lovewitch2016:

i don’t think people understand why bi people created a specific pride flag for ourselves. it’s not because we’re ~more privileged and because we’re sucking resources from the hard-working members of the lgbt community who deserve them more~ or something. it’s because the only people who can increase bi visibility are bisexuals, lol. like people who aren’t bi always complain that we make everything about ourselves and that if we ask for help or solidarity we’re taking away attention from people who are Truly Oppressed ™. this attitude didn’t spring up out of nowhere – bisexuals have been dealing it with for some time now. the creator of the bi pride flag and other bi activists who came up with bi pride celebration events knew that the only people they could rely on to increase bi visibility was themselves and their community. it’s not because we wanted to decrease the visibility of lesbians or “steal” the rainbow flag from gay men and then have another pride flag all to ourselves or something, lol.

we’re accused of being whiny and attention-seeking when we reach out and ask for help and yet we’re somehow also whiny and selfish and attention-seeking when we do things by ourselves to help out our own community without asking anyone else for help. as usual the hate people have toward bisexuals reeks of cognitive dissonance. 

and again i don’t think people understand why increasing bi visibility is necessary – it’s not simply about media representation or getting a pride flag or a spot in a parade. it’s about access to vital community resources that the most vulnerable bi people need. it’s because bi visibility has increased that bi women who are abused, that bi people who are addicts, that bi people who are mentally ill and suicidal, that bi people who are HIV+, can at least begin to get the help/support they need. and we still fall short on accessing it because bisexuals are still overwhelmingly closeted (in spite of their apparent numeric abundance). so yes it’s about bi pride and self-love but more importantly it’s about combatting invisibility that is literally killing bisexuals. a specific pride flag is an emblem of a community and it indicates that there is a body of individuals who are just like you and who will help you and that you aren’t alone.