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thefayth:As I say daily, “Bi is not binary” (thinking of making t-shirts and a banner at this poin

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…

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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.)


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midwestbiactivist:The Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago is out elevating the B in LGBT. Look out for

midwestbiactivist:

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!”


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midwestbiactivist:The Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Community in Colorado getting some visibility and remidwestbiactivist:The Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Community in Colorado getting some visibility and remidwestbiactivist:The Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Community in Colorado getting some visibility and remidwestbiactivist:The Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Community in Colorado getting some visibility and re

midwestbiactivist:

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!


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[Minneapolis Minnesota]: Bi+ Contingent - Twin Cities Pride ParadeCalling all ‪Bisexual‬/Non-Monosex[Minneapolis Minnesota]: Bi+ Contingent - Twin Cities Pride ParadeCalling all ‪Bisexual‬/Non-Monosex[Minneapolis Minnesota]: Bi+ Contingent - Twin Cities Pride ParadeCalling all ‪Bisexual‬/Non-Monosex[Minneapolis Minnesota]: Bi+ Contingent - Twin Cities Pride ParadeCalling all ‪Bisexual‬/Non-Monosex

[Minneapolis Minnesota]: Bi+ Contingent - Twin Cities Pride Parade

Calling all ‪Bisexual‬/Non-Monosexual, SGL, Middle Sexualities‬ Queer-identified and Questioning as well as all friends and allies, please come strut your stuff with the Bisexual Organizing Project-BOP at the 2016 Twin Cities PrideParade!

Choose between Carrying the Big Bisexual Pride Flag with Unit #7 or March with Streamers and Signs with Unit #21. 

When: Sunday, June 26 at 10 AM - 12 PM CDT
Where: line up along 3rd Street between Hennepin and Marquette in Minneapolis by 10:15 AM 
Remember: Dress for the weather and walking

Pleaseclick our link for Much More Info. So if you are a veteran or a newbie we Really Look Forward to seeing All of You There.


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[New York City]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at the NYC Pride March 2016Calling ALL Bisexual/[New York City]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at the NYC Pride March 2016Calling ALL Bisexual/[New York City]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at the NYC Pride March 2016Calling ALL Bisexual/[New York City]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at the NYC Pride March 2016Calling ALL Bisexual/

[New York City]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at the NYC Pride March 2016

Calling ALL Bisexual/Non-Monosexual, SGL (Same Gender Loving), Queer, Questioning, Cis, Trans, Genderqueer, Poly and just plain old Bi-friendly Gay, Lesbian & “Straight-But-Not-Narrow” folks who live, work or play in NYC.  Don’t get left standing on the sidelines. Instead, please come join us in the Bisexual Contingent at NYC’s 2016 LGBT Pride March and be part of all the fun and excitement.

When: Sunday, June 26, 2016 2:30 PM
Where: Heritage of Pride Parade Route down 5th Ave to the Village
Line Up: Section 10 (Group 22) on 38th between 5th and Madison Avenues

This year NYC Pride (The NYC LGBT Pride Organizer) has our Group to line upbetween2:30PM and 3:00PMinSection 10 (Group 22)on38thbetween 5th and Madison Avenues.  So you’ll have time for a leisurely Sunday Breakfast & to maybe even check out the PrideFest before you head uptown and get in line.

We will be marching between the Stonewall Chorale(in front) and NY Unity (in back), so it seems as if wonderful live music is guaranteed and we will all be having a lot of fun as we march!

Afterward we’ll all rest our feet and grab a bite to eat at Sammy’s Noodle Shop & Grill(461 6th Ave corner of 11th St) in the West Village. And make plans for some future fun Meetups, Parties and learn to get more involved in your local Bi Pride Groups.

Pleaseclick the link for Much More Info. So if you are a veteran or a newbie we really Look Forward to seeing All of You there.


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[San Francisco CA]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at SF Pride 2016All Bisexual/Non-Monosexual, [San Francisco CA]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at SF Pride 2016All Bisexual/Non-Monosexual, [San Francisco CA]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at SF Pride 2016All Bisexual/Non-Monosexual, [San Francisco CA]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at SF Pride 2016All Bisexual/Non-Monosexual, [San Francisco CA]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at SF Pride 2016All Bisexual/Non-Monosexual, [San Francisco CA]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at SF Pride 2016All Bisexual/Non-Monosexual,

[San Francisco CA]: Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Contingent at SF Pride 2016

All Bisexual/Non-Monosexual, SGL, Middle Sexualities, Queer, Questioning & Bi-Friendly people are invited to please join the Bay Area Bisexual Network(BABN) and friends in the 2016 ‪‎Bisexual‬/Non-Monosexual Contingent at San Francisco Pride.

When:  Sunday, June 26 at 9:30 AM PDT
Where: Placement 132 (Assembly Section M1 Market @ Main)

Our theme for the contingent this year is Save The B’s! Just as bees (and other pollinators) are an integral part of our natural ecosystem, bisexuals are an integral part of our queer community. We’ve made LG(bee)T signs for people to carry, bee costumes are highly encouraged, and we’ll have a bunch of chenille stems to make antennae on the morning of the parade, as well. Giant B placards or balloons! are welcome and encouraged too.

Pleaseclick the link for Much More Info. So if you are a veteran or a newbie we look forward to seeing all of you there.


TheBay Area Bisexual Network(BABN) is based in San Francisco with members from all over the Bay Area. Our mission is to develop a healthy, vibrant, multicultural bisexual community in the San Francisco Bay Area and to promote better understanding of bisexual lives and issues within the larger lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTIQQ) community and the public.


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thefayth:

(all quotes taken from the publicly available City of West Hollywood Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board 11/12/15 minutes: http://binetusa.blogspot.com/…/bi-weho-city-council-event-j…)

“…if bisexual people want to have their own board, the City should do that, but that it would not be serving bisexual people well to have their issues combined with others.”

“…spoke against having a separate board, because younger people are moving toward not defining themselves in these ways…”

“…the Board could ask the City Council to begin a Bisexual Task Force.”

ED. NOTE. The LA Bi Task Force regularly holds events and meetings in West Hollywood. 

“…the Board is barely able to get through the agenda it already has, without adding an additional subject.”

“…moved to ask the City Council to consider whether there is a need to form a Bisexual Task Force to do a needs assessment of the bisexual community.”

ED. NOTE. The LA Bi Task Force published a bisexual needs assessment of Greater Los Angeles in 2015, and hosted the launch of the needs assessment in the community room at Plummer Park in West Hollywood.

“…supports the idea of asking the City Council to consider a Bisexual Task Force, but that she had joined a Lesbian and Gay board.”

“…talk to their own Councilmembers to see if there is a need for this in the community, and if so, to possibly come back with it in the future.

”…said the Board spends a large majority of its time on gay issues, and that people of all orientations might be better served by having one large board.“

”…said members were appointed to represent their particular identity as gay or lesbian, and that he didn’t want to presume to speak on someone else’s identity.“

“said that we are moving toward having one voice as a community, and would like to help people form an LGBT task force, seeing the changing nature of the community…”

- Learn more about why BiNet USA,Los Angeles Bi Task ForceandAmBi - Your Bi Social Community members are visiting ‪#‎weho‬ this Thursday: http://binetusa.blogspot.com/2016/06/bi-weho-city-council-event-june-9th-2016.html

bidyke:

I’m bothered by the discussion around Amber Heard revolving around the notion that “bisexuality doesn’t justify violence”. Not because it’s untrue, but because it’s superficial.

The real issue here is that women are punished by patriarchy for being bisexual. That our bisexuality is perceived as such a threat to cishet masculinity that physical violence seems an appropriate response to it. That women’s bisexuality is a punishable crime.

This whole discussion demonstrates the power dynamics around women’s bisexuality and the depth of sapphobia (misogyny against bi women) in society. The terms of the discussion should move beyond apologetics (i.e. we don’t deserve this) and into in-depth explorations of why this violence is perceived as acceptable.

#AmberHeard

bisexual-community:[Image: A mother reading a picture book to her child. The image is done in a tr

bisexual-community:

[Image: A mother reading a picture book to her child. The image is done in a traditional Chinese Paper Cutting style (剪纸). It is set on a background of the Bisexual Pride Flag with flower highlights picked out in the colours of the LGBTQ Rainbow Pride Flag. The sentiment “Happy Mother’s Day” is written around the borders in English, Chinese, Korean + Vietnamese]


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bi-trans-alliance: More Than Half of the LGB Community Is Bisexual Graph by GLAAD from their new g

bi-trans-alliance:

More Than Half of the LGB Community Is Bisexual

Graph by GLAAD from their new guide for reporting on the bi community (made in partnership with BiNet USA,Bi Resource Center, and Bi Organizing Project.) Stats from a study by the Williams Institute.

Note: Trans people were included in the guide, though this graph is specifically about sexuality. Unfortunately, the study referenced for this graph didn’t include any other sexualities or non-binary people. The guide, however, does.

Click Here to download FREE CopyofGLAAD’s 2016 Bisexual Media Resource Guide


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asexualmew:

As a 26 year old multi-romantic asexual, I’m so thankful to the older biro-bisexuals who’ve been seeing the parallels between the treatment of ace and aro individuals with the treatment of bi individuals, even when they’re not on the aro or ace spectrum themselves, and actually saying something about it.

There’s a lot of biphobic and panphobic arguments concerning the exclusion of aces and aros, but you’re not even stopping there but talking about how arguments against aces and aros are almost word-for-word with your own lived in experiences with biphobia, and I really, really appreciate your allyship.

Thank you so much….

haveagaydayorg:(source) Being an ally is a lot like being a fan of a sports team. You’re there to

haveagaydayorg:

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Being an ally is a lot like being a fan of a sports team.

You’re there to support them, you spend money on their merchandise, you identify yourself as such so that your team feels the love and the world knows you’re there, you cheer for them, you tell others about them, you gush about why your team rocks to anyone interested in sports (and maybe a few who aren’t), and you jump in if someone’s talking trash about your team or your sport.

You bring a megaphone and a big foam #1 glove, and maybe if you’re good at what you do, you lead the bleachers in a cheer or two and get a few seconds on the JumboTron.

But you’re not part of the team.  You don’t get your name on the roster.  You don’t hang out in the locker room.  You don’t sit in on the strategy sessions.  And if someone from the team is doing a press conference, you fucking sit down and give them the microphone.

~ Chris Breechen.


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The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil​ [USA]: It’s LGBTQ Enrollment Week of Action - open enr

The greatest wealth is health.~Virgil​

[USA]:It’sLGBTQ Enrollment Week of Action-open enrollment means open for everyone, including ALL bisexuals+ their families and friends! So we are getting the word out to the Entire Bisexual Community​ this holiday season!  Get Medical Coverage, then Get That Check-Up and Be Healthy!

And it helps that it’s cheaper and easier than ever before to get financial help and Get Covered for 2017.  So CLICK THE LINK and give yourself and your loved ones the Gift of Health Care this Holiday Season. 


Note:Bisexual+(Bi+ for short) is just *shorthand* for ALL 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.


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Dear BiNet USA​ Supporters,In the past eight years, BiNet USA​ and other bisexual+ advocates have fo

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!


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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance 2016. We remember. We will not forget. We will ally, flank a

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance2016. We remember. We will not forget. We will ally, flank and do whatever it takes to stand with trans folks, including the many bisexual+ trans people in the U.S. who face increased anti bisexual+ and anti transgender sentiments but still keep living, thriving and working to help us all b free.

In the name of the so many who came before, I send prayers up in the memory of Sylvia Rivera, trans bi+ Latinx icon FOR ALL transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people in the world.

I hope that they, and my own beautiful nonbinary child, experience every day in the love they deserve.

I pray that the times the T in LGBT experience hatred or discomfort become rare, but *when* it does happen that trans people are quickly be surrounded in love and in light, with an explicitly anti-racist and a delightfully pro trans soft place to heal.

I pray as well that more and more cisgender people begin to celebrate the awesomeness of trans and nonbinary experience, for we should be a more grateful people to so often be blessed with bravery beyond measure.

I, and my family, personally pledge to more frequently open my home, heart and wallet to ensure that safety under the rule of the D.

I extend my thanks to all the trans allies of bisexual+ people, including bi+ trans folks who work without cease to see themselves authentically represented in the LGBTQIA movement. There would be too many names to list if BiNet USA were to call out all the trans leaders who have consistently stood bi us or with us, sometimes because they are us too and sometimes because they will do whatever it takes to ally us. Hayden L MoraMonica RobertsBamby SalcedoLourdes Ashley HunterDiego Miguel Sanchez AprCecilia C ChungBrynn TannehillScoutKylar BroadusKris HayashiMasen Davis
blessings to you!

As well, BIG BI HUGS, major thanks and BI+ Blessings to the many bi+ trans leaders in the bisexual+ movement like Julia SeranoAndrea JenkinsKayley Margarite WhalenZeam PorterBryan John EllicottAud TraherMartin Rawlings-FeinTara Madison AveryColleen Elizabeth McTigueAndy EyeAlex IantaffiSonya Saturday and the most recently honored by the QUEEN OF ENGLAND Jen YockneyMBE.

I hope you all, including those unnamed, find yourself surrounded with more work that uplifts every intersection of your being, and that you get to laugh and live in love every day of your life. You deserve to.

Thank you for blessing my life both personally and professionally, and I pray that the bi+ community is more frequently seen at your side in pride.  ~~ Faith Cheltenham, President BiNet USA


That’smy personal prayer this Transgender Day of Remembrance. What’s yours?

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