Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw

16 reviews

siebensommer's review against another edition

hopeful informative sad

4.25

loved the combination of political, scientific, historical facts & the authors own experience & input.

favourite part for sure was the one abt clothing / styling and the meaning interpreted in one single outfit people meet me in. the struggle 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Outing

Moderate: Sexism and Lesbophobia

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

bashsbooks's review against another edition

hopeful informative slow-paced

3.75

This book is informative... to a newly bisexual person entering the community or a particularly good ally. But the advertising made me hopeful that it would be more for someone like me (someone who has been out and entrenched in the bisexual community for a long time). And while I did not feel unwelcome to this book, much of its contents were explaining things I already knew. Therefore, I recommend it as a touchstone and basic primer for bi studies.

*Also, this book treats all multisexual identities as falling 'under the bi umbrella', so if you are pan, poly, omni, etc. this book was written with you in mind, but you may not enjoy the bi-prioritization in the language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

All of the content warnings are discussed in an academic sense; they are not described directly in detail as if someone is experiencing them, but rather, the author goes into depth about the vulerabilities of the bisexual (and queer) community.

violetaudrey's review

informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

lowkeymarie's review

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Essential reading for bisexuals and anyone who wants to be a better bi+ ally!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

I was intrigued by this because bisexuality is under-represented in media and I thought reading a whole book on it would be helpful. It covers some very interesting topics, includes a lot of research and is written in a very accessible way, all of which I appreciated. I found the science parts the most fascinating. However as someone who's read a lot of queer non fiction and knows quite a few bi people, most of this wasn't ground-breaking information to me. It's only just over 250 pages so I think if it had been longer and was able to delve deeper into the topics I might have gotten more from it. However I'm glad it exists and think it would be a valuable read for a lot of people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

mobygrapes's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

An amazing, groundbreaking book about bisexuality and really the whole rainbow spectrum 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia