Table 2.
Theme | Subtheme | Sample Questions |
---|---|---|
Community belonging | Not belonging to any community Belonging anywhere |
Would you say you belong to any communities?
Do you feel like there are other people like you? |
Comfort in heterosexual and homosexual spaces | Perceived acceptance of bisexuality “Fit in,” but do not belong Gender expectations of others and comfort Fear of bisexuality being disclosed |
How do you feel in gay-identified locations?
How do you feel in straight-identified locations? Why do you go to gay-identified locations? Do you feel like you belong in heterosexual locations? |
Perceptions of bisexual community and related spaces | Unaware of a bisexual community No bisexual spaces Everywhere is a bisexual space |
Would you say you belong to a bisexual community? Do you go to any bisexually-identified locations? |