About Us: Our Origins
In 2015, I decided that I was tired of being quiet about my sexuality. For years I had let wrong comments and misguided judgments plague me into an apathetic state of mind. I let the media dictate how the word "bisexual" would be perceived. I let other people form my identity. I lumped myself with the LGBTQ community with the hopes of finding a place to belong, but even there I was pushed aside and told to choose--I had to be a straight ally or a lesbian.
I wasn't either of these things, I was bisexual.
I watched other people, disheartened, because they were told that they were abandoning the gay community by marrying the person they loved, who happened to be of the opposite gender. Being bisexual was okay, because it meant that you could "turn out straight or gay" one day.
The backlash this community has received and the demeaning labels that have been placed on this identification needs to end. Bisexuals need to come out of the woodwork and claim their identities; we need to become more than a letter in the LGBTQ community.
This is where Bi-Ology comes in. I wanted to create a place where a conversation about Bisexuality could exist, away from the venues that have already been created. Since I was also taking a class about literary magazines, I found that this venue was a place where art and politics could coincide. Literary magazines contain the voices of a multitude of people in many different formats. I want all of the voices, the experiences, the people.
If the media can’t represent bisexuals correctly, then there needs to be a place where we can represent ourselves and let our voices be heard. Why not here?
I wasn't either of these things, I was bisexual.
I watched other people, disheartened, because they were told that they were abandoning the gay community by marrying the person they loved, who happened to be of the opposite gender. Being bisexual was okay, because it meant that you could "turn out straight or gay" one day.
The backlash this community has received and the demeaning labels that have been placed on this identification needs to end. Bisexuals need to come out of the woodwork and claim their identities; we need to become more than a letter in the LGBTQ community.
This is where Bi-Ology comes in. I wanted to create a place where a conversation about Bisexuality could exist, away from the venues that have already been created. Since I was also taking a class about literary magazines, I found that this venue was a place where art and politics could coincide. Literary magazines contain the voices of a multitude of people in many different formats. I want all of the voices, the experiences, the people.
If the media can’t represent bisexuals correctly, then there needs to be a place where we can represent ourselves and let our voices be heard. Why not here?