Media portrayals of bisexuality

Some notable bisexual men: Morrissey, Lou Reed, Yukio Mishima, Orlando Jordan, Gore Vidal, and Freddie Mercury.
Some notable bisexual women: Katharine Hepburn, María Becerra, Victoria De Angelis, Drew Barrymore, Azealia Banks, and Judy Holliday
Some notable bisexual non-binary people: Kevin Barnes, Sir Babygirl, Mae Martin, Hugh Sheridan, Emily Blue, and Sam Brinton

The portrayals of bisexuality in the media reflect societal attitudes towards bisexuality in the existing media portrayals. Throughout history, numerous bisexual characters have appeared in television series, including cartoons, anime, video games and web series, along with literature, comics, radio, and other mediums.

Bisexuality is a sexual orientation that refers to the romantic and/or sexual attraction towards people of more than one gender (historically towards men and women). Bisexual characters have been featured in animation and anime for years. Despite this representation, "not all queer presentation" is created equal as one scholar noted, with representation of bisexual and transgender characters lagging behind lesbians and gay men in some respects,[1] with this representation important in the U.S. political climate while GLAAD called for Hollywood to produce more films with LGBTQ characters.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cook 2018, p. 3, 14.
  2. ^ Abramo, Donya (July 23, 2018). "Animated TV shows are taking positive steps towards LGBTQ+ representation". Hypable. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Serjeant, Jill (May 22, 2018). "GLAAD calls for LGBT characters in 20 percent of movies by 2021". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.