Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority [Paperback]

This volume fills a gap in the literature on the subject of bisexuality and provides an insight into and clarification of this emerging paradigm shift in sexual orientation studies. The interdisciplinary range of contributors agree that, given recognition and validity, bisexuality has the explanatory power to illuminate many of those elements of sexual orientation and sexual identity which have, to date, remained unexplored.This volume fills a gap in the literature on the subject of bisexuality and provides an insight into and clarification of this emerging paradigm shift in sexual orientation studies. The interdisciplinary range of contributors agree that, given recognition and validity, bisexuality has the explanatory power to illuminate many of those elements of sexual orientation and sexual identity which have, to date, remained unexplored.Foreword - Maggi Rubenstein
Prologue - Lani Ka'ahumanu
That Naked Place
Introduction - Beth A Firestein
PART ONE: OVERVIEW: BISEXUALITY IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Bisexuality in Perspective - Ronald C Fox
A Review of Theory and Research
PART TWO: DIVERSITY: UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING DIFFERENCE
Managing Multiple Identities - Paula C Rust
Diversity among Bisexual Women and Men
Gender Identity and Bisexuality - Dallas Denny and Jamison Green
Bisexuality, Sexual Diversity and the Sex-Positive Perspective - Carol Queen
PART THREE: COUNSELING ISSUES: CHALLENGES AND CHOICES
Monogamy and Polyamory - Paula C Rust
Relationship Issues for Bisexuals
Bisexual Men, Sexual Behavior and HIV/AIDS - Joseph P Stokes et al
Bisexual Women and the AIDS Crisis - Margo Rila
Counseling and Psychotherapy with Bisexual and Exploring Clients - David R Matteson
PART FOUR: POLITICS AND COMMUNITY: BECOMING VISIBLE
Biphobia - RobylÓ!