Rachael’s interview brought up a lot of concerning issues. We have had a few other people that I have interviewed bring up how lesbian women can be some of the most discriminatory people towards bisexual women. There is a fear of bisexual women that they might cheat on lesbian women with men, or simply not enjoy lesbian sex as much as heterosexual sex. This kind of belief is totally unacceptable. If we begin to categorise and prioritise different kinds of sexual orientation, we are perpetuating homophobia which is detrimental to everyone.
While it is clear that society is begrudgingly and slowly moving towards a more accepting point of view towards homosexuality, I would argue it is simultaneously becoming more unaccepting of bisexuality. It is as if people are saying, “well we gave you the right to be gay can you just take that and not be greedy?” This ties in well with my first post ever, how monosexism is the root of biphobia. Monosexism is the discrimination against anyone who is attracted to more than one sex, it is the societal value that fears sexual fluidity as a threat to the family unit that capitalism thrives off.
Continuing on from this, Rachael’s comments on how stereotypes about bisexuals have actively affected her safety and made her fear for her life at certain points is a huge wake up call to anyone who reads this and isn’t 100% convinced biphobia is real. I have provided a platform to let bisexuals explain how biphobia affects their lives and unfortunately in Rachael’s case it has meant actual assault. The LGBT community needs to do better. It needs to advocate for bisexual specific services and encourage bisexual pride, inviting bisexuals into the community and not ostracizing them.
If you want to do more, Mardi Gras is coming up and I personally would love to see a bisexual pride float included. Last year the float was almost pushed through, but cancelled last minute. I will post details on how you can support this in the future.
-SW
Say No To Biphobia 
I just perusing blogs when I came across yours and couldn’t help but comment. This idea that a bisexual woman would cheat on her lesbian partner, is similar to what bisexual men face, as well. There is this idea, that somehow we can’t be satisfied by just one person and it’s kind of preposterous, actually.
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It’s so true! Totally unbelievable isn’t it? Especially because if you think about it people who are gay or straight can be less choosy than bisexuals, like if I was a bisexual and I only wanted people who had a high level of emotional intelligence and compared that to a gay or straight person who didn’t mind, my dating pool would be much smaller.
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