bisexuality
Hidden in Subtext: “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” Masks Bisexuality
The main character’s queerness is downplayed.
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Bisexual Backlash: On the Specific Disaster of the Bi Internet
Maybe stepping into these online spaces and expecting to see ourselves and our own experiences reflected back at us is what we’re doing wrong.
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“Who I Was With Her” Explores Queer Grief and Loneliness
Nita Tyndall surveys what it’s like to grieve in silence.
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Verbalizing the Self: Why Bisexuals Are Fighting to Update the Definition of Bisexuality
Merriam-Webster finally changed their definition of bisexuality. Is it a win for bisexuals, or more of the same?
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A Goodbye to the Black Bisexual Messiness of “High Fidelity”
In honor of Rob, I spoke to a few bisexual people of color about Kravitz’s portrayal of Rob, and the state of Black bisexual characters on TV.
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“Love Is Blind” Shows There’s No Bisexual Boom for Black Men
Televison’s “bisexual boom” hasn’t yet reached Black men.
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5 Underrated Messy Bisexual Characters Blessing Our Televisions
Most importantly, none of these characters are “perfect.”
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Miley Cyrus Might Be Pansexual, but That Doesn’t Mean She Cares about Queer People
It’s clear that Miley Cyrus’s intention of protecting the LGBTQ community only goes as far as it protects her personally.
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“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” Has a Code-switching Problem
Lilly Singh is trailblazing as a South Asian woman on late night TV while also dismantling that good work by continuing to perform a Blackness that isn’t hers.
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“Big Mouth” Endlessly Explores Sexuality, but Still Stumbles on Queerness
It’s not that I’m surprised a television show failed to accurately represent bisexuality and pansexuality. It’s that I’m surprised Big Mouth was one of those shows.
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