Being a B: Perspectives on Being a Bisexual Lawyer
August 15, 2023
In this article for the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession’s 2019-2020 Report on The State of Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession, Bendita Cynthia Malakia breaks down the myths and stereotypes that negatively impact bisexual lawyers and demonstrates the how ignorance and misunderstanding can hurt and target bisexual individuals, even among the LGBTQ+ community. Malakia discusses biphobia and bi-erasure, and their impact on bisexual people, as well as the perceptions that non-bisexual people have about bisexuals and the ways that those may not translate as desirable for a lawyer. Read the full article here.