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Recension • Bisexualities

22 September 2021
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Bi Visibility Day is tomorrow, Thursday, September 23. Let's celebrate diversity!


Bisexuality – but shouldn't we speak of bisexualities in the plural, so varied are the paths of these people that it is difficult to fit them into a single label? – is a sexual, loving and emotional orientation that is not well understood. Although it has been present throughout history and in various societies, it remains under studied. According to the sociologist Rommel Mendès-Leitte, bisexuality is the "last taboo" because it questions both monosexuality and the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, bisexuality is a mirror of our societies both in regards our relationship to intimacy and gender constructions. Despite Alfred Kinsey's pioneering investigation and Fritz Klein's research, both of which brought bisexuality out of the shadows, it remains invisible even in LGBTQ+ circles. Beyond their invisibility, bisexuals also experience strong biphobia, sometimes from their partner(s) but also from LGBTQ+ people. Although it is difficult to quantify the exact number of bisexuals – the figures vary between 1 % and 9 % of the populations of several Western countries – they are numerous and go far beyond the simple binarity between heterosexuality and homosexuality. Mirroring our Western norms of love, sexuality and gender, bisexuals studies allows us to question monosexuality and promote the well-being of a population that have been cast  aside for too long.

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