It's Bisexual Awareness Week, and GLAAD is joining the rest of the internet by celebrating with #BiWeek, a social media campaign designed to draw attention to the public policy concerns of bisexual people while also celebrating the resiliency of bisexual culture and community.
Bi people have taken Twitter by storm today to make their voices heard. In a society that so often erases the voice of the bi community, rendering its members near invisible, the #MyBisexualityIs campaign is an empowering and personal look at the diverse experiences of people who are bisexual.
Many people used their own experiences to dispel prevalent anti-bi myths:
#MyBisexualityIs an identity that did not die when I married a man. Plenty of otherwise nice people wanted it to or assumed it to.
— Syltegeek (@syltegeek) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs not limited to cis people.
— Clarissa Mota (@deadcmonkey) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs why my close lesbian friends tell me to identify as lesbian when meeting ladies who like only ladies #biphobia
— K. R. (@kaztocairo) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs vocal!! #BiWeek@huffpostgayhttp://t.co/khIPxjmf05
— Heron (@herong) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs a part of me and exists though I've only had a romantic relationship with one person. My feelings/attractions are real.
— Susan Young (@susandyoung) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs not about you. It's about me and my potential partner(s), not your confusion (or desire for a threesome)
— Megan E (@ennagirlburning) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs something I've been out about since I was 15 and still a part of me no matter what.
— Lillian Cohen-Moore (@lilyorit) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs still a way for employers to fire me, misjudge me or ignore me.
— Bella Rosa (@SharpSweetBella) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityis being really loud and proud of it now to make up for all the time i was so afraid and hated myself for it
— brenna (@poordecisionss) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs bi as in my gender + other genders, not bi as in a restrictive gender men/women binary.
— Delphine (@lethaljoker) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs not limited to cis people.
— Clarissa Mota (@deadcmonkey) September 23, 2014
Others took the opportunity to tell their stories for the first time:
#mybisexualityis secret. well, not any longer i guess.
— Konrad (@quasimov) September 23, 2014
And some folks just straight up preached some truths:
#MyBisexualityIs talking openly about my love for ladies AND dudes, because visibility is super important.
— Valerie (@trickycrayon) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs deserving of media representation beyond being the punchline to jokes
— Emeline Brittain (@Emelinee_B) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs the way God made me #blessed
— K. R. (@kaztocairo) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs getting reeeeeal tedious to defend and justify and explain to both gay and straight folk.
— Effie Perine (@awomaninwinter) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs awesome.
— Markie (@mburnhope) September 23, 2014
#MyBisexualityIs swag
— YUNGFRANCES (@terminallyillin) September 23, 2014
Last but not least, GLAAD staff participated on Instagram, too:
"#MyBisexualityIs sharing my voice."
"#MyBisexualityIs working to develop bi characters that speak out for us and help build understanding of the community."
"#MyBisexualityIs a love, the depth of which surprises and teaches me each day."
You can find 10 more empowering confessions from bi people here.
Check out 8 things you didn't know about the bi community and learn more about bi erasure here.
Join the conversation today by tweeting #BiFacts for #BiWeek!
From September 21-27, join GLAAD in recognizing the bisexual community for Bisexual Awareness Week, including Celebrate Bisexuality Day on September 23. Check out the new ways for bi, trans, and ally communities to get involved every day.
You can learn about the bi community, bi erasure, notable bi figures, and find resources for media at glaad.org/biweek2014 and more at bisexualweek.com.