
Bi
The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality
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Narrated by:
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Dr Julia Shaw
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John Sackville
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Lauryn Allman
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By:
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Dr Julia Shaw
About this listen
Bisexuality is the largest sexual minority in the world and the least well understood. This book sets out to answer some of the questions that many people have about bisexuality.
In Bi, Julia Shaw explores how people have defined and measured bisexuality during its long and important history. She looks at behavioural bisexuality in animals, and investigates whether there is a bi gene. She introduces some famous bi activists and scholars whom everyone should know. She examines the latest research on bisexual kids, parents and grandparents, and explores bisexual identities across the lifespan. She asks why so few bisexual people are out, and examines the mental and physical health consequences of this. She also questions societal reactions to bisexuality (are bi people more promiscuous? No). She explains the visual language of bisexuality, about bi visibility on screen and the colourful world of bisexual communities.
This book aims to demystify bisexuality and celebrate it. Today, most bisexual activists and researchers define bisexuality as attraction to more than one gender, and this is a book for anyone whether they identify as bisexual, plurisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, fluid, unlabelled, any related label or who just wants to know more.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2022 Julia Shaw (P)2022 Canongate BooksListen it, even if you're heterosexual
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Amazing
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Validated!
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Passionate look into bi+ identity
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fantastic
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Audiobook narrated by the author.
A comprehensive summary and discussion on the many facets of bisexuality. Shaw guides the reader through the history and definition of the orientation, discusses the current challenges faced by bi- and multi-sexual people and the various intersectional points.
- This book appears very thorough as a review of bisexual history and talking points. It does not particularly cover any new ground but it does ask questions about the future based on past and present research and experience.
- As a bisexual person, it is both very obvious and also wonderful that this book was written by another bisexual. I felt so affirmed that someone put into coherent words the feelings I have about my sexuality.
- Despite the detail included in the book, at no point did it feel like an academic textbook. Yes, studies are mentioned but they are explained and I think someone with very little grasp of scientific research would be able to enjoy the book just fine.
A really affirming and interesting book. I would recommend to those who enjoy nonfiction queer books and wish to expand their knowledge of multisexuality.
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However I felt the section on threesomes and consensual non-monogamy was too much of a tangent and only loosely related to bisexuality - it would have been better to have a chapter on, say, 'how to address biphobia in daily life'. It also means that I am unable to recommend this book to more conservative family members, as although they can just about deal with people being bi, having a whole section on "titillating" threesomes is beyond the pale for many in my parent's generation. I am still trying to find a book about bisexuality that explains it in terms that older generations can process without prejudice, and this is not it - it's very much for a gen Z audience. For me the section on threesomes just paradoxically reinforces the false prejudice that somehow bi people can't be in a committed monogamous relationship, despite the explanations elsewhere in the book to the contrary.
Otherwise a decent listen, and excellent narrating by the author.
Good introduction if you ignore the last chapters
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Made me think about my own bisexuality
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This book came along and I felt seen and known to myself. The content and narrator gave me something to hold onto.
I recommend this book to everyone. Understanding is everything.
This book came in time for me.
In Time...
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Fantastic book!
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