ABSTRACT
Many people assume that bisexuals are nonmonogamous by nature. When I talk to monosexuals of all flavors about bisexuality, no sooner does “bisexual” cross my lips than “nonmonogamy” crosses theirs, as if the words were directly linked in some huge dictionary network in the brain. I used to respond by trying to erase that link, pointing out that people of all sexual orientations can be either monogamous or nonmonogamous. This is a valid point, but it buys into negative images of nonmonogamy that I would like to dispel. So I take a different tack now, challenging the underlying belief that there is something wrong with nonmonogamy in the first place. With my new response I seek a consciousness heightened by a bisexual feminism, questioning the social and political forces that influence people’s personal choices.
