LGBTQ+ QUICK FACTS Hardell’S ABC’S of LGBT+ Series Compares the Many Lables Similar to Bi, Their Deﬁnitions, Overlaps

to the person identifying as either one. either as identifying person the to

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other identities under the bi umbrella could include include could umbrella bi the under identities other

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identities sometimes connected to the bi community, community, bi the to connected sometimes identities Identifying as bi is just a stepping stone to being gay being to stone stepping a just is bi as Identifying

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opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple purple color overlap resultant the and (straight) only sex opposite Bisexuality is the capacity to form physical, romantic, romantic, physical, form to capacity the is Bisexuality

everyone! Personal preferences still apply! still preferences Personal everyone!

only (gay and lesbian). The blue represents sexual attraction to the the to attraction sexual represents blue The lesbian). and (gay only

Bi people like men and women 50/50 women and men like people Bi

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THE FA increase the visibility of bisexuals, both among society as a whole whole a as society among both bisexuals, of visibility the increase

to the gay pride ﬂag of the larger LGBT community. His aim was to to was aim His community. LGBT larger the of ﬂag pride gay the to

to more people doesn’t mean they’re into that. into they’re mean doesn’t people more to

Bi people are more likely to have a threesome a have to likely more are people Bi

in 1998 to give the bisexual community its own symbol comparable comparable symbol own its community bisexual the give to 1998 in Just because bi people have the ability to be attracted attracted be to ability the have people bi because Just

was designed by a team led by Michael Page Page Michael by led team a by designed was ﬂag pride bisexual The

to more people doesn’t mean they’re unloyal. they’re mean doesn’t people more to

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and non binary people as well as cis people. cis as well as people binary non and binary gender the includes only it because

Nope! Bi attraction can also include trans trans include also can attraction Bi Nope! transphobic is bi as Identifying

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The aim of this seres of zines is to create awareness and conversation about the lesser known or commonly misunderstood identities within the LGBTQ+ community. Please read, learn from, and share it. Feel free to keep this thetrevorproject.org/trvr_support_center/bisexual/ bi.org/en little book, pass it along to someone else, or leave it The Trevor Project is an organization that works with Get all the info on all current bi things. somewhere new so more people will see it. at risk LGBTQ+ youth. Their website is a wealth of information and resources. binetusa.org The original home for all things bi. wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisexual_community A good place to start with lots of general informa- biresource.org tion and links to more resources. The Bisexual Resource Center is a US based organization focused on bi and youtube.com/watch?v=uFqLrSHWNT4 bi+ advocacy and education. The first five-ish minutes of this instalation of Ash LGBTQ+ QUICK FACTS Hardell’s ABC’s of LGBT+ series compares the many lables similar to bi, their definitions, overlaps,

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