bisexual erasure

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bisexual erasure

A variation on the theme of being “closeted”, which refers to the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify or re-explain evidence of bisexuality in history, academia, the news media and other primary sources.

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In turn, they engage in methodological bisexual erasure, aggregating bisexuals with either heterosexuals or gay/lesbians.

Studies using census data also engage in methodological bisexual erasure. This is because bisexuals are classified as either heterosexual or lesbian/gay depending on the sex of their partner.

A Research Note on Canada's LGBT Data Landscape: Where We Are and What the Future Holds

Yoshino (2000) goes on to introduce the concept of an 'epistemic contract' relating to bisexual erasure that monosexuals, knowingly or unknowingly, hold investment in, which has come about as the result of bisexuality's ability to destabilize monosexual identities and behaviour, and threaten the social norm of monogamy.

Despite Yoshino's efforts to illuminate the issues associated with bisexual erasure, in 2005 a study was published that gained widespread attention and threatened to erase bisexuality from the consciousness of Western culture by apparently providing, once and for all, 'scientific evidence' that bisexuality did not exist, at least not in males (Carey, 2005; Rieger, Chivers, & Bailey, 2005).

Out of the darkness and into the shadows: The evolution of contemporary bisexuality

Inner-community bisexual erasure is an issue particularly felt by

against bisexual erasure. Toward the end, she explains, "I'm

The Missing B Word: Compulsory Binarization and Bisexual Representation in Children's Literature

Carter's reveal also sparked a different conversation surrounding bisexual erasure. Several users tweeted about the issue, which is when bisexuality, in general, is questioned or denied outright - which some argued happens in the LGBTQ community and society as a whole.

Aaron Carter Comes Out Bisexual, Twitter Reacts

This edition builds upon the 2011 edition by actively being more inclusive, addressing some concerns of bisexual erasure and biphobia, and recognizing recent strides in LGBTQ+ rights, while also acknowledging that the fight is not over.

Finally Out; Letting Go of Living Straight

But I also don't want to hide or be part of bisexual erasure.

Modern love: a true story of love, transition, and happily ever after

"bisexual erasure." Kenji Yoshino has explored the persistence

Regulating sexual orientation change efforts: the California approach, its limitations, and potential alternatives

Bisexual Erasure (or "but I didn't choose to be gay") D.

Patrolling the borders of sexual orientation: bisexual refugee claims in Canada

In addition, Kenji Yoshino, a rising scholar, will propose his innovative theory of a bisexual erasure in the academic and public discourse.