Bisexualities

Hayfield, Nikki

Abstract

This entry introduces the topic of bisexualities, which can be broadly defined as emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to people of more than one sex/gender. To consider bisexualities is important in part because it allows for the exploration and interrogation of how all sexual identity categories are constructed. To give a sense of the commonality of bisexuality, according to recent reports, approximately 3.5% of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) and around half of those (1.8%) identify as bisexual. United Kingdom estimates are lower, suggesting that 0.5% identify as bisexual.

• Publication Date: Nov 20, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 29, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 1, 2017
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 128-131
• Book Title: The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies
• ISBN: 9781483371306
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483371283.n50
• Keywords: sexuality, bisexual
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/905929
• Publisher URL: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-sage-encyclopedia-of-lgbtq-studies/book244331
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Chapter originally published as Hayfield, N. (2016) Bisexualities. In: Goldberg, A., ed. (2016) The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies. London: Sage Publications Ltd, pp. 128-131. ISBN 9781483371306. The full encyclopedia can be found at https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-sage-encyclopedia-of-lgbtq-studies/book244331. Not for commercial re-use without permission.
• Contract Date: May 18, 2016