#beautifullybisexual has been trending on Twitter since last night and bi folks are feeling themselves. People are tweeting out their best selfies with the hashtag “#beautifullybisexual,” and it’s honestly overwhelming. Here are a few to start us off:
i heard #beautifullybisexual was trending n if ya don’t know now u do lmaooooo ? pic.twitter.com/ZcXt30xf7l
— kennie (@fr0mkentucky) August 5, 2020ADVERTISEMENT
ok i'll bite #beautifullybisexual pic.twitter.com/PxxVGIl0Ny
— Anj (@anj3llyfish) August 5, 2020
oh shit. i think they talkin ab me. #beautifullybisexual pic.twitter.com/84iGAOLlh1
— jae ♡ (@adoreyoujae) August 5, 2020
While the trend is definitely about bisexuals serving up looks, it’s also about visibility. Although we’ve been getting more openly bi characters in the media, such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Rosa Diaz or Kat Edison from The Bold Type, it’s hard to find representation that encompasses our whole community. With this hashtag, however, bi folks are resisting erasure and demonstrating the myriad forms in which bisexuality can exist.
55 years old, fat, menopausal and STILL #beautifullybisexual pic.twitter.com/BrnM53SoZq
— Terry B (@flirty_munchkin) August 5, 2020
I wanna see more #beautifullybisexual Muslims! I love being a queerjabi and I love our community ? pic.twitter.com/6ITlgZxO5F
— Hafsa Qureshi (@MsHafsaQureshi) August 5, 2020
Contrary to popular belief, asexuals can be part of the bi community. Twitter user @DeansPistol writes “I’m Asexual but Biromantic does that count.” The answer is yes, of course it counts! Attraction encompasses both romantic and sexual attraction, which is something we should remind ourselves of more often.
I’m Asexual but i’m Biromantic does that count ? #beautifullybisexual pic.twitter.com/mNsCTdesd0
— ? ? ? ? (@DeansPistol) August 5, 2020
Bisexual men have also been using the hashtag to increase their visibility. In a world that deems any man who has sex with other men as strictly gay, bi men are showing us that they exist and are here to stay.
Men are often discouraged for their bisexuality. If this is you, just know you are #beautifullybisexual and deserve to be who you are in your purest form. Much love ❤️ pic.twitter.com/7ks0wpxupb
— Milli With An Eye (@DoesMilli) August 5, 2020
Bless up
— kingtrey (@treytwee) August 5, 2020
#beautifullybisexual pic.twitter.com/mnuYeRJVSt
It’s also important that we see more gender-nonconforming and nonbinary bisexuals. The term is still incorrectly assumed to exist within the binary; many people think being bisexual means being attracted to only men and women. Some may define it differently, but bisexuality is generally defined as the attraction to more than one gender identity.
Since #beautifullybisexual is trending here’s some of my extremely varied looks. I’m bi and gender fluid and PROUD!!! ??? pic.twitter.com/oNXCVFsY7F
— Eleanor Charlotte Joan Walter (@EleanorofWalter) August 5, 2020
And then there's those who are using this as an opportunity to come out. It warms my heart.
#beautifullybisexual yes this is my coming out post, and what about it?
— ????! (@lunarsolarsibs) August 5, 2020
love who u want to love ??? pic.twitter.com/KiNViG424n
#beautifullybisexual Guess this is me coming out.. again LOL pic.twitter.com/i3XuNnRxHE
— Ryuu Reina? (@Ryuu_Reina) August 5, 2020
In a time where many queer folks have to put up with homophobia and biphobia at home, it's refreshing to see this small way of building community.
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Grace Weinberg (she/they) is a senior at Simmons University pursuing BAs in English, Women's & Gender Studies, and Spanish in addition to interning at BUST. When she's not reading in bed with her french bulldog, you can find her rollerskating or watching the next feminist horror flick. Follow her on Twitter at @GraceWeinberg6.
