Meg-John Barker, author of Queer: A Graphic History

Julia writes eloquently and engagingly, sharing moments from her own journey along the way. Full of fascinating facts, up-to-date stats, pop culture references, and thoughtful analysis, the book covers everything from bisexual animals to political scandals, from exclusions in queer spaces to threesomes. “ Bi is a lively roller-coaster ride through all things bisexual. We can all be grateful to her for her skillful and sympathetic presentation of her discoveries.' 'With wit and humour Shaw introduces the milestones and celebrities of bi history. SheReads, “Best Nonfiction Books and Memoirs Coming in 2022”

“This book beautifully illustrates the common and quiet struggles that many bisexuals experience… Julia draws on her own experiences to deliver an honest look at the hidden culture of bisexuality in this extremely important book.” “Her writing remains colloquial and engaging.Forthright and empowering, this is a call for understanding and supporting bisexuality.” She is persuasive in her insistence that bisexuality is an important and overlooked dimension of the human story.” “An accessible, often insightful consideration of a misunderstood sexual identity.The largely informal and always lively style of Shaw’s writing helps make her case. Drawing on her own original research-and her own experiences-this is a personal and scientific manifesto it’s an exploration of the complexities of the human sexual experience and a declaration of love and respect for the nonconformists among us. From the invention of heterosexuality to the history of the Kinsey scale, as well as asylum seekers trying to defend their bisexuality in a court of law, there is so much more to explore than most have ever realized. In BI: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality, Shaw probes the science and culture of attraction beyond the binary. Despite statistics that show bisexuality is more common than homosexuality, bisexuality is often invisible. Ask people to name famous bisexual actors, politicians, writers, or scientists, and they draw a blank. It’s an admission, she writes, that usually causes people’s pupils to dilate, their cheeks to flush, and their questions to start flowing.

For psychologist and bestselling author Julia Shaw, this is both professional and personal-Shaw studies the science of sexuality and she herself is proudly and vocally bisexual. A provocative, eye-opening, and original book on the science of sexuality beyond gender from an internationally bestselling pop-psychologistĭespite all the welcome changes that have happened in our culture and laws over the past few decades in regards to sexuality, the subject remains one of the most influential but least understood aspects of our lives.

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