I was recently made aware of the Trillium Grandiflorum! A gorgeous species of flowering plant native to the eastern half of the USA and Canada. It is a beautiful flower with a three pronged petal shape framed by three leaf like bracts (a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale) and it blooms from late spring to early summer in the mountain ranges and hills of the Appalachian upland forest.
In 1998 - 99, The creator of the bisexual pride flag, Michael Page suggested these flowers as a symbol for bisexuality, as the flower was reminiscent of the bi-angles (a set of three triangles in the bisexual colors) and it was a perfect example of sexual dimorphism (meaning it contains both male and female structure, which in older scientific literature was often referred to as being botanically bisexual).
It is also written about: ‘White trillium often occurs in dense drifts of many individuals.’ which calls to the vast unity of the bisexual community.
Many thanks to @lxdybi for introducing me to this flower and to its significance to the bisexual community.
At this link there is a collection of other bisexual symbols and motifs that have been used through the history of our community so if you’d like to learn more take a look! Im excited to use some of the symbols in my future bisexual art and design projects, and i hope some of you will join in with me too! it’s quite nice to find a bit more of bisexual culture <3
THIS BLOG IS A SAFE SPACE FOR ALL BISEXUAL WOMEN.
whether you have only dated men, only want to date men, have only dated women, only want to date women, have dated both and more genders, at the same time or not, don't want to date at all;
whether you are in a relationship with a man, in a relationship with a woman, in a relationship with a nonbinary person, in a relationship with someone who is not any of those, in a relationship with multiple people, or not in a relationship at all;
whether you enjoy threesomes or not;
whether you have a preference for men, a preference for women, a preference for nonbinary people, a preference for other genders, or have no preference and feel attraction regardless of gender, whether you're attracted to all genders, or are only attracted to some genders;
whether you've always known you were bisexual, you identified as a different sexuality before coming out as bisexual, you use other labels as well as bisexual interchangeably or simultaneously, or you're still unsure about or are scared of being bisexual;
whether you are masculine, feminine, androgynous, have mixed presentation, or something else;
whether you are a butch, a femme, a futch, a stud, a fish, a stem, or none of these;
whether you are a cis woman, a trans woman, a nonbinary woman, a multigender woman, a genderfluid woman, or have a different relationship with your womanhood;
whether your experiences with your bisexual womanhood is like something listed above or something different altogether;
NO MATTER WHAT, MY BLOG IS A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL BISEXUAL WOMEN.
here you will not be judged. here you will not be belittled. here you will not be abused or ridiculed. here you will not be bullied. here you will not be treated as lesser. here you will not be vilified or told you are wrong because of your sexuality.
bimisia has no place here or in the community.
here you will be loved. here you will be respected. here you will be honored. here you will be uplifted. here you will be praised. here you will be adored. here you will be respected. here you will be supported.
MY BLOG IS A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL BISEXUAL WOMEN.
because you belong here, and you deserve to have a community that supports you.
“Politicised bisexuals want to connect with lesbian/gay groups, not to overthrow them, and to strengthen, not dilute, lesbian/gay anger and power.”
- Amanda Udis-Kessler, Bisexual Horizons: Politics, Histories, Lives
Alright *cracks knuckles* let’s list all of these (from left to right, each row starting from the top)
Violet bisexual (bisexual who is saph4saph) flag made by @pinescaperers
Bi femme and Bi Butch flags made by @disasterbisexual-moved
Bi Dyke flag made by @dykenotdeer
Lovecore Bi flag made by @ yuzukuro-archive
Bisexual flag made by Michael Page in 1998
Hecatic flag (for all bi sapphics) made by me!
Hesticarn flag (a “girly” version futch) flag made by me!
Goth Bi and Blood Bi flags made by @man4jiro
Selenic Flag (for all bi sapphics) on twitter made by @ LUV4SAPPHICS
Bihet insult-reclaimed flag made by @femmebis
Toxic Bisexual (stereotype reclaimed) flag made by @toxic-bisexual
Bi Girl flag made by @ bizexuality on twitter!
Bisexual Feminist flag made by me!
THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE POSTS OF YOURS I'VE EVER COME ACROSS MARI OMG THESE ARE ALL SO GORGEOUSLY PRETTY FUCK I LOVE YOU MUTUAL /P
@xxcalicofemmexx i know you make wallpapers like this, look! 🫶
Pastel Bi (same meaning as OG bi flag) 🩷💜💙
Bi4Bi (bisexual who dates fellow bi’s) 🩵🌙💜
Selenic (specific to bi wlw/bi sapphics) 💜🌙🤍
Bi dyke (selenics who reclaim dyke) 💜💛❤️
Bihet (selenics who reclaim bihet) 🩷🖤💙💜
Camellian (selenics choosing saph4saph) 🩷🌸💜
Bi femme (a bi who is femme) ❤️🩷💜
Bi butch (a bi who is butch) 🩵💛💙
gotta highlight the ones that infuriate me the most from what i’ve seen:
remaining ignorant about bi discourse
only speaking on biphobia when bi people use terms or speak in ways you don’t like
if you are unaware of bi discourse you are biphobic
if you are unaware of the major ways the media and certain prominent gay creators and activists are biphobic you are biphobic
biphobia isn’t just really overt stereotypes and hatred like “bis need to pick a side” ‘bisexuality isn’t real" “bi women are disgusting because they’ve slept with men” “i’d never date a bi person”
it’s also remaining silent about bi issues
remaining ignorant about bi discourse
remaining silent when biphobia happens
speaking in ways that indirectly erase bi people
speaking in ways that imply bi people are more privileged or powerful than gay people
remaining silent when bi erasure and biphobia happens in the media
only speaking on biphobia when bi people use terms or speak in ways you don’t like
speaking with authority on biphobia when you are not bi
denying the importance of bi spaces and bi community
remaining silent on the higher levels of substance abuse, unemployment, mental disability, abuse and sexual assault of bi people, esp bi women
ignoring the unique aspects of the bi experience
etc
if you have never blogged/reblogged about biphobia except to call out bi people you are biphobic
if you have never spoken about biphobia other than to critique bi people’s discourse you are biphobic
if you are unaware of bi discourse you are biphobic
if you think bi people’s experiences are not unique or important you are biphobic
if you are unaware of the major ways the media and certain prominent gay creators and activists are biphobic you are biphobic
if you ignore the ways in which gay people have shut bi people out of their communities and erased bi people and undermined bi solidarity you are biphobic
and even if you are multisexual and you do these things; it can be internalized: you still are biphobic
it’s not always about what you do, it’s also about what you don’t do
bi people have suffered and died due to biphobia in the gay community and you don’t care
that makes you biphobic
i just realized smth and idk if it'll make sense but
if 'bi' as in bisexual means two, and 'tri' as in triangle means three, then surely this symbol is inconsistent (yes it's actually just meant to be two triangles and the third one isn't real, but this is about the number of sides, just stay with me here)
that being said, just like how bilingual doesn't mean there's only two languages, bisexual doesn't mean there's only two genders
bisexuality is inclusive ─ boys, girls, other, all, in-between, neither
bisexuality is not limited to its prefix
bi flag colorpicked from the original '80s triangle symbol!
☽☾ bi blog ✗ learn ur historyop (pride-cat, whom you can call aster) goes by he/she and identifies as butch (but is often inactive) icon credit: n7punk | header credit: mybigraphics
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