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Noun: "(LGBT) the tendency to ignore, deny, or minimize the existence of bisexuals and/or bisexuality"
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- 2008, Jonathan Alexander, Literacy, Sexuality, Pedagogy: Theory and Practice for Composition Studies, Utah State University Press (2008), →ISBN, page 82:
- For instance, students have wide latitude in posting pictures and making comments, so trans- and bi-erasure can be mitigated to a large extent.
- 2013, Anonymous, "Getting out of the closet and into the frying pan", Exeposé (University of Exeter), Issue 605, 19 February 2013, page 18:
- Bi-erasure can also be pretty stressful – why are bisexual people never mentioned in media debates about same-sex marriage?
- 2013, Katrina Chaves, "Bi-Visibility", Options (Rhode Island), June/July 2013, page 17:
- The lack of “B” in our dialogue is only one example of bi-erasure.
- 2013, Suryatapa Mukherjee, "In the Media: Orange Is the New Black", Quench (Cardiff University), Issue 139, November 2013, page 13:
- Some might argue that it leads to bi-erasure, as bisexuality is never discussed, but I'd give it time.
- 2014, David E. Newton, LGBT Youth Issues Today, ABC-CLIO (2014), →ISBN, page 142:
- If that were true we would no longer have bi-erasure and biphobia.
- 2014, Suryatapa Mukherjee, "LGBT + Progress", Quench (Cardiff University), Issue 141, February 2014, page 12:
- Bi-erasure is quite prevalent in the media where bisexuality is not recognised.
- 2014, Andrew Koenig, "A Queer Reputation", Yale Daily News (Yale University), 14 February 2014, page B3:
- According to several students interviewed, “bi-erasure” provides a case in point. “If people see a dude making out with a dude, everyone presumes to know he’s gay,” Cienfuegos explained. “He might say he’s bi, but people will actively not believe him.”
- 2014, Dan Savage, "Bi and Bi", The Pitch, Volume 33, Number 44, 1 May 2014 - 7 May 2014, page 38:
- Bisexuals complain about anti-bi stereotypes and misconceptions – about biphobia and bi-erasure – and quite rightly.