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bisexual-community: [Atlanta GA USA]: 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change January 23–27, 2013 Come join the Bisexual/non-Monosexual & Queer Identified Community at Creating Change 2013! What’s Creating Change? Only the premier annual organizing and skills-building event for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and their allies. The conference is run by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and attracts more than 3,500 people from all over the country every year. Presenters and participants come from all walks of life and include members of the business community, elected officials, students, faith leaders and staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations. The five-day program features over 350 workshops and training sessions, four plenary sessions, and tons of networking opportunities. How could you even think of missing this? We hope to see you in January 2013 in Atlanta Georgia!
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[Atlanta GA USA]: 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change January 23–27, 2013

Come join the Bisexual/non-Monosexual & Queer Identified Community at Creating Change 2013! What’s Creating Change? Only the premier annual organizing and skills-building event for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and their allies.

The conference is run by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and attracts more than 3,500 people from all over the country every year. Presenters and participants come from all walks of life and include members of the business community, elected officials, students, faith leaders and staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations.

The five-day program features over 350 workshops and training sessions, four plenary sessions, and tons of networking opportunities.

How could you even think of missing this? We hope to see you in January 2013 in Atlanta Georgia!

Either/And: Creatively Wrong

I’ve come across lots of interesting redefinitions of bi and definition pairs of bi and pan before. However - and I can’t give you the link as it’s one of the million web pages I’ve read this weekend - this weekend I came across a genius new one. I paraphrase mildly as I read it a short while ago…

Bi is if you have sexual relationships with any gender, pan is if they are romantic relationship

Wow. How brilliantly creative is that? There are these two words, right, and we know that ‘bi’ is the untrendy one that means you’re not in with the cool crowd, but they seem to mean the same damn thing … it must be possible to come up with some kind of definition that splits them apart!

These kind of “bi is not the same” definitions always seem to involve pan being somehow morally superior. I think that might be the tell that gives away an attempt to make yourself more acceptable, the sad old theme of putting another group or identity down in order to raise yourself up in the social rankings.

make sure you click the link to read the informative comments to this piece

Jen Yockney is an internationally know bisexual activist from the UK - editor at Bi Community News, and behind projects like Bi Bloggers (which brings together people writing about bi life in the UK) and BiPhoria, the UK’s longest-running bi group.

Jen led the teams running the UK BiCon in 2004 and the International BiCon in 2000, and more recently initiated The Bisexuality Report (pub. Open University 2012) and the Bisexuality Research Guidelines (pub. BCN, BiUK & Journal of Bisexuality 2012).

okay last thing on bisexuality for now i promise

murmaidsexist:

bisexual-community:

tehriz:

the last things I will say in this particular debate.

From A.J. Walkley’s really awesome article:

Then there is the thought that the binary view of bisexuality can be seen as phobic of anyone who identifies as genderqueer, or somewhere along the gender and sexuality spectrum, not identifying as male or female, man or woman. But, as I mentioned before, the true definition of “bisexual” is being attracted to those who are the same as me and those who are different from me, encompassing all genders and identities. The often-repeated argument that “bi means two” ignores a simple fact: “Same” and “different” are, indeed, two groups.

I would like to quote the whole article because it’s really good and also quotes Julia Serano [Ed Note a really well know Trans* Bisexual Activist btw] again which is cool but this part seemed the most relevant to the discussion from a few days ago. I don’t agree with the point that pansexuality only comes with a rejection of bisexuality, because they’re different things and different orientations, but mostly yes this is how I feel.

From the Bisexual Manifesto (written in 1990),

Bisexuality is a whole, fluid identity. Do not assume that bisexuality is binary or duogamous in nature: that we have “two” sides or that we must be involved simultaneously with both genders to be fulfilled human beings. In fact, don’t assume that there are only two genders.

and now I’m done.

Well said *applause*

THANK YOU, TUMBLR

Transcending Boundaries Conference: What's happening in TBCland?

transcendboundaries:

Transcending Boundaries Conference (TBC) is a weekend long Conference/Event where we discuss issues around gender, sex, sexuality and relationships, specifically those that don’t fit into conventional cisgender heteronormativity categories. The focus of the conference is our ever-evolving communities, including bisexual/other non-monosexual identities, queer, trans*, genderqueer, intersex, polyamorous, asexual and kinky persons and those who prefer not to use labels, as well as allies, families and partners.

Transcending Boundaries grew out of a project of BiNet USA, the national bisexual organization. Throughout the 1990’s, BiNet USA helped bisexual activists around the country organize on a local level. In the New England & New York Tri-State Region (Connecticut, New Jersey, Westchester, Long Island, Capitol District/Lower Hudson Valley and New York City) they helped activists sponsor regional conferences. In 2000 the Conference voted to continue the independently; by 2001 the group that ran the conferences formally became a 501(c)3 whose mission is to to run the Northeast regional conference for bisexual, trans* and intersex people and our allies; in 2009, this focus was expanded to include the polyamorous community as well.

At this time of year we get so busy with planning that we forget to tell you all what’s happening! Let’s catch up.

  • Tomorrow (Sunday September 9) at 1 PM is our monthly organizers meeting. Attending an organizers meeting is a great way to get involved with the conference and you can attend from anywhere worldwide via skype. E-mail info@transcendingboundaries.org if you want to join the skype conference call.
  • Immediately before, at noon, the content committee will meet to finalize this years workshop offerings. If you’re curious what we’ve got so far, check out Our Workshops Page
  • This indiegogo campaign is near and dear to our hearts (for obvious reasons!) These guys are coming a long way to be with us!
  • We’re looking for intersex voices to contribute to our Intersex Awareness Day event at 11 AM on October 26 through speaking live, recording their thoughts to be played, or writing thoughts to be read at the event. Contact melissa@transcendingboundaries.org
  • Registration rates go up on October 1 so if you haven’t registered, now is the time!  As our hotel block last year sold out, we also recommend booking your rooms at the Sheraton as soon as possible

The Bad 'B' Word: A Need for Bisexual Acceptance

Why, in this day and age, is the term “bisexual” still a bad word with negative connotations? Why do those who may have identified as bisexual in the past feel the need to find other terms for their sexuality today?

Trans-Bi Activist and author Julia Serano had her finger on the pulse of this very issue when she wrote:

“If the word does not resonate with you personally, then simply do not use it. But if you happen to forgo identifying with the word, don’t dare say that it is because you believe that bisexual “reinforces the notion that there are only two genders,” as that claim goes beyond personal statement, and enters the realm of accusation, as it insinuates that people who openly call themselves bisexual (e.g. me) are at best, naive about gender politics, and at worse, oppressing trans people.”

Using other labels to escape biphobia and monosexism only further divides the LGBT community when we should be trying to unite against greater discrimination overall.

The Bisexual Mind: Common topics

bisexualmind:

Consider this the FAQ for this Tumblr. Most of the questions I get can be answered by reading the links below.

Definitions of bisexuality:

Etymology, early theories about bisexuality and misconceptions about “bi = two”:

Comparing and contrasting bisexuality and pansexuality:

Identifying as bisexual vs. pansexual:

Bisexuality and accusations of binarism:

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