Biphobia by Hunter Stasney

Bisexuals Give Women AIDS?

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 03:03:25 UTC

One of the earliest arguments to justify Biphobia was that AIDS could only get transmitted to straight women through Bisexual men. (which is incorrect!)

Internalized Biphobia

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 03:32:47 UTC

A list of many examples of what internalized biphobia is. Many of the worries for bisexual people are concerns about being accepted in queer spaces or a need to justify their sexuality.

Bi Men with HIV are Treated poorly

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 06:55:55 UTC

Bi men with HIV are ostracized by communities made for people with HIV. Bi men may also find their family falling apart after diagnosis because of stigmas around people with HIV.

Bisexuality Fluidity Meme

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 07:18:38 UTC

This meme is controversial because with some interpretations it seems to be implying that bisexuality is a phase to becoming gay/straight. Though I think that focusing on describing ones sexuality with simple terms causes more stress as they suppress themselves to live by those terms.

Combating Internalized Bi-phobia

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 07:26:38 UTC

Describes how to address bi-phobia in oneself including meditation and Bi-support groups.

Misconceptions about being Bi

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 07:34:27 UTC

People tend to think that because someone is in a relationship with a member of the opposite sex that the person have become straight again but they remain attracted to other genders as well.

Bisexual Risk of Suicide

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 07:47:28 UTC

Bisexual people are more likely to consider suicide than gay people. The APA says that this is tied in with the fact that Bisexuals are 50% more likely to be bullied for their sexuality than homosexuals.

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 21:52:32 UTC

Bi-erasure means that people who are Bisexual often get described as gay or straight depending on who they're dating. This is because many see bisexuality as a "stepping stone" to deciding ones sexuality.

Would you rather find out your boyfriend is bi or cheating?

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 22:02:13 UTC

This tweet records women answering if they'd rather find out their boyfriend is cheating or bisexual. Many of the women who say they don't want a bi boyfriend say that they're concerned about them cheating with men or they don't want to imagine them with men.

Common Myths

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 22:06:04 UTC

Bi men are just gay
Bi women are straight and "having fun"
Bisexuals are cheaters
You're not bi unless you give women head (what???)
Bisexuals are greedy (based on the idea that one gender "isn't enough")
Bisexuals are more likely to carry STIs
Bisexuals are looking for sex, not love
Bisexuality isn't real

Why bisexuals date the opposite sex more.

trashemail5546 — 2024-08-05 23:17:43 UTC

People sometimes use the argument that bisexuals often end up in "straight" relationships to state that bisexuality isn't real. But actually bisexuals date the opposite sex because there are simply more straight people than queer people to date.