[B]isexuality ~ ABC Challenge

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Hey guys! Cidney here and today I’m participating in the #ABCchall!

I received the letter B, so today we are going to talk about Bisexuality — more specifically what it is, and why it’s important to raise awareness about it and what’s going on within, as well as outside of the LGBT+ community regarding bisexuality.

I hope you learn something new, and hopefully this will maybe shed some light on some things you didn’t know about.

So, let’s get started!

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bisexuality [noun]:

the quality or characteristic of being sexually attracted to more than one gender

Bisexuality has existed for forever, but the term was never coined until 1852 by Richard von Kraft-Ebing. Before this point, even in ancient times, there was art and other forms of media, as well as actual people that depicted bisexuality.

While bisexuality has existed for quite a long time, there has always been a sort of stigma against it, which people still hold today. Today I’m going to educate you about some of the harmful assumptions others make about bisexuals, as well as things like bisexual erasure and what you can do to help combat it.

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bisexual erasure [ver.]:

The act or tendency to remove, ignore, falsify, or reexplain evidence of bisexuality in various areas or sources.

”You’re just someone’s who’s heterosexual trying to get into the community!”

”You’re not gay enough!”

”You’re just gay and too afraid to it it!”

”Just pick a side!”

”You’re so selfish!”

These, among other many hurtful phrases have been thrown around both inside and outside of the LGBT+ community.

While it can be frustrating at times, the important thing is to be able to educate others as to what bisexuality is and to help fight bisexual erasure both within and outside of the community.

Something as simple as standing up for our lovely bisexual friends within the community, or even listening to their firsthand experiences dealing with this both inside and outside of the community.

: we’re here to spread love, not hate.

It can be easy to throw shade towards someone who might be interested in the opposite sex, as well as other genders. After all, straight is the default and it’s easy for the rest of society to not bat an eye at a straight couple versus a same-sex couple.

However, even if a bisexual individual is in a relationship with someone of the opposite sex, they’re still bisexual. They still like more than one gender — and that in itself is enough.

Our lovely bisexual friends belong in this community as much as anyone else, and I hope that over time, there will be less of a stigma regarding those who are bisexual, as well as other sexual and/or gender orientations.

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Resources to learn more about the topic.

While the information I’ve provided is quite useful (in my opinion), there are many more resources out there that can give you plenty of information on this topic.

You can head on over to Ash Hardell’s channel (located here) to learn more about the LGBT+ community in general and to hear about their experiences with bisexuality.

They also have a web series called “The ABC’s of LGBT+” which I would highly recommend you check out. It covers bisexuality and much more!

You can also check out a video by Syren Cove that covers more on bi erasure over here.

And, you can always message me or check out some of the cool wikis on our lovely Amino! I hope this post was informational for you!

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Thank you for checking out my post! I really hope you enjoyed and learned something new.

Have a great day! :) and I’ll see you all next time!

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