🌈 Today we celebrate #BiVisibilityDay!
🚨 Bisexual people continue to face erasure.
❌ Bi discrimination is often based on incorrect stereotypes – like being bi is a phase or a trend.
👩 But these 9 famous faces from history tell a different story. 🧵
Ma Rainey (1886-1939)
🎤 Nicknamed "The Mother of Blues", Rainey was one of the earliest and most influential singers within the genre.
💘 While she sang about men, she was equally as open in her lyrics about her love for women – most famously in "Prove It on Me Blues".
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798)
💋 While Casanova's name has become synonymous with seducing women, the infamous lover also recorded sleeping with men on several occasions.
📕 His memoirs are now thought to be one of the most authentic sources of 18th-century European social life.
Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)
👩❤️💋👩 Dietrich became the first lead actress to kiss a woman in the 1930 film Morocco, and was known throughout her career for her androgyny.
📽️ She was part of the "sewing circle" of queer Hollywood actresses at the time – which included Greta Garbo.
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
🧜♀️ The Danish author is best known as the king of fairy tales, with works including "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling".
✒️ Although he published mainly fiction, he wrote in his diary about his attraction to both men and women.
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)
🖌️ Considered one of the most famous female painters of all time, her work has been celebrated for exploring themes such as gender, race, disability and sexuality.
🎨 Kahlo's expressive self-portraits made her distinct look into a feminist symbol.
Alec Guinness (1914-2000)
🌌 Guinness was perhaps best known for being the original Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Star Wars", but his acting won acclaim across cinema, theatre nd TV.
🎞️ While he avoided talking about his bisexuality publicly, it was well known to his family and friends.
Josephine Baker (1906-1975)
🎭 Featuring in one of the first Black Broadway shows, the American entertainer quickly rose to fame around the world.
🕵🏾♀️ Baker was also active in the civil rights movement and worked as a French Resistance agent during WW2.
Lord Byron (1788-1824)
✒️ Byron is considered one of the greatest English poets, having penned works like "Don Juan", which is still widely read.
👨❤️💋👨 His relationships with men and women scandalised the public at the time, and his private life led to as much fame as his writing.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
🇺🇸 She became the longest-serving First Lady in the U.S. during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office.
📢 Roosevelt changed the role of a First Lady with her active work for human and women's rights while in the White House.
🏳️🌈 Do you know of other bisexual people throughout history who should have more visibility?
👇 Share with us below!
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