London based advocates fighting for the bi+ community #BwiththeT #OurBiFlag
Side projects @OurBiSecrets and @ProjQueer
May 7, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The purple stripe. Let's talk about it.
A few times recently I've seen people say the purple stripe is symbolic of attraction to "both". This is not Michael Page's intention. Forgive me for quoting my own article: "Â Each colour had a specific meaning: pink,
a colour often associated with homosexuality, represents same sex attraction; blue, its opposite in the common consciousness if not on the colour wheel, different sex attraction; and the purple represents a melding of the two into something entirely its own".
May 6, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Found a quote about bi lesbians from 1955 for those who track that sort of thing.
From We Walk Alone by Marijane Meaker, which I absolutely must track down a copy of.
The paragraph I've seen is, uh, a bit wild. Opinions are welcome from bi and mspec people only.
Another sort of lesbian is the so-called bisexual. […] The bisexual lesbian is indeed often love-hungry… Unlike many homosexuals who simply talk bisexuality, this lesbian lives it, and dies countless times in the process.
May 6, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
We've had a few questions about why we've dropped our boycott of @PrideInLondon so here's the sitch.
First and foremost, you asked us to. We're a community led organisation and we listen. But in order to do that we had to seek assurances from the Pride in London team.
We've had lots of both formal and informal talks with members of the Pride in London team, and we're satisfied that they are taking significant steps to address the concerns we raised: racism and biphobia.
Pride have been working with us to assure us of a cultural shift within
