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{{quote|''"I know quite a bit about the opposite sex. Many of my lovers were men."''|'''[[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy|Helena]] [[HG Wells|Wells]]''', ''[[Warehouse 13]]''}}

[['''Bi the Way]]''' is [[No Bisexuals|uncommon]] in mainstream media (though almost a logical necessity [[Everyone Is Bi|in others]]) in part because a lot of both straight and gay people appear to believe that bisexuals are somehow 'cheating' by playing both sides of the field. All may be fair in love and war but there's something about the idea of losing someone to the opposing team that makes the "betrayal" worse because that's the one level where people who are exclusively straight or gay are either unwilling or unable to compete. Add in the fact that people tend to be paranoid and have low self esteem and there's a lot of hostility out there. If [['''Bi the Way]]''' is [[Incredibly Lame Pun|played straight]] anywhere it tends to be in [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Bi]][[Truth in Television|ography]].

"Outing" a bisexual can be convoluted. Some pass for [[No Bisexuals|straight or gay]] or allow others to make their own assumptions. Bisexuals are not portrayed so much for their mannerisms as their supposed [[Anything That Moves|habits]]. As a result, a het-seeming bisexual reads as [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]], whereas a bisexual that acts [[Camp Gay]] is likely to be seen as [[Camp Straight|subverting the stereotypes associated with a camp persona]]. Actual bisexual stereotypes are generally limited to glam rockers, hippies, swingers and other flamboyant presentations of alternative sexuality. So in the end it's likely that Bob or Alice [[Species Surname|Bisexual]] will be outed in passing.

Compare [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]], where someone who has shown interest in a certain sex in the past has ''one'' exception. Contrast [[Depraved Bisexual]], where [[Love Makes You Crazy|liking both sexes makes you crazy]] (or conversely, being crazy makes you indiscriminate), and [[Anything That Moves]], where bisexuality implies a lack of discrimination in partners. (Believe it or not, the two are not necessarily linked; just as straight and gay people don't find ''everyone'' of their preferred sex attractive, bisexuals are attracted to ''some'' men and ''some'' women.) Also contrast [[Suddenly Sexuality]], where a character skips to the complete opposite end of the Kinsey Scale with no warning.

Compare [[Casual Kink]], which is the same thing for BDSM and fetishism.

The most likely bisexual archetype to lead to [[But Not Too Bi]]. [[No Real Life Examples Please]]

* ''[[Ai Kora (Manga)|Ai Kora]]'': Haiji Kikuno.

* ''[[Ai no Kusabi (Light Novel)|Ai no Kusabi]]'': Despite not reciprocating Mimea's feelings and being in love with Guy, Riki is suggested to also be attracted to women in the novel by masturbating to the female form. Something which even triggers Iason's jealous anger.

* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' gets a lot of this due to the sheer amount of [[Ho Yay]] and [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|a disproportionate gender distribution]], as well as the fact that practically any pairing is possible with the assistance of a History book. While the fans pair up almost every combination, the manga itself has a number of instances of this trope either directly stated or through a cellulose layer of subtext:

** Grampa Rome and possibly Switzerland from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. Switzerland is hinted to be in love with his [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]] Austria and his adoptive little sister Lichtenstein, and Grampa Rome, on a visit with Germany, expresses regret he never got around to having sex with a boy.

** [[Loveable Sex Maniac]] France has no problem going after guys (like trying to take advantage of [[Dude, She's Like, in Aa Coma|a sick England]] and coming onto an underage Italy) or ladies, as seen with him flirting and heavy-petting with Seychelles. Also, the author himself even mentions that France is attracted to beautiful men and women. As well as some [[Anything That Moves|non-humans]].

* Throughout the series, Shinji Ikari of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] shows plenty of interest in the many pretty girls he's surrounded with. It is only after [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|Kaworu]] comes along in episode 24 that we find out that he wouldn't mind a sufficiently pretty ''boy'', either.

* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'': Kaorin is either bisexual or [[Single -Target Sexuality]] for Sakaki. She "wouldn't mind" if Sakaki were a man.

{{quote| '''Revy''': In prison... I've won over some sex-starved dykes by playing the man's role. And... after that, their fingers just weren't enough for them ever again.}}

* ''[[Boku Nono Pico]]'': Pico, Chico, and Tamotsu have shown interest in both sexes.

** The reboot, ''[[Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040]]'' is far less ambiguous about the Knight Sabers' sexuality. Most, if not all, of them {{spoiler|are portrayed in a strictly heterosexual light}}.

* PossinlyPossibly, Sera Masumi from [[Detective Conan]]. She's a 17-year-old [[Bifauxnen]] who has no problem telling girls her age (like Ran) that she finds them pretty and "her type".

* ''[[D .Gray Man-man]]'' had this when {{spoiler|Kanda Yuu is revealed to have been looking for a woman that he remembers loving in a past life for all his life. When he discovers that this woman was reborn as his male childhood best friend, he still chooses to run away with him without a single moment of thought to his gender.}} While many fans argue the feelings were strictly platonic, one must keep in mind that the prototype for Allen Walker in her debut manga was a person who was {{spoiler|a female soul trapped in a male body and made several remarks that indicated attraction for Lenalee.}} Bisexual swordsmen? Not that much of a stretch.

* ''[[Durarara!!]]'': Mairu, though she prefers girls over boys. Kururi's heavily implied to be bisexual as well (for example, she mentions in an online chatroom that she thinks [[Girl -On -Girl Is Hot]]), but not openly so.

* ''[[FAKE (Manga)|FAKE]]'': Dee Laytener is bi according to his own word. He does tell a 12-year-old girl that he would definitely date her in ten years. But because he is attracted to Ryo, another guy, during the manga, he comes out mostly as gay.

* ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'':

** In the [[Hot Springs Episode]] of ''[[Full Metal Panic!|Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu]]'' Melissa Mao mentions that she learned so many languages by sleeping with men. A few moments later we hear Tessa telling her to "[[Les Yay|Please don't stare at me like that!]]" while Mao is [[Skinship Grope|rubbing ointment]] on her naked butt. Also in the ''The Battlegroup Commander's Sort of Boring Day'' we see Mao groping Tessa's breasts [[Dude, She's Like, in Aa Coma|while she's passed out from drinking too much]].

** In the novels, Lemon seems to be [[Bi the Way]] towards Sousuke. He had a crush on Nami, especially due to her cute, flirty teasing, and is shown to be rather pervertedly happy when he [[Thanks for Thethe Mammary|accidentally found himself groping her breast]] while she's sleeping. But at the same time, it's shown numerous times that he has a strong attraction to Sousuke. When he first saw Sousuke, he thought Sousuke was ''very'' [[Even the Guys Want Him|good looking]] and "charming," despite Sousuke being [[The Stoic|completely emotionless]] (read: "eye candy"). Later, after Sousuke wins a tournament that helped win back Lemon's money, Lemon hugged Sousuke with "more passion than a french kiss would warrant," making Sousuke ''slightly'' uncomfortable. And later still, Lemon gets drunk, and subsequently invades Sousuke's personal space by hugging and groping him while blushing - which [[Hates Being Touched|irritates Sousuke to no end]].

** Albert is pretty close to this, the only thing missing is a direct verbal statement. He acts the most gay out of all the characters - [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar|intimate gay behavior]], not [[Camp Gay|stereotypical gay behavior]].

* ''[[Ghost in Thethe Shell]]'':

** In the anime, she has no boyfriend, but still enjoys the company of her long-term female friends - Ran, seen coming out of the shower as the Major and Kurutan are discussing various complex philosophical issues (in keeping with the series' [[Viewers Are Geniuses|typical expectations of its viewers]]).

** The boyfriend from the manga makes a cameo in the second season of the series. He doesn't encounter the Major in person, but recognises the folks from Section 9 as "Motoko's people", indicating that they did know each other and maybe had a relationship in this continuum, as well. But she also has distinctly flirty dialogue with Kurutan in another episode of the first season, also indicating that they have a relationship, as well.

* Seiji Kisaragi in ''[[Gokinjo Monogatari (Manga)|Gokinjo Monogatari]]''.

* Misty Brown from the manga [[Gunsmith Cats]]. She's definitely gay (throughout the series she has a crush on Rally), and quite openly so, but it's also ''very'' heavily implied that she has feelings for Bean Bandit (she tries to make light of this when confronted, arguing that "When a guy {{spoiler|takes a bullet for you}}, everything changes" and assuring Rally that "You're still my first choice").

* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'':

* Nene in ''[[Hyakko]]'', the [[Class Representative]], is openly bisexual--thoughbisexual—though considering the very small amount of males the cast runs into, and the extremes to which Nene goes with her lesbian side, she could very easily slip into [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] territory at any moment.

* ''[[Kaichou wa Maid Sama-sama]]'': Maria Miyazono.

* Possibly Serge from ''[[Kaze to Ki no Uta (Manga)|Kaze to Ki no Uta]]'', unless he's [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]] for Gilbert. Also, Jules de Ferrier.

* Nina Hopkins of ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]''. In chapter 37 Nina states that she only likes girls, and boys that are 15 years or younger, prompting Sebastian to comment that he does not need to know what she does in her spare time. She is slightly perverse in this regard, openly groping Mey-Rin's breasts and thighs.

* Aoi Reiji from the [[Boys Love]] manga ''[[Love Mode]]'' is breaking up with a female lover in the beginning of the series, is identified as Bisexual by his older brother, then ultimately decides the love of his life is [[Ordinary High School Student|Naoya]]. He affectionately calls him a "brat".

* Nanoha Takamachi from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' is ''probably'' bi. On the one hand, Yuuno/Nanoha was a completely reasonable and well-supported ship until Yuuno got [[Demoted to Extra]] and Vivio finally [[Ship Sinking|sank the ship in the Sound Stages,]] and in the [[Triangle Heart 3 Sweet～sweet Songssongs Foreverforever～|Triangle Heart]] canon she ends up with Chrono Harlaown. On the other hand, [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Nanoha/Fate]] are pretty obviously married after ''Striker S'', and only a [[Teasing Creator]] keeps their relationship [[Subtext]].

* In ''[[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', none other than Haruhi herself confesses to Kyon that this trope applies to her when she tells him "...as long as they aren't an ordinary human, it doesn't matter if they're male or female".

* Nezumi from ''[[No. 6]]''. He kisses both Sion and a female prostitute.

** This seems to be the default in ''[[No. 6]]'', at least for men.

* There's a surprising example in ''[[OnegaiPlease Twins!]]''. {{spoiler|The flamboyantly gay Shimazaki is actually bisexual; both he and Tsubaki have been pursuing Maiku to avoid admitting they still have feelings for each other.}}

** Haruhi Fujioka notes offhandedly that her gender identity is pretty weak anyway, so she doesn't mind if people think she's a guy. And guys, girls, looks? What's that compared to who they actually are, anyway? Though, in truth she doesn't show anything more than politeness to girls from this point on... possibly because the rest of them tend to be [[Sexy Man, Instant Harem|really dumb/bland]] in this series. At the end of the first episode/chapter, she jokes that it might be fun to have fangirls, adding that maybe she's "a little bent that way". And she doesn't seem to mind flirting with the girls, although she may or may not actually understand that she's flirting.

** Haruhi's father Ryouji "Ranka" Fujioka is a male [[Cross DresserCrossdresser]] and confirmed to be bi in side-materials, but after the death of Haruhi's mother he said he could never love another woman.

* Yukari Sendou of ''[[Rosario to+ Vampire]]'' is attracted to ''both'' members of the semi-[[Official Couple]], Moka and Tsukune. She's a [[Shipper Onon Deck]] for the two of them to get together, because that way it'll be easier for her [[One True Threesome|to score a threesome]]. Smart girl.

* Sora of ''[[Shitsurakuen (Manga)|Shitsurakuen]]''. She's got [[Harem Seeker|quite the harem]] of [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|adoring schoolgirls]] who she's [[Rescue Romance|rescued from]] [[Straw Misogynist|evil boys]], but when [[The Glasses Come Off|Akane took off his glasses]], she went completely goggle-eyed for him too.

* Kyouko Mogami from ''[[Skip Beat (Manga)|Skip Beat!]]''. Debatable. Kyouko may or may not like Moko in THAT way. She is certainly a [[Large Ham]] for whom a baseless [[Anguished Declaration of Love]] is not out of place, but the frequency and severity of some of her Moko-induced spasms still leads some fans to wonder about her.

* Desslok from ''[[Star Blazers]]'' (aka ''[[Uchuu Senkan Yamato]]'') has slept with at least two women (Starsha and Mela). And yet he has male bath attendants who rub him down vigorously and then clothe him and he hits on his generals. And he had an entire canon song written about how he and Wildstar are "bound together" and "unable to live with it anymore".

* ''[[To Love Ru (Manga)|To Love LOVE-Ru]]'': Risa swings between [[Bi the Way]] and [[Depraved Bisexual]] (mostly the former), but her daily interaction with Rito and Haruna is especially [[Black Comedy Rape|unhealthy]].

* In ''[[Toradora (Light Novel)|Toradora!]]'' Minori Kushieda suggests to (her crush) Ryuji at one point that she might like girls, but backs off quickly. As usual, it's hard to tell how serious she is, although her feelings for Taiga become painfully obvious after a while.

* Luka Crosszeria from ''[[Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru]]''. He's in love with Yuki in both his female incarnation and his [[Ho Yay|male incarnation]].

* Possibly Sayori "Yori" Wakaba of ''[[Vampire Knight]]''. In her profile of the official fanbook, when asked what her "type" would be, Yori says a mix between Yuuki and Zero.

* The [[Femme Fatale]] Kanoe from ''[[X 1999]]'' straddles the line between this and [[Depraved Bisexual]]. She has a sexual relationship with her [[The Dragon|Dragon]] Yuuto, isn't above [[Les Yay|flirting with]] [[Evil Genius|Satsuki]] and was quite touchy-feely with ''both'' Fuuma and his sister Kotori ([[Dude, She's Like, in Aa Coma|though she was unconscious at that time]]) in [[The Movie]] - yet, to our knowledge, her evil and/or morally grey actions aren't tied to her bisexuality.

* Jaden Yuki from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' is implied to be bisexual. He has expressed attraction to a female duel monster, but his relationship with [[Ambiguously Gay|Jesse]] is so incredibly laced with [[Ho Yay|subtext]] that his [[Love Interest]], Yubel [[Lampshade Hanging|promptly points it out]] to him. Oh, and did I mention Yubel is a [[Hermaphrodite|hermaphroditic]] duel monster?

* Julio from ''[[ZeroThe noFamiliar Tsukaimaof (Light Novel)|Zero no Tsukaima]]'' is in love with the female lead Louise, but he has also expressed an attraction to Louise's ''boyfriend'' and Familiar [[Even the Guys Want Him|Saito]]. In the second series, he even tells Saitou {{spoiler|before the other takes off to fight a whole army, asking him to take care of an unconscious Louise}} that he loves him. He also said that he wanted to kiss not only Louise but Saito as well during a sword fight with Saito.

* Sumire from the ''[[Venus Versus Virus]]'' manga. She has a male love interest, but is quite noticeably in love with Lucia. {{spoiler|She eventually says so herself, after a bunch of [[Ship Tease]], though considering the nature of the series it comes off vague}}

* In one ''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]'' strip Konata more-or-less mentioned she doesn't want to be a lesbian.. But she just happens to be one. In another strip though, she had said she wasn't a lesbian. She also shows interest in boys.

* ''[[School Days (Visual Novel)|School Days]]'': During the [[Harem Ending]] of the game, Kotonoha gives Sekai a rather tender kiss after the Rooftop Sex scene between them and Makoto.

* ''[[Prism (Mangamanga)|Prism]]'': Megu's teacher cheerfully explains to her that she swings both ways when Megu goes to her for relationship advice.

* [[Hellblazer (Comic Book)|John Constantine]]: The instances are [[Gay Panic|so infrequent]] that many fans [[Fleeting Demographic Rule|forget this fact]] until a new plotline reintroduces it. John has far more girlfriends and female lovers than male lovers.

* [[X-Men (Comic Book)|Mystique]]: Her early characterization had her [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|ambiguously paired]] with the female clairvoyant Destiny (at least, until [[Bury Your Gays|her death]]). For several decades for the editorial staff [[Hide Your Lesbians|would not admit the depth of their relationship]] (and, under the [[Comics Code]], ''couldn't''). Since then, she has had at least two children by male lovers [[Retcon|retconnedretcon]]ned into her [[Backstory]].

* Rictor from ''[[X-Factor (Comic Bookcomics)|X-Factor]]''. He and {{spoiler|Shatterstar are currently in a relationship.}}.

* In ''[[Empowered (Comic Book)|Empowered]]'', Sistah Spooky has had relationships with both sexes. So far, Ninjette's only known confirmed sexual encounter (which occurred prior to the start of the series) was with another woman, though she is obviously attracted to men (*cough*Thug Boy*cough*) as well. Emp is said to be a "three-drink bisexual."

* When Ramona's [[Psycho Ex -Girlfriend]] attacked him, [[Scott Pilgrim]] didn't understand why. It took him a while to figure out that he was dating a bisexual. And he didn't handle it well.

* Chester and Deck of ''[[Havoc Inc (Comic Book)|Havoc Inc]]'', if Chester's flirting and Deck's [[Psycho Ex -Girlfriend|cyborg ex-fiance]] are any indication that they're not just gay.

* Catman of ''[[Secret Six]]'' fame, according to [[Word of God]]. There were enough hints that some already suspected it, especially his [[Ho Yay|Ho Yaytastic]]tastic relationship with Deadshot, which [[Gail Simone]] says was as obvious as "a neon sign." His bisexuality supposed to be revealed in the main story until it got [[Cut Short]] by the DC relaunch, and Simone says she plans to bring it up the next time she gets to write him.

* Dakota Block from ''[[Grindhouse]]'' is cheating on her husband, but the fact that it's another woman she's having the affair with is overall a fairly unimportant piece of information, as her lover (played by [[Hey, ItsIt's That Guy!|Fergie]]) is essentially a non-character who gets killed early on. {{spoiler|She ends up dating Cherry Darling, the one-legged stripper.}}

* Alluded to by Summer in ''[[Five Hundred500 Days of Summer (Film)|Five Hundred Days of Summer]]'', who briefly mentions having been in a long-term relationship with a girl in the past.

* In ''[[Easy A (Film)|Easy A]]'', Olive's mother mentions that she slept with a whole bunch of people when she was young - ''mostly'' guys. And her dad casually mentions that he was "gay for a while".

* Willy Spino of the [[Apocalypse (Film)|Apocalypse]] film series is hinted as being this in ''Judgment'' when he flirts with some men on his way to entering the court to testify against his half-sister Helen Hannah, who became a born-again Christian. In the previous film ''Revelation'', Willy was hitting upon a blind woman who like him ended up taking the [[Mark of the Beast]].

* Samantha James from ''[[Just Friends (Filmfilm)|Just Friends]]''. She's in love with Chris to a [[Yandere]] degree, says she "likes girls" and kisses Darla on the lips.

* In [[Higher Learning]], it's never really made clear if Kristen is actually Bi sexual or just curious. Aside from the merest teasing of a sexual relationship with Taryn (although it's implied that they did), some hand holding, and a kiss (which may or may not have really happened), we only actually see her have sex with men. Of course when she was having sex with her boyfriend she was ''thinking'' of Taryn.

* Walter Curnow from [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s novel ''[[The Space Odyssey Series|2010: Odyssey Two]]'' is described as being a "cheerfully well-adjusted polymorph" by Heywood Floyd, and it is implied that he is interested romantically in Max Brailovsky, one of the Soviet cosmonauts.

* Captain Bel Thorne from [[Lois McMaster Bujold|Lois McMaster Bujold's]] [[Vorkosigan Saga]] may be a bioengineered [[Hermaphrodite]] but h/she pretty much exemplifies [[Bi the Way]] in that it (Bel prefers to go by "it" primarily for the discomfort it causes) had lovers of both sexes but was always monongamous and never played anyone of any sex off of someone of another. Gender was never an issue with Bel and it seemed to become attracted to people based primarily on their status as fellow [[Fish Out of Water]]. Aral Vorkosigan is the same way; bisexual but subconsciously attracted to soldiers. He's had male lovers in the past, and been happily married for the past thirty-odd years. As his wife says, "[He] ''was'' bisexual. Now he's monogamous."

* Liir in ''[[Wicked (Literaturenovel)|Son of a Witch]]''.

* A secondary character in ''[[Gentleman Bastard Sequence|Red Seas Under Red Skies]]'' casually mentions in conversation that he'll "try anything once". One or two background characters are revealed as gay in a similar way. Locke is mildly surprised at this particular person's admission, but nobody seems to think it's unusual. It's unclear so far whether this is normal in their society in general or just among the thieves and pirates, who are already going against society's norms somewhat.

* In [[Tanya Huff]]'s ''The Enchantment Emporium'' many of the characters, including the main one, are from a family of witches, the Gales. Women far outnumber men and with a few exceptions most relationships are [[Kissing Cousins|within the clan]] to both keep their magic powers from being diluted and to keep them a secret. This results in a lot of [[Romantic Two -Girl Friendship|Romantic Two Girl Friendships]].

** Fitz, of the [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]]. He doesn't seem to be out to any of the other characters, but in one scene, the audience is privy to his thoughts about how much he'd like to have sex with Iris Wildthyme (a female Time Lord... [[Negative Continuity|or maybe just some woman with a TARDIS]]), or, actually, the Doctor. Also, his first scene has him in his home era, the 1960s, idly daydreaming about [[Meta Guy|life as a]] [[Radio Drama]] and gay marriage. What with his [[Brief Accent Imitation|Brief Accent Imitations]]s of people such as Greta Garbo, one suspects some of the other characters view him as a little [[Camp Gay|camp]]... Also, the Eighth Doctor, who, along rather the same lines, is stated to be bisexual in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it kind of way -- Samway—Sam comments on how she's noticed him checking out both men and women. He also mentions having been "more than friends" with Alan Turing (yes, the real person), gets embarrassed when he accidentally says he "loved Shakespeare" rather than "loves Shakespeare", and has an unusually close relationship with another male character, and a [[Slash Fic]] about the pairing received a thumbs-up from the author of that book. He also kisses and has implied but very obvious sex with a water nymph, and gets married to a brothel madame... you can see why the fans joke that he [[Really Gets Around]], can't you? He doesn't really... and, like Fitz, he has some mild but evident camp tendencies. And the Doctor has actually kissed Fitz on the lips, on more than one occasion. [[Fan -Preferred Couple|They're made for each other...]]

** The 7th Doctor's companion Christopher Cwej from the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novels was also revealed as bi in [[Russell T. Davies]]' only contribution to the range before relaunching the TV show in 2005.

* In the fourth book of [[David Weber]]'s ''[[Safehold (Literature)|Safehold]]'' series, ''A Mighty Fortress,'' Merlin Athrawes takes on a second identity to investigate matters in the Temple Lands. Part of this investigation involves making contact with the resident [[High -Class Call Girl]], and taking part in the services she and her girls offer. Later, Merlin idly wonders if this is a case of being interested in the opposite sex or his original ([[Gender Bender|female]]) identity being interested in other women.

* In ''[[I Lucifer|I, Lucifer]]'' angels (including fallen angels) are bisexual, though their natural celestial form isn't physical. They can take on human forms occassionally. Several angels are mentioned as having been ''close''.

* Chuck Bass in the ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' books. It's also hinted that Serena and Blair have a [[Friends Withwith Benefits]] type thing going on.

* {{spoiler|Bree Miller}} in J. Courtney Sullivan's ''Commencement'', although she considers her relationship with Lara to be a case of [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]].

* In the novelisation of ''[[Star Trek: the Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek theThe Motion Picture]]'', parts of Kirk's [https://web.archive.org/web/20131122154404/http://www.alternateuniverses.com/judygran/footnote.txt "denial"] that he and Spock are lovers can be read as this. In particular, he mentions that he finds his "best" gratification in women, which would indicate he has some basis for comparison...

* Anastasia Luccio, the tough-as-nails Warden Commander in [[The Dresden Files (Literature)|The Dresden Files]], swung both ways in her turbulent youth (before becoming firmly [[Asexual]]). She also practically admits that she had a relationship with [[Lesbian Vampire|Lara Raith]], of all people. Lara herself is canonically bisexual, though [[Depraved Bisexual|she falls more under a different trope...]]

* Prior, one of the main characters in [[The Regeneration Trilogy]], is bisexual. In the first book he meets the woman who will later become his fiancee. Then the second book opens with him picking up a man in a park and going home with him, and you find out that he's done this quite a lot before. Several of the other soldiers are implied to be bisexual as well, and the books talk a lot about what exactly this meant in [[World War OneI]] England.

* Siuan and Moiraine (both women) of [[The Wheel of Time]] were (hinted at and later confirmed) lovers in their youth; each now has an arguably [[Strangled Byby the Red String|Sudden]] Romance with a man.

* Bill from ''Junky'' by [[William S. Burroughs]].

* Rayojini in ''[[Burying the Shadow (Literature)|Burying the Shadow]]'' casually asks a woman to sleep with her where she has previously only shown the reader her interest in men. It is implied that this is normal in her culture, because the woman she asks isn't surprised or uninterested herself.

* In one of the first examples on prime time American TV, the character of Tim Bayliss on ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street (TV)|Homicide Life Onon the Street]]'' was revealed to be bisexual in the fifth season.

* Both Ianto and Tosh on ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'', although this is also a case of [[Everyone Is Bi]]. It might be a (double) case of [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]], since Tosh shows no interest in any woman but Mary and in ''Children of Earth'' Ianto tells his sister "it's not men, just [Jack]". That said, he's openly interested in men in the [[Expanded Universe|novels]], and it's strongly implied from what his sister says in ''Children of Earth: Day Five'' he's a consummate liar.

* Angela on ''[[Bones (TV)|Bones]]''.

** Willow's vampire alter ego in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' who is in a relationship with vampire Xander, but shows an interest in her human counterpart.

* ''[[NCIS (TV)|NCIS]]'':

* The first non-pilot episode of ''[[Being Human (TVUK)|Being Human]]'' mentioned that [[Our Vampires Are Different|Mitchell]] has [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|"fallen off the wagon"]] onto men as well as women, and had a threesome with [[Big Bad|Herrick]], his sire. It is not 100% certain that this involved sex, but it seems like a safe bet given what we know. Judging by his lines in the pilot when they were [[Mistaken for Gay]], George doesn't seem to know.

* Inara in ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]''. "I knew she took female clients but..."

* Susan Ivanova of ''[[Babylon 5 (TV)|Babylon 5]]'' is suddenly revealed as Bisexual (to the extent it was possible to do so on syndicated TV in 1995, anyway) in an episode that deals with her girlfriend Talia {{spoiler|being a brainwashed spy.}} In a previous episode, she had been shown to have had at least one relationship with a man (and to be willing to consider rekindling it). [[Word of God]] confirms that Ivanova and Talia were, in fact, lovers, and that Ivanova was definitely bisexual.

* Felix Gaeta of ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Maybe, its possible the female Cylon he dated was him in denial.

{{quote| '''Drew:''' "Oh, you're bisexual! That explains why you were so good with my nipples!"}}

* Gretchen in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''. Interestingly, this was because Claire [[No Bisexuals|assumed she was just a lesbian]], and she explained she'd dated more guys than girls. And later, {{spoiler|[[Suddenly Sexuality|Claire herself]]}}.

* Dr. Callie Torres in ''[[GreysGrey's Anatomy (TV)|Greys Anatomy]]''

* ''[[Sex and Thethe City]]'':

{{quote| '''Carrie:''' "How does that work? You go to bed one night, wake up the next morning and poof, you're a lesbian?"<br />

'''Miranda:''' "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I'm a fire hydrant!"<br />

:*** A younger fling of Carrie's called Sean. He and his friends (one of them being Alanis Morisette) make up a nice little bisexual community. And after meeting them, she becomes wonderfully [[Anvilicious]] and declares their lifestyle as a form of [[Unfortunate Implications|not growing up]], so it's more a case of [[No Bisexuals]].

* Lindsey from ''[[Queer Asas Folk]]'' puts her relationship with long time partner Melanie in trouble when she {{spoiler|has an affair with a man}}. She also has a long standing unrequited love for Brian Kinney.

{{quote| '''Jane:''' "What I could really use right now? Big distractions. Like, tequila shots and a dirty weekend with Brad Pitt. And Angelina Jolie."}}

* Dean Pelton from ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]''. "I go both ways." indeed.

{{quote| '''H.G.:''' "Oh, I know a bit about the opposite sex. Many of my lovers were men."}}

* Thirteen from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''.

* Possibly Bennett and Caroline in ''[[Dollhouse (TV)|Dollhouse]]''. And Topher admits to even having a crush on Bennett when he thought she was a man.

* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'':

** ''William Shakespeare'' was portrayed this way during the 2007 season, leading the Doctor to quip that "fifty-seven academics just punched the air".

{{quote| '''Jack''' *referring to Rose being affectionate with Mickey* Aw, sweet. Look at these two... How come I never get any of that?<br />

'''Ninth Doctor''': Buy me a drink first.<br />

'''Jack''': Such hard work.<br />

* ''[[Glee (TV)|Glee]]'': Brittany is bisexual.

* In ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]'', Phoebe has shown attraction to women a number of times. Just one example is when she was presented with the hypothetical question of who she would rather have a relationship with between Rachel and Monica and immediately blurted out "Rachel!" without taking time to think.

* On ''[[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]]'' Lily has, on several occasions, suggested that she's sexually attracted to her female friend Robin, saying "a woman's sexuality is a moving target." However, since Lily and Marshall are so completely monogamous for each other, this never really becomes a plot point.

* Jane on ''[[Coupling]]'' casually reveals she's bisexual in the first episode, and it's brought up plenty of times later in the series. Subverted in that it's an [[Informed Attribute]] played for laughs; we never see her actually date a woman. Jane does not seem to grasp the concept of bisexuality (or vegetarianism, or abstinence, or...); she believes that [[Insane Troll Logic|since she's bisexual , gay men are allowed to sleep with her]].

* ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'': In 1x07, you find out both {{spoiler|Nolan and Tyler}} are bisexual. Also, {{spoiler|they're screwing.}}

* The Todd from ''[[Scrubs (TV)|Scrubs]]''.

* ''[[Sherlock]]'': [[The Vamp|Irene Adler]], apparently. It surprises even her. She implies that [[He Is Not My Boyfriend|John]] is the same way. [[Shipper Onon Deck|Then again, so do Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft, John's sister and friends, Moriarty, John's girlfriends...]]

{{quote| '''John''': Who the hell knows about [[Celibate Hero|Sherlock Holmes]], but if anybody out there still cares, I'm ''[[No Bisexuals|not actually gay]]''.<br />

** Of course, in both cases, it's only for Sherlock. [[Single -Target Sexuality]] or [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]]?

* Rajesh Koothrappali in ''[[The Big Bang Theory (TV)|The Big Bang Theory]]'' is obviously attracted to women and wants to date them, but he has also shown sexual and romantic interests towards men, which is [[Played for Laughs]]. Also Amy has a raging thing for Penny, often to Penny surprise.

* Endrance/Elk of the ''[[.hack|.Hack]]'' series. Both Mia and Haseo become the objects of his affection.

* [[Flame War|It is implied that ]] {{spoiler|Kanji Tatsumi}} from ''[[Persona 4]]'' potentially is.

* [[Hot Amazon|Ayla]] from ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]'' informs the party, "[[Hulk Speak|Me like strong person, man, woman, both like]]." Obviously ([[Executive Meddling|this was a SNES game]]), this was [[Bowdlerized]] into "Me respect strong person, man or woman." But the Charm ability still works on monsters of either sex...

* ''[[Fate/stay Stay Nightnight]]'':

{{quote| "Huh, I didn't know I swung this way"}}

* Liara T'Soni of ''[[Mass Effect]]''. Then again, this is part of the [[Green -Skinned Space Babe|asari]] [[Planet of Hats|hat]] in general (as the asari are a [[One -Gender Race]] who prefer to [[Boldly Coming|breed with other species to increase their genetic diversity]]).

** Kaidan Alenko is a romance option for both male and female Shepard in the third game. And there was much rejoicing.

* ''[[Fallout]] 2'', ''[[Fallout 3]]'' and ''[[Fallout: New Vegas|New Vegas]]'' all have this option for the player character (though 3 only has it for female characters.) Probably the most prominent NPC who embodies this trope is Cass, who certainly likes guys, but will confess that when she's [[Bottle Fairy|drunk enough]] she doesn't care who climbs into bed with her, male or female.

* Aphrodite in ''[[God of War (Video Gameseries)|God of War]] III'' will openly flirt with Kratos, but she's not above having a good time with her two beautiful handmaidens.

* ''[[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]'': [[Ms. Fanservice|Litchi Faye-Ling]], who is head-over-heels-in-love with a former research colleague (who is now Arakune), but has been shown to be...''highly appreciative'' of her fellow female cast members...except [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|Rachel]] and [[Cloudcuckoolander|Tao]]. Mostly when she's [[Bottle Fairy|drunk]].

* Marc and Jesse ''[[Fans]]''. Alisin and probably Slake as well, with the caveat that Alisin was nastier in her younger days and Slake has fallen in with some bad crowds. [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay|Arguably]] Rumy.

* Some variations on Isolde in ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]'' (a necessary consequence of Tristan being female in some incarnations, although sometimes she's a closeted lesbian).

* T-Bob, Kim, Vanessa, and Nancy from ''[[Something *Positive]]''; even Monette's grown out of her [[Anything That Moves]] phase. Vanessa is of particular note. She just mentions how much she loves strip clubs after she started dating Davan with basically no reaction, presumably having mentioned it off scene.

* Angela and Heather from ''[[Punch an Pie]]'', the former having also appeared in ''[[Queen of Wands (Webcomic)|Queen of Wands]]''. They both deserve special attention for how they managed to do so. Angela came out to Heather by referring to an ex as "he," and Heather's reaction was roughly, "Hey, that's cool, I wish it were easier to do that." Heather herself jokingly strings along a guy who asks if she has a man at home by saying that she has a ''girl'' at home. He apologizes for not realizing she was a lesbian, and she corrects him by cheerfully saying that she's "bi...and ''taken.''"

* Haley Starshine in ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]''. Her Latent Bisexuality shows up in a discussion between various aspects of her personality, and she once confessed to kissing a girl.

{{quote| '''Aggie:''' "You could have given me some ''warning. Told'' me you were bi."<br />

* Jamie in ''[[Girls Withwith Slingshots]]''. More bi-romantic than bisexual, since she likes girls but doesn't like ''sex'' with girls.

* Jim and Lorne from ''[[Skin Deep]]'', although it's unclear if it's a case of [[Bi the Way]] or [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]], as their other mentioned romantic interests have been female.

* Lenny from ''[[Our Little Adventure]]'' was revealed to be interested in men at some point, but went back to women because he found men too teasing. This might be [[Played for Laughs|played for laughs]] as a throwaway joke though...

* ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'', David adores Abbey according to the chart. And [https://web.archive.org/web/20130604040236/http://topwebcomics.com/images/banners/471.png this] or [http://taeshilh.deviantart.com/art/Prismacoloured-Distraction-66277078?q=boost%3Apopular+by%3Ataeshilh+abbey+david&qo=4 this] makes it seem that David likes touching Abbey while having fun. Plus, Jessica, who has shown interest in Lucy.

* Cho, Mindi, Dark and Heyoka from ''[[Kagerou]]'' are all [https://web.archive.org/web/20130803025149/http://www.formspring.me/antiFAQ/q/186493696806511444 confirmed bisexual] by [[Word of God]], but it hasn't really come up in story. Kano, meanwhile, is just "completely fucking confused" no doubt partly cause by [[Many Spirits Inside of One|the multiple people running around in his head]], including the aforementioned Dark.

* Blue from ''[[Shinigami Death Punch (Webcomic)|Shinigami Death Punch]]'' hits on both genders indiscriminately, not that anybody seems to pay him much mind at this point.

* Iri, one of the main protagonists of ''[[Wayfarers Moon|Wayfarer's Moon]]'' is a perfect example, though her preference is a bit more complicated due to the high fantasy setting: [[Word of God|word of god]] is that she's only interested in female humans, but elves of either gender seem to appeal equally to her (her only canonically established lovers to date are a human female and a male elf).

* Sparrow and Naomi, in ''[[Dykes to Watch Out For]]''. Sparrow at one point described herself as a "bisexual lesbian" which raises a few eyebrows. Although given that Stuart is the only male she's been shown to date, it may be more of an [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]] situation.

* ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'': [[Everyone Is Bi|All of the trolls]] aside from [[Lipstick Lesbian|Kanaya]]. Also, {{spoiler|Jake}} probably is as well, given that {{spoiler|just as he entertained daydreams about going out with Jane, so too did he wonder about going out with Dirk, and had to seriously question whether it really mattered all that much that Dirk wasn't a girl. At any rate, [[Fridge Brilliance|it would explain why Roxy's gaydar had no idea what to make of him.]]}}

* Antimony Carver, from [[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]], if what Zimmy [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1038 found in her mind] is any indicator.

* Applies to both Harmony and Marlene of ''[[Jet Dream (Webcomicwebcomic)|Jet Dream]]'' after their sex changes, but not the other T-Girls. Cookie is more [[Anything That Moves]], while Petite becomes a [[Good Bad Girl]] who's only interested in men.

* At this point, most of the cast of ''[[Shortpacked (Webcomic)|Shortpacked]]'' have been involved with (or, in the case of Mike, made out with) members of both sexes.

* In ''[[The Gamers Alliance (Roleplay)|The Gamers Alliance]]'', [[The Ladette|Ax]], [[Wandering Minstrel|Leon]] and [[Cloudcuckoolander|Ronove]] like both guys and girls. Ax is somewhat confused over this although she has admitted to herself that she used to be quite attracted to Queen Shyla (and still can't quite get the queen out of her mind), Leon ended up disowned when his father found out about him liking both genders, and in Ronove's case the bisexuality foreshadowed that he was in fact {{spoiler|a demon because demons are bisexual by nature}}.

* Nikolai from ''[[Sapphire (Literature)|Sapphire]]'' kills two birds with one stone when he tells Alec that both he ''and'' Boris were bisexual for one another.

* [[DC Nation]] [[Original Character|Original Characters]]s Hotshot and Fauna. Hotshot is much more overt about it, while Fauna is a [[Covert Pervert]].

* Hailey from ''[[DarwinsDarwin's Soldiers]]'' is bisexual, even having a crush on her best friend at one point as well.

* Apollo in ''[[ThaliasThalia's Musings]]''. His relationships with men were no more or less dysfunctional than the ones he's had with women.

* Quite a few characters from [[That Guy With theThe Glasses]], the ones that aren't [[Depraved Bisexual]] anyway:

** [[The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Chick]] calls herself only "ostensibly straight", is glad to nearly kiss [[Marz Gurl]] by eating a cookie with her and flirts back with Dr. Tease.

** [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]] went to prom ([[Date Rape|or at least tried]]) with a guy, is a [[Sissy Villain]], never said what gender his stalker was and has a lot of man!crushes.

* Two thirds of the crew in ''[[GutsandGuts and Sass|Guts and Sass: An Anti-Epic]]'' are bi, and most of the men come from cultures where no one bats an eye. There is minimal distinction between shades of sexual preference, and no analogue to modern sexual identification.

* ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]'':

{{quote| '''Roger:''' Do I like girls? I must like girls.}}

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