Sally Ride, American Hero: This Is What a LGBTQ+ Scientist Looks Like

bisexual-community:

Shame on people (yes that included you Chad Griffin new president of HRC) for misidentifying LGBTQ Astronaut & Scientist Sally Ride. Of course since she had had a BOTH a (male) husband as well as a long-time female partner, while obviously a member of our great LGBTQ Nation was NOT a Str8 person BUT (as her family and many less bone-headed LGBTQ publications and people such as Michelangelo Signorile) have noted) did NOT chose a label

The rush by some political types to immediately call her a “lesbian” is as silly as those who determinedly call her straight, given that her life history and behavior might have very well been indicative of her being a bisexual person

Erasing all the parts of people’s lives that don’t fit YOUR particular agenda is wrong no matter who’s “side” you are on, and it contributes to bisexual erasure and the higher rates of suicide and despairer for those who are the “B” in LGBT because they find no home and support even in the Lesbian and Gay Community never mind the Straight one
lipstick-feminists:

Sally Ride, American Hero: This Is What a ~~Lesbian~~ LGBTQ+ Astronaut & Scientist Looks Like Sally Ride, the first American woman to rocket into outer space, came out as a lesbian in her obituary, a day after her tragic death due to pancreatic cancer. She now makes history not only as the first American woman in space, aboard the space shuttle Challenger, but as the first openly gay or bisexual person (while the obituary referred to a relationship with a woman for 27 years, it’s possible, since Ride was once married to man, that she identified as bisexual or without a label) to fly in space as well.

Via Michelangelo Signorile at the Huffington Post

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arborealmanager: OKAYdifference between pansexuality and...

arborealmanager:

OKAY

CLICK HERE for some thoughts on the difference between pansexuality and bisexuality

bisexuality is defined as people who ♥ people of same gender as themselves + ♥ people of different genders/gender presentations from themselves when someone is physically attracted to both males and females. heteroromantic relationships and homoromantic relationships are no difference to them, they love the person for who they are. using the term in the least offensive way possible, yes, they have no problem dingling their dangle with any fangle that jangles. HOWEVER, that does not necessarily mean that bisexuals are more sexually active/have lower morals about sex than you or i. they’re just fine with ~~both sides of the spectrum.~~ people in general

pansexuality is a more spiritual way of looking at things. they view the person ONLY for their personality and who they are. their significant other’s fangle doesn’t make a dang dongle difference to them. which means that one who is pansexual may have romantic and/or sexual relations with one who is male, female, transexual, genderqueer, genderfluid, etcetera etcetera. their relationships are based solely on gender-blind based chemistry.

Okay? Okay.

Pardon My Sarcasm…:

Addendum - bisexuals can have romantic and/or sexual relations with one who is male, female, transsexual, genderqueer, genderfluid, etc etc. Not just “physically attracted to both males and females.”

The bisexual community itself has always defined it as “same and other,” or more than one, not “both.” ~~Everyone~~ People who are not actually bisexual themselves ~~has their own~~ have made up their own wildly fanciful definition or interpretations, (many of them not very flattering). However, since the beginning of modern LGBTQ+ movement the bisexual community itself has consistently used a more formal definition as follows. :

Bisexuals are people with the (some include “inborn” or “innate”) capacity to form enduring physical, romantic, (some include “spiritual”) and/or emotional attractions to:

(1) those of the same gender as themselves
(2) those of a different genders/gender presentations from themselves.

There may be an individual attraction for one gender or gender presentation which can also be fluid and changeable over time.

Bisexuality is not synonymous with being polyamorous (some include “or promiscuous”). Individual bisexual people may be celibate, asexual, monogamous or non-monogamous just as individual straight, lesbian or gay people can be.

It is certainly unfortunate that for reasons that are not at all clear bisexual people are not listened to when the describe themselves. After all, in this day and age no one would say that gay men are predators and pedophiles; or that lesbians are just women who are to ugly to catch a husband; or that transfolk are just men in dresses. Instead most people listen with respect to how they self identify. Hopefully the day is coming soon when the bisexual community is treated with the same respect.

please avoid posting or reblogging fake and misleading informations, it’s not useful or funny and it hurst people feelings ~~thnx

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