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Special Edition: Bi Talk Radio on Cynthia Nixon and Biphobia

January 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Bi Social Network debates the controversy surrounding Cynthia Nixon from "Sexy and the City." Is it Internal Biphobia?

**UPDATE: Cynthia Nixon goes on the record and updates her position regarding if she’s bisexual or gay—and the meaning behind the use of the word “choice.”

 ”My recent comments in The New York Times were about me and my personal story of being gay. I believe we all have different ways we came to the gay community and we can’t and shouldn’t be pigeon-holed into one cultural narrative which can be uninclusive and disempowering. However, to the extent that anyone wishes to interpret my words in a strictly legal context I would like to clarify: While I don’t often use the word, the technically precise term for my orientation is bisexual. I believe bisexuality is not a choice, it is a fact. What I have ‘chosen’ is to be in a gay relationship.” – Cynthia Nixon, speaking to the Advocate.”

OPINION—Listen to our special edition of Bi Talk Radio  regarding the controversy behind the statements made by Cynthia Nixon from “Sexy and the City,” and the meaning behind the madness of biphobia and bi-erasure. Continue reading »

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Adrienne Williams at UC Davis University For Bi Week, Jan 26

January 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Adrienne Williams, Founder, Producer and Publisher of Bi Social Network, will be the Keynote Speaker at UC Davis University in California on Jan 26. She’ll be discussing the unique perspective and the connections of bisexuality, social media, advocacy and bivisibility.

The workshop:
Williams will also be heading up a student workshop on bisexuality and diversity issues and the underlining associations of the two communities at 12 p.m. (Start time 11:30 to 2 p.m.) It will be a round table discussion on topics of sexual identity within diverse communities, internal fear (biphobia) and the role each must play to celebrate a positive bi life.

Other interesting Topics at UC Davis:

  • “Beyond the Binary week; Bi’s in science fiction (Sci-fi)
  •  Bisexuals in film and entertainment
  • Bisexuals around the world (As a person who lived in Japan for two years, she have a unique perspective on that topic)
  •  Cool arts and craft making.

Adrienne is looking forward to meeting all the students and faculty at UC Davis University.

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To schedule Adrienne Williams for diverse topics on bisexuality, technology, women issues and online and social media, please contact us for more information.

 

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Liking A Boy Who Likes Girls And Boys

January 10, 2012 By 3 Comments

OPINION: I often read a blog called The Good Men Project (check it out). I like the diversity of opinion and respectfulness of the blog, as well as the strong emphasis on the rights of women, minorities, and Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender (BLGT) people. A few days ago I stumbled across the article A Girl Who Likes Boys Who Like Boys: The Joy of Dating Gay Men by Feminist Dating Blogger. The article talked about the author’s history of dating men who turned out to be gay, how she was not ashamed of it (that’s good to hear), as well as a short summary of her dating history, and how as a feminist she views gender roles. She talks about the good points of dating gay men, how they are more open with their emotions and responsive to their partners’ feelings, how despite this many still act in a way society would consider “masculine” and interestingly—what good lovers they are, even when they are with women. She also talks about changing gender rules and how they can be fluid, and the line below the picture says “the only problem with dating gay men is that they’re gay.”

It’s a great article—really; it is well written, with many good points. But as I was reading it all I could think of was the big elephant in the room: “Where is the word bisexual?” Even “fluid” made it in when talking about sexuality, but the word bisexual and idea of dating a bisexual guy didn’t? Many bisexual guys would occupy that “space” between straight and gay—you could date a guy who has some of the qualities that many women like in gay men but who actually likes women as well! I can even understand the author having a personal preference of not talking about herself dating a bisexual man, but at least mention that they exist! People mentioned this in the comments section of course, but if would have been so much better if it had been mentioned in the article. I hope more writers who write about GLBT issues start to acknowledge bisexuality; especially when the theme of an article practically screams for it.  Let’s have some bivisiblity here; especially since now “everyone” knows that bisexual men actually exist.

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Top 40 Bisexual Topics and Questions of 2011

January 1, 2012 By 1 Comment

Top Questions Asked About Bisexuals in 2011 (Photo Credit) stock.xchng/Emre Danisman

As we say goodbye to the year 2011 and move into 2012, I started to think about some of the interesting questions, stories of the past year. It’s always good to reflect and see what the world was discussing. There is nothing better than to geek out on data, on what the world wanted to know about bisexuality.

The telltale signs were all about grouping—race, entertainment celebrities, and the most asked questions are about bisexual men. Clearly there are a lot of misconceptions on “Are there bi men?, “How can I tell if my boyfriend/husband is bi?” etc, etc. This tells me we need to do a better job at reporting the issues surrounding bisexual men.

Bi Social Network started to do just that with our upcoming bisexual Bi Social magazine. As we move into the New Year, take note that we’ll continue to bring you topics that are most important to the bisexual community. From sexuality, to entertainment, bi men and women issues and the occasional opinion and political story—we’ll try to capture it all for you.

Now let’s move on to the Top 40 bisexual questions of the 2011.

  1. Is Ryan Seacrest bisexual?
  2. Am i bisexual?
  3. Do women like bisexual men?
  4. How to provide counseling to bisexual women?
  5. My wife thinks I am bisexual?
  6. why are some women attracted to bisexual men?
  7. Is Usher Raymond bisexual?
  8. How do you know if you are bisexual?
  9. Why some women become bisexual?
  10. Is Peter Reckell bisexual?
  11. How many married bisexual men are there in usa?
  12. Is my husband bisexual?
  13. [Are there bisexual tests?
  14. Can men be bisexual?
  15. I heard more than 90% of black men are bisexual.
  16. Is Ben Price bisexual?
  17. Was Charlton Heston bisexual?
  18. How to find out if a woman/girl is bisexual?
  19. How can i get my wife to confess she is bisexual?
  20. [What is the] percentage of women who are bisexual?
  21. Why [are] female friend so homophobic about bisexual female friend?
  22. Is Bear Grylls bisexual? (We think the Man vs. Wild with Jake Gyllenhaal  started the ball rolling)
  23. Is Ben Murphy bisexual?
  24. Is Gerard Butler bisexual?
  25. Is Hugh Grant bisexual?
  26. Is Lenny Kravitz bisexual
  27. Justin Bieber is bisexual.
  28. Women who like bisexual men.
  29. How to know if you are bisexual?
  30. Percent of men who would date bisexual women.
  31. Why  is every black man I date, turns out he is bisexual?
  32. Are women really bisexual?
  33. Can a bisexual man become more straight?
  34. Do women like bisexual guys?
  35. How to meet bisexual men?
  36. Is Jake Gyllenhaal bisexual?
  37. Is keith richards bisexual or gay?
  38. [Is] Vin diesel bisexual?
  39. [Is] jamie foxx is bisexual?
  40.  [Is] Obama is bisexual (Tea Party started this rumor)

 

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Happy New Year’s From Bi Social Network

December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Bi Social Network and staff would like to wish you a very happy New Year from all of us to you.

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A Study On Bisexual Women

November 18, 2011 By 4 Comments

(Image Credit:) Wikimediacommons.com/MaraB.

It appears that yet another study has come about bisexuals, this one specifically about bisexual women. It’s good to see so many studies being done about us; hopefully that will help combat invisibility, and it’s great to see more attention being paid to women as well. I’ve written about several of these studies before, including ones about bisexual men, mental health in our community, bi invisibility, and others. This study was a local one, done at George Mason University in my neck of the woods. I participated in it by filling out some forms and questionnaires that were sent out all over the bisexual community, particularly over the internet.

While the study being done was a great thing, the results unfortunately were not. The headline of the study is called Bisexual Women Suffer Stress and Depression. Some key parts parts of the study summarized: “Bisexual women are more likely to smoke, binge drink and suffer from stress and depression, due to feelings of invisibility and little community support. Interestingly, gay and straight women do not have the same risk for alcohol abuse and depression as bisexual women. The study looked at how three different dimensions of sexuality – identity, behavior and attraction - linked with health problems.  The study also says that bisexual men seemed to have significantly lower risks for the same things.”  Well, are we surprised?  I wish I could say yes, but unfortunately, other than specifically focusing on bisexual women, there is nothing new here.  Next I’d like to see a study with suggestions on how to remedy this! This content is for members only.

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A Glittered Bully is Still a Bully

November 14, 2011 By 1 Comment

 

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Dan Savage, you’ve been glitter bombed twice in the space of a few weeks! Congratulations! This enters you into the hallowed glitter-bombed halls with people like Michael Bachman and her husband’s ex-gay “therapy” clinic, Newt Gingrich and Karl Rove! Judging by your website and column I really don’t think you want to be in with those people. So why are you in there? Because through your actions and words you’ve shown that it is only going to get better for some of us. Specifically white, cisgender (meaning not transgender) gay males and lesbians. Everyone else can go pound on some sand until our hands fall off.

Why are bisexuals and transgender people mad enough to use the same tactic that gets used on bigots like Michele Bachman and Karl Rove? Because of words Mr. Savage and the dehumanizing effect they have on people. This content is for members only.

Last week, according to Bilerico said, “According to my source at the event, Savage was in the middle of answering a question from a student who was wondering if her boyfriend was a freak because he watched porn featuring trans[gender] women. Savage suggested that her boyfriend was a “freak,” while freely using the terms “shemale” and “freaky tranny porn.”

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Bi Social Network Joins Minnesota OUT! Conference, Nov 4-6

October 27, 2011 By

Adrienne Williams joins as Keynote Speaker for the 6th Annual Minnesota OUT! Conference at St. Cloud State University (Credit: The Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance)

Bi Social Network is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Minnesota OUT! Campus Conference (MOCC) at St. Cloud State University on November 4 through 6. The focus will be on Making Equity a Reality: Connecting Communities, Digging Deeper, and Redefining Justice. The Conference will focus on activism and showcasing the full spectrum of the bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender and asexual communities. MOCC is a conference for all students, staff, faculty, alumni and LGBT as well as ally community members around the state of Minnesota.

The MOCC conference will be a chance to network, meet and discuss a vast array of topics that is affecting colleges and universities—the LGBT communities and to support leadership development, activism and social justice.  The night will end with a grand Mas”queer”ade Ball to celebrate unity.

Adrienne Williams, Founder of Bi Social Network will be the Keynote Speaker on Friday at 7 p.m. and focusing on advocacy, social media and technology and building bisexual networks on bi visibility.

Williams will also head up a discussion workshop on Saturday, November 5, from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on the topic called, Bi Life: The Belief of Fear in talking about biphobia and bi-erasure in and outside the bisexual community.

For conference registration, schedule, speaker biographies, and additional details, visit the MOCC website. To learn more, email them at mocc@mncampusalliance.org.

To learn more about the workshop please contact Adrienne Williams via Bi Social Network’s contact us page or check out her bio.

 


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Langston Hughes: Busboy, Poet, and Bisexual?

October 9, 2011 By

(Image Credit: Oxford University Press, USA, Second Edition, 2002) Cover of The Life of Langston Hughes, Volume I: 1902-1941 by Arnold Rampersad

With Celebrate Bisexuality Day and Sexual Freedom Day, I had discovered that both commemorative days are celebrated on September 23, which was this year’s fall equinox. The latter I had learned through Asexual News, which noted on Twitter ” Celebrate Sexual Freedom Day by not having sex – or have sex. It’s your choice.” Coincidentally both days were founded independently, by three bi activists in 1999 (Wendy Curry, Michael Page, and Gigi Raven Wilbur) and the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance respectively. Observing the excitement of my bi and ace friends on the same day reminded me of Langston Hughes. (Ace is a term for asexual individuals.), since there is speculation about whether or not he was gay, bisexual, or asexual. With National Coming Out Day on October 11 and Asexual Visibility and Education Day on October 12, I decided on writing about Langston Hughes for this week. This content is for members only.
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‘Elixher’ Contributing Writers Needed in Chicago (Classifieds)

October 9, 2011 By

Calling all bisexual, transgender and lesbian women who live in the Chicago area. If you are looking for a writing position, ELIXHER is looking for you. ELIXHER, your go-to resource for all things empowering, thought-provoking, and pertinent to the Black female lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and experience, is currently seeking contributing writers with experience to join their fast growing website.

Duties include, but are not limited to, conducting interviews, covering events, transcribing, pitching story ideas and writing. The ideal candidate should have a Journalism/English degree, experience at a print or online magazine publication and/or blogging experience.

Clutch Magazine “Check This: Elixher, a New Website for the Black LBT Community!”

Please contact ELIXHER at info@elixher.com and submit two or three samples of your work and a short bio. To learn more, visit www.elixher.com. Good luck!

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