5. Who Is Bisexual?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Understanding Bisexuality
6. 1. Bisexuality Now 9
7. 2. Men: Stories across the Bisexual Continuum 16
8. 3. Women: Stories across the Bisexual Continuum 30
9. 4. Generational Rebellion 42
10. 5. Who Is Bisexual? 54
11. 6. Straights Having Sex with Each Other 65
12. 7. Why Romance Matters 77
13. 8. How Many Bisexuals Are There? 92
14. Part II: The Sexual and Gender Spectrum
15. 9. Pansexuality 113
16. 10. Fluidity 131
17. 11. Genderqueer and Nonbinary 152
18. 12. Gender Variance and Gender Toxicity 162
19. Part III: Bisexuals Are Not All the Same
20. 13. Race and Ethnicity Matter 179
21. 14. Bi in the Country 208
22. Part IV: Beyond a Singular Bisexuality
23. 15. Bisexualities: What Needs to Change 225
24. 16. Postidentity Revolution 244
25. Acknowledgments 261
26. Methodological Appendix 263
27. Notes 271
28. Index 305
29. About the Author 313