Photo credit: Picture by Steve Johnson on Unsplash.You’re probably merely a lesbian.” I’m not sure of a solitary bi girl who has gotn’t heard those terms, or even a variation of these. Therefore typical is this dismissal of y our identification, it seems as a minumum of one bullet point in every listicle about ‘what to not say to a bi person’. Why do we still keep hearing it?
Recently, Twitter has exploded with memes from bi ladies about being interested in all women and, like, perhaps 3 males.
It seems the meme is just relatable content about sexism and overcoming compulsory heterosexuality (the enforced idea that everyone must be straight) while I worry that this meme may be a manifestation of internalized biphobia and a desire for bi women to prove we’re gay enough, mostly. In her own wonderful essay “Bisexuality, Feminism, Men, and Me”, bi activist Robyn Ochs covers her journey of unlearning compulsory heterosexuality, and keeping gents and ladies into the exact same standard with regards to relationships and attraction following a lifetime of believing she must be satisfied with a person;
