ultra-bi-olent:

Biphobia at Pride | TheNotAdam

writer, actor, advocate, husband, troublemaker, bi guy, and one half of NotAdamAndSteve; our favorite funny sexy latino vlogger R.J. Aguiar shares his bi story of ‪biphobia‬ at LA Pride 2016forBiNet USA’sBi Stories Project

Do YOU have a Bisexual+ Story to tell of your own? Please CLICK THE LINKandShare YOUR Bi+ Storytoo

August 2nd is Give OUT Day in the USA, the annual online fundraising day for the LGBTQ community. We hope you’ll consider donatingtoBiNet USA, to help fund our work with and for the bisexual+ community.  

Thebi+ communityfacesmajor disparities when it comes to mental and physical health, poverty, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault.  Despite these needs, groups that serve the bisexual+ community receive on average less than 1% of the annual  funding  allotted to LGBTQ groups.

So we/ve just have to do it ourselves!  Like pretty much  everything by and for the B in LGBT, BiNet USA is a volunteer-run DYI project.  We depend on your volunteer hoursandyour donations to make all of this continue to work.

It doesn’t matter how much you give, or what you give, only that you give. By continuing to work together we can and we are making life better for all of us.

NOTE:Bisexual+(Bi+) refers to ALL Bisexual/Biromantic Non-Monosexual (androgynous, cis, gender-expansive, trans et al.) People who see themselves as not monosexual – ie not straight (aka hetrosexual) and not gay/lesbian (aka homosexual) – including but not limited to everyone who also use Personal Identity Labels such as Ambisexual, Flexisexual, Fluid, Heteroflexible, Homoflexible, Multisexual, No Labels, Omnisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, PoMosexual, Sapiosexual, Queer, etc. 

bialogue-group:

Almost every LGBT person, no matter how out and well-adjusted we may be, has turned to an LGBT nonprofit at some point in our lives …  None of these organizations … can survive on good will and worthy missions alone. They need support to open their doors; to litigate and advocate and organize; to keep dedicated staff — even to keep the lights on. And for that, they need us — all of us.

1 in 20: We Can Do Better:The Horizons Foundation’s research shows that not even 5 percent of LGBT people give direct financial support to LGBT organizations. That’s just one in 20.

Ifevery one of the 8 million+ LGBT people in the United States woke uponGive Out Dayand gave $10 — just $10 — that would mean $80 million to take care of our elders, to fuel the fight for full equality, to make sure that queer youth can navigate this still-tough world, to support all those with medical and mental health issues,substance use, violence, poverty, discrimination, and dozens of other challenges.

Give Out Day is a chance for all of us to be part of something much bigger than any of us.

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We hope All Bisexual/Non-monosexual, SGL + Queer identified people will consider donating to helpfundyour own Bisexual+ Community.It doesn’t matter how much you give, or what you give, only that you give:

• Boston’s MA’s venerable Bisexual Resource Center
  
• American national organizing group BiNet USA 
  

therainbowtimes:

#Bisexual week and “Bi the way…”
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#biweek #bisexual #transbisexual #biwomen #bimen #bisexualawarenessweek #biplus #bisexuality #bilatinx #biyouth #bipoc #biawareness #therainbowtimes #rainbowtimesmagazine #independentmedia #bitheway #humanrights #lgbt #lgbtq #instagay #love #pride #gaymemes #lovewins #loveislove #equality #tgif #biandproud #bivisibility #bisexualmemes #biweek
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Bisexuality is NOT A PHASE. Bisexuality is VALID. Bisexuality is BEAUTIFUL.
(at Providence, Rhode Island)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2oqAu8Aby1/?igshid=1ss5yz8helyta

tryingnottokillmyplants:

Photo from last summer. Inherited hydrangea and my only involvement here is cutting off the tops in late autumn. Magic

unambiguouslybi:

You are loved. You belong here.

You are not confused. You don’t have to ‘pick a side’.

Lovers may come and go, but friends are forever!

transgayinfo:

I love plenty of people, including myself, whom are somewhere along the trans* spectrum. 

Happy Valentines day everyone. Even if you don’t have a significant other to share this holiday with, surround yourself with those whom love you. Whether it be friends, family, chosen families, etc. Everyone deserves to feel loved. And I love you all. Each and every single one of you.

Happy v-day,

from Liz.

gc-dc:

pompouswhompus:

Asexual/Aromantic valentines. These are officially the best valentines.

Shannon look.

bisexual-community:

Bisexual Pride Buttons (credit: Efrain Gonzalez)

thefayth:

As I say daily, “Bi is not binary” (thinking of making t-shirts and a banner at this point).

So grateful for the consistent advocacy of so many fellow non monosexual community members working hella hard to disprove a fallacy that murders bi, pan, fluid, queer (bi+) people by isolating them from each other and the full embrace of a 50 year old bisexual movement started by self described punks, freaks, and waaaaaay outside the binary box thinkers. How dare anyone try to redefine our identity against us.

I’ve decided to protest that wherever I go, wherever I be…sorry/not sorry, if that bothers you…

**Photo Caption**
BiNet USA President Faith Cheltenham, a Black bi, pan, fluid and queer activist stands facing camera with blue hair, unflinching in the face of biphobia (trust her, it IS out there).

**Photo Credit**
Deborah Atwater

**Further reading**
https://radicalbi.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/words-binary-and-biphobia-or-why-bi-is-binary-but-ftm-is-not/ (by bi theorist Shiri Eisner who began the “say bisexuality is binary one more time” meme in 2013.

http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2012/11/bisexuality-and-binaries-revisited.html (Trans-bi author and critical genius Julia Serano expands on 2010 classic ode “Bisexuality does not reinforce the gender binary”)

http://www.writewhereithurts.net/whats-in-a-name-on-bi-and-pan-sexualities/ (Excellent recent analysis exploring how binary based biphobia attacks undermine bi, pan, fluid, queer (bi+) communities)

https://thetaskforceblog.org/2014/09/30/biphobia-not-in-my-name/
(One of my favorite writers, and my friend Aud Traher’s classic take on binary bisexual accusations and how they hurt bi-trans-non binary people like them)

http://binetusa.blogspot.com/2014/01/1990-bi-manifesto.html
(Historical evidence from national bi magazine manifesto that rejects the idea of binary genders over 25 years ago, but yeah way to catch up with us on the topic.)

TheBisexual Queer Alliance Chicago is out elevating the B in LGBT. Look out for this display ‪of Bisexual Pride‬.

Signs:“Bi and Proud! Bi folks are Everywhere! I love Many Genders!”

The Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Community in Colorado getting some visibility and recognition with their clever and blunt group theme in the 2016 Denver Pride Parade last weekend!

bisexual-community:

[USA]: 2017 National School Climate Survey (Encuesta sobre el Ambiente Escolar)  LGBTQ+ youth, speak out about your school experiences!(Jóvenes LGBTQ+ – ¡Hable de sus experiencias en la escuela!)

The2017 National School Climate Survey is GLSEN’s tenth national survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual+, transgender, and queer youth. It is a crucial tool in GLSEN’s mission for fighting anti-LGBTQ+ bias in K-12 schools across the nation. The information gathered from this survey will help GLSEN to inform education policymakers and the public about the right of all students to be treated with respect in their schools. 

La Nacional sobre el Ambiente Escolar 2017 es la décima encuesta de jóvenes lesbianas, homosexuales, bisexuales, transgéneros, y queer. Es fundamental a la misión de GLSEN a luchar contra los prejuicios anti-LGBTQ+ que existe en las escuelas K-12 en todo el país. La información recopilada a partir de esta encuesta ayudará a GLSEN a informar legisladores de educación y el público sobre el derecho que tienen todos los estudiantes ser tratados con respeto en las escuelas.

If you attended high school or middle school sometime during the last school year (2016-2017), identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual+, transgender, queer or questioning, and are at least 13 years old, tell us about your experiences in school. (If you did not complete the entire school year you can still participate in the survey.) The survey is completely anonymous.

Si asistió un colegio o una escuela mediana alguna vez durante el último año escolar (2016-2017), identifica como lesbiana, homosexual, bisexual+, transgénero, queer o está cuestionando su sexualidad, y tiene al menos de 13 años, cuéntanos sus experiencias en la escuela. (Si no completó todo el año escolar todavía puede participar en la encuesta.) La encuesta está completamente anónima.

Thesurvey asks questions about your experiences in school, including hearing homophobic remarks, being harassed because of your sexual orientation and/or how you express your gender and how supportive your school is of LGBTQ+ students.

Laencuesta contiene preguntas sobre sus experiencias escolares, incluyendo si ha oído comentarios homofóbicos, si ha acosado a causa de su orientación sexual y/o como expresa su género y como su escuela apoya los estudiantes LGBTQ+.

To take the survey, click here.
Para hacer la encuesta en español, haz click aquí.

[Tulsa OK]: OkEq Brought to You Bi the Letter B

Welcome to the “Brought to You Bi the Letter B”, the bisexual+ programming group for the“Dennis R. Neill Equality Center” in Tulsa, Oklahoma- happy to be able to serve the Bisexual+/Biromantic+, Non-Monosexual, Same Gender Loving (SGL), Queer + Questioning Community in the Tulsa Oklahoma are.

Please come join their facebook group for announcements regarding upcoming support groups, social outings, and other events and information. 

Note:Bisexual+(Bi+ for short) is just *shorthand*forALL Non-Monosexual people inclusive of but not limited to: Bisexual & Biromantic as well as Ambisexual, Flexisexual, Fluid, Heteroflexible & Homoflexible, Multisexual, No Labels, Omnisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Pomosexual, SGL (Same-gender Loving), Sapiosexual, Queer-identified, Questioning et al.

Additionally the Bisexual+ Community has always/will always include people of ALL genders/gender identification including but not limited to: Androgynous, Cis, Genderqueer, Gender-Nonconforming, Non-binary, Trans, et al.

binetusa:

DearBiNet USA​ Supporters,

In the past eight years, BiNet USA​andother bisexual+ advocates have fought hard for increased visibility in national politics and social justice movements…

As the most LGBT-friendly presidential administration in American history comes to an end, and an openly hostile administration takes over, our fight for equality and justice may look different, but it certainly won’t stop … it has already become clear that the fight for social justice will require more support than ever in the next four years.

Although the entire LGBTQ community faces challenges to our rights and our humanity, the Bisexual+ Community​ remains particularly vulnerable when it comes to issues like health care access,discrimination, and anti-LGBTQ violence.

Bi+ advocacy organizations like BiNet USA​ are also struggling to plan our work ahead, knowing that the current major disparities in funding bi-specific work will only become more severe as resources become scarce.

All of this is to say that we need your support more than ever.

We are a volunteer-run organization, and while we will continue to donate our own time and resources, our programmatic work does cost money. Moreover, the bi+ community faces disproportionate levels of poverty compared to the gay and lesbian community, so we recognize how important it is to support each other and enlist help from our allies.

To that end, we are asking for your financial support in the form of a tax-deductible donationtoBiNet USA. 

Together we will remain strong!

bisexual-community:

beautifultrans flaginspiredhavdala candle!

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Resources For Bisexual/Non-Monosexual, Queer + Questioning People of Faith(any faith):

• Bisexual People of Faith - A facebook-based community and resource by and for bisexual/non-monosexual, and all other middle sexuality(s) people from all faith, religious, spiritual, spirit and wisdom traditions
• “Blessed Bi Spirit” edited by Rabbi Debra Kolodny - a book containing over thirty articles, poems, prayers, and stories from bisexual people on a wide variety of spiritual paths
• Bisexuality: Making the Invisible the Visible in Faith Communities - a guidebook to aid congregation’s to welcome and minister to bisexual people and their families
• FaithfullyLGBT - a space for queer people of all faith traditions. Created by Eliel Cruz, a self-described “Professional Bisexual. Culture Commentator. Writer, YouTuber, Speaker.”

[Minneapolis, MN]:  Bi+ Book Club

Twin Cities folks! The Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) is so excited about their newBi+ Book Club! If you love to read and love to talk about books, please join us on the evening of Wednesday, September 7th 2016 starting at 7:30 pm at the Minneapolis Central Library (part of Hennepin County Library).

TheBisexual Organizing Project (BOP)’sBi+ Book Club for the entire Bisexual+ Community is a place to read fiction, biography, creative non-fiction, history, theory, and activist works.

So please come join us to discuss readings and ideas about, for, and by #bisexual+ and other non-monosexualfolks.

Can’t make it tonight? Join the  Bisexual Organizing Project Meetup to keep up with this and all other of the many events BOP organizes for the Bi+ Community in the Twin Cities area. 

Jamaica is widely recognized as one of the most homophobic countries on Earth; same-sex intimacy remains criminalized, and anti-gay hate crimes are stunningly common. Yet the immigration judge inexplicably held that bisexual people are not persecuted in Jamaica.~Mark Joseph Stern,Slate

Immigration and Seventh Circuit Judges Reject Bisexual Man’s Request for Protection; Here’s Why They Were Wrong

TheSeventh Circuit US Court of Appeals this week denied a petition from a Jamaican immigrant, 51-year-old Ray Fuller, for relief from an order sending him back to Jamaica where he feared being persecuted and tortured due to his bisexuality.  Fuller’s fear of persecution was not theoretical; he provided evidence of having been the victim of violent harassment in Jamaica because of his sexual orientation…

In denying his petition for relief, the immigration judge not only expressed skepticism that bisexuals are persecuted in Jamaica, but also concluded that Fuller is not really bisexual, largely because of his relationships with women … In a scathing dissent, Judge Posner criticized the Fuller v. Lynch majority opinion, the effect of which is to perpetuate harmful misconceptions about bisexuals and the dangers they face… 

1. First, the immigration judge’s conclusion that bisexuals do not face persecution in Jamaica is disturbingly ill-informed.
   
2. Second, the singling out of bisexuality for additional skepticism reveals a profound lack of understanding about bisexuality.
   
3. As Judge Posner aptly concluded in his dissent, the Seventh Circuit decision places Fuller in peril. 

The author of this articleNancy MarcusisLambda Legal’s Law & Policy Project Senior Staff Attorney.  Ms. Marcus is also an active member of BiLaw a group of bisexual-identified and bi-allied attorneys, academics, and law students.

binetusa:

ultra-bi-olent:

Biphobia at Pride | TheNotAdam

writer, actor, advocate, husband, troublemaker, bi guy, and one half of NotAdamAndSteve; our favorite funny sexy latino vlogger R.J. Aguiar shares his bi story of ‪biphobia‬ at LA Pride 2016forBiNet USA’sBi Stories Project

Do YOU have a Bisexual+ Story to tell of your own? Please CLICK THE LINKandShare YOUR Bi+ Storytoo

binetusa:

August 2nd is Give OUT Day in the USA, the annual online fundraising day for the LGBTQ community. We hope you’ll consider donatingtoBiNet USA, to help fund our work with and for the bisexual+ community.  

Thebi+ communityfacesmajor disparities when it comes to mental and physical health, poverty, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault.  Despite these needs, groups that serve the bisexual+ community receive on average less than 1% of the annual  funding  allotted to LGBTQ groups.

So we/ve just have to do it ourselves!  Like pretty much  everything by and for the B in LGBT, BiNet USA is a volunteer-run DYI project.  We depend on your volunteer hoursandyour donations to make all of this continue to work.

It doesn’t matter how much you give, or what you give, only that you give. By continuing to work together we can and we are making life better for all of us.

---

NOTE:Bisexual+(Bi+) refers to ALL Bisexual/Biromantic Non-Monosexual (androgynous, cis, gender-expansive, trans et al.) People who see themselves as not monosexual – ie not straight (aka hetrosexual) and not gay/lesbian (aka homosexual) – including but not limited to everyone who also use Personal Identity Labels such as Ambisexual, Flexisexual, Fluid, Heteroflexible, Homoflexible, Multisexual, No Labels, Omnisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, PoMosexual, Sapiosexual, Queer, etc. 

bisexual-community:

excess-of-cats:

bialogue-group:

Almost every LGBT person, no matter how out and well-adjusted we may be, has turned to an LGBT nonprofit at some point in our lives …  None of these organizations … can survive on good will and worthy missions alone. They need support to open their doors; to litigate and advocate and organize; to keep dedicated staff — even to keep the lights on. And for that, they need us — all of us.

1 in 20: We Can Do Better:The Horizons Foundation’s research shows that not even 5 percent of LGBT people give direct financial support to LGBT organizations. That’s just one in 20.

Ifevery one of the 8 million+ LGBT people in the United States woke uponGive Out Dayand gave $10 — just $10 — that would mean $80 million to take care of our elders, to fuel the fight for full equality, to make sure that queer youth can navigate this still-tough world, to support all those with medical and mental health issues,substance use, violence, poverty, discrimination, and dozens of other challenges.

Give Out Day is a chance for all of us to be part of something much bigger than any of us.

---

We hope All Bisexual/Non-monosexual, SGL + Queer identified people will consider donating to helpfundyour own Bisexual+ Community.It doesn’t matter how much you give, or what you give, only that you give:

• Boston’s MA’s venerable Bisexual Resource Center
  
• American national organizing group BiNet USA 
  

We probably don’t donate because we’re relying on these charities because we’re disenfranchised and broke as shit due to being LGBT

Seriously though, even US $5 would bring joy to the totallyoverlookedandunderfunded heavilyPoC + Trans/Gender expansive US Bisexual groups!