When I was growing up, I didn’t have a lot of friends that were boys. In fact I don’t think I had a boy as a friend until I got to university and...well, I’m still dating him. I did have a lot of female friends however, and from a fairly young age I started experimenting with girls (and not in a science lab, wearing white coats). At this point in my life I didn’t know what gay or straight was. I didn’t know the words for any of the things I was doing. I had a sense that it needed to be kept secret, that if anyone knew what we were doing with each other, we’d probably get in trouble. But that didn’t stop us from doing everything we could think of.
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I am Valid, I am Asexual
Posted on October 06 2018
Asexuality is a sexual orientation akin to heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and pansexuality. It is a lack of sexual desire or attraction, or little to no interest in sexual activity. Asexuality is not a form of abstinence or celibacy as it is not a behavioural act or a conscious choice. It is an orientation.
Bored Straight People: thoughts on Bisexual Invisibility
Posted on September 23 2018
Bisexual erasure occurs and is propelled in many forms. It is a common reaction for some monosexuals, such as my date, to diminish identities that cannot be so neatly categorised. Often, very often, bisexuals don’t feel they have a place to hold them - they are too ‘gay’ for the straights and too ‘straight’ for the gays. This marginalisation creates a sad reality for us, one where we feel strange about partaking in both gay and straight cultures.
Bi Visibility Day 2018
Posted on September 19 2018
The 23rd of September is International Bi Visibility Day, or to give it its official title, Celebrate Bisexuality Day. It’s not widely known, let alone celebrated, by the greater LGBTIQA+ community. But every year there are more events being organised by bisexual+ (bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, queer and multi-gender attracted) people around the world.
Working Together to Prevent Suicide
Posted on September 10 2018
Although most Australians live healthy and happy lives, among the LGBTI community, a disproportionate number experience worse health outcomes than their non-LGBTI peers in a range of areas, in particular mental health and suicidality. Available research continues to demonstrate that the prevalence and rates of self-harm and attempted suicide are significantly higher amongst LGBTI people than among non-LGBTI populations, though the prevalence of completed suicide statistics remains unknown.
Am I Demisexual ?
Posted on August 26 2018
A demisexual is a person who does not experience sexual attraction unless they form a strong emotional connection with someone.
Wear It Purple on 31st Aug 2018
Posted on August 18 2018
Wear it Purple Day is an annual awareness day for the LGBTIQA+ community organized by a non-profit organization and it is held on the last Friday of every August. This will be its eighth year and it will be celebrated on 31st Aug 2018.
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