Biphobia: Difference between revisions

 

== Intersectional perspectives ==

 

Feminist positions on bisexuality range greatly, from acceptance of bisexuality as a feminist issue to rejection of bisexuality as a reactionary and anti-feminist [[Backlash (sociology)|backlash]] to [[lesbian feminism]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Sue |editor1-first=Lynne |editor1-last=Harne |others=Elaine Miller |title=All the Rage: Reasserting Radical Lesbian Feminism |year= 1996|publisher= [[Teachers College, Columbia University|Teacher's College Press]]|location= New York City|isbn= 978-0-807-76285-1 |oclc= 35202923|pages=75–89 |chapter=Bisexuality as Backlash }}<!--|access-date=October 4, 2012 --></ref>

 

[[File:Lipstick lesbian Pride Flag.svg|thumb|left|The [[lipstick lesbian]] flag was introduced in 2010 by Natalie McCray; this is a version with the kiss symbol changed.]] The [[lipstick lesbian]] flag was introduced in 2010 by Natalie McCray, but has not been widely adopted;<ref name="Bendix">{{cite web|last1=Bendix|first1=Trish|date=September 8, 2015|title=Why don't lesbians have a pride flag of our own?|url=https://www.afterellen.com/people/452039-dont-lesbians-pride-flag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909150736/https://www.afterellen.com/people/452039-dont-lesbians-pride-flag|archive-date=September 9, 2015|access-date=8 June 2019|website=[[AfterEllen]]}}</ref> some lesbians are against it because McCray's blog had biphobic (and racist and [[transphobia|transphobic]]) comments, and because it does not include [[butch (lesbian slang)|butch lesbians]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/lgbt-pride-flags-meaning|title=A Complete Guide To All The LGBTQ+ Flags & What They Mean|first=Kasandra|last=Brabaw|website=www.refinery29.com}}</ref>

 

==== Men ====

Studies indicate that preferences against dating bisexual men are stronger than against bisexual women, even amongst bisexual women.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ess |first=Mackenzie |last2=Burke |first2=Sara E. |last3=LaFrance |first3=Marianne |date=2023-07-03 |title=Gendered Anti-Bisexual Bias: Heterosexual, Bisexual, and Gay/Lesbian People's Willingness to Date Sexual Orientation Ingroup and Outgroup Members |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35112988/ |journal=Journal of Homosexuality |volume=70 |issue=8 |pages=1461–1478 |doi=10.1080/00918369.2022.2030618 |issn=1540-3602 |pmid=35112988}}</ref>

 

While the general bisexual population as a whole faces biphobia, this oppression is also aggravated by other factors such as race. In a study conducted by Grady L. Garner Jr. titled ''Managing Heterosexism and Biphobia: A Revealing Black Bisexual Male Perspective'', the author interviews 14 self-identified black bisexual men to examine how they cope with heterosexism and biphobia in order to formulate coping strategies. Data from the interviews revealed that 33% of the participants reported heterosexism and biphobia experiences, while 67% did not. He explains that the internalization of negative sociocultural messages, reactions, and attitudes can be incredibly distressing as bisexual black males attempted to translate or transform these negative experiences into positive bisexual identity sustaining ones.<ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite book|title = Managing Heterosexism and Biphobia: A Revealing Black Bisexual Male Perspective|url = https://www.bookdepository.com/Managing-Heterosexism-Biphobia-Revealing-Black-Bisexual-Male-Perspective-Grady-L-Jr-Garner/9781243513434|date = 2011-09-02|isbn = 9781243513434|first = Grady L.|last = Garner}}</ref>