Being a bisexual female, out of the twelve months of the year, we members of the LGBTQ+ community more than likely are rather excited when June rolls around as it is known as Pride month in the United States. Coming out of the closet can either be a weight lifted off your chest as you’re showered with acceptance from the ones you love, or a nightmare of living in fear— and that is one thing people tend to forget.
Being a bisexual female, it is scary. It is hard to believe that some people still believe sexuality is still a choice, and it is even scarier when those people come after you when you try saying that they are wrong. On June 12, 2016, a shooting took place at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando Florida leaving around fifty people killed and around fifty people injured. With the LGBTQ+ community only having few areas that they can genuinely feel safe and open to express themselves, the idea of that being taken away due to someone’s lack of acceptance towards the community is not only heartbreaking, but terrifying.
Being a bisexual female, trying to explain the term alone to my mother was a difficult part of the “coming out” conversation alone— but the hopefulness that I may be married to a female someday and the wedding could be split both ways has her hopes up. People that are not bisexual may have a hard time coming to terms with the idea of being attracted to both genders and may view them as “greedy”, or stuck in between coming to terms that they are fully gay, or were just experimenting and that they are actually fully straight.
Being a bisexual female, having options is great. Despite the straight men that claim they “can turn you straight” and the lesbians that say “boys are just toys”, there are people out there that fully accept the idea of bisexuality and do not discriminate. Angelina Jolie and Mike Manning are bisexual, how could anyone be against that?
Being a bisexual female, straight girls assume you are automatically attracted to them. Yes girls, you are beautiful, but finding both genders attractive is no different than one— everyone has their type. In fact, having a crush on a straight woman is a bisexual’s (as I’m sure a lesbian’s) worst nightmare. Like I said, having options is great— but only if the girl you are into is into girls as well.
Being a bisexual female, I am proud. Admitting to myself that I am attracted to both girls and boys and am also confident enough to share that with people has helped me develop character, strength and self-love.
Being a part of the LGBTQ+ community, has only changed my life for the better. Life is too short to live in fear of what others may think of you, and while there may be fearful moments, some may be worth the risk in the end to order to create a voice for others.
