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Rhodevus wrote:

Biphobia 'sort of' makes sense (very very VERY heavy quotations there), as people with a single-side sexuality only have the understanding of someone who is attracted to one side.

There's another practical explanation I have gathered while exploring the topic back in time. In some less liberal yet still somewhat ok countries (like Russia/Eastern Europe where queers are restricted in love expression and forced to hide affection at public places but at the same time [relatively] freely existing and building relationships) bisexual people are under higher risk to "pick one side" eventually which most often is the heterosexual one to get integrated into socio-cultural environment and/or gain welfare/state perks of marriage. Many people whom I talked to and who disliked bisexials were expressing concerns that bi are "not serious [here]" and couldn't be trusted in long-term perspective. Frankly speaking, I find it quite a fair position in long-term precisely, but as for general take on peope biphobia is not justified that much.

Also I feel obliged to mention those gay/lesbian people who, in contrary, are very passionate about bisexuals finding it "quite hot" for the latter to be "on both sides at the same time".