I’ve been wanting to write this post for a little over a year now, but I find that whenever I start to think about bisexuality my thoughts shoot out in a thousand different directions and I can’t seem to focus on any one point. I have a lot of feelings, I guess is the thing.

Whenever I see lesbians bashing bisexuals in public forums, I’m filled with something akin to rage. I’m not an angry person by nature. In fact, for the most part, it’s incredibly difficult to upset me. But there are topics that light me up from the inside and make me want to blow things up. Sexism. Homophobia. Racism. Any instance of a human being feeling superior to another human being or bringing them down for being who they are—that sort of thing turns me into a raging lunatic.

I don’t believe in fighting negativity with negativity. You will not find me on forums yelling at people, or calling them names, or telling them that they are wrong—no matter how badly I want to. I honestly believe that negativity yields more negativity. I don’t believe that’s how you change things for the better. At least, that’s not how I want to change things for the better.

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