binegativity

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noun

Negativity towards bisexual people; biphobia.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounbinegativity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableNegativity towards bisexual people; biphobia.
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    Among the most pertinent findings: explicit binegativity was somewhat prevalent within the sample, overall implicit attitudes reflected a bias toward heterosexuals and against bisexuals, men evidenced greater levels of explicit bi-negativity than women and no support was obtained for a model of cognitive consistency, which aims to articulate the various conditions in which implicit and explicit attitudes are intercorrelated.

    2010, Todd G Morrison, Ronan Harrington, Daragh T. McDermott, “Bi Now, Gay Later: Implicit and Explicit Binegativity Among Irish University Students”, in Journal of Bisexuality, volume 10, number 3, →DOI
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