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A series of communities and groups have been working together and focusing on issues that are important to the bisexual community such as biphobia, dating, [[coming out]], bisexuals in the news and entertainment and bisexual erasure, among several other issues. These are queer-identified and closely allied with the [[gay]], [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities, but their main focus is the bisexual community.<ref name="How Far Have We Come"/><ref>Adrienne Williams, September 23, 2009. [http://bisocialnews.com/bsn-celebrates-bisexual-day-move-into-activism |BSN Celebrates Bisexual Day: Moves into Activism], ''BiSocial News''</ref><ref name="BiSocial News Events">{{cite web |url=http://bisocialnews.com/bi-social-events|title= Bi Social Events}}</ref> There has also been a [[Political movement|movement]] to combat biphobia and myths about bisexuals.<ref name="biphobia">{{cite web |url=http://binetusa.blogspot.com/search/label/biphobia |title= BinetUSA writes about biphobia }}</ref><ref>Maria, May 7, 2009. [http://bisocialnews.com/bisexuls-hetero-privilege-myth|title= Bisexuals, the Hetero-Privilege Myth], ''BiSocial News''</ref> |
A series of communities and groups have been working together and focusing on issues that are important to the bisexual community such as biphobia, dating, [[coming out]], bisexuals in the news and entertainment and bisexual erasure, among several other issues. These are queer-identified and closely allied with the [[gay]], [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities, but their main focus is the bisexual community.<ref name="How Far Have We Come"/><ref>Adrienne Williams, September 23, 2009. [http://bisocialnews.com/bsn-celebrates-bisexual-day-move-into-activism |BSN Celebrates Bisexual Day: Moves into Activism], ''BiSocial News''</ref><ref name="BiSocial News Events">{{cite web |url=http://bisocialnews.com/bi-social-events|title= Bi Social Events}}</ref> There has also been a [[Political movement|movement]] to combat biphobia and myths about bisexuals.<ref name="biphobia">{{cite web |url=http://binetusa.blogspot.com/search/label/biphobia |title= BinetUSA writes about biphobia }}</ref><ref>Maria, May 7, 2009. [http://bisocialnews.com/bisexuls-hetero-privilege-myth|title= Bisexuals, the Hetero-Privilege Myth], ''BiSocial News''</ref> |
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+ | The bisexual community tend to have many of their own events and conferences,<ref name="BiCon">{{cite web |url=http://bicon.org.uk |title= BiCon UK }}</ref><ref name="Because">{{cite web |url=http://www.becauseconference.org |title= Because Conference }}</ref><ref name="Bi Camp">{{cite web |url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bicamp|title= Bi Camp USA }}</ref> publications,<ref name="The Fence">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefence.ca|title= The Fence }}</ref><ref name="Bi Women Boston">{{cite web |url=http://biwomenboston.org/newsletter|title= Bi Women Boston }}</ref> websites and organizations,<ref name="Binet USA">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org|title= Binet USA }}</ref><ref name="Bi Resource Center">{{cite web |url=http://www.biresource.net |title= Bi Resource Center}}</ref> magazines,<ref name="The Fence">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefence.ca|title= The Fence}}</ref><ref name="Bi Women Boston">{{cite web |url=http://biwomenboston.org|title= Bi Women Boston}}</ref><ref name="Bi Magazine">{{cite web |url=http://www.bimagazine.org |title= Bi Magazine}}</ref><ref name="BiSocial News">{{cite web |url=http://www.bisocialnews.com |title= BiSocial News}}</ref><ref name="Bi Community UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.bicommunitynews.co.uk/ |title= Bi Community UK}}</ref><ref name="Bi Community Netherlands">{{cite web |url=http://community.livejournal.com/lnbi_berichten|title= Bi Community Netherlands}}</ref> writer's groups,<ref name="Bi Writers">{{cite web |url=http://www.biwriters.org/indexN1.html|title= Bi Writers Association}}</ref> media,<ref name="Bi Media">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org/Pages/BiLinks.html|title= Bi Media}}</ref> leaders and politicians,<ref name="Robyn Ochs">{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Ochs|title= Robyn Ochs}}</ref><ref>Maria, August 11, 2009.[http://bisocialnews.com/my-interview-with-new-yorks-openly-bisexual-assemblyman-micah-kellner Micah Kellner, New York's Openly Bisexual Assemblyman],''BiSocial News''.</ref> and even mental health associations.<ref name="Bi Mental Health Group">{{cite web |url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BiMHP/| title= Bi Mental Health Group}}</ref> |
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The bisexual community consists mainly of people who are bisexual, pansexual or queer-identified and their allies. Alternate terms include bisexual/pansexual community,
bi/pan/genderqueer community and queer-identified community. A common concern among people involved with the bisexual community is discrimination against bisexual people; two specific forms are biphobia and bisexual erasure.
People who identify as bisexual as well some who are genderqueer or pansexual are in the peculiar situation of receiving specifically directed hatred, distrust, stereotyping or denial called biphobia and bisexual erasure from both the straight and gay populations.
There are some elements of general anti-LGBT feelings along with misunderstandings against bisexuals; however, the unique discrimination faced by bisexuals include those who say bisexuals, genderqueers and pansexuals are unsure of their true feelings, that they are experimenting or going through a "phase" and that they eventually will or should "decide" or "discover" which sex they are attracted to.[1][2][3] While other non-heterosexual orientations may face similar situations these instances are more commonly directed to the bisexual community.
However there is also increasing support, inclusion and visibility in both communities, especially in the LGBT community.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Defining the community
The social networks of some bisexuals, sometimes called gay- or lesbian-identified bisexuals, are heavily concentrated inside the LGBT communities. But others, sometimes called straight-identified bisexuals, may rarely participate in LGBT culture. And still others choose to maintain their primary social contacts mainly with other bisexual/fluid/pansexual and queer-identified people. There has been talk of and more of a movement to have a separate bisexual community.[10][11][12]
A series of communities and groups have been working together and focusing on issues that are important to the bisexual community such as biphobia, dating, coming out, bisexuals in the news and entertainment and bisexual erasure, among several other issues. These are queer-identified and closely allied with the gay, lesbian and transgender communities, but their main focus is the bisexual community.[8][13][14] There has also been a movement to combat biphobia and myths about bisexuals.[15][16]
The bisexual community tend to have many of their own events and conferences,[17][18][19] publications,[20][21] websites and organizations,[22][23] magazines,[20][21][24][25][26][27] writer's groups,[28] media,[29] leaders and politicians,[30][31] and even mental health associations.[32]
References
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Further reading
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- Bi Any Other Name : Bisexual People Speak Out by Loraine Hutchins, Editor & Lani Ka'ahumanu, Editor ISBN 1-55583-174-5
- Getting Bi : Voices of Bisexuals Around the World by Robyn Ochs, Editor & Sarah Rowley, Editor ISBN 0-9653881-4-X
- The Bisexual Option by Fritz Klein, MD ISBN 1-56023-033-9
- Bi America : Myths, Truths And Struggles Of An Invisible Community by William E. Burleson ISBN 978-1-56023-478-4
- Bisexuality in the United States : A Social Science Reader by Paula C. Rodriguez Rust, Editor ISBN 0-231-10226-7
- Bisexuality : The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority by Beth A. Firestein, Editor ISBN 0-8039-7274-1
- Current Research on Bisexuality by Ronald C. Fox PhD, Editor ISBN 978-1-56023-288-5
Magazines
- Bi Magazine (USA)
- Bi Community News (UK)
- Bi Social News (USA)
- Bi News Magazine (Netherlands)
- The Fence (Canada)
- Bi Women Boston (USA)
Additional resources
Civil rights organizations
- BinetUSA (USA)
- Political Activist Group (USA)
Groups
List of USA Bisexual Groups UK Bisexual Groups Netherlands Bisexual Groups Binet Canada Toronto Bisexual Network Mexico Bisexual Network Bisexuality Wiki
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Maria, September 24, 2009. How Far Have We Come?, BiSocial News
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- ↑ Peter Ruggerio, July 1, 2009. Where the Community Is, BiSocial News
- ↑ Maria, May 20, 2009. A Space to Call Our Own, BiSocial News
- ↑ Adrienne Williams, May 26, 2009. "Got Bisexual Bars?", BiSocial News
- ↑ Adrienne Williams, September 23, 2009. |BSN Celebrates Bisexual Day: Moves into Activism, BiSocial News
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- ↑ Maria, August 11, 2009.Micah Kellner, New York's Openly Bisexual Assemblyman,BiSocial News.
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