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What happened to the bisexual moment? In the mid-nineties, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana kissed on Saturday Night Live, Time ran a cover story on bisexuality, and coeds felt each other up to the strains of Ani DiFranco.
But as bisexuality fell from sight, did it also fall from favor? A decade later, many people who feel an attraction to both sexes still find themselves stigmatized. If there were any lingering doubts that bisexuality had become passé, two weeks ago The New York Times obliterated them with the sensitively titled article "Straight, Gay or Lying?," which touted a new study suggesting that male bisexuality is a myth.
In May, Nerve published the personal essay "Come As You Are" by Neal Medlyn, who also happens to be my husband. It suggested that male bisexuality was not a myth, but quite real and misunderstood. Our feedback boards lit up. So in this month's issue, we expanded the discussion. Mike Albo discusses his fear of infidelity in gay relationships and proposes bisexual "gender monogamy" as a solution. Sarah Hepola revisits the bygone era of the "lesbian until graduation," and Andy Horwitz discusses the complications of coming out twice.
We have no interest in bisexuality becoming trendy again, or seeing a Very Special Episode of Will & Grace on the topic. But we would like to better understand why bisexuality is dismissed and feared, why people have trouble entertaining the possibility that there's something between A and B. Enjoy the issue, take our poll, and tell us your stories in Feedback. — Ada Calhoun |