2015
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2015.1111183
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Between a Gay and a Straight Place: Bisexual Individuals’ Experiences with Monosexism

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“…Additionally, bisexual individuals in a same-gender relationship are frequently perceived as gay or lesbian, while those in an opposite-gender relationship are perceived as heterosexual, an “invisibility” that may be internalized and contribute to mental distress and social isolation. Bisexuals have lower rates of identity disclosure and lower levels of LGBT community connectedness (Fredriksen-Goldsen et al, 2017b; Yarns et al, 2016) and may experience rejection from gay and lesbian individuals who believe that bisexuals have access to heterosexual privilege, particularly when in an opposite-gender relationship (Feinstein and Dyar, 2017; Friedman et al, 2014; Roberts et al, 2015). Regarding gender differences, Weiss (2003) discusses that there are greater tensions between lesbians and bisexual women than gay and bisexual men, due to the historical influences of lesbian feminism and the lesbian separatist movement, which regarded bisexual women’s relationships with men as a betrayal to the advancement of lesbian rights.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, bisexual individuals in a same-gender relationship are frequently perceived as gay or lesbian, while those in an opposite-gender relationship are perceived as heterosexual, an “invisibility” that may be internalized and contribute to mental distress and social isolation. Bisexuals have lower rates of identity disclosure and lower levels of LGBT community connectedness (Fredriksen-Goldsen et al, 2017b; Yarns et al, 2016) and may experience rejection from gay and lesbian individuals who believe that bisexuals have access to heterosexual privilege, particularly when in an opposite-gender relationship (Feinstein and Dyar, 2017; Friedman et al, 2014; Roberts et al, 2015). Regarding gender differences, Weiss (2003) discusses that there are greater tensions between lesbians and bisexual women than gay and bisexual men, due to the historical influences of lesbian feminism and the lesbian separatist movement, which regarded bisexual women’s relationships with men as a betrayal to the advancement of lesbian rights.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Beyond default assumptions that privilege heterosexuality, negative attitudes toward bisexual groups are also grounded in monosexism, or the belief that people can only be either heterosexual or gay/lesbian, i.e., one or the other. Binary conceptions of sexuality and sexual identity can further fuel dismissive and denigrating attitudes toward bisexual persons, from both heterosexual and gay/lesbian groups [4]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, studies show that the prevalence of chlamydia was 7.1% among women with only female and both female and male past-year sexual partners, and the prevalence of herpes simplex virus 2 and HPV was 36.2% and 13%, respectively, among women with only female and both female and male lifetime female sexual partners (Gorgos and Marrazzo, 2011). Self-identified bisexual women and women with both male and female sexual partners may be at higher risk of STIs (Everett, 2013; Rosario et al, 2014a; Tao, 2008; Lindley et al, 2008; McNair, 2005) and HIV (Goodenow et al, 2008) than heterosexual women and women with only male sexual partners because of lower levels of social, economic, and health care resources (Kerker et al, 2006; Miller et al, 2007; Badgett et al, 2013; Diamant et al, 2000b), higher levels of sexual violence (Everett, 2013; Goodenow et al, 2008; Rosario et al, 2014b; Austin et al, 2008a, 2008b; Black et al, 2011; McCauley et al, 2015; Saewyc et al, 2006), higher average number of sexual partners (Everett, 2013; Oswalt and Wyatt, 2013), and higher prevalence of sex under the influence of drugs or alcohol (Koh et al, 2005) in these marginalized and stigmatized populations (Miller et al, 2007; Roberts et al, 2015; Friedman et al, 2014). Moreover, lesbians and women with only female sexual partners who are infected with HPV may be at higher risk of developing cervical cancer than heterosexual women and women with only male sexual partners because of a lower prevalence of cervical cancer screening (Kerker et al, 2006; Diamant et al, 2000b; Agénor et al, 2014; Matthews et al, 2004; Tracy et al, 2010) and higher prevalence of smoking (Boehmer et al, 2012; Cochran et al, 2001a), a notable risk factor for the disease.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%