manipulative. Marlon Brando also appears, but his bisexuality is not made apparent.
Breakfast on Pluto	Patrick McCabe	1998	Pussy
Bye-Bye	Jane Ransom	1997	Rosie
The City and the Pillar	Gore Vidal	1948		Bisexuality is portrayed as the most "natural" human state.
Claudine Novels	Colette, under the name of her husband, Willy	1900, 1901, 1903
Cloud Atlas	David Mitchell	2004	Robert Frobisher
The Color Purple	Alice Walker	1982	Celie Johnson, Shug Avery
The Corrections	Jonathan Franzen	September 2001
Cry to Heaven	Anne Rice	1982
The Dispossessed	Ursula K. Le Guin	1974
Drawing Blood	Poppy Z. Brite	1993	Zack	Zack is portrayed as promiscuous, but able to commit.
Dusty Answer	Rosamond Lehmann	1927	Judith	Judith is attracted to both men and women, and interacts with fairly openly gay and lesbian characters during her years at Cambridge.
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	Tom Robbins	1976	Sissy Hankshaw
Fanny Hill	John Cleland	1748	Fanny Hill
Fetish Girl	John Glassco	1972	Ursula, Adrian	initially published under the pseudonym "Sylvia Bayer"[2][3]
The Fifth Sacred Thing	Starhawk	1993
The Fox	D. H. Lawrence	1923
The Front Runner	Patricia Nell Warren	1974	Harlan Brown, Vince Matti	Harlan is portrayed as homosexual, but he was formerly married to a woman; Vince identifies as gay, but still sleeps with women.
Goldfinger	Ian Fleming	1959	Pussy Galore	Portrayed as a lesbian until she falls in love with James Bond.
Giovanni's Room	James Baldwin	1956	David	Portrayed as vacillating, weak, and neurotic; Giovanni is portrayed as the villain and a killer.
Glamorama	Bret Easton Ellis	1998	Victor Ward	While outwardly homophobic refers to his past identification as bi and is easily seduced by Bobby Hughes. Sean Bateman from Rules also reappears.
How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater	Marc Acito	2004
The Hunger	Whitley Strieber	1981	Miriam Blaylock, Sarah Roberts	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood	Poppy Z. Brite	1993
The Informers	Bret Easton Ellis	1994	Bruce, Graham, Martin, Bryan Metro, Danny, Biff, various others.	Various characters are casually bisexual, one of many shared features which serves to make these Los Angeleans almost entirely indistinct from one another.
Just As I Am: A Novel	E. Lynn Harris	1995
The Left Hand of Darkness	Ursula K. Le Guin	1969
The Last of the Wine	Mary Renault	1956
Less Than Zero	Bret Easton Ellis	1985	Clay
Little Children	Tom Perrotta	2004	Sarah
The Lost Language of Cranes	David Leavitt	1986
Lost Souls	Poppy Z. Brite	1992	Zillah, Nothing	Zillah is portrayed as sexually driven; Nothing is portrayed as young, lonely, and loving).
Lunar Park	Bret Easton Ellis	2005	Fictional Bret Easton Ellis, Mitchell Allen	Semi-autobiographical author depiction. The fictional Bret also relays that most of the boys at Camden College experimented with bisexuality.
The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon
The Metaphysical Touch	Sylvia Brownrigg	1999
Milk and Cookies
Mrs Dalloway	Virginia Woolf	1925	Clarissa Dalloway, Septimus Warren Smith
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	Michael Chabon	April 1988
The Neanderthal Parallax	Robert J. Sawyer	2002, 2003	All Neanderthals	Neanderthals are all bisexual in the parallel universe.
Orlando: A Biography	Virginia Woolf	1928
The Passion	Jeanette Winterson	1987
The Persian Boy	Mary Renault	1972	Alexander
Primal Tears	Kelpie Wilson	2005	Sage is a half human, half bonobo
The Romance of Lust	anonymous	1873–1876	Charlie Roberts, the narrator; most other characters	Steven Marcus comments “all men … are always and infinitely potent; all women fecundate with lust and flow inexhaustibly with sap or juice or both. Everyone is always ready for everything”.[4]
The Rules of Attraction	Bret Easton Ellis	1987	Paul, Sean, Victor	Lauren Hynde has relationships with three bisexual men: the flamboyant Paul Denton, the unstable Sean Bateman and the vacuous Victor Johnson. Clay from Less Than Zero also appears.
The Sea Change
Son of a Witch	Gregory Maguire	2005	Liir
Story of O	Pauline Réage	1954	O
Stranger in a Strange Land	Robert A. Heinlein	1961	Valentine Michael Smith	Smith is raised on Mars, a planet without gender.
Time Enough for Love	Robert A. Heinlein	June 1973		Bisexuality is portrayed as the norm.
Two for One--a novel about having choices	Sean David Wright	2005	Danielle
The Vesuvius Club/The Devil in Amber	Mark Gatiss	2004/2006	Lucifer Box
While England Sleeps	David Leavitt	1998
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West	Gregory Maguire	1995
Women in Love	D. H. Lawrence	1920
Woman on the Edge of Time	Marge Piercy	1976	Luciente, Jackrabbit, others	In the Utopian future of Mattapoisett, people freely pick partners based on interpersonal compatibility above all other factors.
Young in One Another's Arms	Jane Rule	1977
Fireflies	Lacey Reah	2011	Linda	A bi-curious, married woman is seduced by vampire-like creatures called nymphomites. These creatures feed on orgasms and convince her that she will survive best by only feeding on women.

Comic books

See also: List of gay, lesbian or bisexual comics characters

Title	Bisexual Characters	Notes
Anima
The Authority	Swift, Jenny Sparks	Prominent gay superheroes Apollo and Midnighter also feature.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight	Buffy Summers	Otherwise heterosexual Buffy Summers sleeps with Satsu*
Captain Marvel	Marlo Chandler, Moondragon
Doom Patrol		Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Hellblazer	John Constantine	Sexuality portrayed as trivial aspect of character.
Justice League	Icemaiden
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	Jekyll/Hyde
Lost Girls
Marvel 1602	Werner
Outsiders	Grace Choi	Long list of sexual conquests. Claims to have relationships with women, but only 'sleep with' men.
Secret Six	Knockout	Violent supervillains.
Spider-Man	Electro, Black Cat	Electro is a violent supervillain Black Cat is a one-time love interest of Spider-Man.
Starman	Mikaal Tomas	Mikaal belongs to an alien race where sexuality is indiscriminate.
Strangers in Paradise	Francine, Casey
Supergirl	Blithe	Sexuality portrayed as fluid but socially problematic.
Thunderbolts	Andreas von Strucker, Skein	Violent supervillains Outed during separate runs.
X-Factor	Jamie Madrox, Rictor	Jamie's duplications occasionally exhibit alternative sexual desires. Rictor enjoys keeping his sexual orientation somewhat vague.
X-Men	Mystique, Destiny	As originally intended by Chris Claremont, a committed couple. Violent supervillains.
X-Statix / X-Force	Doop	Doop is a sentient, nonhumanoid Cold War lab experiment.
Y: The Last Man	Agent 355	Displays attraction to both men and women.

Non-fiction

Title	Author	Release Date	Bisexual Characters	Notes
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence	Rebecca Walker	2007
Bi Men : Coming Out Every Which Way	Ron Suresha and Pete Chvany	2006
The Bisexual Option	Fritz Klein
Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World	Robyn Ochs	2005
The New Joy of Gay Sex	Dr. Charles Silverstein	1993
Portrait of a Marriage	Nigel Nicolson	1973	Vita Sackville-West, Harold Nicolson	Based on the true story of Vita and Harold Nicolson, a bisexual couple.
Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life	Marjorie Garber

Television

Title	Bisexual Characters	Notes
24	Mandy	A terrorist.
All My Children	Lena Kundera	Lena was the first recurring bisexual character in daytime television. Maggie was sexually confused throughout most of her time on the show. Dated and had sex with several men before committing herself to Bianca Montgomery that make her bisexuality.
Babylon 5	Susan Ivanova	Her sexuality is not explicit, but heavily implied.
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)	Number Six, D'Anna Biers (also known as Number Three), Felix Gaeta	Number Three, Number Six and Gaius Baltar have a triangle relationship in Season 3. Felix Gaeta's sexuality was addressed in online "webisodes", where is dating Lt. Hoshi (male) and had a past relationship with a female Cylon.
Bob and Rose	Bob	Identifies as gay, though finds the only female he's attracted to is Rose.
Bones	Angela Montenegro	Currently married to a man, but had at least one serious relationship with a woman that was rekindled during the course of the show.
Brookside	Lindsey Corkhill	Has three marriages on the show, but has a long-term affair with friend Shelley Bower.
Caprica	Clarice Willow	Clarice is a member of a group marriage involving two husbands and several wives.
Casanova	Giacomo Casanova	Tries to sleep with a man, only to discover she's a woman and sleep with her anyway.
Coupling	Jane	Claims to have slept with fifteen women, but seems to be pretending for the attention.
Degrassi: The Next Generation	Paige Michalchuk	Paige has dated many guys, and one lesbian. She started to question her sexuality when she became attracted to her female friend Alex.
Desperate Housewives	Katherine Mayfair	Katherine at a sexual attraction to men, and later for a woman.
Dirt	Leo Spiller, Julia Mallory,	Leo possibly in denial of homosexuality; Julia "only when stoned".
Doctor Who	Captain Jack Harkness	From the 51st century when pansexuality is the norm.
Drawn Together	Foxxy Love, Captain Hero	Foxxy is openly bisexual with a preference for men; Captain Hero comically displays sexual attraction to most things, but is secretive about his romantic attraction to men
Eastenders	Sonia Fowler, Tony Hills	Sonia leaves the show in a happy relationship with a man (with whom she has a daughter), but had sexual relations with a woman beforehand. Tony has an ongoing relationship with Simon Raymond but has a number of affairs with women during that time.
Emmerdale	Charity Tate, Debbie Dingle	Charity marries Chris Tate and later has an affair with his sister, Zoe. Charity's daughter Debbie has had many relationships with men but becomes serious involved with friend Jasmine Thomas
Ellen	Ellen Morgan	In terms of behavior only. Closeted lesbian for first three seasons.
Farscape	Chiana	Sexuality portrayed as fluid.
Family Affairs	Adam Sheldrake, Karen Ellis, Brendan Boulter	Adam Sheldrake is engaged to Gabby Johnson but later has a fling with friend Clive Starr. Karen is engaged to long-time boyfriend Matt who she marries but later leaves him to have a relationship with Kelly Hurst. After Kelly dies, Karen reconciles with Matt. Brendan Boulter dates Becky Scott and Melanie Costello, who he eventually marries but has affairs with Sean Steel and a man named Jason.
Family Guy	Lois Griffin, possibly Stewie Griffin	Lois at one point reveals she had same-sex relations when she was younger, but eventually lost interest. Stewie's orientation is left ambiguous, with many hints indicating he is either bi or gay.
Firefly	Inara	Takes a female client in the episode "War Stories" and mentions having done so in the past occasionally.
Footballers' Wives	Conrad Gates	Discreetly bisexual, Conrad had many female partners but had an affair with struggling gay character, Noah.
Glee	Brittany S. Pierce	Has been described on the show as "fluid" and "bicurious," and the fall 2011 GLAAD report listed her as bisexual. Brittany has had sex with most of the boys in school and Santana, and has had romantic relationships with both Artie and Santana. She also once claimed to want to touch Coach Bieste's boobs.
The Good Wife	Kalinda Sharma
Gossip Girl	Chuck Bass, Elliot, Olivia Burke	Chuck, while primarily portrayed as a promiscuous womanizer, has admitted to kissing guys before. Elliot states explicitly that he likes boys and girls, and begins a relationship with Eric, who is gay. Olivia Burke kisses Vanessa more than once during their threesome with Dan Humphrey.
Grey's Anatomy	Calliope Torres	Married to George O'Malley for a brief time. Has a sexual relationship with a male doctor before embarking on two consecutive relationships with women.
Hollyoaks	Craig Dean, Kris Fisher, Ravi Roy	Craig is depicted as straight until he starts an affair with best friend John Paul McQueen, who is gay. Kris is a self-identified bisexual cross-dresser and has had affairs with both genders, through primarily females. Ravi begins a relationship with Nancy but then sleeps with Kris, both of whom were having an affair themselves, causing the three of them to form a short-lived 'love triangle'.
House	"Thirteen"
The L Word	Alice Pieszecki, Jenny Schecter, Phyllis Kroll	Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. Often shown as a phase.
L.A. Law	C.J. Lamb	First kiss between women on a prime time television series and first regular bisexual character on a prime time TV.
Law & Order		Episodes "Castoff" and "Obsession" both feature psychotic bisexuals
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Nicole Wallace	Arch-nemesis of Detective Robert Goren. Appears in episodes "Anti-Thesis", "A Person of Interest", "Great Barrier", and "Grow". Referred to in episodes "Pas de Deux", "Slither", and "Renewal".
The Midnight Caller		episode "After it Happened"/1988 – spreading AIDS from the Gay community to straight women.
Nip/Tuck	Quentin Costa, probably Julia McNamara and Kimber Henry, possibly Christian Troy and Matt McNamara
The O.C.	Alex Kelly, Marissa Cooper	Had a casual romance during a part of the series second season
One Tree Hill	Anna Taggaro	First recurring bisexual character of color on television.
Oz	Chris Keller, Tobias Beecher	Keller homicidal sociopath; Beecher previously married but falls in love and engages in sexual relationship with Keller.
Queer as Folk (US)	Hunter, Lindsay	Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic.
The Real World: Sydney	Shauvon Torres	Bisexual woman in reality TV show.
This Life	Ferdy
Roseanne	Nancy Bartlett, Beverly Harris
Rose by Any Other Name...	Rose
Secret Diary of a Call Girl	Belle/Hannah
Sex and the City	Samantha Jones
The Staircase Murders	Michael Peterson
A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila	Tila Tequila	Bisexual themed reality dating show.
Scrubs	The Todd, Elliot Reid, Bob Kelso	In "My Lucky Charm" he begins to hit on men, stating 'The Todd appreciates hot, regardless of gender'. Through the series, Elliot shows strong signs of being bisexual. Kelso often speaks of times in his past and hints he may have been with another man.
Six Feet Under	Russel, Keith Charles, Billy Chenowith	Russel is confused; Keith is primarily gay; Billy is primarily straight.
Skins	Tony Stonem, Cassie Ainsworth, Mini McGuinness	Tony's sexual behavior is primarily towards women, but he has a one-night stand with Maxxie; it is later revealed through his subconscious that Tony is polysexual. Cassie begins sexual relations with both men and women to spite her boyfriend. In series 5, Franky Fitzgerald states that she 'likes people' but doesn't identify as bi, indicating she is gender-blind. Mini's later attraction towards Franky implies she is bisexual.
South of Nowhere	Ashley Davies	Displayed a romantic/sexual attraction to ex-boyfriend Aiden Dennison on more than one occasion, but often identifies as a lesbian.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Jadzia Dax, Kira Nerys in alternate universe, Ezri Dax and Elim Garak.	Dax's relationships with females portrayed as related to previous existence as a male, alternate-universe Kira portrayed as a hedonistic tyrant. Garak was originally intended as omnisexual by the actor, and many fans still consider him as such, although he never engages in an 'official' relationship throughout the seasons.
Sugar Rush	Sugar, Saint
Survivors	Anya
The Tudors	George Boleyn, Thomas Tallis
Torchwood	Captain Jack, Toshiko, Ianto, Captain John.	All main characters sexualities intended to remain fluid. Other characters Gwen and Owen's sexualities remain ambiguous. Jack and John embody pansexuality to varying degrees, whereas Ianto and Tosh more realistically depict 21st century bisexuals. Ianto explicitly acknowledges that he identifies as bisexual in the Torchwood novel Twilight Streets.[5] Also, the actor who played Ianto, Gareth David-Lloyd, stated, "He doesn’t quite strike me as a labelist anyway, but if he were a labelist, he’d probably be bisexual." [6]
Wild West	Mary Trewednack, Angela Phillips	They are a lesbian couple and then decide that the romance has left the relationship and start to date men.
Will & Grace	Karen Walker
Xena	Xena, Gabrielle	Possibly lovers; implied from middle of the series to its end. Hints that Xena may have been sexually intimate with two women before Gabrielle are also present.
How I Met Your Mother	Lily Aldrin	She has had many dreams about her friend Robin.

Music

Title	Artist	Notes
"Bicoastal"	Peter Allen
"John, I'm Only Dancing"	David Bowie
"Sexuality"	Billy Bragg
"My Wife Left Me For My Girlfriend"	The Bellamy Brothers
"The Middle"	Edie Carey
"Bisexual Girl"	Coyote Shivers
"Bye Bisexual Boy"	Das Pop
"If It Isn't Her"	Ani DiFranco
"In or Out"	Ani DiFranco
"Shameless"	Ani DiFranco
"Light of Some Kind"	Ani DiFranco
"I Like Dick and Jane"	Laya Fisher
"My Boyfriend's Back"	Monica Grant
"Coming Clean"	Green Day	About Billie Joe's own sexuality.[7]
"This Door Swings Both Ways"	Herman's Hermits
"Bisexual Military"	Hypnotic Clambake
"Human's Lib"	Howard Jones
"Hey Mister, She Was My Baby Last Night	Candye Kane
"Poker Face	Lady Gaga	Lady Gaga has said the song is about fantasizing of a woman while sleeping with a man.
"Sneakin' In The Back Door"	The Late Bloomers
"Bi"	Living Colour
"Softcore"	of Montreal
"Which Way Do You Go?"	Paxton
"I Kissed A Girl"	Katy Perry
"Nancy Boy"	Placebo
"Sissy Blues"	Ma Rainey
"My Bride"	Robin Renee
"I Do Both Jay and Jane"	La Rissa
"The Last Word"	Tom Robinson
"More Lives Than One"	Tom Robinson
"I Kissed A Girl"	Jill Sobule
"Double Your Chances"	STA-PREST
"ACDC"	Sweet
"I Like It Both Ways"	Supernaut
"I Spent My Last $10 on Birth Contol and Beer"	Two Nice Girls
"Take Me on the Floor"	The Veronicas
"Black Girls"	Violent Femmes
"Pink Triangle"	Weezer	"everyone's a little queer"
"Sissy Man Blues"	Josh White
"Kiss That Boy"	Leah Zicari
"i u she"	Peaches
"Secretly"	Skunk Anansie
"Zwitter'	Rammstein
3-Way (The Golden Rule)	The Lonely Island, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga	"it's not gay, when it's in a three-way,"

Theatre

Title	Character	Notes
Alfred Kinsey: A Love Story[8]	Alfred Kinsey
Butley	Butley
Diagnosis: Jew Pain[1]	Michael Feldman	Stand up comedy show about Feldman's life.
Gemini	Francis	Treated sympathetically, seen in positive light.
Hair[9]	Claude, Berger, Woof, various
The History Boys	Dakin	Self-aware, complacent, unconfused
Rent	Maureen	Unable to commit.
Rocky Horror Show	Various portrayals
The Shadow Box	Brian	Bisexuality simple fact.
Sodom, or the Quintessence of Debauchery (1684)	King Bolloxinion; most other characters	An obscene Restoration closet drama thought to be by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester. Bolloxinion, King of Sodom, commands universal same-sex sodomy.[10]
Spring Awakening	Ernst	Seduced by male classmate.
Torch Song Trilogy	Ed
The Vagina Monologues	"The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy"

Video games

Title	Character	Notes
Mass Effect	Commander Shepard (Female), Liara T'Soni, Sha'ira	If the player creates a female character, they can pursue a romantic relationship with either a human male, Kaiden Alenko, or asari female, Liara T'Soni. Liara, however, claims that asari are mono-gendered, but all are referred to with feminine pronouns and appear physically female. Shepard of either gender can also have a sexual encounter with the Asari Consort, Sha'ira.
Dragon Age Origins	The Player Character, Leliana, Zevran	The player (if female) can engage their character in a romantic relationship with either (or on occasion, all) Alistair (male), Leliana (female) or Zevran (male). A male character can pair with Morrigan (female), Leliana or Zevran.
Dragon Age 2	The Player Character
Bully	Jimmy Hopkins, Several Male Students.	Kissing various characters, male or female, regains health; homosexual content is optional.
Darkstalkers	Lilith Aensland and Morrigan Aensland	Both succubi
Fable	Potentially any	If the player does not marry and have sex with female characters, the personality status screen will label the character as gay. Otherwise, the player will be labeled as bisexual.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	Vamp	A villain; according to dialogue within the game, "Vamp" is considered slang for bisexual.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	Colonel Volgin	A villain, is in a relationship with Tatyana and his top officer, Major Raidenovich.
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh	Curtis Craig	First game to establish playable character as bisexual.
Morrowind	Crassius Curio	Non player character, attempts to seduce players of either sex.
The Sims	All	All characters can potentially fall in love with either gender, however Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and DS versions appear to have removed any same-sex 'romance' interactions.
Fallout 2	Miria and Davin	A player character can marry either of them, regardless of sex.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines	Therese and Jeanette Voerman; various	The player can choose the sex of his character and seduce characters regardless of the sex chosen. The character Jeanette/Therese Voerman (the characters have a split personality and are therefore actually the same character) is apparently explicitly bisexual.

See also

LGBT portal

• 1974 in film
• Bisexuality
• Biphobia
• List of American television episodes with LGBT themes
• List of television shows with LGBT characters
• Media and sexual orientation
• Media portrayals of bisexuality
• Media portrayal of lesbianism

References

1. ^ Bell de Jour's Blog
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5. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ianto_Jones
6. ^ http://www.afterelton.com/people/2008/2/garethdavidlloyd
7. ^ "Coming Clean", The Advocate interview with Billie Joe Armstrong (January 24, 1995)
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9. ^ The Advocate Interview with James Rado
10. ^ Johnson, J.W. (1987). "Did Lord Rochester write Sodom?". Publications of the Bibliographical Society 81: 119–153. 

• GLAAD: Bisexuality in Movies, Television and Music
• Bryant, Wayne M.. Bisexual Characters in Film: From Anais to Zee. Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies, 1997. ISBN 1-56023-894-1
• Thomas Geller's Bisexuality: A Reader and Sourcebook (1990)
• The Bisexual Option – Fritz Klein's psychological exploration of the bisexual.
• Out Films: Top 10 bisexual films
• Bisexual Songs
• Bisexual Literature
• AfterElton.com about gay and bisexual men in entertainment
• AfterEllen.com about lesbian and bisexual women in entertainment