No matter you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual, or other LGBT+, we are pride.

biphobic: invalidating girls’ bisexuality if they end up w a man

not biphobic: wanting more female bisexual characters to end up with women for the sake of f/f representation

biphobic: not letting bi girls into LGBT+ safe spaces if they have a preference for men

not biphobic: not wanting a female bisexual character’s female lover killed off before she ends up with a man

biphobic: thinking bisexuals have “straight privilege”

not biphobic: understanding that a cis m/f relationship more societally accepted than a f/f or m/m relationship

I can’t stop laughing because…

like I don’t know how you can get more obvious than tweeting “I’m sure I’m bisexual,” but clearly The Sun isn’t convinced

and then the caption “marnie simpson ‘thinks’ she ‘might’ be bisexual” jfc

“I’m not gay,“ I told my date. “I’m bisexual.” “You’re bisexual?” he said, laughing. “So, you like, have vagina cooties.“ This is what it’s really like to be a bisexual man in the dating world.

the word ‘bisexuality’ is a taboo

it isn’t said on tv. orange is the new black, for example, features a bisexual protagonist who points out the biphobia at one point in assuming she can’t be attracted to multiple genders, but no one Ever says the word and she is ignored and referred to as a straight girl or a lesbian depending on the situation

other bisexual characters later turn out to have been Really Monosexual All Along. or are attractive, promiscuous women with commitment issues

this isn’t a coincidence.

people who are attracted to multiple genders, when asked about it, often describe themselves as “Fluid”. “I’d rather not label it.” “I don’t need to define it.” “It’s just whatever.” as if people are afraid of even implying the b word

this isn’t a coincidence.

the word ‘bisexual’ gets you different reactions in different places. straight people think you’re either faking for attention or a deviant. straight men are afraid of bi men and think bi women are just particularly promiscuous straight girls who want to have threesomes with them

gay men accuse bi men of being in the closet. lesbians accuse bi women of being straight girls going through a phase. and the ones who don’t do either of these things still often assume bisexuals are promiscuous, indecisive, and can’t settle down.

the theme throughout is that bisexually is illegitimate, deceptive, and always a front for something else.

this isn’t a coincidence

people are constantly encouraged to ‘settle down’, to ‘just pick one’, to ‘not be greedy’. abandon bisexuality. you’re really gay. you’re really straight. you’re too young. how can you know you’re bisexual at 16? 18? 20? 25?

this isn’t a coincidence

the word ‘bisexuality’ is constantly, persistently manipulated, by people who aren’t bisexual at all. the meaning twisted on shallow rationale. accused of being transphobic, or of being exclusionary. this has been happening for over 20 years now despite the existence of outspoken trans and/or non-binary bisexuals. whatever they can do to make you not say the word. pick a different one.

this isn’t a coincidence

bisexual people - whether implied or literally, deliberately saying they are bisexual using the word - are constantly rewritten as gay or as straight. gay icon. he was never interested in men. bi actor comes out? headlines say ‘came out as gay’, or articles outright ignore it

it’s never, ever a coincidence. bi erasure is a constant, ongoing thing.

Saying that a bisexual person has become straight/gay because they’re going out with someone of a particular sex is like saying that someone has become a vegetarian because they had a salad for lunch

^Important.

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the bible said adam AND eve so i slept with them both

Well it’s the Bible, not the Straightble, I’m just following the book.

I’M GONNA CRY

IT GOT BETTER