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Queer theorists spoke of disrupting binaries such as male/female and hetero/homo, but the fact that bisexuals’ lived experience of gender disrupts both of those binaries never seemed to even enter the conversation.

Professor Dawne Moon PhD excerpt from ”How Queerness Erased Bisexuality” published 15 October 2016

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There Are No Closets In Tipis . . .

. . . and no pipelines, police, prisons, and weapons manufacturers in a Two Spirit LGBTQIA paradise. ~Jen Deerinwater, a  DC-based bisexual+, two-spirit, disabled, journalist,  activist, and member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.  They were among those who protested the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) at Standing Rock in 2016.

Deerinwater pointed to Capital Pride sponsor Wells Fargo’s involvement in the Dakota Access Pipeline, which spawned protests from the Standing Rock Sioux and allies, as one reason for concern, ‘Wells Fargo is one of the primary financial backers of the Dakota Access Pipeline,” she said. "As an indigenous person and as a queer person, I cannot understand why Capital Pride would work with an organization that is actively causing harm to our community members.”    ~Indigenous Resistance: Crushing Colonialism #NoJusticeNoPride #TwoSpiritNation#BiFuriousNotBicurious

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Mental health and bisexual males

Numerous studies have emphasized how having a supportive, accepting family is beneficial to prevent mental health difficulties (i.e., depression, suicidal thoughts). We discussed that:

“Parental rejection can exacerbate depression among LGB youth and is a significant risk factor for suicide and risky sexual behavior among this population… Parents may wish to seek therapeutic support.”

Family is extremely important to many. For black bisexual youth, one factor that occasionally makes it more difficult to come-out is fear of being rejected by those closest to them. In a study by Pollitt, Li, Grossman, and Russell (of the University of Arizona) that was presented at the APA convention titled Coming Out Stress of Bisexual Adolescents, the lead presenter, Amanda Pollitt, M.S., reported that coming out is most stressful for bisexual males. The findings noted that bisexual males have more stress than other LGB individuals in terms of coming out to family, friends, and at school. Ms. Pollitt concluded that bisexual males experience high stress and are likely to not be out (to avoid having to explain what it means to be bi). So why is all of this important? The fact of the matter is that African American gay and bisexual youth suffer significantly more stress related to coming out as a result of intersecting identities. This stress could potentially increase the likelihood of depression and treating an illness that could be decreased if family members were more supportive.

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Yes, labels come with stereotypes and prejudices, but they can also mean finding kindred spirits, as well.

comment in "We are all somewhere between straight and gay..." posted in BiNet USA Blog, April 2009

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A Reminder to all Queer Tumblr Friends

Me and Kadie have started up a group for Queer New Zealanders with a specific focus to the "forgotten" end of the queer spectrum, not just the LG side of the LGBTQIA+ 

Spread the word so we can help spread the love, support and safe spaces to all our kiwi queers that need it!

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Hey, lovely queer friends! Congrats to the brave souls who came out today on International Coming Out Day! To all those lovely people, in or out of the closet, who want some support, information, friends or advice, I've been involved in starting a group for the forgotten half of the LGBTQA+ community called Non-Mon New Zealand (Link in the description) so feel free to check us out!

Pass this message on to all your fellow kiwi queers and spread the love!

http://nonmonnewzealand.tumblr.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/396085500519832/