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'''Celebrate Bisexuality Day''' (also called '''Bisexual Pride Day''', '''Bi Visibility Day''', '''CBD''', '''Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day''', and '''Bisexuality+ Day''') is [[list of minor secular observances#September|observed]] annually on September 23<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/world/celebrate-bisexuality-day|title=International Celebrate Bisexuality Day|website=www.timeanddate.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224011633/https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/world/celebrate-bisexuality-day|archive-date=February 24, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=February 24, 2018}}; {{cite web|last1=Coutis|first1=Marilaine|title=Celebrate Bisexuality|url=http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/4429|website=gauntlet.ucalgary.ca|accessdate=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520193215/http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/4429|archive-date=May 20, 2007|date=September 23, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> to recognize and celebrate [[bisexual]] people, the [[bisexual community]], and the [[history of bisexuality]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Release|url=http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?lang=E&menu=42&item=1078|publisher=Egale Canada|accessdate=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310100020/http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?lang=E&menu=42&item=1078|archive-date=March 10, 2012|date=September 1, 2004|url-status=dead}}; {{cite web|title=TBN: Bi Culture|url=http://torontobinet.org/culture.htm|website=torontobinet.org|publisher=Toronto Bisexual Network|accessdate=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209160418/http://torontobinet.org/culture.htm|archive-date=December 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2014, [[BiNet USA]] declared the days surrounding Celebrate Bisexuality Day to be also called '''Bisexual+ Awareness Week''', also called '''Bisexual Awareness Week''' or '''BiWeek'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pqmonthly.com/bi-brigade-presents-bisexual-awareness-week/23584 |title=Bi Brigade presents: Bisexual Awareness Week! – Proud Queer (PQ Monthly – Daily Online) |work=PQ Monthly |accessdate=September 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925063247/http://www.pqmonthly.com/bi-brigade-presents-bisexual-awareness-week/23584 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |url-status=live }}; {{cite web |url=http://lgbtweekly.com/2015/09/16/second-annual-bisexual-awareness-week-to-be-held-sept-20-26-events-across-u-s-and-online/ |title=Second annual Bisexual Awareness Week to held Sept. 20 – 26; events across U.S. and online |publisher=LGBT Weekly |date=February 14, 2011 |accessdate=September 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921055642/http://lgbtweekly.com/2015/09/16/second-annual-bisexual-awareness-week-to-be-held-sept-20-26-events-across-u-s-and-online/ |archive-date=September 21, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The week begins on September 16, culminating on Celebrate Bisexuality Day.<ref name="GLAAD 2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/biweek2019|title=#BiWeek 2019: Celebrate Bisexuality+|date=20 September 2018|publisher=[[GLAAD]]|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Valenski|first=Alicia|date=September 16, 2020|title=9 Things You Shouldn't Say to a Bisexual Woman in a Relationship with a Man|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/9-things-you-shouldnt-say-to-a-bisexual-woman-in-a-relationship-with-a-man-33304428|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=Elite Daily|language=en}}</ref> The celebration promotes cultural acceptance of the bisexual community, as well as attempts to create a platform for advocating bisexual rights,<ref name="Bisexual week">{{cite web|url=http://www.bisexualweek.com/about/|title=Bisexual Awareness Week|publisher=Bicast|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.glaad.org/action/celebrate-bisexuality-biweek-2016|title=#BiWeek 2016: Celebrate Bisexuality|date=2016-09-01|work=GLAAD|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en}}</ref> and serves as a platform to recognise bisexual and LGBTQ advocacy throughout history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/its-bisexual-awareness-week-here-are-five-ways-to-celebrate-255663/|title=It's Bisexual Awareness Week! Here Are Five Ways To Celebrate|date=2014-09-23|work=Autostraddle|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Bisexual Awareness Week was co-founded by BiNet USA and [[GLAAD]] to educate people on obstacles faced by the bisexual community, as well as to set policies that ensure bisexual acceptance and social integration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/bisexual-awareness-week-celebrate-day-glaad-lgbtqia-center-for-student-success-invisible-bierasure-biphobia-september-visibility/article_e7184fd6-dd43-11e9-849d-b77a8364e2a5.html|title=Bisexual+ Awareness Week celebrates invisible community|date=September 22, 2019|last=Metzger|first=Logan|publisher=[[Iowa State Daily]]|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/bisexual-awareness-week/|title=Why Bisexual Awareness Week Matters|date=2016-09-23|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en}}</ref> According to GLAAD, the goals of Bisexual+ Awareness Week include accelerating acceptance of the [[bisexual+]] community, drawing attention to the experiences of this community, and celebrating the resiliency of the community.<ref name=glaad>{{cite web|title=#BiWeek 2017: Celebrate Bisexuality+|url=https://www.glaad.org/biweek2017|website=GLAAD|date=September 11, 2017|accessdate=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315070550/https://www.glaad.org/biweek2017|archive-date=March 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Both allies and bisexual+ individuals are encouraged to spend the week learning about the "history, culture, community, and current policy priorities of bi+ communities".<ref name=glaad/> Bisexual+ Awareness Week can also potentially be an important opportunity for bisexual+ individuals to help fight feelings of isolation, create more visibility for others who may be exploring their sexuality, meet other bisexual+ people, and become an integral member of the bisexual+ community by coming out or sharing their personal experiences.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zane|first1=Zachary|title=The 'B' in LGBT: Why Bisexual Awareness Week Matters|url=https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2016/9/20/b-lgbt-why-bisexual-awareness-week-matters|website=OUT Magazine|publisher=Here Publishing, Inc.|accessdate=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315003708/https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2016/9/20/b-lgbt-why-bisexual-awareness-week-matters|archive-date=March 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| Celebrate Bisexuality Day | |
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| Official name | Celebrate Bisexuality Day |
| Also called | Bisexual Pride Day, Bi Visibility Day, CBD, Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day, and Bisexuality+ Day |
| Observed by | Bisexual people along with their families, friends, allies and supporters |
| Type | Cultural |
| Observances | Teach-ins, poetry reading, concerts, festivals, parties, picnics |
| Date | September 23 |
| Next time | September 23, 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 1999 |
| Related to | Bisexual+ Awareness Week |
History
A precursor to the first official observance came when the oldest national bisexuality organization in the United States, BiNet USA, was founded in 1990.[1] It was originally called the North American Multicultural Bisexual Network (NAMBN) and had its first meeting at the first National Bisexual Conference in America.[2] This first conference was held in San Francisco in 1990 and sponsored by BiPOL.[1] More than 450 people attended from 20 states and 5 countries, and the mayor of San Francisco sent a proclamation "commending the bisexual rights community for its leadership in the cause of social justice", and declaring June 23, 1990, to be Bisexual Pride Day.[1]
First officially observed in 1999 at the International Lesbian and Gay Association Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa,[3] Celebrate Bisexuality Day[4] is the brainchild of three bisexual rights activists: Wendy Curry of Maine, Michael Page of Florida, and Gigi Raven Wilbur of Texas.[5] Wilbur said:
Ever since the Stonewall rebellion, the gay and lesbian community has grown in strength and visibility. The bisexual community also has grown in strength but in many ways we are still invisible. I too have been conditioned by society to automatically label a couple walking hand in hand as either straight or gay, depending upon the perceived gender of each person.[6]
This celebration of bisexuality in particular, as opposed to general LGBT events, was conceived as a response to the prejudice and marginalization of bisexual people by some in both the straight and greater LGBT communities. Wendy Curry said:
We were sitting around at one of the annual bi conventions, venting and someone – I think it was Gigi – said we should have a party. We all loved the great bisexual, Freddie Mercury. His birthday was in September, so why not Sept? We wanted a weekend day to ensure the most people would do something. Gigi's birthday was Sept 23rd. It fell on a weekend day, so, poof! We had a day."[7]
On September 18, 2012, Berkeley, California, became what is thought to be the first city in the U.S. to officially proclaim a day recognizing bisexuals. The Berkeley City Council unanimously and without discussion declared September 23 as Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day.[8]
In 2013, on Celebrate Bisexuality Day, the White House held a closed-door meeting with almost 30 bisexual advocates so they could meet with government officials and discuss issues of specific importance to the bisexual community; this was the first bi-specific event ever hosted by any White House.[9]
On September 23, 2013, in the UK, government minister for Women and Equalities Jo Swinson MP issued a statement saying in part, "I welcome Bi Visibility Day which helps to raise awareness of the issues that bisexual people can face and provides an opportunity to celebrate diversity and focus on the B in LGB&T."[10]
In 2021, Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf became the first governor in the United States to issue a statement recognizing Bisexual Pride Day.[11]
Many individuals and organizations, including GLAAD, currently refer to this holiday as Bisexuality+ Day, with the inclusion of the "+" sign intended to include the broader bi+ community of people who prefer to use terms to describe their sexual orientation such as pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, fluid, or queer.[12]
Bisexual+ Awareness Week
| Bisexual+ Awareness Week | |
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| Observed by | Bisexual people along with their families, friends, allies and supporters |
| Type | Cultural |
| Date | September 16–23 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Celebrate Bisexuality Day |
In 2014, BiNet USA declared the days surrounding Celebrate Bisexuality Day to be also called Bisexual+ Awareness Week, also called Bisexual Awareness Week or BiWeek.[13] The week begins on September 16, culminating on Celebrate Bisexuality Day.[14][15] The celebration promotes cultural acceptance of the bisexual community, as well as attempts to create a platform for advocating bisexual rights,[16][17] and serves as a platform to recognise bisexual and LGBTQ advocacy throughout history.[18]
Bisexual Awareness Week was co-founded by BiNet USA and GLAAD to educate people on obstacles faced by the bisexual community, as well as to set policies that ensure bisexual acceptance and social integration.[19][20] According to GLAAD, the goals of Bisexual+ Awareness Week include accelerating acceptance of the bisexual+ community, drawing attention to the experiences of this community, and celebrating the resiliency of the community.[21] Both allies and bisexual+ individuals are encouraged to spend the week learning about the "history, culture, community, and current policy priorities of bi+ communities".[21] Bisexual+ Awareness Week can also potentially be an important opportunity for bisexual+ individuals to help fight feelings of isolation, create more visibility for others who may be exploring their sexuality, meet other bisexual+ people, and become an integral member of the bisexual+ community by coming out or sharing their personal experiences.[22]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "BiNet USA". BiNet USA. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "All About BiNet USA including the Fine Print". BiNet USA. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2012.; Summers, Claude J. (October 20, 2009). "BiNet USA". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. glbtq, Inc. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014.
- ^ "Bisexuality Day Celebrated". Long Beach Post News. September 23, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Bi Community Celebrates. Bay Windows; September 25, 2003, Vol. 21 Issue 41, p3-3, 1/4p
- ^ Scene Around Town. Bay Windows; September 28, 2000, pN.PAG, 00p
- ^ Wong, Curtis (September 24, 2013). "'Celebrate Bisexuality Day' Exists Because Of These Three LGBT Activists". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ Br. Michael C. Oboza (ret.). "Our Fence" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2015.; "A Brief History of the Bisexual Movement". BiNet USA. June 30, 1990. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Berkeley Lawmakers Recognize Bisexual Pride Day". Mercury News. The Associated Press. September 18, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ Hutchins, Loraine (November 1, 2019). "Making Bisexuals Visible". In Crawford-Lackey, Katherine; Springate, Megan E. (eds.). Identities and Place: Changing Labels and Intersectional Communities of LGBTQ and Two-Spirit People in the United States. Berghahn Books. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-1-78920-480-3.; "In Historic First, Bi Activists Gather at White House". bilerico.com. September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.; "White House to hold closed-door session on bisexual issues next month". The Washington Post. August 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ "UK equalities minister welcomes Bi Visibility Day". bimedia.org. September 23, 2013. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ "A New Bisexual Tradition? - Bi Women Quarterly". January 9, 2022. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022.
- ^ "#BiWeek 2017: Celebrate Bisexuality+". GLAAD. GLAAD. September 11, 2017. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Bi Brigade presents: Bisexual Awareness Week! – Proud Queer (PQ Monthly – Daily Online)". PQ Monthly. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.; "Second annual Bisexual Awareness Week to held Sept. 20 – 26; events across U.S. and online". LGBT Weekly. February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "#BiWeek 2019: Celebrate Bisexuality+". GLAAD. September 20, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Valenski, Alicia (September 16, 2020). "9 Things You Shouldn't Say to a Bisexual Woman in a Relationship with a Man". Elite Daily. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bisexual Awareness Week". Bicast. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "#BiWeek 2016: Celebrate Bisexuality". GLAAD. September 1, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "It's Bisexual Awareness Week! Here Are Five Ways To Celebrate". Autostraddle. September 23, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Metzger, Logan (September 22, 2019). "Bisexual+ Awareness Week celebrates invisible community". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Why Bisexual Awareness Week Matters". September 23, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "#BiWeek 2017: Celebrate Bisexuality+". GLAAD. September 11, 2017. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ Zane, Zachary. "The 'B' in LGBT: Why Bisexual Awareness Week Matters". OUT Magazine. Here Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
External links
- Events to mark Bi Visibility Day
- "Celebrating Bisexuality" by Wendy Curry in BiWomen Vol. 17 No. 6, December 1999/January 2000 at the Bisexual Resource Center website, archived May 25, 2007 by the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
- "What's in a Name?" by Wendy Curry in Curried Spam, September 2007
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