Really? So in your estimation all bisexuals are nothing but deceitful privilege-grubbing closet cases who have no actual place in the lesbian community?
And you personally would never entertain the thought of having any sort of relationship with one of Them yourself?
Funny how I don’t seem to recall your saying that to me last night when you invited me to come home with you from the clubs.
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What Is the Right Way to Come Out as Bisexual at Work?
Q. Dear Civil Behavior: I’m bisexual (female), and I want to be out at work. I just don’t quite know how to slip it into conversation … But, bisexual visibility can only get better if people like me don’t cop out and say we are gay when that’s not true. Any advice on how to make “out bisexual” a little easier? ~ Erica, East Brunswick, NJ
A. Over the years I’ve frequently heard from my bi friends that it’s harder for them to come out than it is for those of us who are gay or lesbian because of the enduring myths about being bisexual. Stereotypes persist, and many people think that identifying as bi means
- you’re going through a phase
- you’re promiscuous or
- you’re really gay but not telling the truth.
If more bi folks come out of course visibility increases. But is work the right place to do this? … BUT without making a “declaration,” don’t our straight colleagues routinely discuss how they spent the weekend with their opposite-sex partner, which is a nonchalant way of proclaiming their sexual identity …
Context is key here … Two bisexual activists, A.J. Walkley and Lauren Michelle Kinsey who write the column Bi the Bi: Two Bi Writers on Big Bi Issues also recommended casual “water cooler”ways of bringing up your sexual identity through current events.
“I was thrilled to hear that Clive Davis came out as bisexual, being bisexual myself,” or “Did you hear that same-sex couples will soon be able to marry in Delaware? It means a lot to me since I’m bisexual.”
Context isn’t the only thing that matters here – consider your company and its commitment to diversity and inclusion as well. Many corporations now have LGBT employee groups; think about getting involved as an out bi person and use that public role to reduce the invisibility of bisexuals in the workplace.
Click HERE to Read the full column
Every other Tuesday, Steven Petrow, the author of “Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LGBT Life”, addresses questions about gay and straight etiquette in his column Civil Behavior in the New York Times. Send questions for Civil Behavior to stevenpetrow (at) earthlink (dot) net.
[Australia]: Here is fab young bisexual person, High School Student Stephanie Meachen from Albury/Wodonga in rural/regional Australia speaking at the 2013 Equal Love Rally for Marriage Equality on May 11th in Melbourne
[USA]: News You Can Use - FAFSA Forms to simply list "Parents" instead of "Mother/Father"
No longer will the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form say, “Mother” and “Father”. Instead, the form was changed so that a student’s Legal Parents can be listed in a Gender-independent manner.
Today the US Department of Education announced that beginning with the 2014-2015 federal student aid form, the Department will—for the first time—collect income and other information from a dependent student’s legal parents regardless of the parents’ marital status or gender, if those parents live together.
The 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, will provide a new option for dependent applicants to describe their parents’ marital status as “unmarried and both parents living together.” Additionally, where appropriate, the new FAFSA form will also use terms like “Parent 1 (father/mother/stepparent)” and “Parent 2 (father/mother/stepparent)” instead of gender-specific terms like “mother” and “father.”
(via Bi Parents)
Being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Asexual and Christian An Affirming Talk and Question and Answer Session with Pastor Maggie Gillespie
Are you Christian and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Asexual, Allied or Questioning? Do you have religious questions or concerns?
This Saturday, May 11th 2013 at 2 PM the Bloomsburg Danville Berwick PA LGBTA Community invites you to join them at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church located on East Main and Iron Street in Bloomsburg PA for an Affirming Talk and Question and Answer Session with Pastor Maggie Gillespie. Dr. Gillespie is currently the Protestant Campus Ministry at Bloomsburg University. Refreshments will be served.
Can’t make it to this event? Please join our Facebook Page: Bloomsburg/Danville/Berwick PA LGBTA Community, a group for LGBTA people in the greater Bloomsburg PA Area to connect,network and support each other.
Our group is for ALL people in the area who otherwise do not have access to support and fellowship so all local residents can receive such as well as students and alumni of various universities. Together, community, students and alumni we can improve all our lives.
Hey. This is important.
Transcending Boundaries Conference 2014 Keynote Speaker: Wintersong Tashlin
Houston we have a keynote speaker! The Transcending Boundaries Conference is thrilled to announce the keynote speaker for our 2014 conference will be long time friend of TBC, Wintersong Tashlin!
E. Winter/Wintersong Tashlin is an educator, blogger, shaman, photographer, and activist with over a decade of experience running rituals and teaching classes that range from private one-on-one instruction, to workshops at some of the premier events in the United States. Topics he presents on include alternative sexuality & BDSM, spirituality, magic, queer/LGBT issues, polyamory, and disability management.
He is associate editor for the LGBT blog The Bilerico Project, and an assistant producer/programing coordinator for Dark Odyssey Events. Organizations he has presented for include Transcending Boundaries, Five College Queer Sexuality & Gender Conference, National Tourette Syndrome Association, Dark Odyssey, The Floating World, Free Spirit Alliance, and The Pagan Kingdom of Asphodel.
His ritual work particularly focuses around rites of personal transformation, and he is a founder and council member of Clan Tashlin, a magical and spiritual order built around a unique relationship between people and the energies of the world around us. He has appeared in television documentaries featuring topics such as polyamory, spirituality, and genital integrity in both the United States and Great Britain.
His photography has appeared in Salacious Magazine, on the websites of Crash Pad and Fruit Punch Productions, as well as in a number of both pagan and mainstream books. Winter received a Bachelors of Arts from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.
All New York City tri-state area people area invited to come to a LGBTQ focused COLLEGE FAIR on Wednesday, April 17th from 1:30-4pm at the Hetrick-Martin Institute/Harvey Milk HS at 2 Astor Place, 3rd Floor in Downtown Manhattan.
Over 40 School and Programs Represented!
Come meet with colleges like CUNY (The City University of New York), Marlboro College, Amherst College, Global College of LIU, Barnard College, Fashion Institute of Technology, Tufts University, Year Up, Arrojo Cosmetology, Mercy College, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Plattsburgh + many more!
Take the 6 Train to Astor Place or the N/R to 8th Street and walk over
Calling all Bisexual/non-Monosexual NYC Tri-state people including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, Manhattan Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester County and the Lower Hudson Valley. Can’t make it to this event but want to keep up with YOUR Community? Join the New York Area Bisexual Network on Facebook, Twitter and Meetup.
QWOC Media Wire is a media advocacy organization and online platform that amplifies the voices and thought leadership of sexual minorities around the world.
We are happy to announce that we’re seeking THREE new editors to join our team! Non-US candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications now open via our online submission system.
The ideal editor will be a seasoned writer, blogger, or publisher of online content. The ideal editor will identify as part of the queer and trans community of color (even if using a pseudoynm/alias), or as a racial/ethnic minority. (Note: As our site is dedicated to the voices and thought leadership of queer women, gender non-conforming and trans people of color, we give preference to editors who identify as such.)
Who We Are
Currently, we are: latina, African, mixed-race, femme, masculine of center, gender neutral, east coaster, west coasters, trans-nationals, professionals, scholars, activists. There’s still a lot that can be added to that.
Who We’re Looking For
We are actively searching for editors who don’t look like us—who share enough of our experiences as qpoc with multi-identities, but contributes a new lens to our collective vision. We aren’t looking for people to be marginally involved to deflect criticism; we are seeking people to be fully vested editorial partners, who are willing to volunteer time and energy alongside us to 1) recruit writers, 2) edit submissions, 3) moderate comments, 4) manage the space, and 5) grow QWOC Media Wire from a startup to a sustainable social enterprise.
This is a Volunteer Position
This will be a volunteer position. QWOC Media Wire is a labor of love. The funds for this site come out of our pockets. Therefore, we cannot provide any compensation for editors at this time. We do guarantee, however, that you’ll continually learn (we all do), you’ll be supported as an individual with their own career path, and your contribution to this project will be celebrated and honored. Lastly, but most importantly, as we recognize that this is a volunteer project (and we all have commitments outside of it), you’ll be part of a team that holds you accountable to your commitments, but also practices community care and support when critical.
Strategic Growth and Planning (Hopefully With You On Board)
Part of our strategy to become a full-fledged, sustainable media advocacy organization includes the recruitment and development of a team that is grounded in our principles and committed to our mission, before implementing a growth strategy plan for this social enterprise in 2014.
Our team currently comprises a serial social entrepreneur and digital media expert, an organizational development consultant, and a scholar interested in exploring the way intersectionality is reported or consumed by the media. We look forward to adding more core strengths and expertise to our team! What would you bring? We hope to find out through your application. f you’re interested in being part of something exciting, intentionally innovative, strategic, and collaborative—while working within a fun, affirming, and very smart team—we strongly encourage you to apply.
We strongly encourage you to use our ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM. However, if you are applying from outside the US and/or unable to use the online submission system, please email us directly at team@qwocmediawire.com for a downloadable submission form.
Note: We will be interviewing until we find the right people. But this particular call for applications will close on May 20th, 2013 (with a possible earlier start date, schedules permitting).
Rainbow Days 2013 - Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH USA
(Source: bgsu-lgbt-resource-center)
