Bisexuals = people who can ♥ people of same gender as themselves + can ♥ people of different genders/gender presentations from themselves

[UK]: Join the Bisexual Walking Group at the Birmingham Pride Parade on Saturday, 25 May 2013

bisexual-community:

[Birmingham UK]: Please come join the Bisexual Contingent at the Birmingham Pride Parade on Saturday, 25 May 2013. Meet up at 10 AM in Victoria Square.

Says organizer Lottie Nikkita Le-Bôt WE NEED HIGH ATTENDANCE IF WE CAN PLEASE.

Please Click and Join. Then Like + Share + Invite and Widely Encourage Attendance - we are the second city after all, London gets better coverage than we do.

Please CLICK HERE and join our Facebook Event for more information. And also join on Twitter: Brum Bi Group + BrumBiCoffee

Bi the Bi: Does ‘Bisexual’ Imply That There Are Only Two Genders?

The latest from two bisexual bloggers Lauren Michelle Kinsey and A.J. Walkley in their ongoing series on HuffPost Gay Voices - Bi the Bi: Two Bi Writers on Big Bi Issues.

In this installment, Lauren and A.J. tackle the question of what is included in the umbrella term bisexual.

Some people claim that the term bisexual doesn’t include people who have the potential to be attracted to /[and to be] all possible genders and gender identities, *hint* bisexual includes everyone *hint*. Lauren and A.J. set the record straight … . err … ummm … set the record bi.

This blog post is part of an ongoing conversation between two bisexual activists. A.J. Walkley and Lauren Michelle Kinsey are both monogamous, bisexual, cisgender females who are in long-term relationships. A.J. is in a relationship with a cisgender male, and Lauren is in a relationship with a cisgender female.

Both A.J. and Lauren are committed to remaining visible as bisexuals in spite of society’s tendency to want to label A.J. as heterosexual and Lauren as a lesbian. Together they came up with the idea for “Bi the Bi: Two Bi Writers on Big Bi Issues” as a way to help eliminate stereotypes and bias against people in the bisexual community.

What Part Of 'Bisexual' Don't You Understand? (via HuffPost Live)

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bisexual-community:

Everyone should watch/listen to this: A HuffPo post asked if bisexuality is “non-commital or just plain greedy,” causing activists to pen a “BiFurious” response. We look at myths and facts around bisexuality

Hosted by: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

With: A.J. Walkley bisexual author & blogger; Neal Boulton bisexual magazine editor/publisher (+ a Married Bi Parent); Ellyn Ruthstrom of the Bisexual Resource Center (BRC); and Allen Rosenthal an American Institute of Bisexuality (AIB) research scholar

Frankly this is the best conversation I’ve ever seen, regarding bisexual issues.

If you’ve been one of those who said that bisexuality wasn’t real, it’s ok now to admit you were wrong. No hard feelings.

“Bisexual men in the present study demonstrated bisexual patterns of both subjective and genital arousal.” ‘Sexual arousal patterns of bisexual men revisited’ Rosenthal AM, Sylva D, Safron A, Bailey JM

bisexual-community:

The Bisexual Organizing Project aka BOP is a 501(c)3 non-profit social & service organization dedicated to serving the needs of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis – Saint Paul) Minnesota Bisexual Community and providing resources and information to the community at large.

BOP is not just for people who identify as bisexual — it is home to a wide variety of people whose emotional or sexual attraction is not limited to one gender or is not dependent on gender at all. It is welcoming to anyone who doesn’t fit neatly into the definitions of lesbian, straight, or gay, as well as those who are in the process of exploring their sexuality.

Friends, loved ones, and allies are also welcome, regardless of how they identify themselves.

Come Out of the closet and …

bisexual-community:

Someone immediately assigns you to a Diversity Committee and hands you a list of upcoming panels & speaking engagements (please choose at least two!)

Someone else asks you to please bring a (vegan!) Covered Dish to feed at least 10 for the upcoming LGBTQ social

HRC sends you a fund-raising letter!

America’s 6 Out Bisexual Elected State Officials

Former Connecticut Democratic State Rep. Evelyn Mantilla came out as the nation’s first bisexual state official in 1997. Since then the number of bisexual state-level officials who have come out during their term has slowly grown to six. According to the Victory Fund, there are more than 7,000 state-level legislators in the US, about 90 of who identify as LGBTQ. In her book “Bisexuality in the United States: A Social Science Reader”, author Paula C. Rust describes the discrimination that bisexuals face from the gay and straight communities, resulting in exclusion and lack of recognition.

Evelyn Mantilla, Connecticut, State Representative The nation’s first out bisexual state official, who came out in 1997, was in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007. Mantilla received several awards from the Connecticut Institute for Community Development and from the National Association of Social Workers, among others. Mantilla came out at a June LGBT Pride festival; in her speech she also proposed to her partner, Babette. In 2006, Mantilla decided not to run for reelection and her term expired in January 2007.
Angie Buhl, South Dakota, State Senator First elected in 2011, Buhl is not only bisexual, but she’s also the youngest woman to ever serve in the South Dakota Senate. Her efforts can be seen in a variety of arenas, including working as a small business consultant, advocating for women’s rights, protecting employment for seniors and veterans, and serving on Judiciary, Commerce and Energy, Retirement Laws, and Interim Rules Review Committees.
Micah Kellner, New York, State Representative First elected in 2007 and currently up for reelection, Kellner has since pursued environmental and socially-conscious legislation, including affordable housing, mass transit, animal rights, marriage equality, and increased funding for New York City’s public schools. Kellner, who was born with cerebral palsy, is also a strong advocate for rights of persons with disabilities.
Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona, former State Senator, now running for Congress Sinema is running to represent Arizona’s 9th Congressional district. Defeating her Republican opponent would make Sinema the first out bisexual member of Congress. Sinema has said her impoverished childhood ultimately propelled the desire to run for state senator in 2011. During her first term in state office, Sinema secured funding for veterans, fought against budget cuts toward health care for children and the elderly, and prevented budget cuts in education.
Kate Brown, Oregon, Secretary of State Brown is the highest ranking out bisexual official in the U.S. (since Oregon has no lieutenant governor, Brown is second only to the governor). Brown has served Oregonians for more than 20 years, working in family and juvenile law, teaching at Oregon State University, and working with the Juvenile Rights Project. Her legislative achievements since 2009 include leading efforts to reduce health care costs, ensuring education dollars reach classrooms, and pushing to get legislative meetings held in communities to ensure political transparency.
JoCasta Zamarripa, Wisconsin, State Representative First elected in 2010 as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8, Zamarripa is now running for reelection. Before taking office, Zamarripa worked as a nonprofit professional as educator and community outreach coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.

Three of the legislators Hon. JoCasta Zamarripa, Hon. Angie Buhl and Hon. Micah Z. Kellnerer are all currently Obama delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlottee NC.

Bisexual candidate Kyrsten Sinema's bid for US Congress from Arizona Continues after primary win

bimagazine:

A long-time out & active member of the LGBTQ community, Kyrsten Sinema is running for the US Congress in Arizona’s new Congressional District 9, based in Phoenix, Tempe and the East Valley. She had previously served in the Arizona State Legislature. First elected in 2004, she was re-elected in 2006 to continue serving central Phoenix in District 15. Having just won a hard fought Democratic Primary, Sinema will run against Vernon Parker, a local councilman and a rare African-American Republican candidate, in the general election .

Sinema was born in Tucson, Arizona, and has lived in Phoenix since 1995. She holds a Juris Doctorate and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Arizona State University, and is an adjunct professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. She also practices criminal defense law in the Phoenix community.

Prior to her work at the Legislature, she was a social worker in the Washington School District. She created and directed the Sunnyslope community’s first Family Resource Center. She focused on community development and organization, adult and community education, grant writing and administration, and advocacy for low-income, minority, refugee, and undocumented families.

She is a member of the Governor’s Commission to Prevent Violence Against Women. Recently, she served as the Chair of Arizona Together, the first group in the country to defeat a same-sex marriage ban on the ballot. She also works for the Center for Progressive Leadership, teaching tomorrow’s political leaders about leadership and the political process. She was honored with the 2005 Stonewall Democrats Legislator of the Year Award, and Time Magazine named Kyrsten one of the “rising stars of American politics” and one of its “40 under 40” in 2010.

Sinema has been endorsed by an impressive list of groups including the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, EMILY’s List and the Human Rights Campaign. After her primary victory Sinema also made the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)’s list of Red to Blue races – a list of the top races to watch in November.

Bisexual Wisconsin State Representative JoCasta Zamarripa Wins Primary

bimagazine:

Wisconsin State Representative JoCasta Zamarripa, a Latina of Mexican-American descent has joined a growing list of out bisexual-identified LGBTQ politicians when she came out in an interview with Georgia Pabst in her “Latino Connection” blog in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

JoCasta Zamarripa defeated challenger Laura Manriquez in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012 by 66.7% to 33.3%. No Republican has filed to run for this seat for the general election which takes place on 6 November 2012, so it seems all but certain that Representative Zamarripa will go on to fill a 2nd term.

State Rep. Zamarripa (known to her friends as Joey) was born and raised on the south side of Milwaukee. In fact, she continues to live in the house that has been owned by her grandmother for over 30 years. She is a graduate of St. Joan Antida High School and holds a BFA from UW-Milwaukee.

She was 1st elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010 from the 8th Assembly District a a densely Hispanic area on on Milwaukee’s south side, where she succeed Pedro Colón, who is now a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge. Prior to her election Zamarripa worked as a Community Outreach Coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. She served as Board Secretary for 9 to 5 Milwaukee and was a Board Member for Equality Wisconsin. She is also an Obama delegate at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte NC where she will join a record-setting 534 LGBT participants.