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 […]
5 Tips for When Coming Out As Bi+ Goes Badly
By Codi Coday, President of PAVES (Polysexual Alliance for Visibility, Education, and Support) Originally published at PAVES. Republished, with edits, with permission. The first person I came out to as bisexual, my best friend at the time, said something along the lines of “Ew gross!” and never spoke to me again. It absolutely crushed 18-year-old me, who had […]
Bi+/Disability* Support Group Community Forum
Monday, December 5th, 6:00 – 8:00PM Boston Living Center | 29 Stanhope Street, Boston | 2nd floor conference room The Bisexual Resource Center (BRC) has facilitated or been affiliated with several bi-specific social and support groups in the Greater Boston Area over the past 30 years. In working to continue meeting the needs of our local […]
Thursday, Dec 1: Bi+Mic!
Join us for an exciting night of spoken word: poetry, storytelling, and comedy, at Lir on Boylston, Boston. Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30! Free apps, cash bar, and bi+ swag available for sale!
Bee a Hero – Volunteer with Us!
Bee a Hero for the Bi+ Community & Volunteer with the BRC Today! As the oldest national bi-specific organization in the U.S., the Bisexual Resource Center (BRC) has done a lot in the last 30 years, ranging from leading national awareness and advocacy projects to hosting bi-specific events and groups in the Greater Boston Area. […]