#bi posts

[bi-sapphics]

[femmebis]

Data from a recent report, which shows which types of relationships bisexual people are in. So you all can stop with your biphobic ‘bisexuals are always in M/F relationships’ nonsense.

(Note: binary trans people are included in the first graphic. The last two graphics are just created to be exclusively about them.)

Graphics by @isthisbicuIture on Twitter

Study: https://www.ilga-europe.org/report/intersections-the-lgbti-ii-survey-bisexuals-analysis/

[kkshowtunes]

google citing ao3 as a source is so unhinged

[mini-minish]

have you heard of that new hot spot in ba sing se 🍵

[spooksier]

me when the emotionally repressed character is revealed to have had something happen in their childhood that was completely out of their control but changed them in a way they can never come back from

[deancaskiss]

rb to have an ultra gay 2024

[wh0re-behavi0r]

Tommy and Buck talk 7.04

[scretladyspider]

Queer kids deserve to become queer adults. To grow up supported. To go through adolescence finding themselves, instead of going through their 20s grieving the years they weren’t safe and had to pretend to be someone else. To be safely queer before financial independence. Wanting queer youngsters to not have a lifetime of conditioning and trauma to unpack isn’t child abuse, it is literally the opposite. Queer kids deserve to be safe.

[secondbeatsongs]

as a bi person, the bisexual flag brings me infinite joy and always puts a smile on my face, however as a person who has a Passion for Graphic Design, that undersaturated shade of purple infuriates me when it's used digitally

like, on an actual flag - which was its original purpose - it looks great!

those look fine! lovely, even! with the semi-transparent fabric, the way it catches the sunlight, it looks beautiful!

but now look at how it looks digitally

the pink and blue are so vibrant compared to the sad, lonely lavender!

and let's look at this statement from Michael Page, the creator of the bi flag:

(sidenote: he created this flag in 1998, so if his takes on bisexuality is different from yours, it's okay to notice that! a lot has changed since the 90s when it comes to lived experiences and the way we describe them. but, it's also important to respect his thoughts about this and the way he presented them, even if today, we'd probably not say that bi people "blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities.")

so in pantone colors, the pink is 226 C, the blue is 286 C, and the purple of the flag is 258 C.

but...here's the deal

Michael talks here about how the key to understanding the symbolism is to know that the purple blends into both the pink and blue. and on a physical flag, I think you can see that!

but digitally, it absolutely does not blend. it clashes badly, and looks oddly separate from the other two colors.

which got me wondering...what purple do you get if you actually blend 226 C and 286 C?

oh! oh, my god.

look at that! look at how nicely it fits between those colors!

look at it next to the original color scheme! look at how much more vibrant the purple is!

and friends. this is just blending through rgb! you get even more purple variations when you use other color spaces!

let's compare all of them:

(top: original, lab. middle: lrgb, lch. bottom: rgb, hsl)

look at all of the different purple options you can get just by combining these two colors!

if you want almost too-vibrant saturation, you can go hsl, if you want something more relaxed that's closer to the original, you can go lab or lrgb. and if you want to split the difference, lch is bright and violet, while rgb is there with its saturated but darker purple.

anyway, I guess I don't really have a point here? this isn't so much an informational post as it is Me Getting Weird About Colors, but I think it is a useful lesson about how colors look very different on screens compared to how they look on objects in real life.

and sometimes, I think it's okay to compensate for that.

out of all of these, this is my favorite bi flag:

it's the one where the colors were blended in lab color space. for me, the lighter, softer purple is close enough to the original bi flag purple, while also feeling like a smoother blend of the blue and pink

but that's just me! and it might not even look the same to you, since every screen is different, because technology is a nightmare!

anyway, thank you for coming with me on this colorful journey! I will now retreat back to inkscape and make pained sounds about inkstitch gradients until something tangible pulls me back into reality

[softangelkisses]

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[bi-sapphics]

I see and hear you. As a lesbian how do I support bi people better?

thank you, i really appreciate your solidarity. ♡

my best advice would be to just hold biphobia accountable when you see it. considering material reality, it might mean more if you (general lesbian population) do it than me (general bi population). obviously you're here now listening to me but oftentimes we just get dismissed as whining about nothing and/or being lesbophobic. but lesbians listen to other lesbians. for example, i personally am critical of the lesbian masterdoc and the concept of comphet (not against it, i do think it's a real thing, just a little wary) but it ultimately took tribades, another lesbian, to voice agreement in order for the argument to be listened to. that isn't to say it drastically changed anyone's mind, but rather that the post was actually read and at least considered, even if the suggestions were rejected. it's important that lesbians play a part here because it's all turned into this whole ridiculous unrealistic thing where it's almost like only lesbians can hold other lesbians accountable without coming across as bigoted.

with that in mind, please note that i'm not asking you to treat every single little thing like it's biphobia. dissent is not inherently biphobia just because you're not bisexual. if you think critically and can provide reasons and evidence then you shouldn't be dismissed as wrong, although i would say the bi community should be the primary speakers on bi issues so that we don't get spoken over. i trust you to just use common sense. does it sound necessary to defend actions of bi sapphics here, or am i just being performative by assuming this is what i need to do? is this malicious slander, or is it a genuine critique? are these ridiculously silly and false accusations, or is there really a problem of their own fault that needs to be addressed? things like that. i hate radical outlooks that operate on black-and-white solutions. everything is a grey area and is almost always situational.

my other advice would be to follow and listen to blogs similar to mine that do my job but better. non-bi-narism, nb-n-bi, bakerybutch, nebula*****try (racial slur & i'm white), jocularly-ambidextrous, pippii-punkstockings, femmebis, marcebubble, justsayouhatebisexualwomen, femmebisexuelle, firstgrave, boytoykisser, yrbutchgf, butch-bakugo, bifey, and of course many more that i'll probably continue to add onto in the future if i make this a reference post. and obviously i'm not telling you to follow all of them, those are just some of my favorite suggestions thus far. i'd also suggest mediumkravitz and pinkvampyr, although they have me blocked because i was briefly stupid a while back and i couldn't get ahold of them without being annoying. :,)

that's it, i hope it's simple enough lmao. i demand a ton of shit from non-bisexuals all the time generally but i don't want to put lots of pressure on individuals directly, especially if they're genuine and also because i've been led to believe that support is usually conditional. (҂-̀_-́) but yeah, i hope this guide is good enough!!

[femmebis]

My Roman Empire is canon bisexuals in animation 🩷💜💙

[dickandballsdotgov]

I love you he/him lesbians

I love you she/her gays

I love you "weird kids" with split dyed black and pink hair and they/it/bun in their bio

I love you boys in skirts and dresses and corsets who are still cis

I love you trans girls who love their masculine features and don't change how masculine or feminine they present

I love you trans boys who still love being feminine and hope you land the best suckerpunch on anyone who says "but isn't that just being a girl"

I love you gays who kiss their boyfriends and girlfriends and partners and joyfriends and all kinds of significant others in the hallways to flaunt that they're not straight

I love you people who wear flags and rainbows to shove your gayness or transness in people's faces

I love you straight guys who love makeup but can't wear it around your friends

I love you people who coin obscure genders and use only neo/xenopronouns(seriously y'all are so cool and I wish i could design flags half as cool as yours)

I love you all aromantic/asexual people

I love you all the people that the lgbtq+ community chooses to outcast to appease the world which would destroy us all

I hate you lgbtq+ community members who choose to attack those who are on your team in an effort to seem "normal"

[theprideful]

lgbt dividers

lesbian

gay/mlm

bi

trans

lgbtq

pan

ace

aro

nonbinary

original baker 8-stripe

please rb if saving!

more here

heart dividers here ♡

[castielstwigandberries]

every time something bisexual happens in another show destiel gets gripped tight and raised to the trending page

[perilous-pursuit-of-perfection]

Not sure if these are anything…