Bisexuality?
Bisexuality is a gray area in the discussion of the LGBT community. Usually it is brushed off as 'confusion' or 'a phase,' many refuse to acknowledge it as a from of sexuality. In the media, we see celebrities like Kristen Stewart labeled as 100% straight or 100% gay. Stewart has previously been spotted wih a male partner; however, it was released that she currently has a female partner. The media isn't sure what to do with this information, as magazines call her former partner/current partner a 'phase.'
"When society is confronted with an identity that intentionally challenges us by refusing to adhere to frameworks we understand, we don't know what to do with it."
"The media is unable to acknowledge any form of sexuality that falls outside the neat boxes of straight, lesbian, and gay. This is a phenomenon often described as "bisexual invisibility," one that might as well extend to "queer invisibility.""
Although I believe labels are superficial, it is unacceptable for one of these labels to be ignored/scrutinized simply because it is ill-understood. This lack of representation and scrutinization of a group is extremely detrimental to young adults' ability to understand themselves.
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