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* {{Subverted|Trope}} in an unusual way in ''Series/MadamSecretary'': Elizabeth [=McCord's=] assistant Blake Moran is initially written as a {{downplayed|Trope}} CampGay character (slightly flighty, and impeccably dressed and well-groomed), but in season four he comes out as bisexual after a tense encounter with an ex-boyfriend now working on Wall Street.

* ''Website/CollegeHumor'' used this as the punchline for a ComingOutStory, as Grant's admission that he's attracted to men is met with indifference, and he's infuriated because he expected a stronger reaction. This persists until he mentions that he's bisexual, not homosexual, and everyone in the office invokes this trope.

** At the end of season 1, Jenny (who earlier in the season was torn between her long-time male partner and the first woman she was attracted to) is involved at the same time with both a man and a woman. Both of them are aware of the other and it seems to be shaping up into an interesting poly relationship. However the writers seem to have decided not to pursue the possibilities of this storyline and Season 2 begins with the guy breaking up with her because she's clearly more interested in women (later on, Jenny's sexuality gets complex again when she is dating a UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} man in the process of transitioning).

* ''Film/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'' pointedly addresses the phenomenon of bisexual erasure when Alex comes out to his mother; in one of the film's most moving scenes, she reassures him that "The 'B' in LGBTQ is not a silent letter." It's fairly notable that in both the book and the film, Alex's previous feelings for women are never invalidated or dismissed; the fact that the love of his life is a man is never treated as making him any less bisexual.

This trope is, of course, not Truth in Television in the sense that bisexuals exist. It ''is'' TruthInTelevision in the sense that bisexuals have often been faced with disbelief from straight and gay people alike on the grounds they "have to be" one or the other. In RealLife, this phenomenon is known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisexual_erasure bisexual erasure.]] Moreover, as [[ValuesDissonance time moves on and social attitudes change]], this trope is increasingly becoming a DiscreditedTrope in popular media, and is more liable to cause offense now while earlier it was often overlooked.

** While most media tend to refer to people as either "gay" or "straight", depending on who they're involved with (romantically and/or sexually), ''Glee'' goes out of its way to avoid using the B word (so much so that there's [[DrinkingGame/{{Glee}} an entry on the show's drinking game page about it]]). Whenever the word ''is'' used, it's to poke fun at people who think the concept even exists and/or to explicitly state that it isn't. Brittany is the closest there is to a bisexual character on the show (and even then, there's the implication that her sexuality is due to her ditziness, more than anything else).

* ''Series/FateTheWinxSaga'' Averted with, who enters a polyamorous relationship with Riven and Beatrix, and just says "fuck off" when Riven asks if he's gay. Riven himself is all but stated to be bi as well (with a novelization mentioning him flirting with a male specialist).

* In the 90's sitcom ''Series/{{Ellen}}'', Ellen Morgan showed exclusive interest in men for the first three seasons, then began "Switching Teams" in season 4, to coincide with actress Creator/EllenDeGeneres coming out publicly. Although Ellen's coming out had a big build-up, the character didn't truly begin to re-examine her life until the 4th season.

** Bree's son Andrew, who had been openly gay for many years, returned to Bree's house having gotten engaged to a young woman. Bree is flabbergasted and quickly suspects (correctly) he is marrying the woman for her money. Again at no point is the idea that Andrew might be bi even raised as a possibility -- Andrew himself even tries to insist being gay was a phase. Which is strange, because he alludes to being bisexual right after coming out ("I love vanilla ice cream, but once in a while I will be in mood for chocolate"). Everyone, including himself, continues using the term gay for the next few seasons, though.

** After Buffy and Satsu hook up in the [[ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer season 8 comics]], several good reasons are given why they can't stay together, but apparently the main reason is that Buffy is "not a dyke". But could she be bi? The possibility isn't so much as alluded to. Later, we get Kennedy telling Satsu, "You're not the only fool to ever wrinkle the sheets with a straight girl", which is arguably fair, but the possibility that she's bisexual still isn't mentioned. Her straightness is treated as just obvious. Even Xander gets in on it: when Buffy admits her attraction to him, he says that he is on the list as a potential romantic interest "right after gay. I rate almost as good as trying to change your sexual orientation. You went ''through gay'' to me."

Yet another polarity of this trope is assuming that a bisexual person has to be ''omnisexual'', i.e. bang [[ExtremeOmnisexual anything that moves, and sometimes not being even that picky]]: there is no in-between, anyone willing to sleep with multiple genders is assumed to literally not caring about the difference.

Also contrast ButNotTooBi, which is essentially this trope in reverse — a character who is established as bisexual yet only shows interest in one gender. This can be one particularly unfortunate outcome of BisexualLoveTriangle. The polar opposite of EveryoneIsBi, where either an unusually high number of characters seem to be at least mildly bisexual or sexuality is never presented as an issue. See JustForFun/{{Kinsey Scale Of Tropes}} for more generalities about these tropes.

* ''Film/TheBigWedding'': [[spoiler: Muffin]] says that she has certain "fetishes", then clarifies that she's attracted to women (Bebe and Ellie specifically here). From that point on she's called a lesbian, despite the fact that she is married and has a child. She doesn't indicate though that her husband is just [[TheBeard cover]], rather she's simply into women too (they're [[{{Polyamory}} polyamorous]] from what's said).

* ''Series/{{Whitechapel}}'': In regards to the dead Ronnie Kray, he is always described as homosexual. However, the real man mostly called himself bisexual, which is born out by his documented relationships with women (he was also even married twice).

* Subverted in the ''Series/ColdCase'' episode "[[Recap/ColdCaseS6E8TripleThreat Triple Threat]]". Chelsea comments that the murder victim, Elena, was dating a man in high school, and she later saw him in a gay bar. She seems to think that he's gay, but if Elena found out, he would be willing to kill her to keep it hidden. When the detectives question him he openly states that he's bisexual. The detectives take him seriously, and he's quickly (and accurately) dismissed as a suspect.

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'', more than once. In "[[Recap/CastleS2E8KillTheMessenger Kill the Messenger]]" a male suspect is revealed to have been having sex with a man at one point, and this is treated as unassailable proof that he could not have had sex with a woman.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Fry's grandfather (whose apparent no-exceptions gayness temporally threatens Fry's existence) turns a calendar page away from this month's sexy woman so he can peek at next month's sexy man. Not really an example, his dialogue makes him come across as just a closeted gay man. It's in the [=DVD=] commentary, where Matt Groening asks "Exactly who is this calendar for?", a reference to FridgeLogic that's more fridgy if No Bisexuals are assumed [[note]]Of course, the fact that the event takes place in 1947 does make the calendar's existence strange.[[/note]].

* Webvideo/NeedsMoreGay: Rantasmo talks about it with his ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode, calling the trope by its real-life name: Bisexual Erasure. It's also discussed in the video about ''{{Film/Gigli}}'' and ''Film/ChasingAmy'' since the female characters in both movies identify as lesbian, but end up in a relationship with heterosexual men played by Ben Affleck. But the word "bisexual" isn't even mentioned, which makes it come across more like a straight male fantasy.