Just a random question... does Bi cover all the sliding scales of sexuality like curious, questioning, assexual, pansexual, omnisexual & queer?
-- Edited by Rt hon NickyDyke85 at 22:13, 2008-03-22
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Can i answer this? or am i meant to be anon? i'm not actually sure. if i am then soz to break the rules, i'm not on the forum a lot.
what i can tell you is that when we wrote the motion for bi officer it was meant to specialise in and be inclusive of all these various groups. i've noticed too often in the LGBT community if a bi individual claims to favour a gender at a time, they are assumed to be gay or can feel pressured to define and behave as such in queer space. this often leads to individuals feeling marginalised, which is exactly what we intended to avoid, or reduce at the very least. that's why that element was included.
Bi here is an umbrella term, such as Trans (transsexual, transgendered, transvestite...) or political Black (black, asian...).
Not meaning to tread on toes Caz but as we fought for the motion together, this is just to make a clarification about it, for anyone who was confused on the issue.
It's not about confusion, pansexuality, along with asexuality & omnisexuality are very different to bi-ness. However they are varying scales of sexuality which remain largely unrepresented.
As I remember correctly this wasn't really discussed when the motion was put forward, don't forget that I was there and aided & advised with the motion writing and job description.
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Why is everyone so intent on taking credit for everything? blah...
What Phi said!
But... As I said to some people I will try to cover pansexual, asexual and omnisexual too. I can't say that I've ever experienced asexuality but I have a friend who is asexual and I have met several asexual people so if you wish I could try to do my research with this, and the other two, too.
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Just like any other consensual sexual choice I reckon they are a right which should be defended, especially against judgment, or abuse.
Must be said though, Polyamorous relationships really require a lot of really good communication (and consent lol). 2 way communication can be hard as it is! Lots of boundaries need proper outlining to and by all involved.
Each to their own like, but yeah its all consensual so I don't see a problem with ppl doing it. Personally its not for me, I'm bad enough with just one relationship as it is lol
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Wel, personally, think it's fine and I will stand up for anyone, whatever their sexuality or gender, to live the way they choose. It makes me laugh how you post this in the Bi forum thus suggesting that most polyamourous people are bi. lol! (There are probably quite a lot but not the majority by any way)
I don't know much about this but have read a few articles and can definatley see their view point.
:o)
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Haha...hadn't thought of that, but it has to be said that of all the poly 'clusters' I've met, there is an element of bi-ness, for example, one cluster I knew (and I've known many) consisted of 8 people 6 guys, two girls. The two girls were exclusively hetero, but three of the guys were bi- and the other three exclusively hetero, all eight would have died for each other. The mutual love between them was awesome.
I think my point was probably if someone's having problems within a polyamorous group or needs to discuss sexual health issues or whatever, regardless of exclusivity in one sexuality or not would they be welcomed, what with polamoury being an 'alternative' sexuality? Are Bi- issues affecting 'straight' individuals out of our remit?
Sorry...asking bizarre questions in the wrong forums is probably annoying.... :-/
course they're not. I'll answer any question brought to me to the best of my capabilities (As will the other welfare officers) So I can either find out information or where you should go for said information or just chat randomly around the subject with you myself... whatever you want really babe.
As you've probably gathered I'm pretty open to anything really (no jake... not the really dodgey illegal stuff) so you / anyone can tell me whatever.
Did that answer your question?
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Ps: you're not annoying!
-- Edited by blondelottie at 14:07, 2008-03-28
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