I think because I didn't really have many models for what bisexuality looked like

it really took years until I fully embraced my sexuality.

You're listening to being bisexual on the BBC World Service.

I actually found it quite hard to date and to find someone who was accepting

and not only accepting but who understood how bisexuality

works.

You know there are people that are predominantly attracted to the same gender and then there

are people that are predominantly attracted to the opposite gender and then there are people that are predominantly attracted to the

opposite gender there are people that are 50-50 so many permutations.

Hello I'm Nicki Hodgson I'm a journalist and broadcaster in the UK and I happen to also be bisexual.

But for a long time I didn't realize I was bisexual.

It's taken until quite recently, I'm now 33, to fully understand and accept that I'm

attracted to both men and women. In fact, I've never really talked to many bisexual people, or at least I don't think I have

Not many of us wear a large badge proclaiming our bisexuality

So in this program I'm going on a personal exploration in which I'll hear from other people with similar experiences around the world who are coping with their bisexuality, often in the face of strong opposition and traditional views and values.

To start my journey I went along to a support group in Birmingham in the heart of the UK.

By meeting groups are few and far between,

but the Brumbai group has been going for about 10 years

and they meet every month at a pub in the city centre.

The people I'm meeting tonight

are a cross section of different ages, backgrounds and

ethnicities with a wide range of bisexual experiences.

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