ABSTRACT
Men who call themselves bisexual are liars. At least that’s what the New York Times science section said in “Straight, Gay or Lying: Bisexuality Revisited” (July 5, 2005).
We often hear this kind of prejudice and misinformation in popular media, even in the gay and lesbian press. But how did a distinguished daily come to such a conclusion? How did the “national newspaper of record” decide that men who are attracted to more than one gender are really inventing their interest in women and repressing a “true” homosexual identity?
