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The bisexual community, also known as the bi+, m-spec, bisexual/pansexual, or bi/pan/fluid community, includes members of the LGBT community who identify as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual and sexually fluid.[1][2] As opposed to hetero- or homosexual people, people in the bisexual community experience attraction to more than one gender.
The bisexual community includes those who identify as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, biromantic, polysexual, or sexually fluid.[1][2] Bisexual people are less likely than their lesbian and gay counterparts to be out of the closet.[3] As a result, there is a lot of variation among the bisexual community in how important bisexual people find bisexuality or LGBT identity to their sense of self.[4] Bisexual people may have social networks that are heavily concentrated inside the wider LGBT community; whether or not they participate in broader LGBT culture, bisexual people may also participate in bisexual-specific communities.[5]
These communities come together with the lesbian, gay, and transgender communities for bigger LGBT events such as LGBT pride parades, civil rights marches and advocacy, conferences, and other nationwide causes where the interests of the communities intersect, such as the National Equality March.[citation needed] Often, conferences have separate seminars on bisexual and transgender topics, and several LGBT pride parades now include special bisexual sections as well.[21][22]
People who identify as bisexual can receive specifically directed hatred and distrust (biphobia), stereotyping, and denial (bisexual erasure) from people of all sexual orientations. People may say bisexuals are just unsure of their feelings or going through a "phase" and will or should "decide" or "discover" which sex they are attracted to.[26][27][28] On the other hand, there is also increasing support, inclusion, and visibility of bisexuals in the LGBT community.[29][30][31][32][33][34]
A series of groups have been working together and focusing on issues important to the bisexual community such as biphobia, dating, coming out, bisexual's visibility in the news and entertainment, and bisexual erasure. These groups are queer-identified and closely allied with the gay, lesbian, and transgender communities, but their main focus is the bisexual community.[33][35][36] There has also been a movement to combat biphobia and myths about bisexuals.[37][38]
Some bisexual, fluid, pansexual and queer-identified contingents display their banners at the 2009 National Equality March.
Equality campaigns and pride celebrationsEdit
The National Equality March was a national political rally that occurred on October 11, 2009, in Washington, D.C. It called for equal protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in all matters governed by civil law in all states and districts. The march was called for by LGBT activist Cleve Jones and organized by Equality Across America and the Courage Campaign. Kip Williams and Robin McGehee served as co-directors. This was the first national march in Washington, D.C., for LGBT rights since the 2000 Millennium March.
There was a specific bisexual, pansexual and queer-identified contingent that was organized to be a part of the march.[39] Several bisexual, pansexual and queer-identified groups including BiNet USA, New York Area Bisexual Network, DC Bi Women and BiMA DC, came together and marched, showing bisexual, pansexual and queer solidarity.[40] There were four out bisexual speakers at the National Equality March rally: Michael Huffington, Lady Gaga, Chloe Noble, and Penelope Williams.
In October 2009, LGBT activist Amy Andre[41] was appointed as executive director of the San Francisco Pride Celebration Committee, making her San Francisco Pride's first bisexual woman of color executive director.[42][43]
^ abChristina Richards; Meg Barker (2015). Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide. SAGE Publications. p. 116. ISBN978-1-4462-8716-3. Retrieved August 23, 2017. The identity 'bisexual' can be considered to be an umbrella term which includes all of the following groups and more: ... People who don't see gender as a defining feature of their sexual attraction (some may also use terms like pansexual, omnisexual or ecosexual – see Glossary).
^ abSherwood Thompson (2014). Encyclopedia of Diversity and Social Justice. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 98. ISBN978-1-4422-1606-8. Retrieved August 23, 2017. There are many other identity labels that could fall under the wider umbrella of bisexuality, such as pansexual, omnisexual, biromantic, or fluid (Eisner, 2013).
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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article December 2021 The bisexual community also known as the bi m spec bisexual pansexual or bi pan fluid community includes members of the LGBT community who identify as bisexual pansexual omnisexual polysexual and sexually fluid 1 2 As opposed to hetero or homosexual people people in the bisexual community experience attraction to more than one gender Contents 1 Defining the community 2 Discrimination 3 Equality campaigns and pride celebrations 4 Conferences and conventions 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 7 1 General 7 2 Magazines 8 External linksDefining the community Edit nbsp Bisexual pride flag designed by Michael Page in 1998The bisexual community includes those who identify as bisexual pansexual omnisexual biromantic polysexual or sexually fluid 1 2 Bisexual people are less likely than their lesbian and gay counterparts to be out of the closet 3 As a result there is a lot of variation among the bisexual community in how important bisexual people find bisexuality or LGBT identity to their sense of self 4 Bisexual people may have social networks that are heavily concentrated inside the wider LGBT community whether or not they participate in broader LGBT culture bisexual people may also participate in bisexual specific communities 5 The bisexual community has bi specific events and conferences 6 7 publications such as Bi Women Quarterly 8 9 websites and organizations like BiNet USA and the Bisexual Resource Center 10 11 magazines such as Bi Community News 12 8 9 13 14 15 writer s groups 16 media including the books Bi Any Other Name and Getting Bi 17 leaders and politicians such as Robyn Ochs and Katie Hill 18 and mental health associations 19 Bisexual groups began forming in the 1980s in several cities 20 These communities come together with the lesbian gay and transgender communities for bigger LGBT events such as LGBT pride parades civil rights marches and advocacy conferences and other nationwide causes where the interests of the communities intersect such as the National Equality March citation needed Often conferences have separate seminars on bisexual and transgender topics and several LGBT pride parades now include special bisexual sections as well 21 22 September 23 is Celebrate Bisexuality Day 23 The week beginning on the Sunday before Celebrate Bisexuality Day is Bisexual Awareness Week 24 25 Discrimination EditSee also Bisexual erasure People who identify as bisexual can receive specifically directed hatred and distrust biphobia stereotyping and denial bisexual erasure from people of all sexual orientations People may say bisexuals are just unsure of their feelings or going through a phase and will or should decide or discover which sex they are attracted to 26 27 28 On the other hand there is also increasing support inclusion and visibility of bisexuals in the LGBT community 29 30 31 32 33 34 A series of groups have been working together and focusing on issues important to the bisexual community such as biphobia dating coming out bisexual s visibility in the news and entertainment and bisexual erasure These groups are queer identified and closely allied with the gay lesbian and transgender communities but their main focus is the bisexual community 33 35 36 There has also been a movement to combat biphobia and myths about bisexuals 37 38 nbsp Some bisexual fluid pansexual and queer identified contingents display their banners at the 2009 National Equality March Equality campaigns and pride celebrations EditThe National Equality March was a national political rally that occurred on October 11 2009 in Washington D C It called for equal protection for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people in all matters governed by civil law in all states and districts The march was called for by LGBT activist Cleve Jones and organized by Equality Across America and the Courage Campaign Kip Williams and Robin McGehee served as co directors This was the first national march in Washington D C for LGBT rights since the 2000 Millennium March There was a specific bisexual pansexual and queer identified contingent that was organized to be a part of the march 39 Several bisexual pansexual and queer identified groups including BiNet USA New York Area Bisexual Network DC Bi Women and BiMA DC came together and marched showing bisexual pansexual and queer solidarity 40 There were four out bisexual speakers at the National Equality March rally Michael Huffington Lady Gaga Chloe Noble and Penelope Williams In October 2009 LGBT activist Amy Andre 41 was appointed as executive director of the San Francisco Pride Celebration Committee making her San Francisco Pride s first bisexual woman of color executive director 42 43 Conferences and conventions EditThere are several conferences and conventions for bi people These include the International Conference on Bisexuality BiCon UK and BECAUSE Conference in the United States Several of these have produced offshoot research conferences on bisexuality among them BiReCon in the UK EuroBiReCon and BiReConUSA in the United States See also EditBiphobia Biromantic Bisexual erasure Bisexuality Bisexuality in the United States Bisexual lighting History of bisexuality LGBT culture Bisexual culture List of media portrayals of bisexuality Omnisexuality Pansexuality Polysexuality Sexual fluidityReferences Edit a b Christina Richards Meg Barker 2015 Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals A Practical Guide SAGE Publications p 116 ISBN 978 1 4462 8716 3 Retrieved August 23 2017 The identity bisexual can be considered to be an umbrella term which includes all of the following groups and more People who don t see gender as a defining feature of their sexual attraction some may also use terms like pansexual omnisexual or ecosexual see Glossary a b Sherwood Thompson 2014 Encyclopedia of Diversity and Social Justice Rowman amp Littlefield p 98 ISBN 978 1 4422 1606 8 Retrieved August 23 2017 There are many other identity labels that could fall under the wider umbrella of bisexuality such as pansexual omnisexual biromantic or fluid Eisner 2013 Bisexual adults are far less likely than gay men and lesbians to be out to the people in their lives Pew Research Center Retrieved 2019 10 31 Among LGBT Americans bisexuals stand out when it comes to identity acceptance Pew Research Center 2015 02 20 Retrieved 2017 08 22 Lambe Jaclyn Cerezo Alison O Shaughnessy Tiffany June 2017 Minority stress community involvement and mental health among bisexual women Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 4 2 218 226 doi 10 1037 sgd0000222 ISSN 2329 0390 S2CID 151690685 BiCon the UK s main bisexual gathering bicon org uk BECAUSE Conference 2018 BECAUSE 2018 a b The Fence www thefence ca Archived from the original on 2016 05 18 Retrieved 2018 09 11 a 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2009 08 02 Bipride NYC Facebook Yes 23 is everywhere Here are 23 examples in the GTA Toronto Star Toronto February 15 2007 Bi Brigade presents Bisexual Awareness Week Proud Queer PQ Monthly Daily Online PQ Monthly Archived from the original on September 25 2015 Retrieved September 17 2015 Second annual Bisexual Awareness Week to be held Sept 20 26 events across U S and online LGBT Weekly February 14 2011 Archived from the original on September 21 2015 Retrieved September 17 2015 Michael Musto April 7 2009 Ever Meet a Real Bisexual Archived April 13 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Village Voice Lesbian Life About Bisexuality lesbianlife about com We Have Some Bones to Pick About the end of Angela and Roxie www afterellen com Archived from the original on 2010 07 05 Queers United queersunited blogspot com Task Force Report On Bisexuality www thetaskforce org Archived from the original on 2014 02 16 HRC article on bisexuality www hrc org Archived from the original on 2012 03 19 Retrieved 2009 11 02 GLAAD TV Report PDF glaadbackup com Archived from the original PDF on 2011 11 19 a b Maria September 24 2009 How Far Have We Come permanent dead link Bi Social Network Thirteen On House ausiellofiles ew com Archived from the original on 2013 01 02 Adrienne Williams September 23 2009 Bi Social Network Celebrates Bisexual Day Moves into Activism Archived 2010 04 30 at the Wayback Machine Bi Social Network Bi Social Calendar bisocialnetwork com Archived from the original on 2010 04 30 BiNet USA s Blog binetusa blogspot com Archived from the original on 2012 11 27 Retrieved 2009 11 02 Maria May 7 2009 Bisexuals the Hetero Privilege Myth Archived 2010 06 01 at the Wayback Machine Bi Social Network Bi Pan March Contingent upcoming yahoo com Archived from the original on 2013 01 11 Maria October 15 2009 My Experience at the National Equality March Bi Social Network BiNet USA s Blog Out Bisexual Amy Andre to Head San Francisco Pride Binet USA October 6 2009 SF Pride at 40 Oakland Local archive oaklandlocal com Archived from the original on 6 July 2013 Adrienne Williams October 19 2009 Interview with Amy Andre New Bisexual Executive Director of SF Pride BiSocial Network Further reading EditGeneral Edit Bi Any Other Name Bisexual People Speak Out by Loraine Hutchins editor amp Lani Kaʻahumanu editor ISBN 1 55583 174 5 Getting Bi Voices of Bisexuals Around the World by Robyn Ochs editor amp Sarah Rowley editor ISBN 0 9653881 4 X The Bisexual Option by Fritz Klein ISBN 1 56023 033 9 Bi America Myths Truths And Struggles Of An Invisible Community William E Burleson ISBN 978 1 56023 478 4 Bisexuality in the United States A Social Science Reader Paula C Rodriguez Rust editor ISBN 0 231 10226 7 Bisexuality The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority by Beth A Firestein editor ISBN 0 8039 7274 1 Current Research on Bisexuality by Ronald C Fox editor ISBN 978 1 56023 288 9Magazines Edit Bi Women Quarterly Bi Magazine US Bi Community News UK Bi Social Network US Bi News Magazine permanent dead link Netherlands The Fence Canada Bi Women Boston US Raspberry Mousse US External links EditBiNet USA Archived 2019 12 30 at the Wayback Machine Bisexual Resource Center American Institute of Bisexuality Ambi Bi Writers Association New York Area Bisexual Network Journal Of Bisexuality Mental Health In the Bi Community Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bisexual community amp oldid 1158254957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
