Rostros de la bisexualidad

Mexico City Pride has given me the opportunity to proudly embrace my bisexuality and to stand tall among a community that accepts and celebrates me for who I am.

Bi was a word I thought couldn’t include me because of my gender and attraction. I was wrong. Bi has more than enough room for nonbinary genders and nonbinary attraction. Bi includes me.

Love women, love men, love whomever catches your interests at the moment — but love and accept yourself above all else.

I know that, at least for now, I want to continue occupying this middle space, where all of the doors — to both monogamy and non-monogamy — are open to me.

No matter who we date, no matter who we have sex with, no matter who we fall in love with or marry, we are still bisexual. No one can take that away from us.

To all the bi people out there in the world, I want to tell you that you are not alone, we are becoming more and more visible, and our community is growing. Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise.

I am not a shy person by nature. Coming out to friends and family wasn't a problem for me, but sometimes it was for them.

With the strength, stamina, and sweat of five thousand used car salesmen, I began running laps around the Bi Brigade's contingent, distributing hugs and high-fiving the crowd.

It was such a relief to know that I could keep my bi identity (which had become very important to me) and also acknowledge this other facet of myself.

Discovering bisexuality in Honduras, I faced societal pressures to perform my sexuality, leading to an identity crisis. Embracing authenticity, I learned to live my true self.

Finding a life partner who understood me on such a fundamental level was incredible. Moreover, we were both incredibly passionate about being a part of our local LGBT community and felt a strong connection to queer culture.

My initial coming out was very much a life-changing experience, but it was anything but a one-time thing.

My sexuality was so confusing and undefined for so many years that realizing and openly acknowledging it feels like being truly free for the first time — and that’s worth celebrating.

I'm still bisexual no matter who I am dating and no matter how I act. Proud to be bisexual. Proud to be me.

I've been asked if I'm "really" bisexual. I reply that I am and if they still doubt it I sometimes joke that they are welcome to interrogate my wife and my boyfriend about it.

I’m a 23-year-old college-educated black bi guy clerking before going to law school. Things are definitely looking up, and my best days are yet to come. T

So let's say that you've found that special someone (or more than one). How do you spend quality time with them when you’re not supposed to meet in person?

I think it’s important not just to be comfortable with who you are, but also confident. More than just acknowledging a truth about yourself, having some pride really makes a difference.

It’s kind of funny. I spent the first couple decades of my life running away from who I was. Now my fight isn’t with myself, it’s trying to get others to see the real me.

Bi people are passionate beings who embrace the true pleasure found in variety.

As wonderful as it was to at last be living as an openly bi man, I learned that being closeted for so long had shielded me from a lot of biphobia.

I often enough I have to use a “coming out” to defend myself from erasure. Visibility is what we need to break stereotypes and to strengthen our community.

The more out bi people there are and the more we can connect with one another, the less alone we all feel and the more acceptance we will gain.

Nearly every bi person I know struggles when they’re in a straight-presenting relationship.

Maybe my sense of myself will shift later on, and I’ll need new labels. That’s okay. Nothing is set in stone — I don’t have to lie anymore. And that’s incredibly freeing.

I have been officially out for years, but I'm still working to do better, be more visible, and stop bi erasure whenever I can.

The beauty in being bisexual is that we are all unique and versatile. And that is worthy of celebration.

It is hard, even today, to make myself vulnerable to some people. I grew up thinking that it is not okay to express emotions — at least not in a healthy way.