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Hey everyone! I’m ----Neil Garcia your host for wehopediatv.com where I’ll be discussing being Gay in LA, and the West Hollywood lifestyle.In the Gay Terminology segment I will be discussing the term Bisexual Chic. Bisexual chic describes increased public interest in bisexuality, or increased social acceptance of bisexuality. This usage is usually associated with a celebrity coming out as bisexual or being labeled as bisexual, or with a high-profile reference to bisexuality in popular culture media, like a cover article of a magazine. The phrase came into usage in the 1970s, on the tail end of the hippie movement, which extolled free love. This era ushered in the emergence of glam rock, and British artists like Elton John and David Bowie. In 1980, TIME Magazine referred to Bowie's persona Ziggy Stardust as "the orange-haired founder of bisexual chic."[2] A media-generated “wave” took place, focusing “on "bisexual chic" in the club scene, and among celebrities such as Elton John, David Bowie and Patti Smith.” The phrase can be used to imply someone is only pretending to be bisexual because it’s fashionable at the moment.[5] Alternatively, it can be used to assert that someone is free of taboos, experimental, in touch with both masculine and feminine aspects of themselves, and therefore potentially a better lover or even a better person. Thanks for watching WEHOPEDIATV.com, I’m Neil Garcia, see you in Weho.
