Antedating of "Bisexual"

Tue Aug 13 12:53:12 UTC 2002

OED's first citation for the modern meaning of "bisexual" is dated 1914.
Here is a slightly earlier citation:

1912 _The Freewoman_ 18 Apr. in Alison Oram & Annmarie Turnbull _The
Lesbian History Sourcebook_ (2001) 246  This rich, clever -- for she was
brilliantly clever -- artistic woman was bi-sexual.

Fred Shapiro

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