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Bi does not mean "attraction to men and women" a thread
"of course bi means attraction to men and women you absolute [REDACTED] piece of [REDACTED] lesbophobic biphobe, what else would it mean"
I hear you ask
I hear you ask
While "attraction to men and women" might be one way some* bisexuals define their sexuality
if you look throughout bi history you'll find the definition "attraction to more than one gender" is way more prominent.
if you look throughout bi history you'll find the definition "attraction to more than one gender" is way more prominent.
This is a section from the bisexual manifesto (1990) written for the bisexual magazine "anything that moves" this is an extremely important part of bi history.
Take a look at how important bisexual organizations define bisexuality.
When bisexuals organize and come together to collectively again and again define bisexuality not as "attraction to men and women" but as a sexuality that is not binary I think you should start listening.
Dictionary definitions aren't good for many reasons but I think it's funny the people who like trying to define other sexualities by pulling up google tend to ignore this
It's actually a form of bi erasure to ignore all of this history and how bisexuals themselves define bisexuality.
If you use this thread to tell pansexuals they don't exist I have permission to take all of your electronics away forever
