Bisexuality IS An Option -- And An Intriguing One, At That

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Is slash canon? Well, that's the question that has been prominently displayed on metafandom, and in every BNF's journal across the web. And, predictably, I've been following this debate with a lot of enthusiasm. Unfortunately, this whole mess has left me (a pansexual woman) with a headache and a vague feeling that the general slash community is turning a

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Quite frankly, I believe that's because, and I say this as someone who knew gender didn't matter since they were 5 years old, bisexuality, from an EXTERNAL perspective, only exists until you're in a relationship, and then, as far as the "world's" simplified belief system goes, you're either a breeder, or you're gay.

Oh goodness, bisexual invisibility ftw! People constantly refer to me as a lesbian, even after I've corrected them, because I'm married to a woman, and having to remember an additional fact/alter their perceptions is too difficult. It regularly boggles my mind.

But, most fanfic writers err on the side of "bisexuality is assumed" if the character was previously in a relationship with a member of the opposite sex and now is in a same-sex relationship, and thus it is glossed over.

You would think that, since it is what I assume, as well, but that is precisely what boggled my mind about the recent fandom meta -- there WASN'T any discussion of assumed bisexuality, simply about assumed het or gay status. Which is kind of the point of the post: an utter WTF confusion at why bisexuality wasn't being mentioned at all.