I Kissed a Girl: A theoretical description of gender-based acceptance of queer behavior

Abstract

This paper investigates the psychological and social forces behind the phenomenon of female performative bisexuality. A review of psychological literature on the nature of female and male sexual fluidity was conducted, as well as a review of the neuroscience literature concerning the potential biological basis of gender differences and sexual orientation. Social Dominance Theory and the Marginality Hypothesis were then analyzed and hybridized into a new hypothesis in an attempt to better describe the interaction of gender, sex, sexual orientation, and social hierarchy . This paper concludes with implications for future research and the use of the social status of bisexual men as a barometer for measuring the degree of sexism, heterosexism and general stratification present in a society.