Bisexual community
The bisexual community, also known as the bi+, m-spec, bisexual/pansexual, or bi/pan/fluid community, are members of the LGBT community who identify as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, biromantic, and sexually fluid.[1][2] People in the bisexual community have romantic or sexual attraction to more than one gender. These communities come together with the lesbian, gay, and transgender communities for bigger LGBT events such as LGBT pride parades. The terms plurisexuality and multisexuality are used sometimes.[3][4][5]
Events
The bisexual community has bi-specific events and conferences.[6][7] They also have 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 many cities.[20] September 23 is Celebrate Bisexuality Day.[21] The week beginning on the Sunday before Celebrate Bisexuality Day is Bisexual Awareness Week.[22][23]
Challenges and support
People who identify as bisexual can get 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.[24][25][26] On the other hand, there is also increasing support, inclusion, and visibility of bisexuals in the LGBT community.[27][28][29][30][31][32]
Related pages
References
Further reading
General
- Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out by Loraine Hutchins, editor & Lani Kaʻahumanu, editor ISBN 1-55583-174-5
- Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World by Robyn Ochs, editor & 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 978-1-56023-288-9
Magazines
- 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)