ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the consistent absence of clear identification of bisexual characters in Latine theatre. It includes early examples of plays where bisexual characters are alluded to but not clearly identified and discusses more contemporary trends where playwrights embrace a more nuanced approach to queerness on stage. There is some discourse exploring if stereotypes were perpetuated or eradicated. Other questions posed include: what role does the audience or reader have within this context? Does our awareness around queerness, sexuality, and gender inform our understanding of the stories being told? How does bias inform the perceptions of these characters? Ultimately, the author postulates that most prominent queer Latine works continue to relegate bisexual characters to the margins, if they are acknowledged at all, and bisexual stories often remain untold. Established playwrights like Moraga, Alfaro, and Portillo Trambley, for example, pushed the confines and expanded the narrative to include gay and lesbian Latine protagonists, but these boundaries continue to require further prodding to include bi/pan and trans stories.
