You’ve got to love twitter. We use it for networking, maintaining friendships, sharing news and jokes and judging other people’s grammar. And, of course, we use it for blowing off steam, like today, when a cotterie of frazzled bi activists decided to tweet the most ridiculous, illogical and, unfortunately, ubiquitous things they hear every day.
We kicked off with a few of our own experiences…
#biactivistsaresickofhearing We raised some money for LGBT causes! No, we’re not giving it to any bi orgs.
— Biscuit (@Biscuitmag) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing Our HR dept really wants someone to do bi inclusion training. Oh, no. We won’t pay you. — Biscuit (@Biscuitmag) 22 August 2016
… and boy did we hit a nerve. Here are 15 of the best responses.
#biactivistsaresickofhearing “Bisexuality reinforces the gender binary, so it’s inherently transphobic.” — Snowsong (@SnowBiAuthor) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing <silence></silence> — Grant Denkinson (@GrantDenkinson) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing We can’t have you behind the Scouts at Pride, that’s not politically correct — Jules (@angelkitty32001) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing No, we don’t research bi health matters. Fund bi health services? Why?
There’s no research to support that. — Libby (@monstrousfemme) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing No don’t criticizes the ‘gay’ community, I mean it’s all we have. — Bisexual Visiblity (@Bisexualrights) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing “You’re perpetuating panphobia by pushing this totally brand new definition!! — Miles the Bisexual (@MilesEnBi) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing “Oh, we don’t have any bi content. Why don’t you create some if you feel so strongly about it? For no money.” — Holly Ragamoffyn (@hollyamory) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing I am sure bisexuals reproduce binary gender system. If not, then how they could use ‘bi-‘? — Linz (@with_Linz) 22 August 2016
We’re fighting homophobia, but that includes bisexuals #biactivistsaresickofhearing — Philip Nicholls (@philnicau) 22 August 2016
@Biscuitmag #thingsbiactivistsaretiredofhearing LGBT is just silly, they keep adding to it anyway. What’s next? LGBTWTFBBQ?! “Gay” is fine — xanna (@planetxanna) 22 August 2016
@Biscuitmag @bisexualindex #biactivistsaresickofhearing
“Why are you lot always so touchy? It’s only a name.” pic.twitter.com/BrHJMqqd9T
— VeganheadⓋ♏️Ⓐॐ (@VeganNeil) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing we called our LGBT group “Gay, Lesbian, & Everyone Else” because it spells GLEE and that’s cute. — The Bisexual Index (@bisexualindex) 22 August 2016
“Umm sweetie you’re actually pansexual” #biactivistsaresickofhearing — Olivander (@ollyaide) 22 August 2016
“Why do you ALWAYS write articles about bisexuality?” #biactivistsaresickofhearing — Dolly Daydream (@inTirNaNog) 22 August 2016
We can’t employ you in our LGBT org We don’t have any Bis on our staff Can we pick yr brains about Bi’s though? #biactivistsaresickofhearing — Nonbinary Nonfiction (@applewriter) 22 August 2016
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