In an hour and a half, Skott Freedman dispelled bisexual myths, related a few stories and entertained a moderately-filled crowd.

Dressed in loose-fitting, acid-washed jeans and a button-down checkered, long-sleeve shirt, Freedman spoke Tuesday night at the University Resource for Latinos.

Freedman is a singer/songwriter/speaker who travels the country performing, and in this case, speaking about his bisexuality.

Freedman started his speech a few minutes late and opened his speech by listing the Webster’s Dictionary definitions, then broke into the different types of attractions: physical, emotional, sexual and so on.

From there, Freedman talked about his first few crushes. At age 10, he had a crush on a fellow soccer player, and in high school he dated a girl. For his first two years of college, Freedman dated a girl until he came out as gay. Later on in college, he came out as bisexual.

Freedman specifically discussed his bisexual coming-out experiences, saying that many of his gay friends were prejudiced against his bisexuality after coming out a second time.

Senior communication major Karen Frost, also co-president of PRISM, which hosted the event, said, “I think he presented a good argument about language bias against the bisexual community. I knew of all the examples of language which were biased and never recognized as biased.”

From there, Freedman dispelled many bisexual myths, such as being confused and bisexuality as a phase. He used two examples from modern television, “Will and Grace” and “Friends,” to illustrate his example.

Lois Self, chair of the communication department, considers Freedman an excellent speaker.

“He seemed sensitive to the vicinity of issues concerning the issue,” she said.

Freedman ended his speech with a brief question-and-answer forum.

“I enjoyed getting a more clear perspective on a topic that is very confusing or vague at times,” said Jennifer Else, a senior nursing major and PRISM treasurer.

Freedman, fresh off a two-week tour in Australia, will continue touring across America. His new CD “Some Company” will be available in stores February 2004.

“The material is darker and more intense,” Freedman said.