July 2011
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Sexuality, Women, and LGBT Concerns: I'm the... →
christineleem:
Turns out that those girls in high school who thought they were cool because they were bi (aka flaunted being bi, from my/your and others’ perspective for attention), are actually still bisexual, years later, just like me and perhaps just like you. Just because I was closeted then doesn’t make them fakes for being out and being okay with it. I’m the douchebag, and I hated them...
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The monosexual privilege checklist
Society assures me that my sexual identity is real and that people like me exist.
When disclosing my sexual identity to others, they believe it without requiring me to prove it.
I can feel sure that upon disclosing my sexual identity, people accept that it’s my real/actual sexual identity (rather than anything other than I said)***.
I am never considered closeted when disclosing my...
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Lesbian Couple Save 40 From Norwegian Shooter
A lesbian couple dodged bullets to save as many as 40 people who became the target of the shooter in Norway, who is being detained for killing at least than 76 people on Friday.
Hege Dalen and her partner Toril Hansen were having dinner at a campsite opposite of the shore of Utöyan island, when they heard screaming and gunshots coming from the island. The couple hopped in their boat and drove...
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Names are powerful things . . . .
… . and so are numbers. As a bi activist, I hear from bisexuals every day who feel excluded from the larger LGBT community. And I hear from LGBT organizations wondering why they don’t have more bi folks walking in their doors.
~Amy Andre “Why Gay Organizations Might Be Missing Out”
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“Within the lesbian community I am Black, and within the Black community I am a...”
– “There Is No Hierarchy of Oppressions,” Audre Lorde http://lgbtro.ucsd.edu/There_is_no_Hierarchy_of_Oppressions.asp (via supermattachine)
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“Bisexuals are only going to face discrimination when they’re in same sex...”
– from a comment by Anawim in response to “Why Gay Organizations Might Be Missing Out” by Amy Andre
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Just Because...
wanderlustandfeverdreams:
Just because I’m open about doesn’t make it any less real.
Just because I’m dating a boy doesn’t mean I’m suddenly straight.
Just because I’ve never had a girlfriend doesn’t mean I’m not serious about it.
Just because it might be “just a phase” or experimenting for others doesn’t mean it is for me.
You not believing me does not negate my bisexuality.
well said
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“Only a third of those who are not out are satisfied with the rate of advancement...”
– Openly Gay LGBTQ Workers Have Better Careers by Julie Steinberg published in FINS in The Wall Street Journal April 2011
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Journal of a Dreamer: Entry 1: Bigender and... →
insightsandthoughts:
For the most part, everyone close to me knows I’m bisexual. I thought it was normal to be attracted to the same gender in a sexual way, but I was told I was wrong. I was never ashamed or confused by this; it was how I always was. See an attractive human, want to be intimate with them
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Oh how I miss the stars: An interesting theory →
runawayplanet:
Billie Joe Armstrong on bisexuality for The Advocate magazine;
“I think I’ve always been bisexual,” Armstrong says simply. “I mean, it’s something that I’ve always been interested in. I think everybody kind of fantasizes about the same sex. I think people are born bisexual, and it’s just that our parents and society kind of veer us off into this feeling of Oh, I can’t. They say...
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unity [or lack thereof] in the bi community →
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ROAR: Ok difference between... →
slowjamzandamic:
Bisexuals: Don’t always include every gender(s) [AND gender presentation] a lot of times(not all the times) they are attracted to cismales and cisfemales. Anyone whose trans,genderqueer, two spirited or doesn’t identify as a specific gender is left out. It is most likely I like boys and girls
Respectfully, your definition of Bisexual is wrong. In fact that definition...
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[Bi Social Network] Practical Visibility: The...
As the excitement and festivity of pride season draws to a close what do you do? Fold up your flags, launder you pride shirts, and stare blankly into space wondering, “How do I stay visible NOW?”
Pride is a great time to be ultra-visible, but like Christmas it has to come to an end every year. So how can we proud bisexuals stay visible the other 340 days?
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“One stereotype about bisexuals is that our bisexuality is a phase, and that...”
– from “Dear Advocate, That’s No Way to Treat a Lady” by Amy Andre in The Bilerico Project, July 10, 2011 5:30 PM
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“Bisexual people have the capacity for emotional, romantic, loving and/or...”
– Lani Ka’ahumanu, one of the founding mothers of the modern bisexual-rights movement, defines bisexuality in a 1997 bisexual movement’s response to the religious right’s “Pray The Gay Away” advertising campaign. (via bisexual-community)
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“Tonight on Bill Maher when he referred to Chaz Bono’s partner as a lesbian, Chaz...”
– BAD-Bisexuals-Against-Douchebags (via bisexual-community)
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I’m keeping my identity because I’m proud of it →
fuckyeahbisexuals:
People need to stop saying “gay relationship,” “lesbian relationship,” “homosexual relationship,” “heterosexual relationship,” or “straight relationship” for people they don’t know. You don’t know the sexual orientations of those people, and unless you know for a fact that all the people you are referring to are either exclusively heterosexual or homosexual, you...
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Yeah, it's okay.: Bisexual & Pansexual and If... →
bisexual-community:
christineleem:
Below are my definitions of bisexual and pansexual. Feel free to comment, though I think my definitions are pretty accurate. If you think they are inaccurate, I’d like to hear what you have to say, but only after you read the article below to see what you have to say about…
Please be aware that your definition of Bisexual is not at all accurate. Quoting...
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Bisexual: not caring when you can't decide if the...
♥ So True! ♥
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Can someone explain to me
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what the difference between bisexual and pansexual is? They sound like the same thing to me. :l
That’s been asked and answered before. Suggest these things: Then how would you describe the difference between bisexual and pansexual? We don’t actually bother to do such things and are not actually sure why some people see it as so terribly important. Unless they are actively...
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"I think I've always been bisexual. I mean, it's...
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“To me, bisexuality is its own orientation, not half gay and half straight. The...”
– Lindasusan Ulrich, principal researcher on Bisexual Invisibility: Impacts and Recommendations April 2011 (via bisexual-community)
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NYC Bi Activist attends White House Pride & talks... →
bisexual-community:
Of course, if the President makes a video contributing to a project to confront bullying and the troubles of teens, you’re going to get an invite. So Dan Savage was in the house. Suffice to say, I wasn’t there to see him, and had real mixed feelings about approaching him. (Champagne helped).
I made the point that his [Dan Savage’s] perspective has been hurtful to Bi folks,...
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Advocate News: Portrait of a Lady →
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advocatenews:
As to whether she also considers herself an actual member of the LGBT community — “yes” is her response after a brief pause. Gaga draws the word out, perhaps steeling herself for the follow-up question, wondering if she’ll be forced to address the rumor that she has a penis. “The b letter,” Gaga answers
This is what a Bisexual Woman looks like.
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Self harm is not a trend. Homosexuality is not a...
Well Said!
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Bi leaders reach out to Dan Savage about biphobia... →
Ron Suresha the well know author and anthologist of books centering on gay and bisexual men’s subcultures, particularly the Bear community and his husband Rocco came down from their new home in the “mountains” of Connecticut to attend the NYC Pride March last Sunday June 26th. Their mission was to try to meet and speak with well know gay sex columnist Dan Savage who was being...
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Wipeout Biphobia on Facebook →
Modeled after the fantastically popular and effective “Wipe Out Homophobia On Facebook”, this page lists biphobic hate sites on facebook so they can be reported and other useful stuff. Please JOIN, tell All Your Friends about it and then (most important) PARTICIPATE!
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GetEQUAL's Wizard Advisor Paul Yandura →
Paul Yandura was a consummate White House insider and had it all-yet it was not enough-he was not equal as a gay man in America.
“Those of us who have access or resources need to remember the millions of LGBT folks living in red states and other hostile places throughout the U.S. and the world, who don’t have the luxury of sitting around and accepting empty compromises, excuses and...
baritonetears asked: What has Dan Savage done or said that was biphobic?
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While I appreciate the It Gets Better campaign, I...
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