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What bisexual youth can tell us about today's gender and sexual identities Despite the increasing visibility of LGBTQ people in American culture, our understanding of bisexuality--perhaps one of the least visible sexual orientations--remains superficial at best. Yet five times as many people identify as bisexual than as gay or lesbian, and, if we were to include the many bisexual people who remain hidden from sight, including those who simultaneously identify as pansexual, fluid, genderqueer, and no label, as much as 25 percent of the population is estimated to be bisexual.In Bi, Ritch C. Savin-Williams brings bisexuality out of the shadows, particularly as Gen Z and millennial youth and young adults increasingly reject traditional sexual labels altogether. Drawing on interviews with bisexual youth from a range of racial, ethnic, and social class groups, he reveals to us how bisexuals define their own sexual orientation and experiences--in their own words. Savin-Williams shows how and why people might identify as bisexual as a result of their biology or upbringing; as a bridge or transition to something else; as a consequence of their curiosity; or for a range of other equally valid reasons. Savin-Williams provides an important new understanding of bisexuality as an orientation, behavior, and identity. Bi shows us that bisexuality is seen and embraced as a valid sexual identity more than ever before, giving us timely and much-needed insight into the complex, fascinating experiences of bisexual youth themselves.

Table of Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I: Understanding Bisexuality
• 1. Bisexuality Now
• 2. Men: Stories across the Bisexual Continuum
• 3. Women: Stories across the Bisexual Continuum
• 4. Generational Rebellion
• 5. Who Is Bisexual?
• 6. Straights Having Sex with Each Other
• 7. Why Romance Matters
• 8. How Many Bisexuals Are There?
• Part II: The Sexual and Gender Spectrum
• 9. Pansexuality
• 10. Fluidity
• 11. Genderqueer and Nonbinary
• 12. Gender Variance and Gender Toxicity
• Part III: Bisexuals Are Not All the Same
• 13. Race and Ethnicity Matter

• 14. Bi in the Country
• Part IV: Beyond a Singular Bisexuality
• 15. Bisexualities: What Needs to Change
• 16. Postidentity Revolution
• Acknowledgments
• Methodological Appendix
• Notes
• Index
• About the Author

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Author/Creator:

Savin-Williams, Ritch C.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth [by Savin-Williams, R.C.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Bi [by Savin-Williams, R.C.] (New York : New York University Press,c2021)

Subjects:

Bisexual youth

Bisexuality

Sexual minority youth

General Notes:

Description based on: Print version of record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HQ74 .S28 2021eb

ISBNs:

9781479811472
1479811475

OCLC Numbers:

1263027511