Bisexual literature  Bisexual literature is a subgenre of LGBT Literature that includes literary works and authors that address the topic of bisexuality or biromanticism. This includes characters, plot lines, and/or themes portraying bisexual behavior in both men and women. Fiction that falls into this category may be of any genre, such as historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, horror and romance. Bisexual literature includes works that feature bisexuality as a main plot point, as well as works with major bisexual characters. Though bisexuality has appeared in literary works as early as 1748, in John Cleland's "Fanny Hill", the mid-1990s marked a rise in publications about bisexuality, often at the influence of the new appearance of bisexual organizations. Much of this work was a response to bisexuality's absence from the historical record and from the contemporary moment. A result of this is the attempts of contemporary accounts to legitimize bisexuality as a sexual identity. Much of bisexual literature focuses on "highlighting bisexuality's presence in history, the specificity of bisexual experiences, and its existence as a viable form of sexual identification". Though there are notable examples of both men and women expressing interest in both genders romantically and sexually in early literary works, the recent catalyst of gay rights movements inspired a surge of more LGBT literature. Though most of these literary works focused on lesbian and gay relationships, bisexuality is slowly making a rise and becoming more visible in literature and individuals. One of the earliest known examples of bisexuality in literature is "Fanny Hill" by John Cleland. In the novel, titular character Fanny has "exciting and satisfying sexual relations with other women as well as with men." During this time period, homosexuality was considered an action rather than part of an identity, and so instances of any homosexuality, including bisexuality, were rare in literary works. A more famous example of characters implied to be bisexual includes Dorian Gray and supporting characters from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. Wilde himself was married with children, but was understood by his contemporaries to have had extra-marital relationships with both women and men. Some time after the publication of "The Picture of Dorian Gray", Wilde was summoned to court on accusations of gross indecency for his portrayal of homosexual overtones and rumors about his own gay relationships. In modern adaptations of the story, Dorian is often portrayed as bisexual. Kate Chopin's "The Awakening", portrays queer Edna Pontellier, who is shown to have "capable of responding physically to a woman and of loving women" despite having numerous sexual relationships with men.