Emotional commitment in a Bi relationship

[Levorotatory]

Only suggesting that a more pronounceable term for anyone who is not a cisgendered heterosexual might be a good thing.  Didn't mean to offend anyone.

[MissBarbara]

Only suggesting that a more pronounceable term for anyone who is not a cisgendered heterosexual might be a good thing.  Didn't mean to offend anyone.

I agree with you.

I hate labels, and I find the ever-expanding list of initials to be, frankly, silly. I often go with LGBTW, with the "W" standing for "Whatever."

Then there's the massive confusion about gender vs. sexual orientation...

[IdleBoast]

I tend to say "non-binary" in the real world, and nobody has objected to it (yet).

[MissBarbara]

I tend to say "non-binary" in the real world, and nobody has objected to it (yet).

I've no objection to that.

I often use the phrase "non-heterosexual" in lieu of LGBTetc., which, while making a point, is still a bit inaccurate.

[_priapism]

I tend to say "non-binary" in the real world, and nobody has objected to it (yet).

I've no objection to that.

I often use the phrase "non-heterosexual" in lieu of LGBTetc., which, while making a point, is still a bit inaccurate.

I think any label you want is fine, or no label at all.  I'm just "me" which defies explanation or labels.  And it's likely to change, so don't think you have me pinned down.

[Freakatype]

As a bi male I have, personally been able to form emotional relationships with both men and women but have always found a stronger emotional draw to women then men. Personally I think it comes from a lack of trust in other men. I grew up in Zimbabwe which has the death penalty for homosexual behaviour. There is also a strong homophobic culture and religious bias.
Add an extremely homophobic family to the mix, plus my first boyfriend not keeping his mouth shut and I guess old habits became a lifelong block.

On anti Bi feelings in LGBTQ communities I can only say that when I first arrived here in the UK I was overjoyed to finally be able to meet other gay people. Honestly, they treated me no differently then the strait community did. I was told I was really gay but too afraid to commit, or straight and just trying to be interesting.... My experiences left me feeling it's actually the LG community with the BTQ off to the side.

As far as labels go.... I actively embraced the label. I had hidden myself for so long that the label actually made me feel accepted, at least for a while.

P.S   my first post here in a long time, just recently returned after a looking absence, nice to be back

[psiberzerker]

P.S   my first post here in a long time, just recently returned after a looking absence, nice to be back

Great post, too.

There's also a little bit of the Bechdel Test, specifically when it comes to gay women's distrust of bisexual women.  (Not to mention straight men's distrust of gay, and bisexual men.)

Like a conversation, they're worried about a dick being inserted into their relationship, but it's not usually a problem.  It's an insecurity, and another form of Biphobia.

Bisexual people are just like Hetero, and Homosexual people.  We can be monogamous, celibate, or cheat on our partners.  We're just theoretically more likely to cheat with Either of the (Most common) genders, but it's still cheating.  If you have a monogamous partner, the gender of the person you're cheating with doesn't make it any more, or less cheating.

We are no more likely to cheat, nor remain faithful than hetero, or homosexual partners.

[MissBarbara]

On anti Bi feelings in LGBTQ communities I can only say that when I first arrived here in the UK I was overjoyed to finally be able to meet other gay people. Honestly, they treated me no differently then the strait community did. I was told I was really gay but too afraid to commit, or straight and just trying to be interesting.... My experiences left me feeling it's actually the LG community with the BTQ off to the side.

That's a great point, and it's something of a "dirty secret." As I mentioned above, there's a degree of mistrust of bisexuals among lesbians and gay men. It's not a major rift, but it's certainly an undercurrent, and I've noted it real life more than a few times.

I'm almost the point -- not quite there yet, but almost -- where I think it's time to retire the whole LGBTQ+ trope. This Balkanization has been going on since the dawn of the gay rights movement in the late 1960s, and it tends to separate more than unite.

Thanks for posting!

[psiberzerker]

My experiences left me feeling it's actually the LG community with the BTQ off to the side.

I got that a lot too, pretty much since I got in the Pride community.  (I also found a Bisexual munch before any other group, but it was in Raleigh.)

When I was Asexual, they hadn't even added the A on the end.  (Some people still don't include that, or stopped, when straight people thought it stood for "Allies.")  When I came out as transgender, I was called a "Wannabe Lesbian" by lesbians.  Despite the fact that I identified as Bisexual.

The whole point of the RAINBOW, and LGBT...  Extended family was Inclusion, and Diversity, but apparently that's easier said than done.

One of the main problems with Biphobia is EVERYONE does it, even other Bisexuals.