Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much

by Jen Winston

Unlike Oktoberfest or Fox News, biphobia is not exclusively a straight thing—plenty of it comes from gay and lesbian communities too. One study found that in queer online forums about bisexuality, bi people were more likely to encounter biphobic comments than messages of support. Another study said that only 8 percent of bi people reported feeling included within the LGBTQ+ community, despite the letter B being so prominently featured in the acronym.XI According to a them article from 2020, even queer activism overlooks us—“sexually fluid people tend to get lost in the conversation; there are fewer [LGBTQ+] organizations that specifically exist to advocate for the needs of people who are attracted to more than one gender.”