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allgusgurls · 2 years

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PRIDE PARADE VIDEO

A random video compilation of what I did on the day of the Pride Parade! Or 'Diversity parade' as we call it here!

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izzye-girl · 3 months

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Bored and lonely girl on a cold morning like this ain’t nice 👉👈

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celebrate-lesbianism · 2 months

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Bad news: Some people do not believe that lesbianism is real. There are people (maybe even ones you really love and care about) who will probably never take your sexuality seriously.

Good news: You're still a lesbian regardless of what anyone has to say about it. The romantic relationships you have with women will be serious and they will matter.

#lesbian positivity #lesbian resilience #lesbian #wlw #butch #femme #masc #mine #as a youth it was such a mindfuck to come out and be hit with “well women can't be lesbians they're only ever bisexual”#lesbians absolutely are real lmao #and if you are one then you are one

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folkloriansolitairian · 8 months

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even though it’s silly how many times nick nelson says “i’m bi actually” in heartstopper season 2, the presence of that detail is actually so important because it displays the reality for bisexual people coming out, especially if they’re also in a relationship, because people will just assume you’re either gay or straight but like. i’m bi actually. and it just makes nick feel so much more real as a character and really builds on the preexisting sense of relatability already found in the show. in this essay i will-

#heartstopper #nick nelson #heartstopper season 2 #i’m bi actually #charlie spring #heartstopper show #heartstopper netflix #kit connor #joe locke #bisexual #gay #lgbtq #lgbtqia+#queer shows #queer youth #queer fiction #lgbtq youth #bisexual pride

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tumblasha · 2 months

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…so which one’s the assumed gay and which one’s the debated gay?

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that-bisexual · 2 months

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For every bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, or anyone questioning that they might be attracted to more than one gender, your attraction is gonna feel different. Like when I'm attracted to a guy it's like mhhhh but when I'm attracted to a girl it's like ahhhh and when I'm attracted to a nonbinary person it's like oooooh. So it's gonna feel different and it doesn't mean you aren't attracted to that gender.

#lgbtq #lgbt #pride #queer #lgbt pride #questioning #queer youth #bisexual #bisexual questioning #pansexual #omnisexual #pansexual questioning #omnisexual questioning

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blizzb3ar · 1 year

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Protect trans kids 🏳️‍⚧️💕

#bisexual #lgbtq #me #selfie #bi #lgbt pride #lgbtq community #trans youth #trans #trans kids #protect trans kids

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theartisticcrow · 2 months

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The song "I'm Afraid Of Americans" by David Bowie just started playing on the radio and oh how fitting that is what with the entire KOSA bill situation. It's just so fucking frustrating that some people can manage to be so arrogant and cruel and truely disgusting towards those who have done nothing wrong, who simply just exist.

Do I deserve death for cutting my hair and wearing "masculine" clothing? Do I deserve to be kicked out onto the streets to fend for myself when I am not able because I showed affection to someone with the same genitals as mine? Do I deserve to be abused and assaulted just because I am different? Just because I do not follow your cruel, useless ways of living? Because I am the youth the future is soon to be in my hands, no longer yours? Bullshit, I say. I've hurt no one by dressing differently. I've caused no harm by loving anyone who I happen to love. There's not one damn thing wrong with it.

This bill, if passed, will result only in suffering, violence and death. I am scared. No, I'm fucking terrified. Not for myself from my parents, for I am lucky to live in a very accepting family, but there are many who are not as lucky as I. Some may even die. I fear for them. I fear for the future. I fear for what may happen if things continue to get worse.

If it passes though, I'm afraid to stand up. I'm not afraid to stand up for those who can't quite stand up for themselves, I'm not afraid to riot in the streets and show the world what I am capable of, I'm damn well not afraid to scream and shout as I fight with blood on my face, whether it be my own or someone else's.

If we aren't able to learn from history, than history is bound to repeat itself. We got our rights by fighting and we'll continue to fight with more than just our words if that's what it takes. I am young and I've committed no crime, so just let me live. Let me express myself, because I've hurt no one, or rather, no one that hasn't hurt me first.

VOTE TO STOP KOSA, CALL YOUR REPS, DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO STOP THIS BILL FROM PASSING. IF IT DOES PASS, MORE HARM WILL BE DONE THAN GOOD.

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blue-levandar · 23 days

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dear internauts hopefully reading this post

my real name will remain anonymous but you can call me Olivia, I am a worker in the fan project @the-rainbow-neighborhood as a voice actress and an artist and I'm proud to say that this is the first job i have to finally enter this beautiful place called the animation company under the hand of a nice boss.

sadly, most of the people working in this proyect (the boss included) are rather young, some underage even, we all have passion on creating a fan serie based on welcome home, and Welcome home has a lot of LGBTQ content in it.

The KOSA laws will, instead of just censoring or regulating, ban the accounts of every user under the age of 18 from the internet to "protect" kids from dangerous content, and by dangerous content, they include LGBTQ, history of marginalized groups, mental health, sexual edication, birth control and abortion content and resources.

they will also use extremly invasive online surveillance of all internet users and with the invasive parental control they are going to use, children victims of familiar abuse won't be able to reach out for help.

Now, let's get personal, a lot of Staff in the TRN project staff is gay, trans and some of them went trough abusive family enviroments (names won't be revealed) a lot of us have sever mental issues and need help or at least venting. KOSA won't only delay the project, it will harm the staff in a personal level too!

there's nothing I can do due to not being american, but you can help, down there will be links in wich you can help to prevent KOSA from censoring freedom of expression and censoring our identities

please, keep our children safe, and by our children, we mean ALL of them, the queer kids, the mentally ill kids, the neurodivergent kids, the trans kids, the AFAB kids, the children of color. ALL

remember, censorship, wont eliminate the creeps, it will just make them less vissible

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latntransys-world · 4 months

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Your moves will be misunderstood by those not meant to join you on your journey.

#latntransy #gay #gay hot #trans selfie #beauty #transgender #transfem #transgirl #transsexual #twitter #trans #trans youth #trans pride #trans woman #bisexual #tranvestite #edworthy cypress tx77433 #20019 Edworthy 77433

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hellomynameisbisexual · 2 years

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"We are challenging people to face their own external and internal biphobia. We are demanding attention. We are redefining 'anything that moves' on our own terms."

So declares the introduction to Anything That Movies, a bisexual zine that ran from 1991 to 2001. Founded by editor and photographer Karla Rossi, Anything That Moves got its name from the stereotype that bisexual people will sleep with "anything that moves," and it sought to redefine these and other assumptions about bi people in its decade-long run. Rossi didn't respond to Mashable's request for comment.

All 22 issues of Anything That Moves are now archived by a group of young bisexual people and allies. Not only does the archive introduce a new generation to a rare instance of bi-focused writing, but it's also shockingly relevant to issues bi people face today.

Discovering the bisexual zine

Snippets of the introduction have circulated the internet in recent years, and they're referred to as the ATM "manifesto" on its website. The words caught the attention of bi writer Kravitz Marshall, but he had never seen other material from the zine.

In 2020, Marshall found the Anything That Moves website, a relic of the early 2000s with an incomplete archive. He then bought issue #16 from Bolerium Books, a source for out-of-print books and material related to social movements. Marshall scanned each page of the issue and uploaded it online for free; he had planned on doing this for all issues of Anything That Moves, but acquaintances on a bisexual Discord server expressed interest in helping. The discussion grew so much that they created a separate server.

"It was the first time I became aware such a thing existed and I became very excited at the thought of finding and reading more copies," said Jo, a bi femme activist who became involved in the project and now helms the archive email.

The group found issue #2 via Reddit, but believed finding all the issues would be a difficult process — until a member of the now-inactive archive server was able to gather PDFs of every issue through her university library.

"It was thrilling and such a relief," Marshall told Mashable, "because had this not happened, we might've had to do it the hard and expensive way."

"It happened so fast," Jo recalled. "I just remember about seven bisexuals, including Krav and myself, putting our heads together to figure out the best way to get our hands on all these copies and how to share them with the rest of the LGBTQ community."

Now, the work of Marshall, Jo, and a group of bi people and allies is gathered in the archive.

Joy and heartbreak of Anything That Moves

Reading through the archive is, personally, an ambivalent experience. Anything That Moves began before I was even born, and I feel kindred reading this decades-old work; it's like reading discussions I've had with bi friends back to me. The articles, reviews, fiction, and poetry in discusses visibility, (non)monogamy, the inclusion of trans people in bisexuality — to name merely a few topics still pertinent today.

Despite the joy of reading this bi-centric work, however, it's telling how little has changed since 1991.

Jo, who grew up in a conservative area, found the zine refreshing and comforting. "Even when you discover/read/watch anything regarding LGBTQ history, it’s very rare for any specific focus to be given to the bisexual community," they said. "Finding Anything That Moves was a shock to my system."

Marshall was touched by the "unfiltered life" within its pages. "There's urgency, there's knowledge, there's joy, there's righteous rage, there's lust," Marshall said, "and you don't have to go searching between the lines for it — it grabs your shoulders and shakes you until you reach the back cover."

Despite the joy of reading this bi-centric work, however, it's telling how little has changed since 1991.

For Jo, the experience of reading Anything That Moves has been both special and heartbreaking. "A lot of the subject matter is stuff that the bi community has been dealing with forever," they said. "The same stereotypes and heterosexism that bisexuals faced nearly thirty years ago are still very prevalent today."

"It really hits you that virtually nothing has changed about the outside perception of bisexuality and bisexuals," Marshall agreed. "Almost every single issue we grapple with now is a hand-me-down."

He pointed to a piece in the inaugural issue called "This Poem Can Be Put Off No Longer" to display his point. Here are the first few stanzas:

The first several stanzas of "This Poem Can Be Put Off No Longer" by Susan Carlton, featured in the first issue of 'Anything That Moves.' Credit: Anything That Moves / Susan Carlton

The poem continues, but the point is clear from the start: Bisexual people aren't believed for who they are. They're belittled and told to "choose a side," that they're bisexual for attention. It's difficult to think that this poem is over 30 years old.

The poem "truly could've been written yesterday... or 50 years ago," said Marshall. "How long do we have to keep screaming the same things to the world over and over until people stop pretending we're speaking another galaxy's language?"

Stigma against bisexuality still persists today, and impacts people's lives: Bisexual people are more likely to be anxious and depressed; they're also more likely to experience intimate partner violence.

The stagnancy of the world's perception of bisexual people infuriates Marshall, he said, but it's imperative to still talk about these issues. "You can't just stop talking about these issues, so you just say the same things, because the world that needs to listen to you refuses to move on. And I'm not a fan of repeating myself," he said. "You just feel like you're going crazy."

The solace of Anything That Moves, however, is that even though progress has been slow, fellow bisexual people can relate to the shared experience detailed in its pages.

"How long do we have to keep screaming the same things to the world over and over until people stop pretending we're speaking another galaxy's language?"

After Jo came out, for example, they internalized that being bi made them "second-rate." They didn't feel welcome in cisheterosexual circles nor LGBTQ circles, a common feeling for bisexual people who feel like they're straddling both. Searching for issues of Anything That Moves, part of bisexual history, helped Jo connect with other bi people. Being able to meet others facing the same issues, and sharing this historical information and searching for more, has made the biggest impact on them and their identity.

"I don't feel as alone as I once did because bisexuals of today wanted to learn more about their bisexual elders," they said.

Those who have found the archive have also felt that connection. The archive team has received waves of emails, messages, and followers — some wanting to help, others thanking them.

"For the most part, people are just delighted to finally get to read the magazine," Marshall said.

Even this positive feedback echoes the sentiment of the time. Readers wrote to Anything That Moves, and some of those letters are published in subsequent issues. "You can see so clearly how life-changing these publications were to some people," Marshall said, "so thank God it was brought to the world."

"It's something I definitely needed when I was a closeted, bisexual teenager."

The archive has helped current bi readers ground in their bisexuality, Jo said. The archivists even connected with some former Anything That Moves editors, who discovered them through the project. "I'm just happy we got a chance to say thank you for everything they left for us to discover," Jo said.

There's still work to be done for the archive, like transcriptions for easier reading and sharing. Some people involved even planned on making an original virtual bi zine, Marshall said, but due to personal commitments, the idea fizzled out within months.

"I still hope it'll exist one day," Marshall said. "If by some miracle the future grants me that wish, I won't reveal its title, but I find it pleasantly cheeky."

For now, of course, there's nearly two-dozen issues of Anything That Moves. Jo believes the zine is a gift.

"I want to be able to share this gift with anyone else who may need it," they said. "It's something I definitely needed when I was a closeted, bisexual teenager."

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shutyourface · 6 months

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Y'all I just came out as a dude to my parents last night! I made a cake and two cupcakes because if I was making something that I could chicken out of then I would get scared and just not come out. The cupcakes had blue icing inside so I made them bite through to the blue and then brought out my blue marbled cake with blue icing and a really janky " it's a boy!" In blue food coloring. My hands were shaking sooo bad and I was trying really hard not to cry so I kept making jokes and nervous laughing. I kept saying to my mom that now I understand people on the great British baking show because they're always talking about how shaky they're hands are. I think I should make a slide show for my mom on what being a boy means for, as someone who still enjoys femme things. She kind of doesn't get it but that's ok bc I know she trying to understand and is super accepting. Anyway here's the picture!

I added sprinkles and stuff too but then forgot to take another picture. Anyway just wanted to share bc no I can be me! I've been going by he/him pronouns and ( I stole the name of my comfort character bc of course I did so) Nico for about 2 years now, which is .... A long time to say the least. My teachers know, my friends know and now 1 set of parents know! I'm still nervous but very excited too because I'm a man and they know I'm a man and wow I'm such a manly man and I'm having so many emotions but it's ok. But yeah, that's it. Just me being me :)