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Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Girl group star shocks fans after coming out as bisexual... two months after her bandmate did the same
International girl group KATSEYE now has two openly bisexual members. Member Megan Skiendiel shocked fans during one of the group's live streams this week when she boldly declared, 'I want to come out. I'm bisexual.' The revelation drew a mixed reception online, with most praising the star for coming out publicly. One supportive fan wrote, 'Not only during pride month but in her own terms too!!! So proud of the girl.' Another gushed, 'Love this for her and that Katseye has two queer members.' It comes just months after member Lara revealed her own bisexuality in a post on March 24. 'I knew I was half a fruitcake when I was like eight so I really was wanting everybody. Honestly probably before eight. Isn't half a fruitcake such a good way to explain it without saying it,' she said. KATSEYE are a six-member global girl group formed through the reality show The Debut: Dream Academy. The hit series was a collaboration between American label Geffen Records and K-pop powerhouse HYBE Entertainment, who are behind BTS. The members hail from diverse backgrounds, including the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States. Their recent single Gnarly peaked at No. 92 on the Hot 100 and a remix with rapper Ice Spice is in the works. Their bisexual confessions come after Bain, a 23-year-old member of the K-pop boy band Just B, came out as gay onstage during a Los Angeles concert. He was performing solo when he made the announcement, during the final stop of Just B's Just Odd World Tour at the Vermont Hollywood Hall. 'Tonight, I'm gonna share something with you guys,' he said, as seen in footage that circulated on Instagram in the hours after the show. 'I'm f***ing proud to be a part of the LGBTQ+, as a gay person. And shout out to my queen Lady Gaga, showing me that being different is beautiful.' Bain, whose real name is Song Byeong-hee, added a message for 'anyone out there who is part of the LGBTQ+, or still figuring it out, this is for you guys, and also this is for everyone: You're seen, you're loved and you are born this way.' He then regaled the crowd with a rendition of Lady Gaga's 2012 single Born This Way, which became an instant gay anthem upon its release amid the public debate over same-sex marriage in the United States. Bain's announcement elicited rapturous cheers and applause from the audience, as well as a warm reaction from within his boy band. Siwoo, one of the six members of Just B, told the South Korean outlet News1 that he was in tears during Bain's performance. 'I know how hard it was for him, and that made me want to cry more,' he added.
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
I had great sex with my husband but I left him for another woman: Straight women tell TRACEY COX why they ditched men in midlife - but claim they're NOT lesbians
Women initiate most divorces in straight relationships (69 per cent) – and some of those are doing it to form a relationship with another woman, rather than a man. The percentage of UK and US adults identifying as 'non-heterosexual' has more than doubled since 2012. Generation Z (aged 13-28) have the highest rate of bisexual identification recorded for any previous generation: a whopping 20 per cent. For millennial women (aged 29-44) it's 9 per cent. Women leaving men for other women is more common than you think. But why? Are women happier with other women than they are with men? Is it easier for a man to accept when his wife leaves him for another woman rather than a man? Or harder? It's not 'just a phase' Here's what we know so far: women who switch from male to female partners after the age of 30 on tend to stay with women for the rest of their lives. One reason why is women create more oxytocin (the bonding hormone) than men, so two women together are more powerfully bonded than a man and woman. Women also bond over things that are less likely to change over time – personality, perceptiveness, kindness and emotional connection – more so than looks and sex. Though make no mistake – lesbians have consistently topped the list for the most satisfied in bed for most studies and research I have seen over the last few decades. There is no orgasm gap with woman-on-woman sex. Sex isn't usually the motivating force behind straight women who decide to leave men for another woman. But it's certainly part of it. Here are the personal stories of two women who switched genders for partners – and are happier for it. 'MY HUSBAND WORRIED EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WASN'T SATISFYING ME SEXUALLY' Nikki, 36, was straight and happily married when she met Anna through a friend. 'I met my husband when I was 19. We met at university and had 15 happy years together. I wasn't unhappy and I certainly had never felt any romantic or sexual interest in another woman. But I did feel unsatisfied on an intellectual and emotional level. 'My husband lives life in the moment and on the surface – which is probably why he was one of the happiest people I've ever met. I was always looking deeper and wanting to tackle life's big questions. I read a lot but longed for someone to debate with. My friends have children and are more interested in talking about parenting than politics or psychology. 'I met Anna through a mutual friend at a party. We started talking and instantly clicked. Intellectually, I was like, "Wow! This woman thinks exactly like me!" I was excited to make a new friend, and my husband was excited for me. 'I suspected she was gay and was right but that didn't mean anything: I have lots of lesbian friends. We met for coffee, then walks, then dinners out. My husband joked, "Should I be jealous? You spend so much time with her!" and I laughed along with him. 'Then things started to subtly shift. I couldn't stop thinking about her. I talked about her all the time. My lesbian friends teased me about having a crush. She was good-looking – men used to say, "what a waste!" when they found out she was gay. 'I found myself wanting to be physically close to her, the feeling of "I wish I looked that good" shifted to "I find her really attractive". I felt confused but also happier than I had ever been. 'I knew I'd fallen in love with her but was so intoxicated, I didn't question it. I didn't want to ruin the feeling by wondering if she felt the same and what that meant for my marriage. I guess I thought it would pass. It didn't. 'One day I leant over and kissed her. I couldn't help it. She kissed me back, then pulled back and said, "about time" and nothing has ever felt so right in my life. 'Then came the awful part – telling my husband I was leaving him. He was confused and shocked and refused to believe it at first. He kept saying, "but you're straight not gay". And I am. I still don't consider myself a lesbian. I fell in love with a person not a gender. Women get that, men don't understand. 'I think my husband was embarrassed. He felt that it reflected on him sexually: that he wasn't satisfying me or something. That wasn't true. We'd had great sex. Sex with Anna is also good but it's like comparing apples and oranges. 'I enjoyed both. What is infinitely better though is the intimacy. We talk for hours about so many things. I feel intellectually stimulated and emotionally understood like never before. 'Sex is totally different with a woman. Women have soft bodies, men's are hard. Sex is gentler and there's a lot more non-sexual touching and caressing. A woman's tongue is smaller than a man's, but it feels better because she knows what to do. 'Men lick too hard and never for long enough and are always checking to see if you've "come yet". Women know it takes time, so settle in and don't put the pressure on. 'We've only been together a year, but I want this to last for the rest of my life.' 'IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WOMAN NOT ANOTHER MAN' Reese, 40, left an unhappy marriage for another woman and has never looked back. 'My early relationships with men weren't great. I never enjoyed the sex and have never had an orgasm with a man. I married because I wanted children and picked the best out of a bad bunch to do it with. I come from a tiny village in England. No-one was gay and it didn't occur to me that I might be. 'We moved to Bristol after marriage and I had children. When the girls were in their early teens, I changed jobs and made friends with a colleague who was a feminist activist. 'She was funny and entertaining and like no-one I had ever met before. I loved hearing about her dating and sex stories with other women… until I didn't. I started to get jealous of the women and wish it was me. 'That was when I knew. It took another six months before I plucked up the courage to tell my husband and kids. My daughters were incredibly supportive. They came to live with me and are happy because I am happy. 'My husband was upset but we didn't have a great relationship and it was obvious to everyone that we didn't. His upset was more about appearance and pride. We co-parent better than we did marriage. 'There's a lot of noise about late-onset lesbianism and I read a lot about women who look back and say the signs were there all along. I'm not sure that's true for me. I had crushes on girls at school, but everyone did. I don't hate men, and I certainly don't love all women just because I'm now with one. 'But if things don't work out, I certainly will be looking for another woman not another man. It's so much easier being with someone the same sex as you. Less explaining and much better sex. The first time I had sex with her, I suddenly got what all the fuss was about.' Tracey's podcast, SexTok, comes out every Wednesday. Her latest book, Great Sex Starts at 40, is available wherever you buy your books. Visit for details. 'It's worse because it's so confusing. One minute she's my loving wife, next she's not. She said it was like a freight train that neither of them could stop. We have three boys; the other woman has four kids. They blew up their lives to be together. I'm still trying to make sense of it all. How powerful must a woman-on-woman attraction be for her to want to throw absolutely everything away for this?' 'It would be easier on one level. It wouldn't feel like cheating if she did it with the same gender. Like, how could I compete with that? But my second thought would be, what did I get wrong? Did I not satisfy her or fulfil her needs? What is she getting from a woman that I couldn't give her?' 'My wife left me for another woman when she was 28 and I was 27. She left me and our two kids after one week of meeting this woman: I loved her for seven years. She was my best friend and now talking to her feels like talking to a stranger. It was far, far worse than her leaving me for another man. Leaving for a woman means the whole thing has been a lie.' 'I'd find it easier because it's not something I could compete with. If someone's gay, they're gay. If it was another man, I'd be thinking he's better-looking, richer, more intelligent, better in bed than me. If it's another woman, there's nothing you can do. I can't turn myself into a woman, can I?'
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Maren Morris Reveals the Biggest Difference She's Seen in Dating Women Versus Men After Coming Out as Bisexual
Men are from Mars and women are from Venus — and Maren Morris agrees! In a recent appearance on the U Up? podcast, the "Girl" singer, who came out as bisexual last year, opened up about her experience dating men and women. For starters, Morris found that she has an easier time connecting with women. With men, it takes longer to go there. "My experience has been really positive. But I also have a confusion sometimes because I can connect with a woman, any woman, within like two minutes, and we'll be talking about our childhoods... Like, we will get into it so quickly. With a guy that would take like years to get into that trauma," Morris, 35, said. She continued, "But we're so good at building community out of sharing stories or gossip or whatever... It's a survival technique. We cling together out of vulnerabilities." Though she's able to connect with women on an "emotionally deep level," that sometimes make things confusing when determining if she has a romantic connection — or just a friendship. "I sometimes have the hard delineation of romance versus friendship, because women can connect so quickly and easily, which is a magical thing about us," she said. "But that's the comparison, I guess, to dating men, right? Because I've been there. It's like, I have enough friends. I think I'm good. I'm looking for something beyond that. But sometimes the chemistry isn't there. It doesn't depend, you know, on the guy or the girl." Morris, who was married to singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd for five years before filing for a dissolution of marriage in October 2023, revealed she identifies as bisexual in a celebratory LGBTQ+ Pride Month post in June of last year. "happy to be the B in LGBTQ+," wrote Morris, who is a longtime advocate for the queer community, alongside photos of herself holding Pride flags during her RSVP Redux Tour stop in Phoenix. "happy pride." Elsewhere in the podcast, Morris opened up about her first date with a woman and revealed she was "nervous." "I had never been on a date with a woman. So, of course, I'm going to be like, 'What the hell does this is look like?' But then it was so easy and ended up being like a three-hour hang," she said. In August, Morris revealed to PEOPLE that she found the courage to come out as bisexual after writing her song "Push Me Over." "I didn't ever feel before I had the courage to say that, and it was something that I knew for decades, but I think it was just the timing of: I'm in a space to say this without anything really getting misconstrued, and it's Pride Month," Morris said of her Instagram revelation. "I also had just felt comfortable in myself enough to write a song like 'Push Me Over.' It gave me the little shot of courage I needed, I guess." "It didn't really feel like coming out," Morris added of her decision to make the announcement. "It just felt like, 'Oh, and by the way, I'm kind of in the club too, so happy pride.' It was the most free, fun, silly way to do it." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
My wife caught me wearing her underwear – and the shame is eating me up
I'm in my early 60s and have been happily married for more than 25 years. I've come to accept that I'm bisexual but haven't told anyone. About two years ago my wife found me wearing a pair of her black lace panties, something I do sometimes as it turns me on. She was angry and suggested I needed therapy to 'understand why you do that'. The comment was humiliating and made me feel ashamed. I don't know what to do. I've tried talking to her about it, but she just says she can't bear to think of me like that and refuses to discuss it. It's eating me up. Enjoying wearing women's underwear does not make you bisexual, but perhaps you also have erotic feelings towards both men and women? Either way, it might be helpful for you to discuss your sexual self with a sexuality therapist because you do not deserve to feel ashamed and humiliated. An erotic interest in wearing women's clothing is relatively common among heterosexual men. Some find it very soothing, and the desire often starts in childhood or during teenage years. But female partners of men who like to cross-dress are often shocked and bewildered when they become aware of this interest – largely based on a lack of understanding and fears about what it means in the context of their relationship. When your wife said you needed to understand why you do this, she really meant that she needed to understand. I hope you can eventually help her with that. Pamela Stephenson Connolly is a US-based psychotherapist who specialises in treating sexual disorders. If you would like advice from Pamela on sexual matters, send us a brief description of your concerns to (please don't send attachments). Each week, Pamela chooses one problem to answer, which will be published online. She regrets that she cannot enter into personal correspondence. Submissions are subject to our terms and conditions.
The Guardian
16-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
My wife caught me wearing her underwear – and the shame is eating me up
I'm in my early 60s and have been happily married for more than 25 years. I've come to accept that I'm bisexual but haven't told anyone. About two years ago my wife found me wearing a pair of her black lace panties, something I do sometimes as it turns me on. She was angry and suggested I needed therapy to 'understand why you do that'. The comment was humiliating and made me feel ashamed. I don't know what to do. I've tried talking to her about it, but she just says she can't bear to think of me like that and refuses to discuss it. It's eating me up. Enjoying wearing women's underwear does not make you bisexual, but perhaps you also have erotic feelings towards both men and women? Either way, it might be helpful for you to discuss your sexual self with a sexuality therapist because you do not deserve to feel ashamed and humiliated. An erotic interest in wearing women's clothing is relatively common among heterosexual men. Some find it very soothing, and the desire often starts in childhood or during teenage years. But female partners of men who like to cross-dress are often shocked and bewildered when they become aware of this interest – largely based on a lack of understanding and fears about what it means in the context of their relationship. When your wife said you needed to understand why you do this, she really meant that she needed to understand. I hope you can eventually help her with that. Pamela Stephenson Connolly is a US-based psychotherapist who specialises in treating sexual disorders. If you would like advice from Pamela on sexual matters, send us a brief description of your concerns to (please don't send attachments). Each week, Pamela chooses one problem to answer, which will be published online. She regrets that she cannot enter into personal correspondence. Submissions are subject to our terms and conditions.
