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Bisexuality in the book
Amid rave reviews, praising the recent AMC series for “finally letting the vampires be gay”, the conversation about the show’s treatment of bisexuality is silenced. To describe the show’s obtain on bisexuality in one word, it is complicated. Simultaneously erased, elevated, trodden down, associated with corrupt , seductiveness, villainy, privilege, liberty, and queerness. Laden with rich meaning, some of the scenes form a master class in cinematic storytelling through bisexuality, while others are the epitome of classic biphobia.
This is going to be a series of articles in which I show how Interview With the Vampiretakes the source material’s bisexuality and turns it into ambivalent biphobia, by depicting it as simultaneously oppressive and liberatory. I’ll scout bisexual erasure, the meanings given to bisexuality, and explain how these ultimately reveal bisexuality’s subversive might against dominant social structures.
Let me start with a disclaimer.
Just so we’re clarify – this is a great show
Though much complaint is heard from fans of the Anne Rice books for deviating from the original, critics contain been
LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary
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Why Do So Many Bisexuals End Up In “Straight” Relationships?
When I started digital dating a woman for the first second after years of happily dating men, I had a go-to joke ready for when I was called upon to explain my sexual orientation to the confused: “I’m half gay. Only on my mom’s side of the family.”
I’m one of those people who’d always misguidedly “hated labels,” and I actively eschewed the term “bisexual” for years. I went on to dine a number of trans guys, and in my brain, “bi” was also indicative of a gender binary I didn’t believe existed. I’ve since appear to understand that actually, the “bi” implies attraction not to two genders, but to members of both one’s own and other genders, and that the bisexual umbrella includes a expansive rainbow of labels connoting sexual fluidity. These days, I wear the “bisexual” label proudly.
Given all that struggle and growth, my current situation might appear as a surprise: I’m in a committed, long-term affair with a cisgender man who identifies as straight—just enjoy a startling majority of other bi-curious women.
Dan Savage once observed that “most adult bisexuals, for whatever reason, wind up in opposite-sex relationships.” Whether or not
Adult LGBT Population in the United States
This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. adult population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS 2020-2021 information for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of numbers provides more stable estimates—particularly at the state level.
Combining 2020-2021 BRFSS data, we estimate that 5.5% of U.S. adults identify as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost 13.9 million (13,942,200) LGBT adults in the U.S.
Regions and States
LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the United States,more LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. More than half (57.0%) of LGBT people in the U.S. live in the Midwest (21.1%) and South (35.9%), including 2.9 million in the Midwest and 5.0 million in the South. About one-quarter (24.5%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately 3.4 million people. Less than one in five (18.5%) LGBT adults inhabit in the Northeast (2.6 million).
The percent of adults who identify as LGBT
Being bisexual, (or pansexual or non-monosexual, that is, being attracted to more than one gender) can be pretty amazing, especially if you have a supportive network and are connected with other people who contribute your experiences.
All sexualities are super legit and valid, but sometimes being bi you can experience a bit in the middle. There are some unhelpful and untrue stereotypes about being attracted to both genders that we absolutely cannot wait to bust for you – especially because we know how many of our wonderful Minus18 event attendees and members of our people identify as bisexual.
Let's get some bi pride going!!
1. You're not "just confused"
Bisexual people are often accused of entity confused – that they haven’t figured who they’re “really” attracted to. That’s totally not genuine. Being attracted to more than one or even all genders is totally valid. Hey, it means that you can find lots of people cute!
Sexuality can be totally confusing for everyone, no matter how they identify. That general confusion doesn’t mean that entity bisexual isn’t valid though.
2. This isn’t a stepping stone or a phase.
Being bisexual or pansexual isn’t a stepping stone to entity gay. They are both valid and