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#BiCommunityMeans Reminds Us of the Bi Community's Strength, and Why It's SO Important
The trending hashtag helped highlight the importance of community and safe spaces for bi people.
One of the hardest things about being bisexual is constantly feeling excluded, invalidated, and like you don’t really “count.” From both queer and straight people, we hear about how we’re faking it, how we just need to choose, or how we’re going through a phase. As a result, we find strength in numbers and within the bi community, because the LGBTQ community as a whole just doesn’t always cut it.
The #BiCommunityMeans hashtag is bringing to light what it really means to be a part of the bi community, and it’s so important. Here are a few of our favorite tweets!
1. Challenging each other, and ourselves
\u201c#BiCommunityMeans challenging societal status quo on so many levels, but we only challenge ourselves to love more, support more, heal more.\u201d— Larker Anthology (@Larker Anthology) 1471923079
2. Being supported
3. Validating each other
\u201c#BiCommunityMeans reassuring people who are:\nQuestioning.\nDon't feel (queer) enough.\nDon't feel comfortable/welcomed in LG spaces.\u201d— Steph (@Steph) 1471916629
4. Open communication
\u201c#BiCommunityMeans simply being there for each other. Having someone to talk to. Having people who understand.\u201d— Steph (@Steph) 1471906792
5. Focusing on the needs of bi folks
\u201c#bicommunitymeans OURS. FOR US! We're not an add-on, an afterthought, just acronym lip-service.\u201d— xanna (@xanna) 1471905782
6. Being connected all over the world
\u201c#bicommunitymeans Knowing you have family all over the world who you don't have to explain yourself too.\u201d— The BiCast \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc99 (@The BiCast \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc99) 1471904571
7. Not doubting bisexuality
8. Finding a safe space
\u201c#Bicommunitymeans finding a safe space for the nagging doubt (am I really bi?) and have shown me nothing but love and patience\u201d— Shannon she/her/hers (@Shannon she/her/hers) 1471903050
9. Not being afraid
10. Knowing there’s nothing wrong with you
\u201c#bicommunitymeans being yourself, feeling 'normal', not having to explain 'how it works', not being a label, being around people who get it\u201d— Jane Briggs (@Jane Briggs) 1471896338
11. Finding love and inclusion
\u201c#bicommunitymeans finding your soul mate because you realised bisexual women would be more likely to love and accept you as a trans woman\u201d— Ruth Mills #FBPE #GTTO (@Ruth Mills #FBPE #GTTO) 1471886019
12. And finally, the tweet that started it all, finding hope.
Read the rest of the tweets by scrolling through the tag! And tell us: what does bi community mean to you? Share your thoughts with us in the comments and on Twitter!
Rachel Charlene Lewis is a writer, editor, and queer woman of color based in North Carolina. Her writing has most recently appeared in Ravishly, Hello Giggles, and elsewhere.
Rachel Charlene Lewis is a writer, editor, and queer woman of color based in North Carolina. Her writing has most recently appeared in Ravishly, Hello Giggles, and elsewhere.
