bi-erasure

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  The tendency to ignore, deny, or minimize the existence of bisexual people and/or of bisexuality.
 * 2) * 2013, Anonymous, "Getting out of the closet and into the frying pan", Exeposé (University of Exeter), Issue 605, 19 February 2013, page 18:
 * Bi-erasure can also be pretty stressful – why are bisexual people never mentioned in media debates about same-sex marriage?
 * 1) * 2013, Suryatapa Mukherjee, "In the Media: Orange Is the New Black", Quench (Cardiff University), Issue 139, November 2013, page 13:
 * Some might argue that it leads to bi-erasure, as bisexuality is never discussed, but I'd give it time.