Bisexuality has been an ambiguous sexual identity. Due to the progressive transformation in the history of bisexuality, it has been difficult to distinctively define the term. This has resulted in many debates surrounding the distinctive historical formation of the term. It is necessary for us to comprehend the term bisexuality so that it can stand the test of time especially as the concept gains massive popularity in this day and age. Today, bisexuality is all around us and has become a dominant part of our daily lives and our popular culture. There are people who identify as being homosexual as they are only sexually and emotionally drawn towards persons of the same sex. Others are heterosexual and are only attracted to people of the opposite
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The essay will conclude with an overview of the history of bisexuality in the 21st century to observe the changes that contributed to its burgeoning popularity. This essay is fully aware that there were many events that affected the history of bisexuality but the focus will remain on a handful of issues that had greater impact on the course of bisexuality. In this essay, I will argue that each individual defines bisexuality differently.
Firstly, the history of contemporary bisexuality can be traced back to have its origins in the middle of the 19th century. This does not imply that bisexuality did not exist prior to the 19th century, but that the ancient world was not as particularly concerned with the labels of sexuality. Bisexuality is most certainly not a modern notion and it has developed over time, even in many different cultures. It has been argued to predate all the way back to Ancient Greece where acts of bisexuality were most prominent amongst men who had wives or female lovers but were still engaging in extra marital affairs with their male …show more content…
The last 30 years have been focused on creating visibility for bisexuality. Since the 1980s, there has been growing activism in bisexuality as the bisexual movement has been increasingly accepted in the world during this period. The development of the history of bisexuality was first and foremost affected by the discovery of AIDS in the 1980s. Bisexuality came to the forefront, as bisexual activism was a response to the crisis. Bisexuals had taken on an important role to combat the effects that AIDS had on the LGBT community. The 1990s was also an important period as it saw the prominence of bisexual literature. The Journal of Bisexuality became the first academic, quarterly journal on bisexuality, when Fritz Klein founded it in 1997. The journal consists of many important works of literature of the history of bisexuality by various theorists and historians. An interesting argument put forward by the in the journal was written by David Halperin. Halperin devised 13 different ways of looking at a bisexual. This reinforces the argument that the essay is trying to make in that bisexuality is a difficult term to define. Furthermore, the development of the history of bisexuality in the 21st century is noteworthy as bisexuality now occupies a prominent role in popular culture. In comparison to its position in earlier days, bisexuality is now
The essay will conclude with an overview of the history of bisexuality in the 21st century to observe the changes that contributed to its burgeoning popularity. This essay is fully aware that there were many events that affected the history of bisexuality but the focus will remain on a handful of issues that had greater impact on the course of bisexuality. In this essay, I will argue that each individual defines bisexuality differently.
Firstly, the history of contemporary bisexuality can be traced back to have its origins in the middle of the 19th century. This does not imply that bisexuality did not exist prior to the 19th century, but that the ancient world was not as particularly concerned with the labels of sexuality. Bisexuality is most certainly not a modern notion and it has developed over time, even in many different cultures. It has been argued to predate all the way back to Ancient Greece where acts of bisexuality were most prominent amongst men who had wives or female lovers but were still engaging in extra marital affairs with their male …show more content…
The last 30 years have been focused on creating visibility for bisexuality. Since the 1980s, there has been growing activism in bisexuality as the bisexual movement has been increasingly accepted in the world during this period. The development of the history of bisexuality was first and foremost affected by the discovery of AIDS in the 1980s. Bisexuality came to the forefront, as bisexual activism was a response to the crisis. Bisexuals had taken on an important role to combat the effects that AIDS had on the LGBT community. The 1990s was also an important period as it saw the prominence of bisexual literature. The Journal of Bisexuality became the first academic, quarterly journal on bisexuality, when Fritz Klein founded it in 1997. The journal consists of many important works of literature of the history of bisexuality by various theorists and historians. An interesting argument put forward by the in the journal was written by David Halperin. Halperin devised 13 different ways of looking at a bisexual. This reinforces the argument that the essay is trying to make in that bisexuality is a difficult term to define. Furthermore, the development of the history of bisexuality in the 21st century is noteworthy as bisexuality now occupies a prominent role in popular culture. In comparison to its position in earlier days, bisexuality is now