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Famous Bisexual Women

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When women are bisexual, their relationships with men are often acknowledged in the media, but their women lovers are conveniently ignored. These famous women have all loved both women and men have or have come out as bisexual.

1. Kate Brown - Oregon Secretary of State

Kate Brown at Portland Pride© Kathy Belge
When Kate Brown was elected Oregon Secretary of State she became the highest ranking openly bisexual women in the country.

2. Marlene Dietrich - Movie Star

Marlene DietrichCourtesy of Library of Congress
In the movie Morocco, Marlene Dietrich dresses in drag and kisses another woman. She was also bisexual in real life.

3. Frida Kahlo - Artist

Frida Kahlo© New York World-Telegram Collection (Library of Congress)
Frida Kahlo, the surrealist painter's most famous relationship was with Diego Rivera, but she also had many women lovers.

4. Drew Barrymore - Actress

Drew Barrymore is Bisexual© Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Drew Barrymore's relationships with men have been public, but her bisexuality was kept hidden for some time. Finally in 2003 Barrymore admitted she is bisexual.

5. Angelina Jolie - Bisexual Actress

Angelina Jolie© Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
When straight women are asked what woman they find most attractive, many of them pick Angelina Jolie. This beautiful actress is very open about the fact that she's had relationships with both men and women.

6. Nelly Furtado - Musician

© Geffen Records
Although Nelly Furtado says she is bisexual, she also claims all people are inherently bisexual. How bi is she really?

7. Laurel Holloman - L Word Actress

Laurel Holloman as Tina in The L Word (Season 6)© Don Flood/Showtime
She plays a lesbian on The L Word and one of her earliest acting roles was as baby dyke Randy Dean in The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love.
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