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Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality | Julia Shaw
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A provocative, eye-opening, and original book on the science of sexuality beyond gender from an internationally bestselling pop-psychologist Despite all the welcome changes that have happened in our culture and laws over the past few decades in regards to sexuality, the subject remains one of the most influential but least understood aspects of our lives. For psychologist and bestselling author Julia Shaw, this is both professional and personal--Shaw studies the science of sexuality and she herself is proudly and vocally bisexual. It's an admission, she writes, that usually causes people's pupils to dilate, their cheeks to flush, and their questions to start flowing. Ask people to name famous bisexual actors, politicians, writers, or scientists, and they draw a blank. Despite statistics that show bisexuality is more common than homosexuality, bisexuality is often invisible. In BI: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality, Shaw probes the science and culture of attraction beyond the binary. From the invention of heterosexuality to the history of the Kinsey scale, as well as asylum seekers trying to defend their bisexuality in a court of law, there is so much more to explore than most have ever realized. Drawing on her own original research--and her own experiences--this is a personal and scientific manifesto; it's an exploration of the complexities of the human sexual experience and a declaration of love and respect for the nonconformists among us.
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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Panpan

I don't feel like Shaw has much to say that's new, interesting, or intellectually challenging. I found her discussions of complicated issues at best unintentionally omissive, at worst harmfully reductive. She does present interesting if depressing research on bi+ people re: mental health, discrimination, refugee status, and sexual assault/harassment, but issues pertaining to people of colour, non western cultures, & nonmonogamy are not done well.

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peanutnine
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I'm jumping on the double bracket train that I've seen a bunch of others doing. My goal to read more nonfiction this year is going pretty well so far, so it'll be nice to see these choices separately.
My favorite from January was Bi
#readingbracket2023

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peanutnine
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Pickpick

This was a really informative and interesting read on the history and culture surrounding bisexuality. Bisexuality is often overlooked or erased in deference to hetero- & homosexuality but Shaw discusses the intricacies of the bi spectrum and its long history despite it constantly being deemed as a new fad every few decades.
#Nonfiction2023 True Colors @Riveted_Reader_Melissa
#LGBTQ2023 nonfiction @Kenyazero

peanutnine #Pantone2023 Bluing and Beetroot Purple #2023ReadySetRead book you wanted to read in 2022 @Clwojick 2y
Clwojick Perfect colour matches! Way to go! 2y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Great job and sounds like a great read! 2y
Kenyazero This sounds like an excellent pick! 2y
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