bi-erasure

English

Etymology

Clipping of bisexual erasure.

Noun

bi-erasure (uncountable)

1. (LGBTQ) The tendency to ignore, deny, or minimize the existence of bisexual people or of bisexuality.
   • 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, 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 February 14, Andrew Koenig, “A Queer Reputation”, in Yale Daily News, Yale University, 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.”

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bi-erasure.

See also

• monosexism