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. Julia Shaws book is an incredible resource for anyone wishing to learn more about bisexuality.

She talks to Madeleine Finlay about her new book, Bi. Despite statistics that show bisexuality is more common than homosexuality, bisexuality is often invisible. in the world but according to psychologist Dr Julia Shaw, its the least well understood. 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. Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen find out what made it so controversial. A London-based criminal psychologist and podcaster with an interest in gender studies, Shaw aims to bring the colorful world of bisexual scholarship out of the shadows. Bi People 1: How queer are you Bi People A man is arrested for selling a book. 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. by Julia Shaw RELEASE DATE: JAn overview of bisexuality and the misconceptions surrounding it.

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