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Bisexuality as a Stigma

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What sexual, recreational, mental or other behaviors do you see as unnecessarily stigmatized by being labeled as deviant or criminal? How could society benefit by more tolerance of deviant behaviors?

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200 words of notes and two research reviews briefly uncover some reasons why bisexuality is deemed as deviant or stigmatized.

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One of my friends deems herself as bisexual. This label often has a highly taboo quality from mainstream society as many people interpret her lifestyle as a deviant type of sexual, recreational, mental, and behavioral endeavor, which highly stigmatizes her. Joel (2014) also insists that many reject it or simply "dismiss it as a phase or a fantasy. Research confirms that bisexuality is very real, but tends to be misunderstood" (p. 12). The stigma ...

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