Biphobia is an aversion towards bisexual people. This includes denying that bisexuality is a valid sexual orientation and implying that bisexual people are promiscuous.
Here鈥檚 a list of things to not say to a bisexual person:
1. 鈥淏ring one of your friends, let’s have a threesome鈥
First of all, who told you I want to sleep with you?
2. 鈥淵ou are now into women?鈥
Yes, and so? A person can find out they are bisexual at any point in their lives.
3. 鈥淵ou are a cheat鈥
There鈥檚 this misconception that bisexual women want to date both men and women at the same time. Bisexuality 鈮 polyamory.聽Also, polyamory 鈮 cheating.
4. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just a phase鈥
It鈥檚 your uncle that is a phase. This is usually followed with, 鈥測ou will outgrow it and stick with men.鈥 LMAO. Who made you a timekeeper of sexuality issues?
5. 鈥淔谤别补办鈥
This is the most degrading of all comments. People can be bisexual and not be interested in sex. People can be bisexual and have lots of sex. You don鈥檛 get to make sex the centre of their sexuality.
6. 鈥淎re you really bi?鈥
Yes.
7. 鈥淚 can make you straight鈥
Even God can鈥檛, dearie.
8. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e still going to end up with a man in the end鈥.
Why are you so sure? What if I end up with a woman? What end then?
9. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e not bisexual enough if you prefer men.鈥
Bisexuality presents differently for different people. Some people prefer men, some prefer women, some people have no preference but they are all bisexual. Get with it.
10. “How do you know you’re bisexual if you’ve never been with women?”
How do you know you’re straight if you’ve never been with someone of your gender?
11. 鈥淥h so you鈥檙e lesbian鈥
No! Bisexuality is a valid sexual orientation. Period.
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