BiNet USA

BiNet USA Since 1990 BiNet USA has been advocating for the Bisexual+ Community in the United States.We are the B in LGBT!

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[USA]: 2017 National School Climate Survey (Encuesta sobre el Ambiente Escolar)  LGBTQ+ youth, speak out about your school experiences! (Jóvenes LGBTQ+ – ¡Hable de sus experiencias en la escuela!)

The 2017 National School Climate Survey is GLSEN’s tenth national survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual+, transgender, and queer youth. It is a crucial tool in GLSEN’s mission for fighting anti-LGBTQ+ bias in K-12 schools across the nation. The information gathered from this survey will help GLSEN to inform education policymakers and the public about the right of all students to be treated with respect in their schools. 

La Nacional sobre el Ambiente Escolar 2017 es la décima encuesta de jóvenes lesbianas, homosexuales, bisexuales, transgéneros, y queer. Es fundamental a la misión de GLSEN a luchar contra los prejuicios anti-LGBTQ+ que existe en las escuelas K-12 en todo el país. La información recopilada a partir de esta encuesta ayudará a GLSEN a informar legisladores de educación y el público sobre el derecho que tienen todos los estudiantes ser tratados con respeto en las escuelas.

If you attended high school or middle school sometime during the last school year (2016-2017), identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual+, transgender, queer or questioning, and are at least 13 years old, tell us about your experiences in school. (If you did not complete the entire school year you can still participate in the survey.) The survey is completely anonymous.

Si asistió un colegio o una escuela mediana alguna vez durante el último año escolar (2016-2017), identifica como lesbiana, homosexual, bisexual+, transgénero, queer o está cuestionando su sexualidad, y tiene al menos de 13 años, cuéntanos sus experiencias en la escuela. (Si no completó todo el año escolar todavía puede participar en la encuesta.) La encuesta está completamente anónima.

The survey asks questions about your experiences in school, including hearing homophobic remarks, being harassed because of your sexual orientation and/or how you express your gender and how supportive your school is of LGBTQ+ students.

La encuesta contiene preguntas sobre sus experiencias escolares, incluyendo si ha oído comentarios homofóbicos, si ha acosado a causa de su orientación sexual y/o como expresa su género y como su escuela apoya los estudiantes LGBTQ+.

To take the survey, click here. Para hacer la encuesta en español, haz click aquí.

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Bisexuals in committed monogamous relationships have not chosen a “side,” they have chosen a person.

Thank you and have a blessed day.

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[Cambridge MA USA]:  Bi+ Summer Potluck Picnic!

Please join the members of the greater Boston area’s Bisexual+ Resource Center (BRC) on Saturday July 15th 2017 from 2 PM - 4 PM for an informal summer social at Cambridge Commons Park. We encourage everyone to bring a potluck item to share. This will be a great opportunity to meet other members of local Bi+ Meetup(s) and Groups you may not have had the opportunity to attend as well as connect with many of the nice people from the local Bi+ Community. Partners, friends, and allies are also welcome. Rain date is Sunday July 16th or we will also consider moving indoors to Cambridge Common Restaurant if the weather warrants it.

Note: Bisexual+ (Bi+ for short pronounced “Bi Plus”) is *shorthand* for ALL Non-Monosexual people inclusive of but not limited to: Bisexual & Biromantic as well as Ambisexual, Flexisexual, Fluid, Heteroflexible & Homoflexible, Multisexual, No Labels, Omnisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Pomosexual, SGL (Same-gender Loving), Sapiosexual, Queer-identified, Questioning et al. Additionally the Bisexual+ Community has always/will always include people of ALL genders/gender identification including but not limited to: Androgynous, Cis, Genderqueer, Gender-Nonconforming, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans, et al.

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Is anyone going to this?

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A lot of people go to all the local Boston area events, it’s an extremely active community on social media and in RL (x)(x)

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I think I'm bisexual. No one knows. And I've never admitted it.

We hope things get better for you. We hope you find a place of physical and mental safety where you can be yourself. Whomever and whatever you decide you are as is best for you.

From Bisexual Index: If you’re asking yourself “Am I Bisexual?” then here’s a handy checklist:

1.)  Thinking about the people you’ve been attracted to, so far in your life, were they all of the same gender?

If you answered “No”, to any or all of the questions in our list above then we feel it’s okay for you to call yourself bisexual. We don’t care how attracted you are to the genders around you - you’re bisexual as soon as you stop being exclusively attracted to only one sex. That’s it. It really is as easy as that.

Remember: in or out; gay, straight, lesbian or bisexual; cisgender, transgender, androgynous, gender non-conforming or nothing In particular; monogamous, celebate, poly; shy, sexualy adventerious, asexual, confused or just not sure yet. No Matter What — You are NOT broken. You are NOT odd or exotic. You are not somehow “wrong”. You are Exactly who and what you are Supposed To Be and most important You Are Not Alone!

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Looking for bisexual+ community? On Social Media? Start here –

Global Bisexual Network (x)

Bisexual Index (x)(x)

Biscuit Magazine (x)(x)(x)

The BiCast (x)(x)(x)(x)

Bis Of Colour (x)(x)

BiNet USA (x)(x)(x)(x)

Still Bisexual (x)(x)(x)

Bisexual Women of Color - BiWoC (x)(x)(x)

Miles the Bisexual (x)(x)(x)

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Bay Area Bisexual Network (BABN)

Established in 1987, the Bay Area Bisexual Network (BABN) continues to serve the Bi+ Community in the greater San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area of California. BABN’s mission is to develop a healthy, vibrant, multicultural bisexual+ community and to promote better understanding of bisexual+ lives and issues within the larger lesbian, gay, bisexual+, trans & nonbiary, intersex, asexual, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) community as well as the general public.

Pride Month 2017

Annual Bi-BQ 2017: everyone’s invited to BABN’s Annual Bi+ Barbeque, potluck bring for yourself and to share, Wednesday, June 21 at 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM at Mission Dolores Park (enter 19th & Dolores) under the big tree in the corner by Dolores/Cumberland

Frameline’s Bi-Candy Short Film Program:  Come see this year’s bisexual+ expectation- and binary-breaking shorts in this year’s batch of Bi Candy! Curated by Allegra and April Hirschman these films run the gamut from sultry and seductive to sweet and awkward. Wednesday, June 21 at 7pm at the Roxie Theatre 3117 16th St, SF 94103

30 Years of BABN at San Francisco Pride: Join everyone on Sunday, June 25 2017 to march with the Bisexual+ Contingent.  CLICK THIS LINK for all the dets on How, Where and When.

The Bay Area Bisexual Network (BABN) and friends always have a full, friendly and welcoming schedule going on all the time throughout the Bay Area, from family friendly Bi+ and Trans Brunches, regular BiFriendly evening meet and munch, and a plethora of art, writing and poetry events.  You can keep up with us thru:

Facebook Page and Group

Twitter

Website with Email

Note:Bisexual+ (Bi+ for short) is just *shorthand* for ALL Non-Monosexual people inclusive of but not limited to: Bisexual & Biromantic as well as Ambisexual, Flexisexual, Fluid, Heteroflexible & Homoflexible, Multisexual, No Labels, Omnisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Pomosexual, SGL (Same-gender Loving), Sapiosexual, Queer-identified, Questioning et al. Additionally the Bisexual+ Community has always/will always include people of ALL genders/gender identification including but not limited to: Androgynous, Cis, Genderqueer, Gender-Nonconforming, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans, et al.

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Online Discussion - No Homo No Hetero: Being Black, Bisexual, & Male in America

When seeking answers to questions regarding healthy identity development and overcoming multiple, intersecting oppressions, Black Bisexual Men have Very Few options.

Join us online on Saturday June 24th 2017 from 11 AM to 1 PM (NYC time)  explore the impact and challenges of this particular work by discussing identity, race, biphobia, manhood and the intersecting oppression of being Black and Fluid with a panel of MenKind organizers, members, supporters and allies. We will discuss the ever evolving nuances of the Black male bisexual experience: identity, racism, biphobia and media representation; manhood, masculinity, myths, HIV and the overall health, well being and liberation of Black bisexual men.

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BiNet USA Op-Ed: #BiQuestionsTrump by Faith Cheltenham, VP BiNet USA 

Honestly? As a bisexual person of color, I have many questions for President Trump. And, I have questions for the bi+ community and our allies too––questions about who we are, what we stand for, how we’re surviving, and how we can hold each other, our leadership, and the President accountable.

Are you, like me, terrified for the present and futures of bi+ youth, trans youth, people of color (POC) youth, and bi+ trans POC youth? For all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people? ...

Is mainstream and LGBT media amplifying misinformation about bisexual people when they incorrectly report on bi+ celebs like Mel B, Angelina Jolie and Amber Heard and their very real experiences of violence? Is it that better or worse than when they neglect to report on our experiences at all? ...

Once again, is our collective experience being used to sell records and films, to generate donations to organizations, and be silently consumed without a single whisper of “our letter” or an acknowledgment of our very existence? ...

"Kudos to the dreamers, the fighters, rule breakers and boundary makers. Keep on letter writers! Keep strong and carry on."

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I meet people who hate labels. I don’t think labels are the problem. (image: white text on pink, purple and blue background. text reads “the problem is not labels but the myths they carry. not “bi” but biphobia.” biphobia is underlined.)

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[Tulsa OK]: OkEq Brought to You Bi the Letter B

Welcome to the “Brought to You Bi the Letter B”, the bisexual+ programming group for the“Dennis R. Neill Equality Center” in Tulsa, Oklahoma- happy to be able to serve the Bisexual+/Biromantic+, Non-Monosexual, Same Gender Loving (SGL), Queer + Questioning Community in the Tulsa Oklahoma are.

Please come join their facebook group for announcements regarding upcoming support groups, social outings, and other events and information. 

Note: Bisexual+ (Bi+ for short) is just *shorthand* for ALL Non-Monosexual people inclusive of but not limited to: Bisexual & Biromantic as well as Ambisexual, Flexisexual, Fluid, Heteroflexible & Homoflexible, Multisexual, No Labels, Omnisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Pomosexual, SGL (Same-gender Loving), Sapiosexual, Queer-identified, Questioning et al. Additionally the Bisexual+ Community has always/will always include people of ALL genders/gender identification including but not limited to: Androgynous, Cis, Genderqueer, Gender-Nonconforming, Non-binary, Trans, et al.

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Anyone from White plains NY?

This is the Tumblr of BiNet USA an American national 501C3 Charitable and Educational Organization.  But we do list the following resources in your area:* New York Area Bisexual Network - this cover all of NYC, Westchester, & Lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey* NYC Area Bisexual, Non-Monosexual & Queer Meetup Group - again for all of NYC, Westchester, & Lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, Connecticut and New JerseyOne of the listed Groups and Events is a long running regular discussion and support meeting: the Westchester Bisexual Discussion & Support Group - held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the Month at The LOFT: LGBT Community Services Center in White Plains NY

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5 Steps to Create Bi-Supportive Spaces

Though completely coincidental, it seems fortuitous that the hubbub about The New York Times Magazine 's "The Scientific Quest to Prove Bisexuali...

5 Steps to creating bi-supportive spaces by @ellynruthstrom - a must-read for those working in schools & communities!

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Looking for some cool Mother’s Day Gifts to express your love for that special Out + Proud Bisexual+ Partner, Parent or Grandparent? BiNet USA’s online store has you covered with a variety of different items. Plus you’ll be Doing Well by Doing Good, becasue your purchase goes to support BiNet USA, an American 501c(3) non-profit that has been advocating for the bisexual community since 1990. We are the B in LGBT!

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Shout Out 2 All Bisexual+ People

Shout out to the bisexuals out here slutting it up. Shout out to the bisexuals who enjoy threesomes (or foursomes+) and take advantage of those opportunities. Much love to the polyamorous bisexuals and the bisexuals who say they're bi-curious and those who don't like sex at all.

Glory be to the trans, gender non-conforming and nonbinary bisexuals. Y'all foine AF.

Hugs to the bisexual+ women/femmes who leave their lesbian partners and eventually end up with male partners and vice versa. Relationships of all orientations end and don't let anyone make you feel guilty for getting out or for moving forward with whomever you please. It's your life. Fuck their judgment.

Bowing deep to all my black and brown bisexuals who have been shining in every way since humanity was a thing. Sending prayers of protection to all my immigrant and refugee bisexuals, restorative justice to my indigenous bisexuals and two-spirit folks, profound respect and recognition to all the elder bisexuals who got us here, and access to every single differently-abled bisexual on this planet.

Protection and healing to all the closeted bisexuals who feel like they have to use gay, lesbian or straight labels to survive. We're here for you when and if ever you decide to take the glorious and terrifying leap.

Love to the bisexual+/pansexual/polysexual/omnisexual/asexual/biromantic/aro/fluid/no label/queer/questioning/OMG-I-don't-know-sexuals just trying to find their way. Shout out to all the bisexuals under the vast bi+ umbrella who feel like a more specific label suits them a little better. Love and light to the bisexuals who will hold onto their bi+ label and you'll have to pry it from their cold dead hands. Bi+ is not binary (or transphobic) and pan is not sanctimonious (or transphobic). We are a community and we had better act like one because we can't win without each other.

Eternal love, familial bonds and transformative wisdom to all the bisexuals out here trying to live our best lives, whether we fit their dusty and falsely monolithic stereotypes at times, or nah. We are more of the queer community than anyone else and our expressions of bisexuality are not always going to look or be the same. That's ok. Just know that when the bi+ bat signal goes up and the bat phones ring, whatever your label, or lack thereof, we had better show up and show out. For all of us.

[binetusa]

“We have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined ... nonviolent pressure.  It is a historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily.”   ~ the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.​  "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (1963)

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“You deplore the demonstrations taking place , , ,  but your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.  

I am sure that none of you would want to rest content with the superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple with underlying causes."  ~ the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.​  "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (1963)

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Follow That Blog: Bisexual Books

BISEXUALS DO READ: Welcome to Bisexual Books. Here you’ll find views and reviews on books from multiple genres and for all ages from the bisexual perspective. Be warned this site contains spoilers and reviews of erotica and other sexual material. WHY BISEXUAL BOOKS? Because literature is an integral part of community, and Because it is incredibly important for bisexual people to see bisexuals represented in the media around them, and yet Because books about bisexuals are underrepresented in mainstream as well as queer review sources, Bisexual Books reads, reviews, and talks about bisexual authors, stories, and characters. Just as there is no one bisexual experience, there is no one bisexual literary canon; therefore, We promote the intersectional analysis of texts, Specifically with respect to people in marginalized communities We do this to connect bisexual people to awesome bisexual stories, Raise awareness about negative tropes, stereotypes, and clichés, Let publishers know that bisexual books have an audience, and Create a place where readers can discover and share quality bisexual literature. AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS If you are interested in having the Bisexual Books blogging team review your book, please read our guidelines here.

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From The Homeless LGBT Youth of NYC Are In Trouble from Kazimir Lee

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Did you know? “A higher percentage of bisexual students reported running away from home one or more times compared to their gay and straight peers. In addition, more bisexual youth stated they were homeless because of physical abuse by parents than their straight and gay peers. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual homeless youth also have greater HIV risks and these risks are greater among bisexual female youth. Therefore, stronger policies are needed to provide bisexual+ youth with safe environments to live that are off the streets.“ ~excerpt from “Caring for Bisexual+ Homeless Youth” by BRC (24 March 2016)

Did you know? Transgender people and people of color comprise large portions of the bisexual community –– with more than 40 percent of LGBT people of color identifying as bisexual, and about half of transgender people describing their sexual orientation as bisexual or queer (according to various other research studies Bisexual is the largest self-identity for Trans people. Followed by percentages: Queer, Heterosexual/Homosexual, Other, and Asexual) –– making these groups vulnerable to further disparities that occur at the intersections of biphobia, racism and transphobia. ~from “Health Disparities Among Bisexual People” by HRC (September 2015)