User:Xli1218/History of bisexuality

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Academic works

1. Haeberle, Erwin J., and Gindorf, Rolf. Bisexualities : the Ideology and Practice of Sexual Contact with Both Men and Women. New York: Continuum, 1998.
2. Angelides, Steven. A History of Bisexuality. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001.
3. Burleson, William E. Bi America : Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community. New York: Harrington Park Press, 2005.
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6. Klein, Fred. The Bisexual Option. Second edition. New York: Haworth Press, 1993.
7. Zhou, Huashan. Tongzhi : Politics of Same-Sex Eroticism in Chinese Societies. New York: Haworth Press, 2000.
8. Garber, Marjorie B. Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life / Marjorie Garber. First Routledge paperback edition. New York: Routledge, 2000.
9. Cantarella, Eva. Bisexuality in the Ancient World. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.
10. Dodge, Brian, Michael Reece, and Paul H. Gebhard. "Kinsey and Beyond: Past, Present, and Future Considerations for Research on Male Bisexuality." Journal of Bisexuality 175-189, 2008.
11. Hinsch, Bret. "Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China". Berkley : University of California Press, 1998.
12. MacDowall, Lachlan. "Historicising Contemporary Bisexuality." Journal of Bisexuality 3-15, 2009.
13. van Alphen, Elise C. J. "Erasing Bisexual Identity: The Visibility and Invisibility of Bisexuality as a Sexual Identity in the Dutch Homosexual Movement, 1946-1972." Journal of Homosexuality 273-288, 2017.
14. Alexander, Jonathan; Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Serena. "We are Everywhere: A Fiveway Review of A History of Bisexuality, Open, Becoming Visible, Bisexual Spaces, and Look Both Ways." Journal of Bisexuality 461-476, 2009.
15. Williams, Craigs A. "Roman Homosexuality : Ideologies of Masculinity in Classical Antiquity." Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.

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This is an article about the history of bisexuality. The subject is inherent with systematic bias, of non-heterosexuality being seen as less worthy than heterosexuality, and of women's sexuality being seen as less worthy, even of being depicted, than that of men. Bisexual erasure has taken place in many cultures so that bisexuality is often not acknowledged or is interpreted as homosexuality. In many cultures, bisexuals, especially bisexual women, were never thought to exist.
Sexuality that was non-heteronormative was often not discussed, and only allowed if absolutely necessary. In many cases, although male and female bisexuality has arguably existed in every culture, researchers are often able to only document occurrences tied to scandals, criminal proceedings, private correspondence, and/or artistic renderings.