Bi Media

All media sources cited here, except for video games, fulfill one or both of the following requirements: 1) media made by a bisexual author/director/producer or 2) contains authentic portrayals of bisexual stories. Video games exist in a different paradigm of identity construction and characterization, as many video games allow for players to explore plurisexual romantic relationships without the implicit denoting of that character being bisexual, a concept known in the gaming community as “playersexuality.” Therefore, a distinction has been made between games who have playersexual characters and those that have bisexual ones.

Guides

• American Institute of Bisexuality. (n.d.). Bi characters. Bi.org. https://bi.org/en/bi-characters
• American Institute of Bisexuality. (n.d.). Famous bi people. Bi.org. https://bi.org/en/famous
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation. (n.d.). HRC’s brief guide to getting bisexual coverage right. Human Rights Campaign. https://www.hrc.org/resources/hrcs-brief-guide-to-getting-bisexual-coverage-right

Journals

• Journal of Bisexuality
• Journal of GLBT Family Studies
• Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling
• Journal of LGBT Youth
• LGBT Health
• LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal
• Psychology and Sexuality
• Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture

Media Analysis & Commentary

• American Institute of Bisexuality. (2017-present). The unicorn scale. Bi.org. https://bi.org/en/articles/the-unicorn-scale
• Brittain, R. (2023, January 30). Dig into these excellent bisexual comics. Book Riot. https://bookriot.com/bisexual-comics/
• Cruz, E. (2017, March 9). Bi people have yet to rise. Bi.org. https://bi.org/en/articles/bi-people-have-yet-to-rise
• De Barros, A. C. (2020). “Gay now”: Bisexual erasure in supernatural media from 1983 to 2003. Journal of Bisexuality, 20(1), 104-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2020.1732258
• Epstein, B. J. (2014). “The case of the missing bisexuals”: Bisexuality in books for young readers. Journal of Bisexuality 14(1), 110-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2014.872483
• Filippo, M. S. (2013). The B word: Bisexuality in contemporary film and television. Indiana University Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt16gzcbc
• Framke, C. (2018, May 16). How bisexuality on TV evolved from a favorite punchline to a vital storyline. Vox. https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/5/16/17339992/bisexual-representation-tv-callie-rosa-darryl
• Freeman, D. (Host). (2022, October 3). Live on crowdcast: Writing bisexuality w/ Antonia Angress & Jen Winston [Audio podcast episode]. In Skylight Books podcast series. Skylight Books. https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PB12DBD104I42K
• Gates, M. E. (2021, September 23). The era of bold and beautiful representation is here. Nerdist. https://nerdist.com/article/bisexual-characters-media-celebrate-bisexuality-day-hannibal-moonlight-schitts-creek/
• Ghanem, M. (2023, January 30). Where are all the bisexual men on television? Dame Magazine. https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/01/30/where-are-all-the-bisexual-men-on-television/
• Hull, Z. (2020, November 3). #BiWeek: A roundtable about bisexuality in video games. Sidequest. https://sidequest.zone/2020/11/03/biweek-a-roundtable-about-bisexuality-in-video-games/
• Janet. (2023, April 24). 15+ must-read books with bisexual main characters you’ll love. Rainbow Reading Nook. https://rainbowreadingnook.com/books-with-bisexual-main-characters/
• Jenkins, C. A., & Cart, M. (2018). Representing the rainbow in young adult literature: LGBTQ+ content since 1969. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated.
• Jones, I. (2022, July 25). 10 anime characters who are bisexual. CBR. https://www.cbr.com/anime-characters-bisexual/#suruga-kanbaru-is-a-vampire-bakemonogatari
• Mulroy, C. (2023, August 14). ‘Old Enough’ is the ‘Big Bisexual Book’ of the summer. Here’s why bi representation matters. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2023/08/14/old-enough-bisexual-representation-in-fiction/70570397007/
• Power, S. (2023, August 19). TV’s hottest romantic shows are finally giving bisexual men the spotlight. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/bisexual-men-lgbtq-amazon-netflix-heartstopper-1820898
• Ritchie, V. [verilybitchie]. (2020, October 4). The magical hedonistic bisexual tropes [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/aYq9f2g_56M
• Ritchie, V. [verilybitchie]. (2021, January 29). Bisexual books by bisexual authors | recommendations [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/-8auYRK96Vs
• Ritchie, V. [verilybitchie]. (2021, September 3). How bisexuality changed video games [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/iZGkxUTbDqw
• Ritchie, V. [verilybitchie]. (2022, February 25). The bisexual gimmick in reality TV [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/GcLkvGCPYT8
• Robertson, I. (2019, October 22). Why don’t black men get to be bisexual? BET. https://www.bet.com/article/977hsr/why-don-t-black-men-get-to-be-bisexual
• San Filippo, M. (2022). Appropriate behavior. McGill-Queen’s University Press.
• Sylvester, C. (2022, January 4). How a video game about packing gets the bisexual experience spot on. i-D. https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/7kbj54/unpacking-bisexual-video-game
• Tash, K. (2022, February 23). ‘Peacemaker’ and why it’s awesome that more superheroes are canonically bi. Collider. https://collider.com/peacemaker-bisexual-why-its-good-loki-harley-quinn/
• TEDx Talks. (2022, October 24). How NOT to portray bisexuals in media | Henriette Laursen | TEDxUniversityofEssex [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/NI1CVlZINWE
• Ul Haq, F. (2019, September 21). Bisexual comic book characters you should know about. The Geekiary. https://thegeekiary.com/bisexual-characters-comic-books/70889
• Vohra, S. (2022, May 19). Bisexual characters on screen: Where are they? GQ. https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/bisexual-characters-on-screen-where-are-they
• Wells, V. S. (2021, January 22). Games still haven’t gotten bisexuality right. TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/news/games-still-havent-got-bisexuality-right
• Wright, K. (2022, July 1). Bi design: A history of bisexuality in gaming. Fandom. https://www.fandom.com/articles/bi-design-bisexuality-in-gaming