No, she’s not only “going by way of a stage.”

1. Yes, she actually is actually bisexual. You’dn’t keep asking a woman that is straight had been dating if she ended up being “really” straight, right? Yeah, it is simply as strange to perform that to a bisexual girl.

2. As well as on top of irritating concerns, she probably experiences a form that is unique of erasure. Whenever I??™m away in the films with David, the high, hairy, straight guy, culture assumes that I??™m a woman that is straight. When I??™m down at a queer club covered in glitter and making away with Lauren, the lesbian I??™m seeing, culture assumes I??™m a lesbian that is femme. While i like dating people like David and folks like Lauren, both experiences frequently consist of bi erasure, or society??™s aspire to categorize me personally as either straight or homosexual. Being a total outcome, we usually feel unseen. You can help her feel close to her identity by encouraging her to stay involved in the bi community and not making the mistake of assuming she??™s straight or gay now based upon your own orientation if you??™re dating a bisexual woman. Read the rest of this entry »