The prevalence and nature of biphobia in heterosexual undergraduate students
Eliason, M.J.
Archives of Sexual Behavior 26(3): 317-326
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0002 PMID: 9146816 DOI: 10.1023/a:1024527032040Document Number: 532978
Little scientific attention has been paid to bisexuality or to societal attitudes about bisexual people. Often, biphobia has been assumed to be identical to homophobia. In this study, 229 heterosexual undergraduate students rated their degree of agreement to stereotypical statements about bisexuality and provided information on their attitudes about the acceptability of bisexual gay, and lesbian people. Although there was a high degree of correlation between biphobia and homophobia, negative attitudes about bisexuals, men in particular, were more prevalent than negative attitudes about lesbians or gay men. Biphobia and homophobia should be considered related, but distinct, phenomena.