Biphobia
Biphobia
Biphobia (/baɪˈfoʊbiə/; from bisexuality and phobia) is an aversion toward bisexuality and bisexual people as a social group or as individuals. It can take the form of denial that bisexuality is a genuine sexual orientation, or of negative stereotypes about people who are bisexual (such as the beliefs that they are promiscuous or dishonest).
Etymology
The term "biphobia" is derived from the English prefix bi-, meaning "two", and the Greek suffix -phobia, meaning "fear" or "aversion". It was coined in the late 20th century as a social and psychological term to describe prejudice, fear, or hatred against bisexuality or bisexual people.
Related Terms
- Bisexual: A person who is attracted to both men and women.
- Homophobia: A range of negative attitudes, feelings or actions against homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, or bisexual.
- Transphobia: A range of negative attitudes, feelings or actions against transgender people or transsexuality.
- Heterosexism: A system of attitudes, bias, and discrimination in favor of opposite-sex sexuality and relationships.
- LGBT: An initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which was used to replace the term gay in reference to the LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Biphobia
- Wikipedia's article - Biphobia
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