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Bi
- The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality
- Narrated by: Dr Julia Shaw, John Sackville, Lauryn Allman
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Nick S
- 09-01-23
Good introduction if you ignore the last chapters
A straightforward introduction to bisexuality and some of the issues involved with being bi. The chapter on global issues surrounding sexuality was especially good.
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.
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- TheZee
- 14-05-23
In Time...
I have just discovered that I am bisexual in my 50s. It was a real blindsided revelation and I was really looking for literature to help me navigate this part of me.
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.
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- El
- 04-07-22
Made me think about my own bisexuality
Very well narrated, brilliantly researched and left me thoughtful. I thoroughly recommend it and have done to many of my friends.
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- L
- 20-02-24
Brilliantly written and very insightful
As a queer person, who also works at a queer mental health charity, this book was so insightful and definitely something I'm going to recommend to clients. It covers so many topics which I hear repeatedly from bi people and I'm sure will help many people feel seen and understood.
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- "spej78"
- 26-08-23
Amazing
We’re often invisible so to have a book specifically about Bi people is pretty special. Thank you Dr Julia. I recommended this to a Bi book club at work. I hope they enjoy it too!
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- RMC
- 26-06-23
Well-researched but not overwhelming
A really fascinating book. I’d really recommend it if you want to understand what it’s like to be Bi.
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- Mike
- 21-03-23
Fantastic book!
I’m a bi 48 yr old man in a relationship with a woman, who knows. Always struggled with the polar extremes of gay an straight. This book was super helpful and has made a massive difference to how I feel about myself
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- Adam Radocz
- 14-03-23
Listen it, even if you're heterosexual
A very informative book about bisexuality, and sexuality in general. I'd recommend this book even if you're not bisexual because it's quite eye-opening, how far we are from accepting others' identities and sexuality.
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- Rae (She/They)
- 20-10-22
Loved
Shaw's writing as well as narration had me engrossed and truly interested in everything that was said.
this book is well researched and opens up wonderful positive discussions about bisexuality
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- C Halse
- 14-10-22
Passionate look into bi+ identity
A fascinating look into the history and range of bi+ identities, read beautifully and with passion by the author. An amazing resource for those under the bi+ umbrella and their allies.
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