Biphobia

An illustration of examples of various stigma against bisexuals

Biphobia is aversion toward bisexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being bisexual. Similarly to homophobia, it refers to hatred and prejudice specifically against those identified or perceived as being in the bisexual community. It can take the form of denial that bisexuality is a genuine sexual orientation, or of negative stereotypes about people who are bisexual (such as the beliefs that they are promiscuous or dishonest). Other forms of biphobia include bisexual erasure.[1]

The hatred of bisexual women and femmes, being a form of prejudice at the intersection of biphobia and misogyny, is referred to as bimisogyny[2][3][4][5] or less commonly bisexism.[6][7] This is a gendered form of biphobia that accounts for intersectionality in discussions on bigotry.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Yoshino 2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Festival, Leeds LGBT+ Literature (2021-09-23). "Bimisogyny and What it Means". mysite. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  3. ^ Pallotta-Chiarolli, Maria (2016-03-08). Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men: Bi Men By Women. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7391-3459-7.
  4. ^ Flood, Michael; Howson, Richard (2015-06-18). Engaging Men in Building Gender Equality. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-7895-1.
  5. ^ McAllum, Mary-Anne (2014-01-01). ""Bisexuality Is Just Semantics…": Young Bisexual Women's Experiences in New Zealand Secondary Schools". Journal of Bisexuality. 14 (1): 75–93. doi:10.1080/15299716.2014.872467. ISSN 1529-9716. S2CID 144498576.
  6. ^ Weiss, Jillian T. (2004-01-15). "GL vs. BT: The Archaeology of Biphobia and Transphobia within the U.S. Gay and Lesbian Community". Journal of Bisexuality. Rochester, NY. SSRN 1649428.
  7. ^ Sung, Mi Ra (2014-12-01). "Stress and Resilience: The Negative and Positive Aspects of Being an Asian American Lesbian or Bisexual Woman". Doctoral Dissertations.

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