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biwoc:

Happy Asexual Awareness Week!  Let’s build awareness and support our Biromantic, Biaromantic, and BiDemisexual Ace-Spectrum community members of Color. #BiAce

Biromantic = Capacity to form emotional and romantic attractions to more than 1 gender or agender people, no sexual attraction.  

Biaromantic = Capacity to form emotional attractions to more than 1 gender or agender people, no romantic or sexual attraction.

BiDemisexual =  Capacity to form sexual attractions to more than 1 gender or agender people with whom they have an emotional bond. Most demisexuals rarely feel sexual attraction compared to the general population, and some have little to no interest in sexual activity. For more info visit here.

Bi Asexuals of Color seeking more community support and resources can reach out to:

• @queenieofaces
  
• http://asexualsurvivors.org
  
• http://demisexuality.org/
  
• http://blvkandasexual.tumblr.com
  
• http://asexualpocsunite.tumblr.com
  
• http://www.newenglandasexuals.org 
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/BostonBIWOC
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/BostonBIPOC

*Note: BIWOC online support groups are open to people who live outside of Boston.

Welcome to black history month!
Here’s a diagram of a slave ship.
Here’s a pic of Martin Luther King.
Here’s exactly where you fit.

Do Black Britons have a history?
Do we even have a past?
Where we came from isn’t a mystery;
We’ve been here since Roman soldiers with skin so dark.

You’ll see us if you care to look
On stained glass in cathedral windows.
So why’s UK Black History Month a US event?
Why’s history a white washed show?

We have poets and composers,
Leaders of the TUC & politicians.
We fought in world wars, and we fought for peace -
You’d know that if you’d care to listen.

Our achievements aren’t only in the past,
We make history every day.
So don’t ignore Black Britons
This October, hear what we have to say.

For Pansexuals and Queer Folks Who Practice Biphobia:

biwoc:

FOR PANSEXUALS AND QUEER FOLKS WHO PRACTICE BIPHOBIA
By Fey    @elixhermagazine​

This is not a feel good piece to soothe your journey in asserting your sexual orientation. This is about me being fed up with your biphobic bullshit. You’ve been warned.

Don’t come into bisexual spaces demanding that we stop calling ourselves “bisexual.” It’s beyond rude and offensive. It’s shitty behavior.

I don’t want to hear that you think the word “bisexual” is nasty, too “sexual,” transphobic, constricting, confining, or limiting. Being exposed to your venomous biphobic words triggers my anxiety. I cry and feel scared for my emotional and physical safety. You ain’t no friend of mine! I’m not safe around you!

I don’t want to hear about how you think all bisexuals only want to date cis women and men. I don’t appreciate you erasing me — a gender non-binary androgyne person who’s on the trans spectrum. You act like trans folks ain’t bisexual? You act like bisexuals can’t have self-love nor love trans folks. You act like all bisexuals are cisgender. Nah!

I find your insensitive, self-centered need to express your hate for my identity, my humanity and my bi kin neglectful, emotionally abusive, and obviously biphobic.

Don’t come into my bisexual safe space (that welcomes pan, queer, fluid, unlabeled folks) and make demands for me to change my personal and community label for your selfish needs.

You label yourself “queer” and you blame me if I ask you if you are a LesbianQueer or Bi/Pan/FluidQueer. Do you mean GenderQueer? The word “queer” is vague, open-ended, limitless by nature, so be aware of that. Don’t be acting all surprised and shit when people don’t know what is your personal definition of “queer.” Why does it matter? Cause if you are LesbianQueer, the last thing I need is to share my deets about having sex with a cis man and for you to look all grossed about it.

You identify as pansexual, great! Rely on a definition that doesn’t use bisexuality as a comparison.

(Tears and “well-meaning” apologies aren’t wanted. Just change your behavior. Process your pansexuality in pansexual community spaces.)

Fey identifies as Black Bisexual Androgyne and uses they/them and she/her pronouns.

Its a real shame that I have only met 1 pansexual person who DIDN’T define their orientation by being biphobic.  Do better, folks!

bisofcolour:

Another clip from the great Bi Visibility Day even in Leicester, on the birth of Bi’s of Colour.

Earlier in the year I met a really cool woman whilst out and about in London. We got chatting and went for drinks and to my delight got on so well we agreed to meet up again later in the week . However as far as I was concerned this was only for friendship – and … Continue reading Pre-Kiss Checklist →

Our latest e-newsletter reports on a cracking pair of fundraisers for the group, Bi Vis Day, Bolton Pride and much more... and looks forward to events coming up in October including Chester Pride.Read it here

bisofcolour:

On Bisexual Visibility Day 2016, I spoke at Leicester’s LGBT centre about bisexual immigration problems. I was joined by fellow activist, Grant.