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{{Bisexuality topics sidebar}}'''Bisexual erasure''' is the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or reexplain evidence of [[bisexuality]] in [[History|historical records]], [[Academic|academic materials]], the [[news media]], and other [[primary sources]].<ref>[http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/05/word-of-gay-bisexual-erasure.html Word Of The Gay: BisexualErasure] [[May 16]], [[2008]] "Queers United"</ref><ref>[http://ronsuresha.com/?p=1018 The B Word] Suresha, Ron. "The B Word," Options (Rhode Island), November 2004</ref> |
{{Bisexuality topics sidebar}}'''Bisexual erasure''' is the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or reexplain evidence of [[bisexuality]] in [[History|historical records]], [[Academic|academic materials]], the [[news media]], and other [[primary sources]].<ref>[http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/05/word-of-gay-bisexual-erasure.html Word Of The Gay: BisexualErasure] [[May 16]], [[2008]] "Queers United"</ref><ref>[http://ronsuresha.com/?p=1018 The B Word] Suresha, Ron. "The B Word," Options (Rhode Island), November 2004</ref> |
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Bisexual erasure may stem from a belief that the bisexual community does not deserve equal status or inclusion within [[gay]] and [[lesbian]] communities.<ref name="BT archaeology">{{cite journal |last=Weiss |first=Jillian Todd |authorlink=Jillian Todd Weiss |title=GL vs. BT: The Archaeology of Biphobia and Transphobia Within the U.S. Gay and Lesbian Community |journal=[[Journal of Bisexuality]] |volume=3 |issue=3/4 |pages=25–55 |publisher=[[Haworth Press]] |date=2004 |url=http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~jweiss/glvsbt.htm }}</ref> This can take the form of omitting the word ''bisexual'' in the name of an [[organization]] or [[gathering|event]] that serves the whole [[LGBT community]]. |
Bisexual erasure may stem from a belief that the bisexual community does not deserve equal status or inclusion within [[gay]] and [[lesbian]] communities.<ref name="BT archaeology">{{cite journal |last=Weiss |first=Jillian Todd |authorlink=Jillian Todd Weiss |title=GL vs. BT: The Archaeology of Biphobia and Transphobia Within the U.S. Gay and Lesbian Community |journal=[[Journal of Bisexuality]] |volume=3 |issue=3/4 |pages=25–55 |publisher=[[Haworth Press]] |date=2004 |url=http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~jweiss/glvsbt.htm }}</ref> This can take the form of omitting the word ''bisexual'' in the name of an [[organization]] or [[gathering|event]] that serves the whole [[LGBT community]]. |
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[[Homosexual]]s who engage in bisexual erasure may claim |
[[Homosexual]]s who engage in bisexual erasure may claim that bisexuals are actually [[The closet|closeted]] gay people who wish to appear [[heterosexual]],<ref>Michael Musto, April 7, 2009. [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2009/04/ever_meet_a_rea.php|title= Ever Meet a Real Bisexual?], ''The Village Voice''.</ref> or conversely that bisexuals are heterosexuals who are experimenting with their sexuality.<ref name="bisexual erasure">{{cite journal |last=Yoshino |first=Kenji |authorlink=Kenji Yoshino |title=The Epistemic Contract of Bisexual Erasure |journal=[[Stanford Law Review]] |volume=52 |issue=2 |pages=353–461 |publisher=[[Stanford Law School]] |date=January 2000 |url=http://www.kenjiyoshino.com/articles/epistemiccontract.pdf |doi=10.2307/1229482 }}</ref> Another common manifestation of bisexual erasure is a tendency for bisexuals to be referred to as heterosexual when they are intimately involved with people of the oppposite sex, and to be labeled as homosexual when they are involved with partners of the same sex. |
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It is also common |
It is also common for gay writers and activists to portray bisexual and gender blurring behaviors in ancient and non-Western cultures, such as ancient Greek [[pederasty]] or Native American [[Two-Spirit]]s, as proof that homosexuality has been widely accepted in other times and cultures.<ref>Hall, Donald E. [http://www.glbtq.com/literature/bisex_lit.html Bisexual Literature] [[glbtq.com|glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer Culture]]</ref> |
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In some cases{{Which?|date=October 2009}}, gay commentators in the American and British media{{Who|date=October 2009}} have portrayed individuals{{Who|date=October 2009}} caught in scandals involving same-sex affairs as homosexual, despite bisexual behavior and lifestyle.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} In some cases {{Which?|date=October 2009}}, even those who specifically identify as bisexual or have a clear history of significant experience with both same and opposite-sex partners are labelled as homosexual or heterosexual. |
In some cases{{Which?|date=October 2009}}, gay commentators in the American and British media{{Who|date=October 2009}} have portrayed individuals{{Who|date=October 2009}} caught in scandals involving same-sex affairs as homosexual, despite bisexual behavior and lifestyle.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} In some cases {{Which?|date=October 2009}}, even those who specifically identify as bisexual or have a clear history of significant experience with both same and opposite-sex partners are labelled as homosexual or heterosexual. |
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Bisexual erasure is the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or reexplain evidence of bisexuality in historical records, academic materials, the news media, and other primary sources.[1][2]
In its most extreme form, bisexual erasure can include denying that bisexuality exists.[3][4]
In the gay community
Bisexual erasure may stem from a belief that the bisexual community does not deserve equal status or inclusion within gay and lesbian communities.[5] This can take the form of omitting the word bisexual in the name of an organization or event that serves the whole LGBT community.
Homosexuals who engage in bisexual erasure may claim that bisexuals are actually closeted gay people who wish to appear heterosexual,[6] or conversely that bisexuals are heterosexuals who are experimenting with their sexuality.[7] Another common manifestation of bisexual erasure is a tendency for bisexuals to be referred to as heterosexual when they are intimately involved with people of the oppposite sex, and to be labeled as homosexual when they are involved with partners of the same sex.
It is also common for gay writers and activists to portray bisexual and gender blurring behaviors in ancient and non-Western cultures, such as ancient Greek pederasty or Native American Two-Spirits, as proof that homosexuality has been widely accepted in other times and cultures.[8]
In some cases[which?], gay commentators in the American and British media[who?] have portrayed individuals[who?] caught in scandals involving same-sex affairs as homosexual, despite bisexual behavior and lifestyle.[citation needed] In some cases [which?], even those who specifically identify as bisexual or have a clear history of significant experience with both same and opposite-sex partners are labelled as homosexual or heterosexual.
See also
References
- ^ Word Of The Gay: BisexualErasure May 16, 2008 "Queers United"
- ^ The B Word Suresha, Ron. "The B Word," Options (Rhode Island), November 2004
- ^ Hutchins, Loraine (2005). "Sexual Prejudice: The erasure of bisexuals in academia and the media". American Sexuality magazine. 3 (4). National Sexuality Resource Center.
- ^ Hutchins, Loraine. "Sexual Prejudice - The erasure of bisexuals in academia and the media". American Sexuality Magazine. San Francisco, CA 94103, United States: National Sexuality Resource Center, San Francisco State University. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
{{cite web}}: More than one of|author=and|last=specified (help)CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Weiss, Jillian Todd (2004). "GL vs. BT: The Archaeology of Biphobia and Transphobia Within the U.S. Gay and Lesbian Community". Journal of Bisexuality. 3 (3/4). Haworth Press: 25–55.
- ^ Michael Musto, April 7, 2009. Ever Meet a Real Bisexual?, The Village Voice.
- ^ Yoshino, Kenji (January 2000). "The Epistemic Contract of Bisexual Erasure" (PDF). Stanford Law Review. 52 (2). Stanford Law School: 353–461. doi:10.2307/1229482.
- ^ Hall, Donald E. Bisexual Literature glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer Culture
Further reading
- Fraser, M., Identity Without Selfhood: Simone de Beauvoir and Bisexuality, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press 1999. p. 124-140.
External links
- Dear Fellow Non-existent Beings: countering current attempts to erase bisexuality
- Bialogue
- Bisexual Erasure in literature at glbtq.com.
- Curiouser and curiouser by Mark Simpson
- Bialogue/GLAAD Bisexuality Packet for Mental Health Professionals
- Straight, Gay or Lying? Bisexuality Revisited New York Times, July 5, 2005.
