The Bisexual Option
Appearance
Author | Fritz Klein |
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Language | English |
Subject | Bisexuality |
Publisher | Harrington Park Press |
Publication date | 1978 (first edition), 1993 (second edition) |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
Pages | 215 (second edition) |
ISBN | 1-56023-033-9 (second edition) |
OCLC | 27187013 |
The Bisexual Option (1978; second edition 1993) is a book by the sex researcher Fritz Klein. It is considered one of the seminal works on bisexuality in the discipline of queer studies.[1]
Summary
[edit]The book discusses where people may fit on the sexual orientation continuum, identifying seven variables which contribute to an individual's sexual identity.[2] It also aids in explaining who bisexuals are and why they have problems in heterosexual as well as the mainstream gay/lesbian communities.[3]
See also
[edit]- Bisexual community
- Klein Sexual Orientation Grid
- List of media portrayals of bisexuality
- Queer studies
References
[edit]- ^ Bonnie Zimmerman and George Haggerty (1999). Encyclopedia of lesbian and gay histories and cultures: Volume 1. United States: Taylor & Francis. p. 113. ISBN 0-8153-3354-4.
- ^ Griffin, Katie L. (2009). "If It's Wednesday, I Must Be Gay, and Other Thoughts on Bisexual Identity Development". Group. 33 (3): 245–256. ISSN 0362-4021.
- ^ "The Bisexual Option". United States: American Institute of Bisexuality. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- The Bisexual Option (Second Edition) on publisher's site
- The Bisexual Option, page at the American Institute of Bisexuality