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It makes me sad to see other bisexuals so afraid to call themselves bi. This man is clearly bi, but would rather 'choose to be gay' than use the dreaded B-word. I understand the aversion, but it's accurate. The way to mitigate biphobia is to start using 'bisexual' to describe ourselves where it's accurate, not try to appropriate the L/G label just because some bisexuals have internalized biphobia. I use biphobia specifically because if this man were running from internalized homophobia he'd 'choose' to be straight instead, but he isn't. It's the 'bisexual' part he's so averse to, that's biphobia.