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|''[[X-Statix]] / [[X-Force]]'' ||[[Doop (comics)|Doop]]|| Doop is a sentient, nonhumanoid [[Cold War]] lab experiment. |
|''[[X-Statix]] / [[X-Force]]'' ||[[Doop (comics)|Doop]]|| Doop is a sentient, nonhumanoid [[Cold War]] lab experiment. |
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+ | |''[[A Rose By Any Other Name (Internet Series)|A Rose By Any Other Name]]'' ||Rose|| Rose is a lesbian woman falls in love with a straight man and discovers she is bisexual, dealing with the often negative reactions of her friends; while her straight boyfriend deals with the confused reactions of his friends. |
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|''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' ||Mandy|| A terrorist. |
|''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' ||Mandy|| A terrorist. |
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− | |''[[All My Children]]'' ||[[Lena Kundera]], [[Maggie Stone]]|| Lena was the first recurring bisexual character in daytime television. |
+ | |''[[All My Children]]'' ||[[Lena Kundera]], [[Maggie Stone]]|| Lena was the first recurring bisexual character in daytime television. Maggie was sexually confused throughout most of her time on the show. Dated and had sex with several men before committing herself to [[Bianca Montgomery]] and identifying as a lesbian. |
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|''[[Babylon 5]]'' ||[[Susan Ivanova]]|| Her sexuality is not explicit, but heavily implied. |
|''[[Babylon 5]]'' ||[[Susan Ivanova]]|| Her sexuality is not explicit, but heavily implied. |
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|''[[Drawn Together]]'' ||[[Foxxy Love]], [[Captain Hero]]|| Foxxy is openly bisexual with a preference for men; Captain Hero comically displays sexual attraction to most things, but is secretive about his romantic attraction to men |
|''[[Drawn Together]]'' ||[[Foxxy Love]], [[Captain Hero]]|| Foxxy is openly bisexual with a preference for men; Captain Hero comically displays sexual attraction to most things, but is secretive about his romantic attraction to men |
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− | |''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]||Ellen||In terms of behavior only. Closeted lesbian for first three seasons. |
+ | |''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''||Ellen||In terms of behavior only. Closeted lesbian for first three seasons. |
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|''[[Farscape]]''||Chiana|| Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
|''[[Farscape]]''||Chiana|| Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
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|''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''|| [[Inara]] || Takes a female client in the episode "[[War Stories (Firefly episode)|War Stories]]" and mentions having done so in the past occasionally. |
|''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''|| [[Inara]] || Takes a female client in the episode "[[War Stories (Firefly episode)|War Stories]]" and mentions having done so in the past occasionally. |
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− | |''[[Footballers' Wives]]||[[Conrad Gates]]|| |
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+ | |Alana Bloom, Hannibal Lecter, Possibly Will Graham |
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+ | |Alana Bloom is romantically interested in Will Graham in season 1, has a relationship with Hannibal Lecter in season 2, and marries Margot Verger in season 3. Hannibal Lecter has a relationship with Alana Bloom in season 2, and is confirmed to be in love with Will Graham in season 3, and has been referred to by the creator as "omnisexual." Will Graham has multiple female romantic/sexual interests, and, while he has been described by the creator as "Heterosexual," it was also confirmed that he has some sort of romantic feelings towards Hannibal Lecter, and, in addition, the creator said, in reference to the relationship between Hannibal and Will, that some relationships cause people to "question the lines of their sexuality," which implies that Will could have sexual feelings for Hannibal, though not men in general. |
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|''[[Hollyoaks]]''|| [[Craig Dean]], [[Kris Fisher]]|| Craig is depicted as straight until he starts an affair with best friend [[John Paul McQueen]], who is gay. Kris is a self-identified bisexual cross-dresser and has had affairs with both genders, through primarily females. |
|''[[Hollyoaks]]''|| [[Craig Dean]], [[Kris Fisher]]|| Craig is depicted as straight until he starts an affair with best friend [[John Paul McQueen]], who is gay. Kris is a self-identified bisexual cross-dresser and has had affairs with both genders, through primarily females. |
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+ | |Explores bisexuality in later seasons of the show. In the first episode concerning his bisexuality, Bayliss flatly stated he was "not gay" and did not formally come out until season 7, but even then he did not want to be deemed "a crusader" on the matter. It is suspected that the portrayal of his sexuality upset the network. |
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|''[[House (TV series)]]''|| [[Thirteen (House)|"Thirteen"]] || |
|''[[House (TV series)]]''|| [[Thirteen (House)|"Thirteen"]] || |
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− | |''[[The L Word]]''||[[Alice Pieszecki]], [[Jenny Schecter]], [[Phyllis Kroll]]|| Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. |
+ | |''[[The L Word]]''||[[Alice Pieszecki]], [[Jenny Schecter]], [[Phyllis Kroll]]|| Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. Often shown as a phase. |
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|''[[L.A. Law]]''||C.J. Lamb||First kiss between women on a [[prime time]] television series and first regular bisexual character on a prime time TV. |
|''[[L.A. Law]]''||C.J. Lamb||First kiss between women on a [[prime time]] television series and first regular bisexual character on a prime time TV. |
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|''[[The O.C.]]'' ||[[Alex Kelly (fictional character)|Alex Kelly]], [[Marissa Cooper]]|| |
|''[[The O.C.]]'' ||[[Alex Kelly (fictional character)|Alex Kelly]], [[Marissa Cooper]]|| |
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− | |''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''||[[Anna Taggaro]]||First recurring bisexual character of color on television. |
+ | |''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''||[[Anna Taggaro]]||First recurring bisexual character of color on television. |
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|''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'' ||[[Chris Keller, Tobias Beecher]]|| Keller homicidal sociopath; Beecher previously married but falls in love and engages in sexual relationship with Keller. |
|''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'' ||[[Chris Keller, Tobias Beecher]]|| Keller homicidal sociopath; Beecher previously married but falls in love and engages in sexual relationship with Keller. |
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|''[[Queer as Folk (North American TV series)|Queer as Folk (US)]]'' ||[[James "Hunter" Montgomery|Hunter]], [[Lindsay Peterson|Lindsay]]|| Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. |
|''[[Queer as Folk (North American TV series)|Queer as Folk (US)]]'' ||[[James "Hunter" Montgomery|Hunter]], [[Lindsay Peterson|Lindsay]]|| Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. |
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+ | |''[[The Real World: DC]]''||[[Emily Schromm]]||Bisexual woman in reality tv show. |
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+ | |''[[The Real World: DC]]''||[[Mike Manning]]||Bisexual man in reality tv show. |
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|''[[The Real World: Sydney]]''||[[Shauvon Torres]]||Bisexual woman in reality tv show. |
|''[[The Real World: Sydney]]''||[[Shauvon Torres]]||Bisexual woman in reality tv show. |
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|''[[The Staircase Murders]]''||[[Michael Peterson (author)|Michael Peterson]]|| |
|''[[The Staircase Murders]]''||[[Michael Peterson (author)|Michael Peterson]]|| |
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− | |''[[Tila Tequila|A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila]]||[[Tila Tequila]]||Bisexual themed reality dating show. |
+ | |''[[Tila Tequila|A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila]]''||[[Tila Tequila]]||Bisexual themed reality dating show. |
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− | |''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''||[[The Todd]]||In "My Lucky Charm" he begins to hit on men, stating 'The Todd appreciates hot, regardless of gender'. |
+ | |''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''||[[The Todd]]||In "My Lucky Charm" he begins to hit on men, stating 'The Todd appreciates hot, regardless of gender'. |
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|''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''||Russel, [[Keith Charles]],[[List of Six Feet Under characters#Billy Chenowith|Billy Chenowith]]||Russel is confused; Keith is primarily gay; Billy is primarily straight. |
|''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''||Russel, [[Keith Charles]],[[List of Six Feet Under characters#Billy Chenowith|Billy Chenowith]]||Russel is confused; Keith is primarily gay; Billy is primarily straight. |
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− | |''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]'' ||[[Tony Stonem]], |
+ | |''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]'' ||Naomi Campbell, [[Tony Stonem]], Cassie || Naomi is discovering whether she is gay or bisexual. She sleeps with a male and has a relationship with a female. Tony is shown as primarily straight but makes a pass at a male. Cassie has a brief fling with a female. |
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|''[[South of Nowhere]]''||[[Ashley Davies]]|| Displayed a romantic/sexual attraction to ex-boyfriend [[Aiden Dennison]] on more than one occasion, but often identifies as a lesbian. |
|''[[South of Nowhere]]''||[[Ashley Davies]]|| Displayed a romantic/sexual attraction to ex-boyfriend [[Aiden Dennison]] on more than one occasion, but often identifies as a lesbian. |
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|''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''|| [[Jadzia Dax]], [[Kira Nerys]] and [[Ezri Dax]] in alternate universe|| Jadzia's relationships with females portrayed as related to previous existence as a male, alternate-universe Kira portrayed as a hedonistic tyrant. |
|''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''|| [[Jadzia Dax]], [[Kira Nerys]] and [[Ezri Dax]] in alternate universe|| Jadzia's relationships with females portrayed as related to previous existence as a male, alternate-universe Kira portrayed as a hedonistic tyrant. |
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− | |''[[Sugar Rush (TV series)|Sugar Rush]]||Sugar, Saint|| |
+ | |''[[Sugar Rush (TV series)|Sugar Rush]]''||Sugar, Saint|| |
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|''[[Torchwood]]''|| [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]], [[Toshiko Sato|Toshiko]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], [[List of Torchwood characters#Captain John Hart|Captain John]]. || All main characters sexualities intended to remain fluid. Other characters [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] and [[Owen Harper|Owen]]'s sexualities remain ambiguous. Jack and John embody pansexuality to varying degrees, whereas Ianto and Tosh more realistically depict 21st century bisexuals. |
|''[[Torchwood]]''|| [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]], [[Toshiko Sato|Toshiko]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], [[List of Torchwood characters#Captain John Hart|Captain John]]. || All main characters sexualities intended to remain fluid. Other characters [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] and [[Owen Harper|Owen]]'s sexualities remain ambiguous. Jack and John embody pansexuality to varying degrees, whereas Ianto and Tosh more realistically depict 21st century bisexuals. |
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|''[[Will & Grace]]'' ||[[Karen Walker (Will & Grace)|Karen Walker]]|| |
|''[[Will & Grace]]'' ||[[Karen Walker (Will & Grace)|Karen Walker]]|| |
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+ | |''[[Xena]]'' ||[[Xena]], [[Gabrielle (Xena)|Gabrielle]]||Possibly lovers; implied from middle of the series to its end. Hints that Xena may have been sexually intimate with two women before Gabrielle are also present. |
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|''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''||Colonel Volgin||A villain. |
|''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''||Colonel Volgin||A villain. |
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+ | |''[[Phantasmagoria (computer game)|Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh]]''<ref>[http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Phantasmagoria-(computer-game)]</ref>||Curtis Craig||First game to establish a playable character as bisexual. |
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|''[[Morrowind (game)|Morrowind]]''||Crassius Curio||Non player character, attempts to seduce players of either sex. |
|''[[Morrowind (game)|Morrowind]]''||Crassius Curio||Non player character, attempts to seduce players of either sex. |
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|''[[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]''||Therese and Jeanette Voerman; various||The player can choose the sex of his character and seduce characters regardless of the sex chosen. The character Jeanette/Therese Voerman (the characters have a split personality and are therefore actually the same character) is apparently explicitly bisexual. |
|''[[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]''||Therese and Jeanette Voerman; various||The player can choose the sex of his character and seduce characters regardless of the sex chosen. The character Jeanette/Therese Voerman (the characters have a split personality and are therefore actually the same character) is apparently explicitly bisexual. |
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== References == |
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*[http://www.glaad.org/programs/cim/birepresentations.php?PHPSESSID=8f0d8d7de0c08b2986df9e94a1b6aa41 GLAAD: Bisexuality in Movies, Television and Music] |
*[http://www.glaad.org/programs/cim/birepresentations.php?PHPSESSID=8f0d8d7de0c08b2986df9e94a1b6aa41 GLAAD: Bisexuality in Movies, Television and Music] |
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* Bryant, Wayne M.. ''Bisexual Characters in Film: From Anais to Zee''. Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies, 1997. ISBN 1-56023-894-1 |
* Bryant, Wayne M.. ''Bisexual Characters in Film: From Anais to Zee''. Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies, 1997. ISBN 1-56023-894-1 |
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The portrayal of bisexuality in the media reflects societal attitudes towards bisexuality.
Film
Title | Release Year | Bisexual Characters | Notes |
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2by4 | 1998 | Johnny | |
9 Songs | 2004 | Lisa | |
Alexander | 2004 | Alexander the Great | Bisexuality presented as a social norm. |
All Over Me | 1997 | ||
Anatomy of Hell | 2004 | "The Man" | Sexuality is fluid and symbolic |
Art School Confidential | 2006 | Audrey | |
Auto Focus | 2002 | John Carpenter | |
Basic Instinct | 1992 | Catherine Tramell | Tramell portrayed as insatiable, untrustworthy and homicidal |
Bedrooms and Hallways | 1998 | ||
Bi the Way | 2008 | Various | Documentary on bisexuality in the US. |
Les Biches | 1968 | ||
Borstal Boy | 2000 | Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. | |
Brokeback Mountain | 2005 | Jack, Ennis | Sexuality of both characters portrayed as fluid, though movie was primarily thought of as 'gay'. |
Butley | 1974 | Butley | Butley portrayed as an uncommitted, emotional failure. |
Cabaret | 1972 | Brian, Max | |
Chasing Amy | 1997 | Alyssa Jones | Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. |
Crash (1996 film) | 1996 | James, Helen, Vaughan | |
The Color Purple | 1985 | Celie and Shug Avery | Bisexuality portrayed as a simple fact with no value judgments. |
Confusion of Genders | 2000 | Alain Bauman | |
C.R.A.Z.Y. | 2005 | Zachary | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Dark Blue Almost Black | 2007 | Israel | |
Death in Venice | 1971 | Aschenbach | Aschenbach is portrayed as a homosexual cripple and failure. |
De-Lovely | 2004 | Cole Porter | Sexuality portrayed as fluid |
Dodgeball | 2004 | Kate Veatch | While some male characters try to date her, others believe that she is a lesbian. Turns out to be bisexual, and gets together with main male character. |
Dog Day Afternoon | 1975 | Sonny | Sonny is portrayed realistically as a true bisexual. |
The Dying Gaul | 2005 | Jeffrey | |
Don't Tell Anyone | 1998 | ||
Face to Face | 1976 | Bisexuality is portrayed as a symbol. | |
Femme Fatale | 2002 | ||
The Fox | 1967 | ||
French Twist | 1995 | Loli | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Frida | 2002 | Frida Kahlo | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Go Fish | 1994 | Daria | Daria has sex with a man and on her way home is challenged by a "jury," who question whether a woman who has sex with a man can call herself a lesbian. She contrasts how a gay man who has sex with a woman is characterized as being "bored, drunk [or] lonely" but if a lesbian has sex with a man "her whole life choice becomes suspect." |
Goldfinger | 1964 | Pussy Galore | See notes under her character in literature. |
Goldfish Memory | 2003 | Various | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Grande École | 2004 | Paul, Mécir | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Grindhouse | 2007 | Dr. Dakota Block | |
Henry & June | 1990 | Anaïs Nin, June Miller | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
High Art | 1998 | Syd | |
The History Boys | 2006 | Dakin | Portrayed as aware and unconfused, in opposition to his homosexual contemporaries. |
The Hunger | 1983 | Miriam, Sarah | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Imagine Me & You | 2005 | Rachel | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
In extremis | 2000 | Thomas, Vincent | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Kinsey | 2004 | Alfred Kinsey | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Kissing Jessica Stein | 2001 | Helen, Jessica | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Les temps qui changent | 2004 | Sami | |
The Libertine | 2005 | John Wilmot | |
Love Songs | 2007 | Ismael, Alice, Julie | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
May | 2002 | May | |
Midnight Express | 1978 | Controversial, film replaces consensual affair between prisoners with a fictionalized rape. | |
My Own Private Idaho | 1991 | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. | |
Manhattan | 1979 | Jill | Went from bisexual to lesbian after being married to Isaac. |
Nowhere | 1997 | Dark, Mel | |
The Pillow Book (film) | 1996 | Jerome | |
Portrait of a Marriage | 1990 | Vita Sackville-West, Harold Nicolson | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Puccini for Beginners | 2006 | Grace, Allegra, Samantha | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
The Raspberry Reich | 2004 | Various | Bisexuality is believed to be a necessary part of the 'revolution'. |
Race You to the Bottom | 2005 | Nathan, Maggie | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 1975 | Dr. Frank N. Furter, Rocky, Magenta, Columbia, Brad, Janet, Eddie | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
The Royal Tenenbaums | 2002 | Margot | |
Rent | 2005 | Maureen | Maureen fits many negative stereotypes of bisexuality, as she is bad with commitment and has a talent for driving her lovers insane. |
Savage Nights | 1992 | ||
The Sex Monster | 1999 | Laura | |
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | 1989 | ||
School of Flesh | 1998 | Quentin | |
Saturday Night at the Baths | 1974 | ||
Score | 1972 | All characters | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Shortbus | 2006 | Sofia | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Sobreviviré (I Will Survive) | 1999 | Iñaqui | |
Something for Everyone | 1970 | ||
Stage Beauty | 2004 | Kynaston, Villiars | |
Sunday Bloody Sunday | 1971 | Bob Elkin | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Swimming | 2002 | Josee | |
Relax...It's Just Sex | 1997 | ||
Teorema | 1968 | The Visitor, Paolo | Symbol, sexuality portrayed as fluid with no value judgments. |
Three of Hearts | 1993 | Ellen | |
Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family | 2004 | Sam, Steven | Documentary about a bigamous marriage. |
Torch Song Trilogy | 1988 | Ed | |
Transamerica | 2005 | Toby[2][3] | Kevin Sexuality portrayed as fluid; pansexuality suggested |
Velvet Goldmine | 1998 | Brian Slade, Mandy | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
The War Widow | 1976 | Amy | Portrayed as bisexual, but seen as a lesbian. |
Water Drops on Burning Rocks | 2000 | Leopold, Franz | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Women in Love | 1969 | ||
Wild Side | 2004 | Djamel | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Ya lyublyu tebya (You I Love) | 2004 | Timofei | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
Y tu mamá también | 2001 | Tenoch, Julio | Sexuality portrayed as fluid but sometimes socially problematic. |
Literature
Title | Author | Release Date | Bisexual Characters | Notes |
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Advise and Consent | Allen Drury | July 11, 1959 | Brigham Anderson | Anderson, a married senator, has a homosexual affair. |
American Gods | Neil Gaiman | June 19, 2001 | Sam | |
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis | 1991 | Paul Denton, Sean Bateman | |
Ancient Evenings | Norman Mailer | 1983 | ||
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence | Rebecca Walker | 2007 | ||
Belle de Jour: diary of a London call girl | Anonymous (Belle de Jour) | 2006 | Belle (Anonymous) | Published blog [1] |
Blonde | Joyce Carol Oates | 2000 | Cass, Eddie | Cass and Eddie are manipulative. Marlon Brando also appears, but his bisexuality is not made apparent. |
Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick McCabe | 1998 | Pussy | |
Bye-Bye | Jane Ransom | 1997 | Rosie | |
The City and the Pillar | Gore Vidal | 1948 | Bisexuality is portrayed as the most "natural" human state. | |
Claudine Novels | Colette, under the name of her husband, Willy | 1900, 1901, 1903 | ||
The Color Purple | Alice Walker | 1982 | ||
The Corrections | Jonathan Franzen | September 2001 | ||
Cry to Heaven | Anne Rice | 1982 | ||
The Dispossessed | Ursula K. Le Guin | 1974 | ||
Drawing Blood | Poppy Z. Brite | 1993 | Zack | Zack is portrayed as promiscuous, but able to commit. |
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The Fifth Sacred Thing | Starhawk | 1993 | ||
The Fox | D. H. Lawrence | 1923 | ||
The Front Runner | Patricia Nell Warren | 1974 | Harlan Brown, Vince Matti | Harlan is portrayed as homosexual, but he was formerly married to a woman; Vince identifies as gay, but still sleeps with women. |
Goldfinger | Ian Fleming | 1959 | Pussy Galore | Portrayed as a lesbian until she falls in love with James Bond. |
Giovanni's Room | James Baldwin | 1956 | David | Portrayed as vacillating, weak, and neurotic; Giovanni is portrayed as the villain and a killer. |
Glamorama | Bret Easton Ellis | 1998 | Victor Ward | While outwardly homophobic refers to his past identification as bi and is easily seduced by Bobby Hughes. Sean Bateman from Rules also reappears. |
How I Paid For College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theatre | ||||
The Hunger | Whitley Strieber | 1981 | Sarah, Miriam | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. |
"His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood" | Poppy Z. Brite | 1993 | ||
The Informers | Bret Easton Ellis | 1994 | Bruce, Graham, Martin, Bryan Metro, Danny, Biff, various others. | Various characters are casually bisexual, one of many shared features which serves to make these Los Angeleans almost entirely indistinct from one another. |
Just As I Am: A Novel | E. Lynn Harris | 1995 | ||
The Left Hand of Darkness | Ursula K. Le Guin | 1969 | ||
The Last of the Wine | Mary Renault | 1956 | ||
Less Than Zero | Bret Easton Ellis | 1985 | Clay | |
The Lost Language of Cranes | David Leavitt | 1986 | ||
Lost Souls | Poppy Z. Brite | 1992 | Zillah, Nothing | Zillah is portrayed as sexually driven; Nothing is portrayed as young, lonely, and loving). |
The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon | ||||
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Michael Chabon | April 1988 | ||
The Neanderthal Parallax | Robert J. Sawyer | 2002, 2003 | All Neanderthals | Neanderthals are all bisexual in the parallel universe. |
Orlando: A Biography | Virginia Woolf | 1928 | ||
The Passion | Jeanette Winterson | 1987 | ||
The Persian Boy | Mary Renault | 1972 | Alexander | |
Portrait of a Marriage | Nigel Nicolson | 1973 | Vita Sackville-West, Harold Nicolson | Based on the true story of Vita and Harold Nicolson, a bisexual couple. |
Primal Tears | Kelpie Wilson | 2005 | Sage is a half human, half bonobo. | |
The Rules of Attraction | Bret Easton Ellis | 1987 | Paul, Sean, Victor | Lauren Hynde has relationships with three bisexual men: the flamboyant Paul Denton, the unstable Sean Bateman and the vacuous Victor Johnson. Clay from Less Than Zero also appears. |
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Son of a Witch | Gregory Maguire | 2005 | ||
Stranger in a Strange Land | Robert A. Heinlein | 1961 | Valentine Michael Smith | Smith is raised on Mars, a planet without gender. |
Time Enough for Love | Robert A. Heinlein | June 1973 | Bisexuality is portrayed as the norm. | |
Two for One--a novel about having choices | ||||
The Vesuvius Club/The Devil in Amber | Mark Gatiss | 2004/2006 | Lucifer Box | |
While England Sleeps | ||||
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West | Gregory Maguire | 1995 | ||
Women in Love | D. H. Lawrence | 1920 | ||
Woman on the Edge of Time | Marge Piercy | 1976 | Luciente, Jackrabbit, others | In the Utopian future of Mattapoisett, people freely pick partners based on interpersonal compatibility above all other factors. |
Young in One Another's Arms |
Comic books
Title | Bisexual Characters | Notes |
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Anima | ||
The Authority | Swift, Jenny Sparks | Prominent gay superheroes Apollo and Midnighter also feature. |
Batman | Poison Ivy | Violent supervillain. |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight | Buffy Summers | Otherwise heterosexual Buffy Summers sleeps with Satsu* |
Captain Marvel | Marlo Chandler, Moondragon | |
Doom Patrol | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. | |
Hellblazer | John Constantine | Sexuality portrayed as trivial aspect of character. |
Justice League | Icemaiden | |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Jekyll/Hyde | |
Lost Girls | ||
Marvel 1602 | Werner | |
Outsiders | Grace Choi | Long list of sexual conquests. |
Secret Six | Knockout | Violent supervillain. |
Spider-Man | Electro, Black Cat | Electro is a violent supervillain Black Cat is a one-time love interest of Spider-Man. |
Starman | Mikaal Tomas | Mikaal belongs to an alien race where sexuality is indiscriminate. |
Strangers in Paradise | Francine, Casey | |
Supergirl | Blithe | Sexuality portrayed as fluid but socially problematic. |
Thunderbolts | Andreas von Strucker, Skein | Violent supervillains Outed during separate runs. |
X-Factor | Jamie Madrox, Rictor | Jamie's duplications occasionally exhibit alternative sexual desires. Rictor enjoys keeping his sexual orientation somewhat vague. |
X-Men | Mystique, Destiny | As originally intended by Chris Claremont, a committed couple. Violent supervillains. |
X-Statix / X-Force | Doop | Doop is a sentient, nonhumanoid Cold War lab experiment. |
Internet/Web TV
Title | Bisexual Characters | Notes |
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A Rose By Any Other Name | Rose | Rose is a lesbian woman falls in love with a straight man and discovers she is bisexual, dealing with the often negative reactions of her friends; while her straight boyfriend deals with the confused reactions of his friends. |
Television
Title | Bisexual Characters | Notes | |
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24 | Mandy | A terrorist. | |
All My Children | Lena Kundera, Maggie Stone | Lena was the first recurring bisexual character in daytime television. Maggie was sexually confused throughout most of her time on the show. Dated and had sex with several men before committing herself to Bianca Montgomery and identifying as a lesbian. | |
Babylon 5 | Susan Ivanova | Her sexuality is not explicit, but heavily implied. | |
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) | Number Six, D'Anna Biers (also known as Number Three) | Number Three, Number Six and Gaius Baltar have a triangle relationship in Season 3. | |
Bob and Rose | Bob | Identifies as gay, though finds the only female he's attracted to is Rose. | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel | Willow Rosenberg; possibly Angel, Spike, Andrew | Willow identifies exclusively as a lesbian. Joss Whedon confirms the possibility of Angel and Spike as a one-night stand (and compares them to Apollo and Midnighter). Andrew is frequently hinted to being gay, but his self-identification is not explicit. | |
Casanova | Giacomo Casanova | Tries to sleep with a man, only to discover she's a woman and sleep with her anyway. | |
Coupling | Jane | Claims to have slept with fifteen women, but seems to be pretending for the attention. | |
Dark Angel | |||
Degrassi: The Next Generation | Paige Michalchuk | Paige has dated many guys, and one lesbian. She started to question her sexality when she became attracted to her female friend Alex. | |
Desperate Housewives | Andrew Van de Kamp | Sociopath - However shows reform in the fourth season. Hinted at a sexual attraction to women, but identifies as gay. | |
Dirt | Leo Spiller, Julia Mallory, | Leo possibly in denial of homosexuality; Julia "only when stoned". | |
Doctor Who | Captain Jack Harkness | From the 51st century when pansexuality is the norm. | |
Drawn Together | Foxxy Love, Captain Hero | Foxxy is openly bisexual with a preference for men; Captain Hero comically displays sexual attraction to most things, but is secretive about his romantic attraction to men | |
Ellen | Ellen | In terms of behavior only. Closeted lesbian for first three seasons. | |
Farscape | Chiana | Sexuality portrayed as fluid. | |
Family Guy | Lois Griffin, possibly Stewie Griffin | ||
Firefly | Inara | Takes a female client in the episode "War Stories" and mentions having done so in the past occasionally. | |
Footballers' Wives | Conrad Gates | ||
Hannibal | Alana Bloom, Hannibal Lecter, Possibly Will Graham | Alana Bloom is romantically interested in Will Graham in season 1, has a relationship with Hannibal Lecter in season 2, and marries Margot Verger in season 3. Hannibal Lecter has a relationship with Alana Bloom in season 2, and is confirmed to be in love with Will Graham in season 3, and has been referred to by the creator as "omnisexual." Will Graham has multiple female romantic/sexual interests, and, while he has been described by the creator as "Heterosexual," it was also confirmed that he has some sort of romantic feelings towards Hannibal Lecter, and, in addition, the creator said, in reference to the relationship between Hannibal and Will, that some relationships cause people to "question the lines of their sexuality," which implies that Will could have sexual feelings for Hannibal, though not men in general. | |
Hollyoaks | Craig Dean, Kris Fisher | Craig is depicted as straight until he starts an affair with best friend John Paul McQueen, who is gay. Kris is a self-identified bisexual cross-dresser and has had affairs with both genders, through primarily females. | |
Homicide: Life on the Street | Tim Bayliss | Explores bisexuality in later seasons of the show. In the first episode concerning his bisexuality, Bayliss flatly stated he was "not gay" and did not formally come out until season 7, but even then he did not want to be deemed "a crusader" on the matter. It is suspected that the portrayal of his sexuality upset the network. | |
House (TV series) | "Thirteen" | ||
The L Word | Alice Pieszecki, Jenny Schecter, Phyllis Kroll | Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. Often shown as a phase. | |
L.A. Law | C.J. Lamb | First kiss between women on a prime time television series and first regular bisexual character on a prime time TV. | |
Law & Order | Episodes "Castoff" and "Obsession" both feature psychotic bisexuals | ||
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Nicole Wallace | Arch-nemesis of Detective Robert Goren. Appears in episodes "Anti-Thesis", "A Person of Interest", "Great Barrier", amd "Grow". Referred to in episodes "Pas de Deux", "Slither", and "Renewal". | |
The Midnight Caller | episode "After it Happened"/1988 - spreading AIDS from the Gay community to straight women. | ||
Nip/Tuck | Quentin Costa, probably Julia McNamara and Kimber Henry, possibly Christian Troy and Matt McNamara | ||
The O.C. | Alex Kelly, Marissa Cooper | ||
One Tree Hill | Anna Taggaro | First recurring bisexual character of color on television. | |
Oz | Chris Keller, Tobias Beecher | Keller homicidal sociopath; Beecher previously married but falls in love and engages in sexual relationship with Keller. | |
Queer as Folk (US) | Hunter, Lindsay | Sexuality portrayed as fluid, but can be socially problematic. | |
The Real World: DC | Emily Schromm | Bisexual woman in reality tv show. | |
The Real World: DC | Mike Manning | Bisexual man in reality tv show. | |
The Real World: Sydney | Shauvon Torres | Bisexual woman in reality tv show. | |
This Life | Ferdy | ||
Roseanne | Nancy Bartlett, Beverly Harris | ||
Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Belle/Hannah | ||
Sex and the City | Samantha Jones | ||
The Staircase Murders | Michael Peterson | ||
A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila | Tila Tequila | Bisexual themed reality dating show. | |
Scrubs | The Todd | In "My Lucky Charm" he begins to hit on men, stating 'The Todd appreciates hot, regardless of gender'. | |
Six Feet Under | Russel, Keith Charles,Billy Chenowith | Russel is confused; Keith is primarily gay; Billy is primarily straight. | |
Skins | Naomi Campbell, Tony Stonem, Cassie | Naomi is discovering whether she is gay or bisexual. She sleeps with a male and has a relationship with a female. Tony is shown as primarily straight but makes a pass at a male. Cassie has a brief fling with a female. | |
South of Nowhere | Ashley Davies | Displayed a romantic/sexual attraction to ex-boyfriend Aiden Dennison on more than one occasion, but often identifies as a lesbian. | |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Jadzia Dax, Kira Nerys and Ezri Dax in alternate universe | Jadzia's relationships with females portrayed as related to previous existence as a male, alternate-universe Kira portrayed as a hedonistic tyrant. | |
Sugar Rush | Sugar, Saint | ||
Torchwood | Captain Jack, Toshiko, Ianto, Captain John. | All main characters sexualities intended to remain fluid. Other characters Gwen and Owen's sexualities remain ambiguous. Jack and John embody pansexuality to varying degrees, whereas Ianto and Tosh more realistically depict 21st century bisexuals. | |
Will & Grace | Karen Walker | ||
Xena | Xena, Gabrielle | Possibly lovers; implied from middle of the series to its end. Hints that Xena may have been sexually intimate with two women before Gabrielle are also present. |
Music
Title | Artist | Notes |
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"ACDC" | Sweet | |
"Bicoastal" | Peter Allen | |
"John, I'm Only Dancing" | David Bowie | |
"Sexuality" | Billy Bragg | |
"My Wife Left Me For My Girlfriend" | The Bellamy Brothers | |
"The Middle" | Edie Carey | |
"Bisexual Girl" | Coyote Shivers | |
"Bye Bisexual Boy" | Das Pop | |
"If It Isn't Her" | Ani DiFranco | |
"In or Out" | Ani DiFranco | |
"Shameless" | Ani DiFranco | |
"I Like Dick and Jane" | Laya Fisher | |
"My Boyfriend's Back" | Monica Grant | |
"Coming Clean" | Green Day | About Billie Joe's own sexuality.[2] |
"This Door Swings Both Ways" | Herman's Hermits | |
"Bisexual Military" | Hypnotic Clambake | |
"Hey Mister, She Was My Baby Last Night | Candye Kane | |
"Sneakin' In The Back Door" | The Late Bloomers | |
"Bi" | Living Colour | |
"Softcore" | of Montreal | |
"Which Way Do You Go?" | Paxton | |
"I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | |
"Nancy Boy" | Placebo | |
"Sissy Blues" | Ma Rainey | |
"My Bride" | Robin Renee | |
"I Do Both Jay and Jane" | La Rissa | |
"The Last Word" | Tom Robinson | |
"More Lives Than One" | Tom Robinson | |
"I Kissed a Girl" | Jill Sobule | |
"Double Your Chances" | STA-PREST | |
"I Like It Both Ways" | Supernaut | |
"I Spent My Last $10 on Birth Contol and Beer" | Two Nice Girls | |
"Pink Triangle" | Weezer | everyone's a little queer |
"Sissy Man Blues" | Josh White | |
"Kiss That Boy" | Leah Zicari | |
"i u she" | Peaches | |
"Girls / Girls / Boys" | Panic! at the Disco |
Theatre
Title | Character | Notes |
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Alfred Kinsey: A Love Story[4] | Alfred Kinsey | |
Butley | Butley | |
Diagnosis: Jew Pain[5] | Michael Feldman | Stand up comedy show about Feldman's life. |
Gemini | Francis | Treated sympathetically, seen in positive light. |
Hair[6] | Claude, Berger, various | |
The History Boys | Dakin | Self-aware, complacent, unconfused |
Rent | Maureen | Unable to commit. |
Rocky Horror Show | Various portrayals | |
The Shadow Box | Brian | Bisexuality simple fact. |
Torch Song Trilogy | Ed | |
The Vagina Monologues | "The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy" |
Video games
Title | Character | Notes |
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Mass Effect | Commander Shepard (Female), Liara T'Soni, Sha'ira | If the player creates a female character, they can pursue a romantic relationship with either a human male, Kaiden Alenko, or asari female, Liara T'Soni. Liara however, claims that asari be mono-gendered, but all are refered to, and probably are sexually female. Shepard of either gender can also have a sexual encounter with the Asari Consort, Sha'ira. |
Bully | Jimmy Hopkins | Kissing various characters, male or female, regains health; homosexual content is optional. |
Darkstalkers | Lilith Aensland and Morrigan Aensland | Both succubi |
Fable | Potentially any | If the player does not marry and have sex with female characters, the personality status screen will label the character as gay. Otherwise, the player will be labeled as bisexual. |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Vamp | A villain; according to dialogue within the game, "Vamp" is considered slang for bisexual. |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Colonel Volgin | A villain. |
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh[3] | Curtis Craig | First game to establish a playable character as bisexual. |
Morrowind | Crassius Curio | Non player character, attempts to seduce players of either sex. |
The Sims | All | All characters can potentially fall in love with either gender, however Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and DS versions appear to have removed any same-sex 'romance' interactions. |
Fallout 2 | Miria and Davin | A player character can marry either of them, regardless of sex. |
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines | Therese and Jeanette Voerman; various | The player can choose the sex of his character and seduce characters regardless of the sex chosen. The character Jeanette/Therese Voerman (the characters have a split personality and are therefore actually the same character) is apparently explicitly bisexual. |
The Walking Dead Video Game | Clementine | In A New Frontier, Clementine's love interest is a male, Gabriel Garcia. In The Final Season, the player can have Clementine fall in love with Violet, a female, or Louis, a male. |
See also
- Bisexuality
- Biphobia
- List of American television episodes with LGBT themes
- List of television shows with LGBT characters
- Media and sexual orientation
- Media portrayals of bisexuality
- Media portrayal of lesbianism
References
- ↑ Bell de Jour's Blog
- ↑ "Coming Clean", The Advocate interview with Billie Joe Armstrong (24th January, 1995)
- ↑ [1]
- GLAAD: Bisexuality in Movies, Television and Music
- Bryant, Wayne M.. Bisexual Characters in Film: From Anais to Zee. Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies, 1997. ISBN 1-56023-894-1
- Thomas Geller's Bisexuality: A Reader and Sourcebook (1990)
- The Bisexual Option - Fritz Klein's psychological exploration of the bisexual.
- Out Films: Top 10 bisexual movies
- Bisexual Songs
- Bisexual Literature
- AfterElton.com about gay and bisexual men in entertainment
- AfterEllen.com about lesbian and bisexual women in entertainment
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