Bi Erasure

Bi erasure, also called bisexual invisibility, is the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or re-explain evidence of bisexuality in history, media, academia, and everyday life. GLAAD describes it as a pervasive problem in which the existence or legitimacy of bisexuality is questioned or denied. It happens in both straight and LGBTQ+ spaces, often through the assumption that a bi person in a same-sex relationship is "really" gay and one in a different-sex relationship is "really" straight. In its most extreme form it holds that bisexuality does not exist at all. This erasure is a form of biphobia, and researchers link it to the elevated rates of depression, anxiety, and isolation many bi people report.