Bi Confessions

atheistme: sconesandtexting: No child is born...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:18:57 -0400

sconesandtexting:

No child is born homophobic.

This child is precious and I hope he never changes.

This youtube video is seriously the best.

You don’t like gay marriage because you don’t want to have to tell your kids about gay people?

Uh.. this kid is taking the news pretty well. He barely even cares! He’s just like “oh thats cool.. dudes can marry. Ping pong anyone?”

Florida Teen Arrested On Felony Charge For Same-Sex Relationship With A Younger Girl

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:37:38 -0400

friskyfish:

This is long, but worth reading:

This girl above, Kate Hunt is being prosecuted for felony charges because she turned 18 before her high school girlfriend.

Letter from Mom reaching out for help:

by Bigwig Buggering Lapine and Toni Applegate Kouns
Posted by Kelly Kelley Hunt Smith (edited with nothing but paragraph spacing to break up the text and make it more pleasant on the eye) -

What I’m about to share with you is extremely private and difficult on myself and my family, but mostly my daughter Kaitlyn.

I’m at a point where I don’t know what else to do. Sharing personal family matters with anyone, let alone total strangers is extremely scary but my daughters life is at risk, so i’m willing to do whatever it takes, no matter how difficult.

Anyone who knows me, even a little, knows what kind of person I am. Anyone who knows my daughter Kate, knows how wonderful she is. Kate is an 18 year old senior about to graduate from SRHS. She has an exemplary record at school and home. She has always been a wonderful student, respected and well liked. She has cheered on the varsity cheer team all throughout high school, shes sung in chorus and was voted most school spirited. She has never been in trouble, ever, she truly is the model student and child. At the beginning of this school year, she started dating a fellow student, who happened to be another female. This girl also played varsity sports, was in the IB program, so she was in classes with upperclassman.

There was an age difference between my daughter and the other girl, of 3 years, my daughter was older, however you would have thought it was the opposite by just looking at the girls. My daughter is tiny, looks very young, and the other girl looks much older and is much taller, either way there was a 3 year age gap. They were both students in the same high school, it was a mutual consenting relationship on both parts.

This was unusual for Kate, she has always dated boys, but being the kind of mother I am, I didn’t want to make it a big deal. I talked to her about it, and figured it was just a social thing, times have changed and a lot of kids are experimenting, so I didn’t make much of it. This girl came to my home, hang out with our family before sporting events at the school, etc. The girls would hang out together at after school activities, I was there, I saw the other girls father there several times, he saw them together as well, so I assumed her family was aware of it and didn’t have any issues either.

On Saturday February 16th our families world was shattered and our daughters nightmare begun. The police came to our home and arrested my daughter, put her in hand cuffs and we had no idea why. They refused to tell us anything at first because she had turned 18. Kate was ripped out of our arms, terrified, crying hysterically. My younger daughter was there at the time, my husband and myself, we were mortified. They finally told us she was being arrested on “probable cause”. I asked them probable cause of what, they said sexual battery on a person 12-16 years old. My heart dropped, I knew then that it had to have been her girlfriend’s parents. These people never came to us as parents, never tried to speak to us, didn’t try to get the school involved to speak to us and tell us they had a problem with the girls dating, not one single word. Instead, they set out their vengeance and had my child arrested on FELONY charges. The nightmare continued.

Kate was bailed out and sat in front of a Judge. He told her she could continue going to school, but was to have no contact with her girlfriend. I went to the school and spoke to them, let them know what was going on, I wanted to make sure there was no issues or problems. It is Kate’s senior year, she only had a few months until graduation and we wanted her to finish. The school was very supportive, they all know and loved Kate. They told us that the other girls parents had already come in and wanted Kate to be expelled, they told them no, they wouldn’t do that. The parents didn’t like that, so that petitioned the court and asked the judge to remove Kate from school, even though the Judge already ruled Kate could continue school.

We sat in front of the Judge again, and the judge ruled yet again that Kate could continue going to school, he didn’t feel like Kate was any threat at all. Those parents wouldn’t give up. They were out to destroy my daughter, they feel like my daughter “made” their daughter gay. They are bigoted, religious zeolites that see being gay as a sin and wrong, and they blame my daughter. Of course I see it 100% different. I don’t see or label these girls as gay. They are teenagers in high school experimenting with their sexuality, all teens do it in one form or another. They are teens, its healthy and normal. And even if their daughter is gay, who cares, she is still their daughter. But, the fight continued. the parents fought dirty, we pushed back and tried everything we could.

I went to the school board with not one but two orders from Indian River County Judges saying Kate could continue going to school, but the school board sided with the parents, and expelled my daughter. Kate was forced to go to the alternative school. The school board made one concession and allowed Kate to attend her senior events like grad bash, and senior fun day at the school and she will be able to walk at her graduation at the high school and actually graduate from SRHS. But her senior year was ruined, she was taken away from her normal life, her friends and her school activities because of those parents. It was still blatantly wrong, and discriminative. Those parents have forced the State Attorneys office to go thru with felony charges and are trying to ruin my daughters life. This is insane. This should have never been a legal matter, it is a family matter. They are trying to send an innocent young girl to prison because they are full of hate and bigotry.

These girls are teenagers in high school, who had ONE mutual consenting sexual experience. My daughter isn’t a criminal, she isn’t a predator. The parents daughter has said from day one, she cares about my daughter, she never wanted her parents to do this, she was 100% consenting and it was by her own choice that she was with my daughter. She doesn’t want Kate to be punished at all, and feels like they did nothing wrong. Unfortunately by the letter of the law, this girl has NO voice. Her parents can play the “victims” and ruin my daughters life. We have written letters through our attorneys trying to appeal to these people as parents, talk through it and come to some agreement or understanding but the parents refuse. These people’s delusional stand, their hate and bigotry is tearing our daughter apart.

Kate is having night terrors, she is in depression, its horrible to watch. Kate was the happiest child, always smiling, always happy and uplifting and now she has to push through the tears to get through every day. I need the communities help. I need people to stand and fight with me for my daughters life. Should the girls have made better choices, YES. I agree, but is this criminal, no. Does my daughter deserve to lose her life for 15 years, or 3 years, or to have no life, because of one choice she made in high school, absolutely not!! The state attorney, Brian Workman needs to use taxpayers money to prosecute REAL criminals, not a high school student who has never been in trouble a day in her young life, all because she had a mutual consenting relationship with someone who has bigoted parents.

I had bracelets made that say STOP THE HATE, FREE KATE. I want everyone in Indian River county to wear one in support of my daughter. I need people to come forward and show the state that this is totally ridiculous and wrong. I will fight till im dead for my children. Kate is such a beautiful person this is just so incredible wrong. This is a mothers nightmare. No one could possibly fully understand how painful this is, we feel powerless. The letter of the law, vs. reality in this situation is horrifying. I cant lose my child, I just cant. We as a community cant allow this to happen. We have until next Friday to either agree with an outrageous plea offer, or start trial. The state offered a plea of two years house arrest and one year probation. Kate wont be able to get a job, start her life, ever leave the house for an entire two years, then another year on probation. That is absolutely ludicrous. We need justice in this situation, not to feed into these parents hates and insanity. Will you help support Kate? Will you write a letter to the state attorney, will you come sit in the court room and show your support, will you wear Kate’s bracelet in support of her? Will you pray, will you speak your mind to these other parents in regards to their actions? Will you help our family?

This is worth examining, and if you agree that Kate should not be charged as a sex offender, you can sign the petition on AllOut.org.

megandear: iloveurbumbum: tyleroakley: buzzfeed: George...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:28:27 -0400

megandear:

iloveurbumbum:

tyleroakley:

buzzfeed:

George Takei responds to “traditional” marriage fans.

George Takei is flawfree.

How is he this perfect. how.

George Takei: perfect human being

bisexual-community: IMPORTANT!! It’s time for the annual (2013)...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:02:12 -0400

bisexual-community:

IMPORTANT!! It’s time for the annual (2013) International LGBT (marketing) Survey. As the Bisexual Resource Center asks PLEASE TAKE IT anytime thru June 30th, 2013. And then ‘Signal Boost’, Reblog and in general TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

We especially need a LOT of Bisexual/Non-Monosexual Voices please.

Here is what it is all about:

Please take part in CMI’s 7th Annual LGBT Community Survey. Participation in this survey gives important feedback to our LGBT community media and organizations, and provides valid data to companies interested in serving our needs, sponsoring our charities, and supporting their LGBT employees. Last year, the survey was taken by over 45,000 LGBT citizens of 148 countries!

Your answers are completely confidential, and will never be used for sales or marketing purposes. The survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete.

We really need a lot of bisexual/non-mononsexual people to take this survey and share it with everyone they can think of becasue Community Marketing & Insights has graciously shared the important statistical information with Bisexual NGO’s/Charities & Academic Researchers. And these people in turn use it to be able to help provide direct and useful services to you! So please help in this annual effort. Thank You

Transgender woman arrested for wearing sheer top, jailed with men.

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:21 -0400

Transgender woman arrested for wearing sheer top, jailed with men.:

daggerpen:

Ashley Del Valle is a transgender woman from New York who was arrested in Georgia for indecent exposure after she allegedly showed her breasts, but then was housed in an all-male jail.

I just.

You arrest her because her top is too sheer and shows her nipples, something that is only a crime for women.

And then you jail her as a man.

Fucking fuck.

When you get all excited that you’ve finally figured out what’s going on with your...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:38 -0400

When you get all excited that you’ve finally figured out what’s going on with your sexuality and then learn about how popular biphobia is…

i knew from the age of 13 that i was different, in the sense i was noticing girls as well as boys....

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:24 -0400

i knew from the age of 13 that i was different, in the sense i was noticing girls as well as boys. i kept it quiet because everyone i was growing up with saw being gay as disgusting and bi as attention seeking. they always guessed i was “the weird one” though and was sure i fancied them all. after i came out i politely told them all not to kid themselves….i have standards….

i came out as bi when i was 21 and got with my girlfriend last year. everyone i went to school with on my FB saw it and immediately said they always knew i was a lesbian because i “never went for boys”. i’ve had two boyfriends.

it seems if you’re a bisexual girl you’re categorised as lesbian and if you’re a bisexual boy you’re categorised as gay.

makes me want to scream.

People have always assumed I like women. I don’t want tell them they’re right because I...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:02:22 -0400

People have always assumed I like women. I don’t want tell them they’re right because I also like men, but mainly I don’t want to tell them they’re right because I don’t want them to think that their shitty stereotypical thinking is justified

I just found out that the person who completely abandoned me and spread rumours about me to our...

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:01:50 -0400

I just found out that the person who completely abandoned me and spread rumours about me to our entire school when I first came out five years ago, is volunteering at our city’s pride festival. I know I probably should be happy that she’s changed for the better but it just really pisses me off, ‘cause where the hell was that when I was fourteen and desperetly needed my best friend?

bialogue-group: queerbookclub: I recently finished another...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:31:36 -0400

bialogue-group:

queerbookclub:

I recently finished another collection of Alison Bechdel’s amazing Dykes to Watch Out For. It struck me that her comics dealt with the same issues and divisions regarding assimilation, corporatism, and bi & trans inclusion that queer activists still struggle with today. In 1994. And she was killing it.

Essential reading.

Yeah on that bi & trans* inclusion thing … we (the frequently overlapping) trans* & bisexual communities have been working on it together since, what, at least 1974 … so next year it will make 40 years now. Are we there yet?

confession: When I came out to my mom she said she was disappointed because I'm very handsome and any girl would date me. Every day since I feel like she's disgusted by me because I like guys too.

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:04:53 -0400

jenyockney: A little UK bi history timeline from “Getting Bi in...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:54:29 -0400

jenyockney:

A little UK bi history timeline from “Getting Bi in a Gay / Straight World”, which you can get as real live inky bi booklet from BiPhoria

problemsofabisexual: {Text: Bi problem #8 “you’re bi? I would...

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:27:35 -0400

problemsofabisexual:

{Text: Bi problem #8 “you’re bi? I would of never guessed, you look completely normal.”}

some people: Lesbians are hot, but gay men are gross.

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:40:24 -0400

some people: Lesbians are hot, but gay men are gross.
some people: Gay people are great, but bisexuals are just sluts.
some people: Gay people are born that way, but trans people just need therapy.
me: Human beings are great, but apparently you're a pretty rotten one.

Whenever I come out to a friend as bisexual I can tell that none of them believe me. One of them...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:35 -0400

Whenever I come out to a friend as bisexual I can tell that none of them believe me. One of them even asked if I’d ever been sexually abused and if that was why.

i’m scared to come out to my family because I don’t think they’ll believe me either

My fantasies of the future switch back and forth between a man in a suit and a woman in white...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:02:13 -0400

My fantasies of the future switch back and forth between a man in a suit and a woman in white waiting for me at the end of the isle.

bisexual-community: fucknobiphobia: carry-one-exception: I...

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:33:13 -0400

bisexual-community:

fucknobiphobia:

carry-one-exception:

I really want these shoes..this was fun to do.

OMG! actual Bisexual Pride Kicks!!!
We NEED these for Pride Month (generally June) and Bi Visibility Day (September 23)

the bisexual didn’t “switch” when they broke up from a “homosexual...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:37 -0400

the bisexual didn’t “switch” when they broke up from a “homosexual relationship” they just broke up with you.

I was too nervous to come out to more than my close friends in high school because I wanted to be...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:01:24 -0400

I was too nervous to come out to more than my close friends in high school because I wanted to be known for my personality, not for being “that bi girl”.

When you come out to your boyfriend and he tells you he’s okay with it, but you are still...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:01:55 -0400

When you come out to your boyfriend and he tells you he’s okay with it, but you are still really anxious about it.