Coming Out as a Bisexual Man: The 5 Reasons Why We Don’t
By: Mark Lees, M. A. We are your fathers, sons, brothers, uncles, co-workers, friends, neighbors, boyfriends, lovers and husbands. But according to a Pew Research Center Survey, bisexual men are the least of the LGBTQ community to be out to those closest to them. Pew surveyed 1197 LGBTQ individuals and found 40% of the LGBTQ […]
We, Bisexuals, Love You Both!
By Christopher Jeremiah What does bisexual mean to you? Some claim it to mean, rejected by both. We, bisexuals, are very friendly and interesting people. We are very respectful of your sexuality and your natural attractions to each other. Is there any reason why you can’t accept ours? I came across two profiles on another […]
National Coming Out Day
Tabby’s Story My coming out story is more of a story about coming out to myself than it is about coming out to others. When I first started to question my sexuality, I was 11, and in 6th grade. All my life, my ”crushes” had been on boys; after all, that was who girls were […]
How Writing Misti, My Bi Main Character, Helped Me Live The Adventure
By Kellie Dohert Sitting in my apartment, my black cats curled up next to me, my mug of equally black tea cooling on the table, I bask in the glow of my computer screen. It’s late—nearly midnight—and I should go to bed. But I can’t, not yet, not now, not until I’m done writing this […]
Tri(bi)ca Pick: Changing the Game tells trans teens’ stories with dignity – an interview with EP Alex Schmider
In light of the recent media flurry surrounding The Court of Arbitration in Sport’s (CAS) ruling against runner Caster Semenaya (a cisgender female Olympic runner whose naturally heightened testosterone levels were deemed an unfair advantage), it is clear that the social advocacy bent of Changing the Game is necessary. To continue the conversation on trans representation, and conscientious filmmaking, BRC interviewed Changing the Game’s Executive Producer Alex Schmider.
Trib(i)ca Pick: “I Think She Likes You” Puts the Threesome in Therapy
Medrano expresses satisfaction not only with this switch-up in gazes, but in their short’s leading characters being two bisexual women of color who are as sex-positive as they are glaringly, hilariously inept at navigating intimacy.
I’m Never Going Back In The Closet
By S.E. Fleenor “Bisexuals are greedy.” “Bisexuals can’t make up their mind.” “Bisexuals just want attention.” These perennial condemnations of bisexual folks (and, by extension, other bi+ [plus] identities) may be tired, but they’re also persistent. I can’t even count how many times I’ve heard these or a variation on them in mixed (sexuality-speaking) […]
Breaking Down Bisexuality: Understanding the Most Prevalent LGBTQ+ Sexual Identity, Part II
By Mike Givens Originally posted at The Rainbow Times. Republished with permission. In part one of this series, The Rainbow Times explored what bisexuality is, the bigotry bisexuals face, and the double standards that exist between men and women. In this final part of the series, bisexual people speak about their identities and misconceptions around them. […]
Bi+ Community Supported Me When No One Else Did
CONTENT NOTE: abusive relationships By Kayla Rosen A few weeks into my junior year, I dropped out of college. It felt like everything in my life was falling apart. I’d lost all my high school friends the year before, after I began calling out their racism and sexism;I’d made few new ones. For the first […]
Acceptance, Honesty, Freedom: Strengthening Family Ties
By Karen Remaley There are numerous ways to describe me. I’m a Black woman who has been married to a white straight man for almost 25 years. I am an independent thinker and a quiet rebel. I’m also fairly new in my journey as an out bisexual woman. Almost a year ago I fully […]