Writer of Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain, Kate Harrad covers the necessity of Bi Visibility Day plus the main reasons why stereotypes and stigma have to be discussed. When individuals declare that bisexuals are “greedy and promiscuous”, they base their presumptions regarding the known undeniable fact that simply because bisexual individuals encounter attraction to one or more sex they have to be “sleeping soulcams around with everyone”. These claims are extremely harmful and that can cause people that are many either stay in the wardrobe or be ashamed to be from the label. Internalised bi-phobia can manifest as a result of all or some of these reasons, bisexual males are accused of utilizing this label to full cover up that they’re really gay and women can be blamed for wanting attention that is male.
These harmful stereotypes hinder any progress that LGBT+ activists attempt to make, they may not be only harmful for bisexual individuals but to your community all together. Continue Reading