In an article in Affinity Magazine, writer Charlie Williams says the term contributes to bi-erasure because what we describe as heteroflexibility is actually just bisexuality. This argument is that someone should simply call themselves bisexual if they’re attracted to more than one gender.
Some people still believe that a person can only be attracted to one gender, and that this orientation can’t be flexible.Īnother argument is that “heteroflexible” is a bi-phobic term, meaning that it’s bigoted toward bisexual people. There are a few reasons why the word “heteroflexible” is controversial. Why is this distinction so contentious for some?
