ng on who they are in a committed relationship with and unless they make a point of 'coming out' as bisexual. Others will perceive them as the orientation that matches the relationship. As shown in the Patrick article, this can be very threatening to many gays and lesbians. Some in lesbian and gay communities accuse bisexuals of messing with category definitions. (Patrick, 417) In the parlance of the seventies, feminism is theory, lesbianism is practice – bisexuality suggests betrayal, sleeping with the enemy. (Patrick, 417) In Garber's article, "Vice Versa," he refers to this problem as "biphobia" (Garber, 423). Biphobia comes from the fear and ignorance of bisexuality and bisexuals in general. Bisexuals have offered a variety o!
             f theories to explain biphobia. For some, biphobia emerges from the belief in the Dichotomy of gay and straight, with no in-between. (Patrick, 417) Therefore bisexuals are not seen as part of the gay community but apart from the community. But why the fear and the ignorance, and what exactly accounts for biphobia? Well, bisexuals have traditionally been considered part of
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