Yup. Not to mention that the second a famous woman who identifies as bi is in a public relationship with a man, she’s treated as straight in the media much of the time.

Yuck. That’s just depressing.

My thoughts too! Lakes are scary.

That’s a very good point and it certainly happens in daily life a lot. I guess I’m separating societal prejudices from the media reaction a bit. I don’t think that the entertainment media would be so willing to question the sexuality of a femme woman who identified as a lesbian currently. I can’t think of many famous…

Microbiology spoils swimming in lakes with brain eating amebas and walking on the beach with germs from poop. What summer activity will we find out is full of deadly microorganisms next?

I could see that playing a role in addition to bi phobia in the media. They want to put people into boxes, and for whatever reason bi women don’t fit into their preexisting boxes.

That’s a good point. I wasn’t aware of that reaction.

It could be. I’m not convinced, though, that if a conventionally attractive woman who is a model and actress came out as gay the media would question her sexuality. Bi women are almost always questioned about whether we are actually straight.

She’s no Gwen Verdon, but neither are any of the other recent Roxies. We need more amazing dancers who can sing on Broadway.

She’s bi though. I think the reaction is more about bi invisibility than about people assuming attractive women can’t be queer.