Nurturing Our Bi+ Identities with StillBisexual, Part 5
Our partner, StillBisexual, asked followers how they honor their bi+ identity. Here’s the fourth installment of their responses Crystal To nurture my bi identity I like to watch queer films, especially ones that feature lesbian or bisexual women’s relationships. It’s important because growing up I never saw that side of me represented positively. Chris I […]
Nurturing Our Bi+ Identities with StillBisexual, Part 4
Our partner, StillBisexual, asked followers how they honor their bi+ identity. Here’s the fourth installment of their responses Jessie I always correct people when they called me a lesbian or refer to myself and my partner as ‘the lesbians’ (‘actually, I’m bi!’), which has become a bit of a running joke in my friendship group. […]
Nurturing Our Bi+ Identities with StillBisexual, Part 3
Our partner, StillBisexual, asked followers how they honor their bi+ identity. Here’s a third installment of they’re responses Xienna My favorite ways to nurture my bi+ identity are to consume bi+ content such as music by bi+ artists like Jessie Paege or Lucy and La Mer, and tv shows and movies that feature bi+ characters […]
Nurturing Our Bi+ Identities with StillBisexual, Part 2
Our partner, StillBisexual, asked followers how they honor their bi+ identity. Here’s another installment of what they’ve said. Kendall I love going out and about with my bi flag baseball cap. Nothing feels better than having a stranger compliment my hat — it helps me feel less alone and see that my community and allies […]
Nurturing Our Bi+ Identities with StillBisexual
Our partner, StillBisexual, asked followers how they honor their bi+ identity. Here’s what they said: Mikey As cofounder of Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago, I give back by sharing my legacy and our bi+ history with our next generation. Cheryl I nurture my bi identity by doing art, writing, and meditating—and being social with different types […]
Finding Connections in Bi+ and Chronically Ill Community
For our first installment of Bi+ Health Month 2022, Julie Morgenlender writes on finding (and creating!) the spaces in which she feels the most seen. By Julie Morgenlender We all have identities that we relate to strongly. Bisexuality and chronic illness are two of those for me. I am acknowledging my privilege here that I […]
My Queer Friendships Taught Me How to Love
Olivia Zayas Ryan on embracing the intimacy of queer friendships By Olivia Zayas Ryan In the times of my life when I felt furthest away from myself and the most undeserving of love, my friends showed me that they chose me, and that they would continue to choose me, even when I didn’t feel worthy. […]
The Bisexual Resource Center, GLAAD and Still Bisexual kick off #BiWeek to celebrate bisexuality+ visibility
WASHINGTON – Today marks the start of #BiWeek, an annual digital campaign to accelerate acceptance for the bisexual+ (bi, pansexual, fluid, queer, unlabeled, etc.) community. From September 16-23, join the Bisexual Resource Center, GLAAD and Still Bisexual in recognizing the bisexual+ community for Bisexual+ Awareness Week, culminating in Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day on September 23.
“Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” is the Representation I’ve Always Needed
Megan Robinson writes on the film’s welcome celebration of bisexuality, kink, and polyamory By Megan Robinson To exist as a young bisexual woman studying media often means seeing characters who could be like you, but don’t like to label themselves. They say they “go both ways,” but that’s more about sex than love. Women and […]
My Bisexuality is a Spark of Divinity
Shelly Jay Shore traces the deep, connective threads of their Judaism and bisexuality. By Shelly Jay Shore The mainstream narrative on religion and queerness is generally that the two exist as a binary: you are religious, or you’re queer, and if you’re both, you’d better come to class prepared to explain why. The current, increasingly […]