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

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lilybear3's review against another edition

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5.0

In the conclusion the author says, “I wrote this book because this book didn’t exist.” I appreciate that this book exists and I hope that it helps people like me feel seen and understood. I hope people who don’t identify as bi read this book and gain a better understanding of bisexuality. I didn’t have a strong grasp on the history or culture of bisexuality when I was questioning, coming out, and even after. This book gave me so much knowledge and things to think about. The format is like an academic book, but written in accessible language, like a pop sociology/psychology.

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slow-paced

3.5

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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informative medium-paced

5.0

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informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

Although this book is full with good ideas for progress and lots of re-entering of history that’s been erased, this book puts forward an idea that many of us in solidarity have worked to move past— needing a specific identity to be noticed and brought up and individually assisted. It’s exactly what disability scholars have said alienates them from the LGBTQ+ conversation— acting like a singular identity must be named or recognized rather than a whole causes in fighting and a lack of progress for all. What surprised me the most was how the author mentions two-spirit and recognizes the erasure they face, then in the same chapter says the problem with “LGBTQ+” is that it erases caring about bi people individually… when the acronym they chose erases the two-spirit identity they brushed over (ignoring how the term itself is contested by indigenous groups). I encourage the author to really think about what happens when we put our energy into getting rights for bi people and not anyone who might fall into that same right bi people want. As she says, labels are good for categorizing but beyond that we give them too much power.

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hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

A bit meandering; I sometimes wondered why Shaw spent so long on a specific topic. Though it's mentioned in the tagline, bisexual *culture* is a minor aspect of the book compared to history, science, and the struggles faced by bisexual people in queer and straight culture.

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