Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #BiAwarenessWeek

Most recents (1)

So, it’s #BiAwarenessWeek?

Which raises, for me, some existential questions

When I, sheltered in the Midwest within a white, performatively Catholic family, first learned attraction between people could actually be more than vanilla heterosexed, bisexual seemed to fit

But -
Back in the day when I was reading Dykes to Watch Out For & Hothead Paisan, I encountered the term “Stone Butch” which seemed to better encapsulate how I experienced love & affection for people but rarely any desire for them to get sexy with me (asexual wasn’t widely used)
I was sorting out my orientation in the 1990s & had been given virtually no healthy tools to do so

We didn’t have many terms for that complex trifecta of sex/gender/orientation better understood now

Also, AIDS was a thing & alternative sexuality carried enormous stigma
Read 11 tweets

Related hashtags

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!