Great Tips to Avoid Bisexual Erasure

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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.