“Is This Play About Us?”: The Toll of Inaccurate Bi+ Representation
“Is This Play About Us?”: The Toll of Inaccurate Bi+ Representation Emily Solis While being bi+ sure is the bee’s knees, we also run the risk of getting stung—I’m talking about biphobia and its effects on mental health. Unfortunately, those under the bi+ umbrella face unique challenges when it comes to mental health, in and […]
How Mental Health Professionals Can Do Better for the Bi+ Community
How Mental Health Professionals Can Do Better for the Bi+ Community Zori A. Paul, PhD, LPC, NCC As a clinical mental health counselor, I learned early on that my clients are experts in their experiences. As a Black bisexual woman, I have also learned early on that for some clinicians, the client is only the […]
Bisexuals and Mental Health
By Neelima Until fairly recently, mental health and mental problems were not viewed as legitimate health concerns, but rather were seen as a lack of will on the part of the sufferer to get over something. Science has taught us better: we know that illnesses such as depression and anxiety are often caused by chemical […]
Functional and Living, with Anxiety
By Theresa Tyree I’m not sure how to start this. What are we even calling anxiety these days? Is it an invisible illness? A mental health condition? A hormonal imbalance? A differently-abled condition? A disability? There are so many words for this thing I live with, but no matter which ones I use, it never […]
Worth It
Content warning: suicidal thoughts By Hannah Johnson I had always been an anxious person, and by the time I started high school I was also depressed. When I was fourteen, my mother was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. I was told by a few of my peers that my mom was sick because I was bisexual, […]
How Bi+ People Can Take Charge of Their Sexual Health in a Bi+ Antagonistic Society
By Denarii Monroe Cross-posted. Originally published at GO Magazine. What is a bi+ (plus) person to do when they want—or need—sexual health information that speaks to their experiences and needs but can’t find anything that makes sense for them? Most people aren’t fans of unsolicited advice. Let’s be honest: there’s a lot of bad […]
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 […]