We're back and we're changing up the format to be a little shorter and sweeter to fit our schedules. We'll be diving into the latest bisexual news, events, clubs, and activities. As always, you can drop us a line at [email protected]... which we will definitely figure out the password to verysoon.

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NYC HAPPENINGS

OVERVIEW With daylight hours dwindling, it’s the perfect time to curate your queer winter reading list and get ready to cuddle up with a good book as the temperature drops! Annie and Rose talk to creative nonfiction author, Audrey Jennifer Smith about the importance of queer representation in media and her favorite queer authors, short stories, and books. Anything we missed? Email us at [email protected] and let us know! REFERENCES Audrey Jennifer Smith online! https://mobile.twitter.com/lipstick_smitty  Tough Titties - Audrey Jennifer Smith https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2018/01/tough-titties-by-audrey-jennifer-smith/ Kerry Howley http://kerryhowley.com/ To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780060935467 The Golden Compass - Phillip Pullman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9784105389048 A Separate Peace - John Knowles https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780743253970 The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780553296983 Learning Anne Frank is a Bisexual is a Gamechanger https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/learning-anne-frank-was-bisexual-is-a-game-changer/ Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=ramona+quimby Judy B Jones series by Barbara Park https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=junie+b+jones   Fun Home - Alison Bechdel https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780618871711 On the Move - Oliver Sacks https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780804170932 I Might Regret This - Abbi Jacobson https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781538713273 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781442408937 A Cup of Water Under My Bed - Daisy Hernandez https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780807014486 Whip Smart - Melissa Febos https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312561024 Abandon Me: Memoirs - Melissa Febos https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632866585 Tin House Summer Writing Workshop https://tinhouse.com/workshop/summer-workshop/

Happy Bi+ Visibility Day! It’s been more than a year since we started this project and we can’t believe how it’s grown. We talk about the history and importance of bisexual+ visibility and where we see the show going. We are also looking for a new theme song! Email is with thoughts, questions, and comments at [email protected].

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Bisexuals are more at risk for mental health problems than our straight, lesbian, and gay peers. Whatever your baseline was before the pandemic, it’s probable that your struggles are feeling a bit worse. In this episode, Annie and Rose spoke with Dr. Mimi Hoang, a nationally-recognized, bi-affirming psychologist, educator, author, and grassroots activist specializing in the LGBTQ+ and Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities. Dr. Mimi tells us about how to deal with isolation during quarantine, finding a therapist, and supporting those experiencing racial trauma.

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Black Queer Folx, Organizations, and Advocates You Should Follow

Resources Marquise Mentioned

Thank you, Marquise!

Black Queer Content

Those who you heard on the podcast

More Black Queer Folx, Orgs, Advocates

We love you. Stay healthy. Stay in touch: [email protected], @hellogoodbis on Instagram

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The bisexual community would be nowhere without our Black leaders, who since the inception of the LGBT rights movement have fought for our justice and equality, to live and love in peace. The police, who for their entire existence, have murdered Black people without consequence, protect and serve only themselves and white supremacy as an institution. The system that puts police in a position to murder Black people is not broken. It was intentionally designed to reinforce white supremacist power structures, and it must be dismantled. Additionally, Black transgender people face disproportionate rates of fatal violence, which often go unnoticed by media and unprosecuted by law enforcement.  We want to be extremely clear: Black lives matter, Black trans lives matter.

Because identity, trauma, and grief are often discussed on this show, and because we so often advocate for communication as a healthy method for expressing emotions, we wanted to open our airwaves to Black members of the LBGTQ community, to say what you need to say in this moment. If you have something to say to us and/or the bisexual community that listens to this show, send an MP3 or wav audio file to [email protected].

Stay strong and safe.

There’s nothing hotter than talking about research and data! Annie and Rose get steamy and talk about how attraction is measured, how it’s funded, and why it matters. Spoiler alert: the data that exists about bisexual people might impact you more than you think. Did we miss something or you want to compliment us? Write to us at [email protected] or on Instagram @HelloGoodBis.

*Note: this episode was recorded before the stay at home orders.

Timestamps

Measuring Sexual Attraction 3:37 - 9:23

References

Conceptualizing and measuring perceptions of sexual attractiveness: Are there differences across gender and sexual orientation? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914007077#!

Why the Census Needs to Ask People About Their LGBTQ Identity https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d75gpj/why-the-census-needs-to-ask-people-about-their-lgbtq-identity

Queering the Census https://www.thetaskforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Guide-to-the-2020-Census-An-Introduction.pdf

Accessing the US census from abroad using a US VPN https://protonvpn.com/

Eva Bloom (What’s My Body Doing) bi-weekly newsletter for $3 a month https://www.patreon.com/WhatsMyBodyDoing

Journal of Bisexuality https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wjbi20/current

Genetics and Bisexuality, Nature https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_2EEA1639DF3B.P001/REF.pdf

Homosexual Activity Among Animals Stirs Debate, National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/07/homosexual-animals-debate/

Bisexual Species: Unorthodox Sex in the Animal Kingdom, Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bisexual-species/

https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/bisexual 

The American Institute of Bisexuality http://www.americaninstituteofbisexuality.org/

BiNet USA http://www.binetusa.org/

Bisexual.org https://bisexual.org/

Bisexual Resource Center (BRC) https://biresource.org/

Bi Visibility Day http://www.bivisibilityday.com/ 

The Unicorn Scale: The Bold Type https://bi.org/en/articles/the-unicorn-scale-the-bold-type

‘Love is Blind’ star Carlton Morton sparks suicide fears after bisexuality backlash https://thegrio.com/2020/03/05/love-is-blind-carlton-morton-instagram/

National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255

Zoe Kravitz Is a Hot Bisexual Mess in “High Fidelity” — and That’s Revolutionary https://www.autostraddle.com/zoe-kravtiz-is-a-hot-bisexual-mess-in-high-fidelity-and-thats-revolutionary/

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Proper. Is an afropunk band from Brooklyn, NY. Annie and Rose are joined by frontman, Erik Garlington, to talk about his experiences growing up a bisexual, black, atheist in the bible belt and how it’s shaped his music.

Caveat! We recorded this before the pandemic. So please note, we are all social distancing and not encouraging folks to go out to venues etc. We ARE encouraging you to support Proper. and other local, queer, BIPOC artists however you can (like, follows, buying merch, donations).

Follow Proper. on all the things!

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