#Gigi Raven Wilbur

[yourdailyqueer]

Gigi Raven Wilbur

Gender: Third gender (they/them)

Sexuality: Bisexual

DOB: 23 September 1955  

Ethnicity: White - American

Occupation: Activist, writer

Note: Is Intersex

[queerasfact]

Happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day!

While many parts of the queer community mark visibilty or awareness days, the word "Celebrate" was conciously chosen for Celebrate Bisexuality Day on the 23rd of September.

To quote one of the day's founders, Wendy Curry (left):

"Pride is an outward act - letting the world know we were not ashamed of who we were. C[elebrate] B[isexuality] D[ay] was meant to be an inward act. Getting our community together to celebrate who were we and how privileged we were to be who we are."

Shout out to all our bi followers on this day!

[Image: Wendy Curry with the day's two other founders, Michael Page (centre) and Gigi Raven Wilbur (right).

[hellomynameisbisexual]

People who are bisexual face erasure, fetishization, stereotypes and stigmatization of bisexuality outside and within the queer community, leading to only 33% of bisexual women and 8% of bisexual men perceiving acceptance, according to Pew Research Center’s statistics on social acceptance

Individuals who are bisexual make up 52% of the LGBTQIA+ community, with 33% of women and 19% of men identifying as bisexual, according to research conducted by the Movement Advancement Project.

As a way to combat the erasure the bisexual community faces, Celebrate Bisexuality Day was created in 1999 by three bisexual activists: Wendy Curry, Michael Page and GiGi Raven Wilbur. The annual holiday has since spread to more than 30 countries.

Bisexual Awareness Week, which began in 2014, grew as an offshoot of the day to celebrate the resiliency of the bisexual community and draw attention to members’ public policy concerns, according to GLAAD.

Sept. 16 marked the beginning of Bisexual Awareness week, which continues through to Thursday and culminates with Celebrate Bisexuality Day on Friday. The Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success will host a Bisexual Pride social with food and games on Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Center on the fourth floor of the Memorial Union.

Susan Harper, director of the Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, told the Daily she wanted to have programming for this week because most of the students that the Center serves are bisexual.

“I want our space to be affirming of all identities all the time, but I wanted to make sure to mark this week as distinct,” Harper said. “Sure it’s included in Pride, but to mark those days and weeks of awareness for specific identities that kind of get forgotten about or treated as ‘gay-lite’ is really important.”

Lack of education outside and within the queer community can lead to misinformation and the spread of stereotypes. Harper said this week is a way to counter some of the stereotypes surrounding bisexuality, and Celebrate Bisexuality Day is a way to internationally celebrate bisexuality as a way to cap off the week.

“Every bisexual experiences it differently and describes it differently, which I think is what also freaks people out,” Harper said.

Having conversations surrounding bisexuality provides an opportunity for dialogue and for those within the community to share their truths and experiences.

“I think talking about it more and discussing how bisexuality can look and hear people’s stories is really important, which is another reason why I wanted to make sure we programmed around it,” Harper said. “It’s important to us as a community that our bi students feel seen.”

[homomenhommes]

THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY

based on: The White Crane Institute's 'Gay Wisdom', Gay Birthdays, Gay For Today, Famous GLBT, glbt-Gay Encylopedia, Today in Gay History, Wikipedia, and more …

63 BC – Augustus Caesar (d.14 AD), Roman emperor, born Octavius of the Julii, is the single most important figure in Roman history and one of the two most famous of the Caesars (the other being his uncle Julius Caesar).

In the course of his long and spectacular career, he put an end to the advancing decay of the Republic and established a new basis for Roman government that was to stand for three centuries. This system, termed the "Principate," was far from flawless, but it provided the Roman Empire with a series of rulers who presided over the longest period of unity, peace, and prosperity that Western Europe, the Middle East and the North African seaboard have known in their entire recorded history.

It's a wise child who knows his uncle, and young Octavius regularly performed sexually for his Uncle Julius Caesar, an investment that paid handsomely in the end. He also lured the powerful Roman statesman Hirtius to his bed and received 3000 pieces of gold for his trouble, a favor he returned when he became emperor, by having Hirtius murdered to prevent him from ever telling the tale. His efforts were, of course, futile.

In Noel Garde's book, Jonathan to Gide, he tells how secret the Emperor's secret really was. Reportedly, when Augustus was attending a play, an actor spoke a line about an effeminate eunuch priest with a tambourine, `Videsne ut Cinaedus orbem digito temperet?' translatable as `Do you see that queer's finger beating the orb?' or `Do you see how this queer's finger governs the world?" The audience, reportedly, immediately took this as a reference to Augustus and broke into wild applause while staring at the imperial box.

Celebrate Bisexuality Day is observed on September 23 by members of the bisexual community and their supporters.

This day is a call for the bisexual community, their friends and supporters to recognize and celebrate bisexuality, bisexual history, bisexual community and culture, and all the bisexual and otherwise non-monosexual people in their lives.

First observed in 1999, Celebrate Bisexuality Day is the brainchild of three United States bisexual rights activists: Wendy Curry of Maine, Michael Page of Florida, and Gigi Raven Wilbur of Texas. Wilbur said,

Ever since the Stonewall rebellion, the gay and lesbian community has grown in strength and visibility. The bisexual community also has grown in strength but in many ways we are still invisible. I too have been conditioned by society to automatically label a couple walking hand in hand as either straight or gay, depending upon the perceived gender of each person.

This celebration of bisexuality in particular, as opposed to general LGBT events, was conceived as a response to the prejudice and marginalization of the bisexual persons by some in both the straight and greater LGBT communities.

In its first year, an observance was held during the International Lesbian and Gay Association week, which occurred during the week of the 23rd. While at first it only took hold in areas with an extremely strong bisexual presence, it is now celebrated worldwide.

It features events such as discussions, dinner parties and dances in Toronto and a large masquerade ball in Queensland, Australia. At Texas A&M University, the week featured discussion panels and question-and-answer sessions. It has also been celebrated in Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

On September 18, 2012, Berkeley, California became what is thought to be the first city in the U.S. to officially proclaim a day recognizing bisexuals. The Berkeley City Council unanimously and without discussion declared Sept. 23 as Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day.

1965 – Manvendra Singh Gohil belongs to the royal family of the former princely state of Rajpipla in India.

His parents attempted but failed to disinherit him after he revealed his homosexuality, and since then his relations with the family have been in question. He is the only known person of royal lineage in modern India to have publicly revealed he is gay.

In January 2008, while performing an annual ceremony in Rajpipla in honour of his great-grandfather Maharaja Vijaysinhji, Manvendra Gohil announced plans to adopt a child, saying: "I have carried out all my responsibilities as the prince so far and will continue as long as I can. I will also adopt a child soon so that all traditions continue". If the adoption proceeds, it will be the first known case of a single gay man adopting a child in India.

[sharedsexshop]

El Día Internacional de la Bisexualidad (también llamado Día del Orgullo Bisexual y Día de la Visibilidad Bisexual) se celebra anualmente el 23 de septiembre por miembros de la comunidad bisexual y en general por el colectivo LGBT. Este día es una llamada a la reivindicación por parte de todas las personas para reconocer y celebrar la bisexualidad, la historia bisexual, la comunidad y la cultura bisexual y a las personas bisexuales en su vidas. Fue celebrado por primera vez en 1999, cuando tres activistas por los derechos bisexuales de Estados Unidos —Wendy Curry de Maine, Michael Page de Florida, y Gigi Raven Wilbur de Texas— lo empezaron. Este último dijo: "Después de la rebelión de Stonewall, la comunidad gay y lesbiana ha crecido en fuerza y visibilidad. La comunidad bisexual también creció en fuerza, pero en muchos aspectos estamos todavía invisibles. También he estado condicionado por la sociedad para tachar automáticamente una pareja caminando de la mano como heterosexual o gay, dependiendo del género percibido de cada persona". Esta celebración de la bisexualidad, en particular, a diferencia de los eventos LGBT en general, fue concebida como una respuesta a los prejuicios y la marginación de las personas bisexuales por algunas comunidades heterosexuales o incluso la propia LGBT. En su primer año, se llevó a cabo una celebración en la Asociación Internacional de Gays y Lesbianas, que tuvo lugar durante la semana del 23. Si bien en un principio la fiesta tenía fuerte presencia bisexual, ahora son más los testigos de estos eventos con debates, cenas y bailes en Toronto y una gran mascarada en Queensland, Australia. En la Universidad de Texas hay una semana de debates y mesas redondas presentadas donde se formulan preguntas y respuestas. También se ha celebrado en Alemania, Japón, Nueva Zelanda, Suecia y el Reino Unido. (at Shared Boutique & Lingerie) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci2vKCAOF9F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[befreiungsbewegung]

23.9. Fridays for Bi-Visibility: Mittags Briennerstr. + Abends Müllerstraße

ab 12h könnt ihr zwischen Königsplatz und Stiglmaierplatz die verschiedenen Gruppen um Fridays for Future erleben, und auch einen kleinen Stadtspaziergang machen ... Näheres auf http://fff-muc.de/faq2309

Am Abend gibt's dann zur Erholung noch Spezielleres: 23.9. Fridays for Bi-Visibility

Wir beginnen um 18h im LeZ http://lez-muenchen.de und wandern dann von der Müllerstraße 26 (U-Bahn Fraunhoferstraße / Tram Müllertraße) zum sub  http://subonline.org machen dann weiter ab 20h im LeZ http://lez-muenchen.de und wandern 21h wieder ins sub  http://subonline.org ... wobei du natürlich nicht unbedingt mit wandern musst, wenn du dort nette Gespräche und Leute gefunden hast, denn die Läden sind ja unabhängig von unserem Hopping offen ... Falls du noch mit bekommen hast, was sich im Queeren Feld in Bayern so tut: Aufruf und Einladung zur Mitarbeit: Queere Bildungsarbeit in Bayern 30 Jahre bisexueller Stammtisch München Queeres Leben 1900-1950

TO BE SEEN widmet sich den Geschichten von LGBTIQ* in Deutschland in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Mit historischen Zeugnissen und künstlerischen Positionen von damals bis in die Gegenwart zeichnet die Ausstellung queere Lebensentwürfe und Netzwerke, Freiräume und Verfolgung nach. Sie möchte bis heute andauernde Tendenzen des Verdrängens überwinden und zu einer aktiven Erinnerung beitragen. TO BE SEEN. queer lives 19OO–195O Ausstellung 7. Okt. 2022 bis 21. Mai 2023 im NS-DOKU-Z. 23. September: Bi-Visibility "Der Tag der Bisexualität wurde im Jahr 1999 von den US-amerikanischen Bürgerrechtler*innen Wendy Curry, Michael Page und Gigi Raven Wilbur, ins Leben gerufen. Dieser Tag soll darauf aufmerksam machen, dass Bisexualität neben Hetero- und Homosexualität eine eigenständige sexuelle Orientierung ist. Des weiteren soll am Tag der Bisexualität auf die Vorurteile und Reaktionen von der heterosexuellen Gesellschaft so wie der LGBT*-Community gegenüber bisexuellen Personen hingewiesenen werden. Bi in Franken und die Bi Gruppe vom queeren Zentrum Fliederlich, laden zu einer Kundgebung  am 23. September 2022 um 19:00 Uhr auf den Magnus Hirschfeld Platz in Nürnberg ein.

Die bisexuelle Flagge besteht aus drei Farben: - Pink (oben) steht für gleichgeschlechtliche Orientierung, - Blau (unten) für gegengeschlechtliche Orientierung, - Lila (Mitte), als Ergebnis der Mischung von Blau und Pink, steht für Bisexualität." Was http://bi-muc.de auf die Beine stellt? wir werden sehen … http://misskey.de bimuc abonnieren oder twitter: Link an der Seite zu finden: @infobimuc Weg von Herrschaft und Mackertum?

30 Jahre Bisexuelles Netzwerk

BiNe – Bisexuelles Netzwerk e.V. wurde im August 1992 in Groß Bademeusel (Lausitz, Brandenburg) gegründet. Read the full article

[kultur-wandel]

23. September: Bi-Visibility

Der Tag der Bisexualität wurde im Jahr 1999 von den US-amerikanischen Bürgerrechtler*innen Wendy Curry, Michael Page und Gigi Raven Wilbur, ins Leben gerufen. Dieser Tag soll darauf aufmerksam machen, dass Bisexualität neben Hetero- und Homosexualität eine eigenständige sexuelle Orientierung ist. Des weiteren soll am Tag der Bisexualität auf die Vorurteile und Reaktionen von der heterosexuellen…

[bi-women-confess]

Happy Bi Visibility Day 💗💜💙

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I Am Not Okay With This

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It

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Stanley Uris*

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Julie And The Phantoms

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[queerwelsh]

Happy bisexual awareness week! Wythnos ymwybyddiaeth ddeurywioldeb hapus i chi gyd!

Mae'r wythnos yma o'r 16 i 23 o Fedi, hyd at Ddiwrnod Dathlu Deurywioldeb ar y 23ain o Fedi. Dechreuodd y diwrnod hyn yn 1999 gan actifyddion hawlian deurywiol o’r UDA, Wendy Curry, Michael Page a Gigi Raven Wilbur. Dathliwyd Wythnos ymwybyddiaeth ddeurywioldeb hefyd ers 2014.

Bisexual awareness week is from the 16th to 23rd of September. It leads up to Celebrate Bisexuality Day on the 23rd of September, which was started in 1999 by bisexual rights activists of the US, Wendy Curry, Michael Page and Gigi Raven Wilbur. Bisexual awareness week has been celebrated since 2014.

[pegsephone]

bisexual pride month fact #3

Wendy Curry, bisexual rights activist, alongside Michael Page (creator of the bisexual flag) and Gigi Raven Wilbur (an intersex and bisexual rights activist) started the annual Celebrate Bisexuality Day (also known as Bi Visibility Day or Bi Pride Day) in 1999 to be observed every year on September 23rd.

On the creation of such a day and the choosing of this particular date, Curry said:

“We didn't want to grovel for a seat at the table. We were tired of the "us too" conversation. We each got into organizing, in part, to have a community of our peers. Yet what were we doing was making us feel more alienated than ever.

We were sitting around a one of the annual bi conventions, venting and someone. I think it was Gigi said we should have a party. We all loved the great bisexual, Freddie Mercury. His birthday was in September, so why not Sept? We wanted a weekend day to ensure the most people would do something. Gigi's birthday was Sept 23rd. It fell on a weekend day, so poof! We had a day.”

This September of 2019 (20Biteen) marks the 20th anniversary of Celebrate Bisexuality Day.

[womanism]

bi history is so interesting and it makes me so sad knowing so many of us are uneducated on our own rich history and involvement in the lgbt and so I decided to pick some good things/important things that I think you should know!

๑ In 1969, a series of spontaneous and violent riots in response to the June 28th police raid of the Stonewall Inn took place—commonly known as the Stonewall riots. The patrons of the bar, bisexuals included, followed Stonewall leaders such as Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and Miss Major to the streets in order to fight for LGBTQ rights.

๑ bisexual activist Stephen Donaldson (also known as Donny the Punk) founded the first university-sanctioned gay student group, the Student Homophile League, at Columbia University.

๑ In response to Stonewall, bisexual activist Brenda Howard organized the Christopher Street Liberation Day March a month after the riots.

๑ A year later, Howard coordinated another march to commemorate the year anniversary of the Stonewall riots, thus beginning the longstanding tradition of pride parades each year. Because of this, she is often known as the "Mother of Pride."

๑ Brenda went on to found the New York Area Bisexual Network to coordinate resources for regional bi+ individuals. NYABN is still active.

๑ The first bisexual political organization, BiPOL, was established in San Francisco in 1983.

๑ BiPOL sponsored the first Bisexual Rights Rally, which took place outside of the 1984 Democratic National Convention.

๑ BiPol advocate Dr. David Lourea successfully persuaded the San Francisco Department of Public Health to recognize bisexual men in their AIDS statistics,

๑ The AIDS epidemic was especially significant for bisexuals because they were often unfairly blamed for spreading AIDS to their partners.

๑ Newsweek's 1987 issue portrayed bisexual men as "the ultimate pariahs" of the AIDS epidemic. (this one isn't good, but I feel like people ignore bi men when it comes to compassion towards these types of issues. bi men deserve the same medical care.)

๑ As a result of BiPOL's nationwide lobbying efforts, bisexuals were successfully included on the platform of the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation.

๑ The Bisexual Pride flag was designed by Michael Page and unveiled in 1998.

๑ The inaugural Celebrate Bisexual Day, now sometimes referred to as Bi Visibility Day, was created by Wendy Curry, Michael Page, and Gigi Raven Wilbur in 1999 and continues to be celebrated every September 23rd.

( here )

๑ Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, two trans activists of color who were key actors in the Stonewall riots and following decades of activism, were also bi.

๑ While the groups of the 1970s were often predominantly male, in the 1980s bisexual women took the organizational lead.

๑ Many of these woman had been working in the Lesbian and Women’s Movements and the groups they formed often reflected their feminist politics.

๑ 1986 – BiPOL’s Autumn Courtney is elected co-chair of San Francisco’s Lesbian Gay Freedom Day Pride Parade Committee.

๑ This election marks the first time an openly bisexual person holds this or a comparable position in the US.

๑ 1989 – BiPAC, the New York-based Bisexual Political/Public Action Committee which forms in 1989, challenges biphobia in the lesbian and gay community with a national letter writing campaign in 1990.

( here )

๑ 1989 – Openly bisexual veteran Cliff Arnesen testifies before the US Congress on behalf of gay, lesbian and bisexual veteran’s issues.

๑ Arnesen is the first veteran to testify about gay, lesbian and bisexual issues and the first openly non-heterosexual veteran to testify on Capitol Hill about veteran’s issues in general.

๑ The campaign successfully persuades an educational institution to remove an offensive workshop it offers called “Bisexual Men: Fact or Fiction?”

basically, two black bisexual trans women and bi activist's are why we have the lgbt and pride parade celebration today. and I think that needs to be more common knowledge.

[hellomynameisbisexual]

HISTORY OF CELEBRATE BISEXUALITY DAY

Celebrate Bisexuality Day was first organized by Wendy Curry, Michael Page, and Gigi Raven Wilbur. The day was first officially observed in 1999 by the International Lesbian and Gay Association Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. The purpose of the celebration was to raise awareness of the challenges faced by bisexuals around the world, and their fair demand to be treated respectfully.

The founders were especially worried about the various experiences of marginalization and discrimination that bisexuals face from both the straight and LGBTQ communities. The bisexual identity is often brushed aside by some members of the straight community as “being confused” or simply “closeted gay.” While on the other hand, the LGBT community sometimes categorizes bisexuals as “undecided” or even as traitors to the LGBT community. This makes it particularly difficult for bisexual people to openly embrace their identity, and discourages those in the closet from coming out.

Historically, bisexuals have been an often ignored group along with the LGBT community. While many are of the assumption that there exists no such thing as bisexuality, some think that bisexuals tend to be promiscuous. For some members of the bisexual community, this is taking a serious toll. So much so that a Human Rights Council report found that bisexuals had higher rates of anxiety, depression, and STIs than any other group. Therefore, Celebrate Bisexuality Day ends up serving two purposes, one to raise awareness of bisexuals everywhere, and the second to help prevent the prejudice faced by bisexuals. The day is celebrated every year with teach-ins, poetry readings, parties, picnics, festivals, and awareness events.

HOW TO OBSERVE CELEBRATE BISEXUALITY DAY

Attend a local event

Find out if there’s a teach-in, poetry reading, or an awareness event nearby. You can attend any Celebrate Bisexuality Day event to learn more about the community.

Lend an ear

Do you have friends or family who are bisexual? Ask them respectfully about the struggles that they have faced within the LGBT community and outside it. Once you know better, you can advocate for bisexual visibility and be a good ally to them.

Wave your flag

Fly the bisexual pride flag on your porch or the dashboard of your car. You could also dress up in bi colors to show support for the community.

5 FACTS ABOUT BISEXUALITY THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

Bisexuals dominate the LGBT community

There are over 9 million LGBT people in the U.S., and more than half identify as bisexuals.

Most bisexuals haven’t come out to their colleagues

49% of bisexual people say that they haven’t come out to any of their coworkers.

They are more susceptible to police brutality

Bisexuals are three times more likely to experience police violence.

Bisexual women face greater domestic violence

Bisexual women experience higher rates of sexual and intimate partner violence.

They have the poorest health

Bisexual people have high rates of poor physical and mental health in relation to their sexual orientation.

WHY WE LOVE CELEBRATE BISEXUALITY DAY

It teaches us to be respectful

The objective behind Celebrate Bisexuality Day is simple — to convince everyone that bisexuals are deserving of our love and respect. We must all be respectful of a person’s sexuality and not judge them for it.

It advocates for inclusivity

Celebrate Bisexuality Day advocates for inclusivity in our personal and professional lives. This means workplaces are no longer allowed to get away with unfair employment practices.

Representation matters

More bisexual public figures mean more and more people feel comfortable in their sexuality. Celebrate Bisexuality Day also fights for equal representation in media, politics, and sports, among others.

[queerasfact]

Happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day!

Celebrate Bisexuality Day turns 20 today! It was first celebrated in 1999, founded by three bi activists: Gigi Raven Wilbur (right), a non-binary, intersex activist whose birthday was chosen as Celebrate Bisexuality Day; Michael Page (centre), who designed the bi flag; and Wendy Curry (left), who recounts the birth of the idea:

We were sitting around at one of the annual bi conventions, venting and someone – I think it was Gigi – said we should have a party. We all loved the great bisexual, Freddie Mercury. His birthday was in September, so why not Sept? We wanted a weekend day to ensure the most people would do something. Gigi's birthday was Sept 23rd. It fell on a weekend day, so, poof! We had a day. [source]

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[lesbicanarias]

¿Por qué celebramos la bisexualidad en septiembre?

¿Por qué celebramos la bisexualidad en septiembre?

Este año se celebran 20 años de bi-sibilidad.

Este 23 de septiembre celebramos el día internacional de la visibilidad bisexual, que existe desde 1999. Tres activistas de Estados Unidos lo hicieron posible; sus nombres son Wendy Curry, Michael Page, y Gigi Raven Wilbur.

“Después de la rebelión de Stonewall, la comunidad gay y lesbiana ha crecido en fuerza y visibilidad. La comunidad bisexual…