Why I Finally Checked Bisexual on the Medical Form

And how freeing it was for me to finally do it

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I sat there haphazardly filling out the standard medical questionnaire given to me at my primary doctor’s office every year on my annual checkup. Breezing through the documents, I checked “no” under family histories of breast cancer, “yes” to depression/anxiety and when I reached the final piece, the…