Links from a brilliant Bi Visibility Day!
Below are all the articles I read over on Twitter for Bi Visibility Day. As always, do not read the comments unless you like being so upset and angry that your head explodes.
Being bisexual and dating a trans* person
Being bisexual from T is for TMI
Why does bisexuality need celebrating?
Bisexual Adventures with Stavvers
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Camel Gupta and Jacqueline Applebee are the Co-Founders of Bi’s of Colour. We will both be appearing at Transpose. Jacqui will be reading some trans* smut, whilst Camel will be showcasing his project: Translations. We both hope to see your friendly faces there!
Information for the Bisexual meeting and Trans* meeting, which happen on the same day:
Both meetings are being held at UNISON, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY on Thursday 25th July 2013. The bisexual members’ meeting starts at 10.30am and finishes at 1pm. The transgender members’ meeting starts at 2pm and finishes at 4.30pm.
A buffet lunch will be provided from 1pm to 2pm so that members can meet each other if they wish.
Please complete and return the attached registration form(s) to arrive no later
than 20 June 2013.
These National meetings are an excellent opportunity for bisexual and
transgender members to meet to discuss and identify their particular concerns. These will be fed back to the National LGBT Committee. There will be a further opportunity for the caucuses to meet at the 2013 national UNISON lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members conference, which is on 22 – 24 November in Liverpool.
UNISON members can attend without having to ‘come out’ to their local branch as their travel expenses and booking form will be processed confidentially by the LGBT Assistant National Officer at the Membership Participation Unit.
Funding
There is no cost for attending the meetings, and lunch and other refreshments will be provided. Members’ travel costs will be paid for centrally.
Any members who experience funding problems at branch level should contact their regional LGBT group. Any members who are not ‘out’ at branch level should contact Susan Mawhood for advice on the procedure for claiming accommodation, personal care and childcare costs.
Accommodation
As these meetings are non-residential, no accommodation has been arranged. Where accommodation is essential, members should agree the costs with their branch before making bookings. There are a number of hotels in the vicinity of the UNISON Centre, these include the Premier Travel Inn, or telephone reservations 0870 238 3301 and the Mabledon
Court Hotel, telephone reservations 020 7388 3866. Please note that we do not recommend any hotels and have only given the above information for assistance.
A poem I wrote about being a black, bi woman traveller. The Curved Road is well worth a look for any queer person of colour with travelling on their mind.
There were never any bi’s of colour in the past.
Also known as: This is just the latest trend.
Most likely to come from: Black lesbian, gay and trans* people.
The history of people of colour has been ignored and erased for hundreds of years. The word, bisexual, like homosexual and heterosexual, are relatively recent additions to our language. However bisexual behaviour has been going on throughout time. From the Babylonian writings in Gilgamesh, to the poems and life of Langston Hughes in the Harlem Renaissance, bisexuals of colour have always existed.
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Hot black bi babes? Cool!
Also known as: I can finally get a date!
Most likely to come from: Straight and bisexual white men.
There’s a stereotype of a hot bi babe who will be young, attractive and sexually adventurous. This is often compounded by ethnicity. Black and minority ethnic people are often seen as hyper-sexual. We are supposed to be wild, passionate creatures. However this myth can lead to us receiving unwanted sexual advances, harassment and violence. Bi’s of colour are in charge of our own bodies. Who we share it with is up to us.
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We blacks have to stick together.
Also known as: What will the neighbours think?
Most likely to come from: Black straight, lesbian, gay and trans people.
Black and minority ethnic people are not a monolith; trying to force that view stifles all of us. Diversity only adds to the strength of a community. It is a good thing to support people who make up our groups. Bi’s of colour are not divisive or confused. We want to celebrate who we are.
Isn’t it against your religion?
Also known as: I don’t want to be here when your god decides to smite your ass.
Most likely to come from: Black and white straight people, regardless of their faith.
Religion and Faith can be a positive part of our lives. There are bisexuals of colour who are Muslim, Christian, Pagan and more. There are also bisexuals of colour who do not practice any religion at all. It is a false assumption to expect all people of colour to follow a faith, and for that faith to condemn anything other than heterosexuality.
Black bisexuals spread sexually transmitted diseases.
Also known as: AIDS is all your fault.
Most likely to come from: White and black straight people. Sadly, also from black and white lesbians
Unsafe sexual practices and intravenous drug use are the most common ways to spread sexually transmitted diseases. Bi’s of colour are no more likely to contract or pass on a sexually transmitted disease than any other sexually active person. Safer sex and regular health checks benefit us all. Stigma and shame for our sexual orientation doesn’t help anyone; in fact, it can make someone less likely to look after themselves.
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