Totally Out There

I hope it’s clear! 

(In case y’all still don’t know english is NOT my first language sorry)

Most of the world does not speak English as a first language. And people harrassed the OP over this? The world is on fire, yet this person gets harassed for being inclusive with people who speak other languages.

Mass incarceration has always been a tool for white supremacy and maintaining political control.

Same thing for anyone still fighting against decriminalizing marijuana.

It’s the same group people who are pushing these laws.

Photos and final product for Mq. & Mrs.’s amazing lgbtq coloring book for kids.

queer:

bi:

transgender:

gay/lesbian:

a sitting senator is calling for the military to be deployed against protesters

wondering what “no quarter” means?

it’s military-speak for “take no prisoners.” but is that legal?   

but what about in the u.s.?

but there’s a more casual meaning of the phrase, too, that just means to treat prisoners harshly (which is also unacceptable). maybe tom cotton meant it in the more colloquial sense. why would we assume he meant it in the military sense?

tranparent pride hearts for your blogs/icons!

[credit is not required but appreciated]

don’t forget why we have pride

blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

google doc including links to help black lgbt

The first pride was a riot, more specifically a riot against police violence. Trans women of colour like Marsha P. Johnson paved the way for the celebration of pride today. You cannot celebrate your pride this month, or any month if you aren’t also supporting Black Lives Matter and the riots going on against police violence right now. Us white LGBTQ+ need to stand up for our black siblings and their rights, their struggles. We need to amplify their voices and show any support we can.Hey! Better yet, reblog this version:

Extensive BLM Google doc including places to donate to, education resources, etc

List of 75 things white people can do right now

“Bisexual—being emotionally and physically attracted to all genders.” - GLSEN in fucking 1998

“Do not assume that bisexuality is binary or duogamous in naturs [...] In fact, don’t assume that there are only two genders.” 1990 Bi Manifesto

“But there are also many bis, such as myself, for whom gender has no place in the list of things that attract them to a person.“ 2002

“Bisexual people are those for whom gender is not the first criteria in determining attraction.” 2003

“Assuming that all bisexuals are never attracted to trans or genderqueer folk is harmful, not only to bi individuals, but to trans and genderqueer individuals who choose to label themselves as bi.”

“Bisexual: A person who is attracted to people regardless of gender (a person does not have to have a relationship to be bisexual!)” 2003

It’s sad we have to do this kind of work.

Since OP mentioned my post, I think they won’t mind me adding it here:

1974

Kate Millett concluded her December, 1974 talk by lauding ‘the very wealth and humanity of bisexuality itself: for to exclude from one’s love any entire group of human beings because of class, age, or race or religion, or sex, is surely to be poorer - deeply and systematically poorer.’

quote from “The Bisexual Movement’s Beginnings in the 70s“, Bisexual Politics, referring to 1974

1984

J: Are we ever going to be able to define what bisexuality is? S: Never completely. That’s just it – the variety of lifestyles that we see between us defies definition.

Boston Bisexual Women’s Network Newsletter, January 1984

1986

I believe most of us will end up acknowledging that we love certain people or, perhaps, certain kinds of people, and that gender need not be a significant category, though for some of us it may be.

From an issue of Bi Women: the Newsletter of the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network, 1986

1990

[B]isexual usually also implies that relations with gender minorities are possible.

Bisexuality: a Reader and Sourcebook, Thomas Geller, 1990

1992

Bisexuals fall in love with a person, not a gender

A bisexual’s survey response in Closer to Home: Bisexuality and Feminism, Weise, 1992

With respect to our integrity as bisexuals, it is our responsibility to include transgendered people in our language, in our communities, in our politics, and in our lives.

“The Next Natural Step” by Naomi Tucker, Anything that Moves, No. 4,1992

1995

The bisexual community should be a place where lines are erased. Bisexuality dismisses, disproves, and defies dichotomies. It connotes a loss of rigidity and absolutes. It is an inclusive term.

Martin-Damon, K., “Essay for the Inclusion of Transsexuals”. Bisexual Politics. New York: Harrington Park Press. 1995

[B]isexual consciousness, because of its amorphous quality and inclusionary nature, posed a fundamental threat to the dualistic and exclusionary thought patterns which were - and still are - tenaciously held by both the gay liberation leadership and its enemies.

“The Bisexual Movement’s Beginnings in the 70s”, Bisexual Politics, edited by Naomi Tucker, 1995

1998

The probability is that your relationship is based on, or has nestled itself into something based more on the relationship between two identities than on the relationship between two people. That’s what we’re taught: man/man, woman/woman, woman/man, top/bottom, butch/femme, man/woman/man, etc. We’re never taught person/person. That’s what the bisexual movement has been trying to teach us.

The root of this isn't that people have problem with a word. It's that they have a problem with us in general. Controlling OUR term is an attempt to silence and control us. Same with the word "Pansexual". The same people who bitch about "bi" tell pan people they are just wanting attention or some other nasty thing. They also pit bi and pan people against one another (don't fall into that).

These people honestly do not even deserve an explanation.

(But I really appreciate all this great history you all wrote down here. So at least it is something we can read and realize how awesome we are.)

“If you’re wondering how to show up for the person close to you, ask them. You may be surprised at their answers” 🌟

“If you’re wondering how to show up for the person close to you, ask them. You may be surprised at their answers” 🌟

I can’t stop laughing because…