Bi Positivity

BISEXUALITY MEANS REGARDLESS OF GENDER! 🩷💜💙 <3

So this is an appreciation posts to all the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and A-spectrum Arabs! And lets not forget our non-binary cousins You aren’t forgotten!

In 2007, at age 19, Brown tentatively asked a teammate about sexuality: "how do you know if you're gay, how do you know if you're bisexual?" The response was laughter. "It was almost like, 'that's a funny question. You're being funny, Mitch.' And then the conversation just rolled on. But it was made [into] a joke, and I remember how that made me feel, and I swore never to bring that up ever again."

Over his career, Brown said "countless" homophobic comments were directed at him on the field — not because teammates suspected his sexuality, but because calling someone gay was considered the ultimate insult. "When I was growing up at school, the word ‘gay’ was thrown around constantly… For a man in Australia, [it was seen as] probably the weakest thing you could be”.

By 2016, the weight of hiding had overcome a desire to continue in professional sport. "I got to the end of my career, and I was asked to play on for a couple more years, and I was over it. I was done," Brown said. While injuries played a role, Brown revealed that his sexuality was a "huge" factor in his decision to retire. "One of the biggest reasons I wanted to finish up playing AFL was to meet new people, to meet a diverse range of people, men and women, different cultural backgrounds, and I craved new conversations. I craved talking to someone and not being judged. I craved the ability to choose who I wanted to be around rather than to fit into a team."

What I need is / an angular man /with muscles and bones / built for thrusting / or maybe

what I need is a / satin-skinned woman / with fingers that dance / on my body / or maybe

what I need is / a Trojan Horse lover / who is really a woman / named Helen, in hiding, / or maybe

what I need is / a magical man / who grows gardens of herbs / and heals with the laying / on of his hands / or maybe

what I need is / a lyrical lady / with hair down to here / who writes poems and songs / about me for a change, / or maybe

what I need is / a sensual socialist / androgynous feminist / who doesn't smoke cigarettes / or maybe

love is like water / and when you find out / you need it, who cares / where it comes from, / or maybe

everyone is a well / just waiting for me / to send my ladle down.

Absolutely no one:

Emmy, GRAMMY, and Tony-winning and Oscar-nominated actress and singer Cynthia Erivo received the Gold Ally award at this year's #GoldGala, presented by her Wicked family, director Jon M. Chu and co-star Michelle Yeoh! 💚💖💛

Grace Jones is joined onstage by Jimmy Baio, Divine, Julie Budd, Nona Hendryx, and a pair of dancers.