Bisexualities

Hayfield, Nikki

Abstract

This entry introduces the topic of bisexualities, which can be broadly defined as emotional, and/or romantic, and/or sexual attraction to people of more than one sex/gender. To consider bisexualities is important, in part because they have often been overlooked. Further, to explore identities that relate to attraction to more than one sex/gender enables the exploration and interrogation of how all sexual identity categories are constructed. The current entry discusses the theoretical underpinnings and complexities of bisexual identities since the late 1800s to the present day. It then briefly focuses on other people’s (mis)understandings of bisexuality and bisexual marginalization, sometimes referred to as biphobia.

• Online Publication Date: Feb 15, 2024
• Publication Date: Feb 15, 2024
• Deposit Date: Mar 22, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 16, 2026
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Book Title: The Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ studies
• ISBN: 9781071891421
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11836657
• Publisher URL: https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/the-sage-encyclopedia-of-lgbtq-studies-2e
• Contract Date: Oct 21, 2022