Bisexual Married Men
Stories of Relationships, Acceptance, and Authenticity
- 264 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Bisexual Married Men
Stories of Relationships, Acceptance, and Authenticity
About this book
How much do you know about the lives of bisexual men who are married to women? Do you know any personally? Have you seen them represented in the media or pop culture? Bisexual people make up a majority of the LGBT+ community, but they are still relatively hidden and misunderstood. Robert Brooks Cohen aims to address this invisibility by sharing a collection of interviews with Bi+ men who are or were married to women, helping readers find connection, understanding, and community.
Their experience is often erased as "not queer enough", but these men are queer, and they are challenging societal norms in important and innovative ways. Written by the host of 'Two Bi Guys', this book intersperses Robert's bisexual journey with the diverse stories of other Bi+ men to help normalize sexual fluidity and create more awareness and compassion. Each chapter is framed around a bisexual married man's story which touches on an important theme in many people's journey, such as coming out, monogamy, intersectionality, porn, marriage, parenting, and finding community, with Robert sharing his thoughts, research, and analysis. This book shares interviews with men and a few of their wives from a wide array of cultural and regional backgrounds, religious family structures, and more, helping bisexual men find pride, validation, and joy in their sexual identity.
This book is written about and for bisexual and questioning men so they can see their experience represented. However, it is also for their partners, family, and friends - as well as students, researchers, clinicians with bisexual clients, and allies - so that they can better understand the unique challenges of this identity and provide meaningful support.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One Introduction: The Hidden Lives of Bi+ Married Men
- Chapter Two Gregory and How “Weirdness” Unlocks Queer Possibilities
- Chapter Three Rich on Confronting Internalized Homophobia and Bisexual Parenting
- Chapter Four Quentin on Religious Purity Culture and Negotiating Monogamy
- Chapter Five A Universal Capacity for Queerness
- Chapter Six Jeremy and How School Bullying Affects Identity Development
- Chapter Seven Kaiko on Surviving Abuse and Embracing Change
- Chapter Eight Scott on Lost Opportunities and Navigating Infidelity
- Chapter Nine Bisexuality and Intersectionality
- Chapter Ten Nelson and How Pornography Can Trigger a Bisexual Awakening
- Chapter Eleven William and Sexual Fluidity in the Military
- Chapter Twelve Bennett and the Journey from the “Other Side” of the Spectrum
- Chapter Thirteen Carter on the Trans, Black, and Bi+ Experience
- Chapter Fourteen Bisexuality and Non-Monogamy
- Chapter Fifteen Drew and Polyamory with Two Women
- Chapter Sixteen Evan and Lindsay on Marrying Young and Evolving Together
- Chapter Seventeen Stanley and Christine on Meeting Your Spouse at a Bisexual Play Party
- Chapter Eighteen Concluding Thoughts
- Index