Pub Date : 2022-06-07DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2020.1862494
I. Farajajé
Today, at the age of fifty-nine, I read a sentence and a phrase connecting bisexual men and being showered with gas in concentration camps. Even though Holocaust Studies scholars hold before us the distinction between “concentration camps” and “extermination camps” (or “death camps,” built by Nazi Germany to systematically kill millions), someone did think that it was somehow acceptable to link bisexual men and gassing.
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Pub Date : 2022-06-07DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2022.2077593
H. “. Sharif Williams
Abstract In this introduction to a collection of scholarly and artistic tributes honoring the life and work of decolonial bisexual philosopher, kweer and queer theologian, Sufi mystic, artist, and ethically non-monogamous kink practitioner, Shaykh Dr. Ibrahim Abdurrahman Farajajé (b. 1952; d. 2016). Interspersed among the tributes are several of Farajajé’s previously published and unpublished essays and speeches. The introduction is intended to be a poetic historiography that places Farajajé’s praxis in a genealogy of thought and challenges the invisibilization of Farajajé, an epistemic violence resulting from biphobia, erotophobia, monosexism and the matrix of domination—settler-colonialism, imperialism, white supremacy, capitalism, cisheteropatriarchy.
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Pub Date : 2022-06-07DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2021.1894036
I. Farajajé
This project considers psychoanalysis and the theological revelations provided by Flannery O’Connor in her novel, “The Violent Bear It Away.” Psychoanalysis leads down a mysterious path of desire towards the Other with intrusions of the Real breaking in, articulating a pursuit of the unattainable. O’Connor reveals that this road has the potential to culminate in a revelation of the Real as the Real Presence of the God of Christianity. This project shows how she transcends the limitations of psychoanalysis through literature by demonstrating the existence of the Real consistently with Lacanian theory, ultimately unveiling a theological redefinition. (Faculty sponsor: Michael Johnson) 11:20 -‐ 11:40 The Representation of Races in Novels and Films
Pub Date : 2022-05-28DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2022.2077054
I. Farajajé
In Leviticus, Chapter 20, the Lord tells us: “If a man lieth with mankind as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death, their blood shall be upon them.” There’s no cause to wonder why medical science could not find a cure for this man’s illness. How could medicine cure temptation? What drug can exorcise Satan from a young man’s soul? The only cure is to be found in the Lord. The only cure is repentance, for Leviticus clearly tells us, ... “Whoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.” Shall be cut off from among their people: The words echoed in Jeff ’s head. His mind flashed back to scenes in the hospital: dingy, hospital green walls of an isolated room ... He remembered sitting quietly during visiting hours, not knowing what words of support to offer ... Shall be but off from their people, indeed.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-14DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2022.2073758
Chloe Benson
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Pub Date : 2022-04-21DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2022.2060001
Brian A. Feinstein
For far too long, sexuality scholarship has erased and invisibilized people who are attracted to more than one gender/sex or regardless of gender/sex (e.g., bisexual, pansexual, and fluid individuals), questioned and invalidated their identities, and perpetuated harmful stereotypes about them (see Hayfield, 2021). Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth offers the promise of shining a light on the lives of these youth, celebrating their diversity and strengths, and dispelling harmful myths about their sexualities. Through interviews he conducted with bisexual, pansexual, and fluid youth, Savin-Williams offers a rare glimpse into the complexities of sexuality beyond the binary. In some ways, Bi lives up to its promises. Throughout the book, Savin-Williams calls for greater recognition of “the multitude of ways in which individuals are bisexual in their sexual and romantic profiles, developmental pathways, and life experiences” (p. 13); he emphasizes the importance of considering multiple dimensions of sexual orientation (attraction, behavior, and identity) and “expand[ing] the bounds of sexual orientation to include romantic components such as crushes, romantic fantasies, dating, love, attachment, and romantic relationships” (p. 13); and he encourages people to “celebrate the many assets possessed by bisexuals” (p. 14). Unfortunately, in other ways, Bi fails to live up to these promises—and instead perpetuates harmful stereotypes that continue to invalidate bisexual, pansexual, and fluid identities.
{"title":"Hearing What Youth Are Telling Us: A Review of Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth by Ritch C. Savin-Williams","authors":"Brian A. Feinstein","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2022.2060001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2022.2060001","url":null,"abstract":"For far too long, sexuality scholarship has erased and invisibilized people who are attracted to more than one gender/sex or regardless of gender/sex (e.g., bisexual, pansexual, and fluid individuals), questioned and invalidated their identities, and perpetuated harmful stereotypes about them (see Hayfield, 2021). Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth offers the promise of shining a light on the lives of these youth, celebrating their diversity and strengths, and dispelling harmful myths about their sexualities. Through interviews he conducted with bisexual, pansexual, and fluid youth, Savin-Williams offers a rare glimpse into the complexities of sexuality beyond the binary. In some ways, Bi lives up to its promises. Throughout the book, Savin-Williams calls for greater recognition of “the multitude of ways in which individuals are bisexual in their sexual and romantic profiles, developmental pathways, and life experiences” (p. 13); he emphasizes the importance of considering multiple dimensions of sexual orientation (attraction, behavior, and identity) and “expand[ing] the bounds of sexual orientation to include romantic components such as crushes, romantic fantasies, dating, love, attachment, and romantic relationships” (p. 13); and he encourages people to “celebrate the many assets possessed by bisexuals” (p. 14). Unfortunately, in other ways, Bi fails to live up to these promises—and instead perpetuates harmful stereotypes that continue to invalidate bisexual, pansexual, and fluid identities.","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48361927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-20DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2022.2065557
Rory Magrath
Abstract Although sport has traditionally been a toxic environment for sexual minorities, recent research has shown greater levels of inclusivity. Building on a growth of recent research on typically marginalized groups of sports fans – including women, racial minorities, and some sexual minorities – this research examines the experiences of English bisexual soccer fans. To do so, I draw on semi-structured interviews with 25 bisexual fans (14 cisgender men and 11 cisgender women) of a range of English soccer clubs. Findings indicate that English soccer stadia have become a more inclusive climate for bisexual fans. This was best evidenced by a growth of LGBT visibility through the formation of dedicated fan groups, as well as the general decline of anti-LGBT chanting. Despite the decline of abuse inside stadia, however, these fans spoke of how the proliferation of social media has provided an alternative platform for discrimination. Accordingly, these fans’ experiences of consuming soccer through social media differ significantly from their experiences inside sports stadia.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-10DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2020.1862453
Taya Mâ Shere
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Pub Date : 2022-04-10DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2022.2060892
Allison E. Cipriano, Daniela Nguyen, Kathryn J. Holland
Abstract The current study investigated how plurisexual women of varying identities conceptualize bisexuality. We conducted 25 semi-structured interviews women with attraction to more than one gender. Using thematic analysis, we identified three overarching themes: (1) definitions of bisexuality differ by one’s identity label, (2) concerns about sexual identity label inclusivity, and (3) outcomes of inclusivity concerns among women attracted to more than one gender. Non-bisexual women (i.e., pansexual, queer) defined bisexuality as limited to attraction to cisgender men and women and critiqued bisexuality as reinforcing the traditional gender binary. However, bisexual women defined bisexuality as attraction to two or more genders, described bisexuality as inclusive of attractions to all genders, and negative psychological outcomes as a result of the debate around bisexual gender inclusivity. Our findings suggest that sexual identity researchers might consider adopting the definition of bisexuality provided by bisexual women in this sample: attraction to more than one gender.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-07DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2022.2060891
Meredith G. F. Worthen
Abstract Historically, there has been a schism between lesbian and bisexual women that was largely embedded in the rigid rules of the 1970s lesbian feminist movement. Yet while the overt separatist tactics of lesbian feminism that once excluded bisexual women have largely faded away, the current study demonstrates continued evidence of fractures between L (lesbian) v. (B) bisexual women using data from a sample of U.S. adults aged 18-64 stratified by U.S. census categories of age, gender, race/ethnicity and census region collected from online panelists (lesbian women, n = 346; bisexual women, n = 358) and a partial test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory (NCST) with an emphasis on feminist identity. Specifically, lesbian women’s negativity toward bisexual women (looking at measures of authenticity, unfaithfulness, and hypersexuality) is more pronounced than bisexual women’s negativity toward lesbian women; however, the findings demonstrate that today’s negativity toward bisexual women may not be embedded in feminism as it once was. In addition, the results suggest that feminism may mean something different to bisexual women in comparison to lesbian women (which perhaps may be related to differences in investments in queer activism). Overall, by using NCST’s theoretical framework that focuses on the intersecting roles of sexuality, gender, and feminist identity to investigate lesbian women’s stigma toward bisexual women and bisexual women’s stigma toward lesbian women, this research offers insight into working toward the ultimate goal of ameliorating these schisms.
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