Great Tips to Avoid Bisexual Erasure

7/2/2014

Bisexual Erasure What it is and how to avoid it, text overlaid on rainbow flag

Image from Positively Smitten

On Positively Smitten, Lyndsey Fought writes a great post about bisexual erasure - what it is, why it matters, and tips to avoid it. Fought writes:

"It seems, slowly, bisexuality is being seen as a very real thing. Here’s how you can help fight erasure and increase visibility in your daily lives:

Fight against stereotypes that bisexuals don’t exist; that being monosexual is “proper”; that bisexuals are “greedy” or “indecisive”; and bisexuals are promiscuous.
Remember one relationship doesn’t erase or rewrite how a person identifies.
When discussing bisexuality, nix the qualifiers. It’s not necessary to say something like, “Angelina Jolie is bisexual BUT she’s with a man right now.” Who Jolie is now doesn’t negate how she identifies.
Don’t assume you know how someone identifies. They decide.
Increase your support for the bisexual community by acknowledging that bisexuality exists, both in fiction and in real life.

Bisexuality isn’t new, magical, made-up, or a secret. Bisexuality is real and important to acknowledge."

Read the entire, original post at: Bisexual Erasure: What It Is And How To Avoid It.

What tips would you add to this list? Please share them in the comments.

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