Virtual Glass Houses: The Process and Politics of Bisexual Identity Discussions in Online Diary Communities

Emily D. Arthur

Chapter 12.1 in Emerging Digital Spaces in Contemporary Society, 2010, pp 293-295 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Bisexual-identified people commonly experience cultural invisibility and stigmatization within lesbian, gay and heterosexual discourses and communities. These feelings of un-belonging, combined with the desire for community with like-identified people, have been cited as key reasons why bisexual-identified people have begun to create and participate in bisexual-themed online social spaces. These digital spaces, through their dedication to bi-themed content and presumably bi-identified membership, have become safe spaces for community members to engage freely in identity discussions and publish personal narratives on experiences with bisexuality and bisexual-identification. With this in mind, the Internet is emerging as an important venue in which bisexual subjects, in particular, may meet to commune as well as to share their experiences.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230299047_47

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