Wisconsin state legislator comes out as bisexual
JoCasta Zamarripa came out today in this interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
(Source: twitter.com)
Bi is the kind of queer that other queers think is queer.
I have no qualms about ticking the “bisexual” box on an equal opportunities form, but to echo the words of a lesbian friend given that I’m in a monogamous, heterosexual marriage I’m as good as straight to all intents and purposes - right?
No. Not “right”. Ticking the “bi” box on that form no more means I’m going to cheat on my husband with a woman than ticking the “heterosexual” box means I am going to cheat on my husband with a man.
It’s something that I would love to write about, but I don’t know where to start. My identity is an important part of me, but I find myself shying away from debates about orientation and where everybody sits on the spectrum because what do I know? To all intents and purposes, I present to the world as one half of the most “acceptable” setup… well, other than my complete disdain for breeding. Is my insistence that I am bisexual nothing more than shameless bandwagon-jumping?
” @lastyearsgirl_ (via bisexualftw)Why should it be that someone like me can have no fear when calling myself a lesbian, but upon discovering I like both women and men, be so hesitant to call myself bisexual? I hesitate because of all the popular misconceptions and negative connotations that are associated with the word.
While I’m personally not a proponent of labeling people, it is so much easier to explain your sexuality when you have a word to call yourself. I only wish I could feel comfortable and safe in the company of others that knew I liked both genders.
” @bh253 (via bisexualftw)This movement on the part of people who call themselves pansexual to demonize people who identify as bisexual is quite recent; it has only been the last 10 years or so, but it has been vicious. There are some sites where you will be bullied if you identify as bisexual instead of pansexual.
I have been attracted to trans people all my life, and am gender variant myself; imagine how it felt to be watching a YouTube video about pansexuality in which the young college student stated that all bisexuals are not attracted to trans people and only like manly men and feminine women. And she stated this with total certainty.
We still are trying to find out who is training this generation of college students to hate, and who is trying to set non-monosexuals against each other. Where are these biphobic lies coming from?
” Estraven2 (via bisexualftw)The Bisexual Mind: Common topics
Consider this the FAQ for this Tumblr. Most of the questions I get can be answered by reading the links below.
Definitions of bisexuality:
- What is bisexuality?
- More than one: Robyn Ochs’ definition
- What does it mean to be bisexual?
- Bisexuals defined
- Bisexual manifesto
- Symbolism of the bi pride flag
Etymology, early theories about bisexuality and misconceptions about “bi = two”:
- “Psychosexual hermaphrodites”
- Bisexuality: from plants to people
- “Being Bisexual Means That You’re Only Attracted to Two Genders. Bi Means Two. Two Genders.”
- One thing I am really tired of talking about
- “Language changes over time, it’s not static”
Comparing and contrasting bisexuality and pansexuality:
- Bisexual and pansexual and if there’s a difference (and part 2 and 3)
- Some differences and similarities between bisexuality and pansexuality
- “How would you explain the difference between bisexuality and pansexuality?”
- Can someone explain to me the difference between bisexuality and pansexuality in a non-aggressive way?
- “Care to explain?”
Identifying as bisexual vs. pansexual:
- Why I identify as bisexual and not pansexual
- RitchandFamous: Bisexual v. pansexual
- “I like ‘bisexual.’”
- “My identity is mine to define.”
- “Acknowledge and respect the way people identify.”
- You do not get to define my identity for me.
- “Please never tell other people what they can identify as.”
- “Please don’t take a giant dump on my identity.”
- How to correct people when they get your sexual orientation wrong
Bisexuality and accusations of binarism:
Very Important. Everyone will want to read and bookmark this.
Change.org petition - Google’s Technical Staff: Stop blocking the word “bisexual” from instant search results.
Click here to sign.
my ideal study to find out whether bisexuality exists would go like this:
Researcher: Are you bisexual?
Participant: Yes.
Researcher: Okay then, we’re all done here! Thanks for your time.
(Source: blog.planetlovematch.com)
Vermont woman fired for being bisexual by Salvation Army
by Sheela Lambert
(Includes a cute pic of Danielle Morantez and her family.)
