The analysis presented here is intended to offer insights into the overall study of Latino male bisexuality and into the foundations for the design of HIV and STI prevention programs directed toward bisexually-active Latino men and their partners. Since the late 18th century, bisexuality has been problematic for the conceptualization of theories on sexuality.
This conflict stems from the notion that bisexuality is an indicator of arrested psychosexual development leading to homosexuality, or results from homosexual repression that occurs during the developmental process (e.g. Cass, 1979), or simply reflects individuals in denial of their homosexual orientation. An opposing view has arisen from social research since the late 1970s, which demonstrates that bisexuality is a valid category with its own developmental process ( Firestein, 1996 Fox, 1996 Hemmings, 2002 RodrÃguez-Rust, 2000a Troiden, 1988). With regard to bisexuality in general, we know a substantial amount about the development of bisexual identities and the psychosocial factors related to these identities ( Brierley, 2000 Fox, 1996 Leland, 2000 RodrÃguez-Rust, 2000b). But we have extremely limited understanding of Latino male and female bisexuality, in particular.