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Bisexual erasure (or bi erasure), also called bisexual invisibility, is the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or re-explain evidence of bisexuality in history, academia, the news media, and other primary sources.[1][2][3]
In its most extreme form, bisexual erasure can include the belief that bisexuality itself does not exist, and that individuals who identify as bisexual are either heterosexual or homosexual, and either confused, or in denial, about their own sexuality.[1][3][4] This commonly manifests itself in a stereotype that bisexual men are simply closeted gay men.[5] Bisexual individuals are also sometimes dissmised or stereotyped as hypersexual.[6]
Bisexual erasure is often a manifestation of biphobia,[1][2][3] although it does not necessarily involve overt antagonism. Erasure frequently results in bisexual-identifying individuals experiencing a variety of adverse social encounters, as they not only have to struggle with finding acceptance within general society but also within the LGBTQ community.[7] Bisexual erasure is a form of stigma and leads to adverse mental health consequences for people who identify as bisexual, or similar, such as pansexual.[8][9]
There is increasing inclusion and visibility of bisexuals, particularly in the LGBTQ community.[10][11][compared to?]
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- ^ Klesse, Christian (2011). "Shady Characters, Untrustworthy Partners, and Promiscuous Sluts: Creating Bisexual Intimacies in the Face of Heteronormativity and Biphobia". Journal of Bisexuality. 11 (2–3): 227–244. doi:10.1080/15299716.2011.571987. S2CID 144102905.
- ^ "No Surprise for Bisexual Men: Report Indicates They Exist". The New York Times, August 22, 2011.
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Berbary, Lisbeth A.; Guzman, Coco (2017-11-21). "We Exist: Combating Erasure Through Creative Analytic Comix about Bisexuality". Qualitative Inquiry. 24 (7): 478–498. doi:10.1177/1077800417735628. ISSN 1077-8004. S2CID 148705390.
- ^ Ross, Lori E.; Salway, Travis; Tarasoff, Lesley A.; MacKay, Jenna M.; Hawkins, Blake W.; Fehr, Charles P. (2018-06-13). "Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among Bisexual People Compared to Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Individuals:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". The Journal of Sex Research. 55 (4–5): 435–456. doi:10.1080/00224499.2017.1387755. ISSN 0022-4499. PMID 29099625.
- ^ Migdon, Brooke (2021-12-01). "New online LGBTQ+ glossary fails to include 'bisexual' and 'pansexual'". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Queers United". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ^ "Task Force Report On Bisexuality". Archived from the original on 2014-02-16.