During an era that saw the sexual revolution at its peak, '
bisexual chic' presented a sexuality that defied society's sexual repression and afforded true sexual liberation (Brennan & Hegarty, 2012; Rust, 2000c).
She ruminates on the unfortunate etymology of the word "bisexuality," quoting from an article in Girlfriends magazine by Jenny Weiss, who says, "Of all the words for bisexual, the worst is probably bisexual." And, she tackles the more recent Hollywood outbreak of "
bisexual chic" in movies such as Chasing Amy (1997), in which straight guys cheer on girlfriends who look both ways.