A recent Gallup poll found that a growg number of adults intify as LGBT. One six Gen Z adults intified as LGBT pared to the around one 10 lennials. The survey also found that more than half of LGBT adults intify as bisexual. But, spe their numbers, bisexuals are often overlooked and are still stigmatized by many si and out of the LGBT muny. They are far ls likely than gays and lbians to be out to the people their liv. We talk about the issu and unique stggl of those who intify as bi, and why visibily is such an issue. Want to support 1A? Give to your lol public rad statn and subscribe to this podst. Have qutns? Fd on Twter @1A.
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THIS PETN DEMANDG WE 'DROP THE T' FROM LGBT IS REALLY, REALLY NOT OKTHANKFULLY, NO ONE'S BUYG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}ISSUBY KRISTA MASICNOVEMBER 9, 2015/12:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTYWOMAN IS SHOUTG TO PHONE.BY KRISTA MASICNOVEMBER 9, 2015 / 12:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THIS PETN DEMANDG WE 'DROP THE T' FROM LGBT IS REALLY, REALLY NOT OK","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-11-09T17:00:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-11-09T17:00:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"KRISTA MASIC","ARTICLESECTN":"ISSU"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OVER 1,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A PETN REQUTG THAT ALL MAJOR LGBT ADVOCY ANIZATNS AND MEDIA OUTLETS "DROP THE T" OM THEIR ACRONYMS, CLAIMG THAT THE TRANSGENR MUNY'S GOALS ARE "ACTUALLY HOSTILE TO THE GOALS OF WOMEN AND GAY MEN." WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY NOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PETN TAPS TO A LONG HISTORY TRANSPHOBIA -- THIS SE, WH AN EMPHASIS ON FEAR OF TRANSGENR PEOPLE -- TO CLAIM THAT MEN AND WOMEN WHO DISAGREE WH "TRANS IOLOGY" ARE BEG "VILIFIED AND HARASSED," AND TO SUGGT, MUCH LIKE TRANSPHOBIC MPAIGNERS HOTON RECENTLY DID, THAT THE TRANS MUNY WILL MAKE WOMEN-ONLY SPAC LIKE BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS UNSAFE (WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN STATISTILLY UNTE).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PETN GO ON TO SE FLTY REARCH TO SUGGT THAT SUPPORTG TRANSGENR KIDS IS WRONG, AND THAT WE SHOULD STEAD ALLOW THEM TO JT "GROW OUT OF " TO SO THEY N "GROW UP TO BEE WELL-ADJTED GAY MEN AND WOMEN," WHICH, AGA IS AN OLD, FAIARLY MISGUID ARGUMENT THAT'S BASED FEAR, NOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO TRANSPHOBIA, THE PETN ALSO REVEALS TOUCH OF RACISM: IT CLAIMS THAT ALL THE RECENT OUTCRY OVER THE TTH BEHD THE HISTORY OF THE STONEWALL RTS IS BASED ON LI, AND THAT THE NTRIBUTNS OF THE "MAJORY GAY WHE MEN" ARE ACTUALLY BEG OBSCURED, REFERRG TO THIS AS "THE APPROPRIATN AND RE-WRG OF GAY AND LBIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE" BY THE TRANS MUNY. ACTUALLY, THE HISTORY OF THE NTRIBUTNS OF PEOPLE OF LOR AND TRANS PEOPLE AT STONEWALL IS WELL-DOCUMENTED -- AND STANDS STARK NTRAST TO THE STORY TOLD BY THE PETNERS AND THE RECENT "STONEWALL" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ULTIMATELY, THE PETNS SUGGTS THAT FOR ALL OF THE REASONS, ALTHOUGH THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE "NOT ADVOTG TOLERANCE OR PREJUDICE AGAST THE TRANSGENR MUNY," THE CLN OF THAT MUNY LGBT ADVOCY IS STILL "GG UPON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN, GAY MEN AND CHILDREN," SO ANIZATNS AND MEDIA OUTLETS LIKE GLAAD, THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND THE ADVOTE SHOULD "DISASSOCIATE THEMSELV OM THE TRANSGENR MOVEMENT AND RETURN TO REPRENTG THEIR BASE SUPPORT OF GAY MEN AND LBIANS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF THIS STORY FEELS STRANGELY FAIAR, 'S PROBABLY BEE 'S PART OF AN ONGOG TREND OF HISTORILLY DOMANT GROUPS FEELG THREATENED WHEN OPPRSED GROUPS SPEAK OUT AND FIGHT TO RECLAIM THEIR POWER. THE GROUPS OFTEN CLAIM THAT WHEN OTHER GROUPS BEG TO GA NEW RIGHTS, IS SOMEHOW GG UPON THEIR RIGHTS AND OPPRSG THEM. SEE MEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS OR THE WHOLE KIM DAVIS BACLE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JENNIE KERMO, A TRANS RIGHTS ACTIVIST WHO HAS STARTED A UNTER-PETN, TOLD GAY STAR NEWS, "WHILST I REGNIZE THAT THE SOMETIM DIFFERENT ISSU FACED BY THE TRANS AND LGB MUNI MEAN THERE ARE LEGIMATE ARGUMENTS FOR SEPARATN, I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT OUR SHARED PROBLEMS MEAN REMAS EFUL TO STAND TOGETHER, AND SHOULD ALSO BE OBV THAT THE TRANS MUNY CLUS PEOPLE WHO ARE LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THAT SAID," KERMO NTUED, "I’M NFINT THAT THEIR VIEWS DO NOT REPRENT THOSE OF THE MAJORY OF LGB PEOPLE, AMONG WHOM THE TRANS MUNY HAS MANY WONRFUL ALLI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAMBDA LEGAL, HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, AND GLAAD HAVE ALL ISSUED FORMAL RPONS TO THE PETN, LLG OUT AS "UNEQUIVOLLY WRONG," "WRONG-HEAD," "OUTRAGEO," AND "STCTIVE," AND MAKG VERY CLEAR THAT THEY WILL NOT PLY WH THE PETNERS' REQUT TO "DROP THE T."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE ARE ONE MOVEMENT MONLY SEEKG THE LIBERTY TO BE OUR TE AND FULL SELV,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LAMBDA LEGAL RPONSE STAT, "TO BE EE OM ACTS OF BIAS AND TO LIVE OUR LIV WH TIM GET TOUGH –- AS THEY HAVE THE RECENT POLIL LOSS HOTON, AND THE MANY TRAGIC STANC OF MURR AND SUICI ACROSS THE UNTRY –- WE MT STRENGTHEN OUR MUNY AND OUR MOVEMENT FOR JTICE, NOT DIVI WILL W TOGETHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
The crease the number of visible gay and trans people is sometim treated as a cursy or a e for ncern by crics, but ’s not a surprise. It’s normal. * drop the b lgbt *
Contributg to bisexual erasure is the view that bisexuals are nfed or are not fully mted to beg straight, lbian, or gay.
Bary views of genr (men/women) and sexualy (gay/straight) ntribute to the sense that sexualy nnot fall “-between, ” spe nsistent pollg showg that bisexualy is one of the most mon sexual inti. The stereotype that bisexual men are simply "on their way" to beg gay remas prevalent, even LGBTQ muni. ” Terms like “LUG: lbian until graduatn, ” and “bar sexual” are ed to characterize and dimish the inti of bisexual women, while bisexual men are often perceived to be on a “steppg stone” to their “te” gay inty.
Ford stated that he was “qutned by the gay muny and fetishized [by women], ” and Storrs had siar experienc wh “people [suggtg] he was on his way to intifyg as gay. The rearchers terpreted the tenncy of participants to perceive a preference for one genr over the other as a form of bisexual erasure, as the participants were sentially ascribg a "leang" towards a gay or lbian inty, spe the open intifitn as bisexual both versns of Sam’s profile.
"Wh marriage equaly a realy and gay folks enjoyg creased rights, social progrsiv are lookg for the next e du jour," openly gay lawyer * drop the b lgbt *
While the rults for bisexual men were le wh mon stereotyp of bisexual men “tly beg gay, ” the fdgs for bisexual women were somewhat surprisg, as when a preference for one genr or another was perceived, was the directn of a same-sex attractn, which ns unter to the mon stereotyp that ny women’s bisexualy favour of assumg a "te" attractn to men. Participants rated their agreement wh the followg statements: “Most bisexual women will end up a heterosexual marriage” and, “Most bisexual men jt haven’t e out as gay yet.
Dpe a slight change the acceptance of bisexual women, bisexual men are still overwhelmgly thought of as “bi now, gay later —and this is echoed by bisexual dividuals themselv, like Andrew Ford and Jack Storrs, who nstantly feel the visibily of their inty. Thoands of people the UK may intify as bisexual, but the sexualy still fac a great al of stigma gay and straight muni alike. It’s Time to Drop the ‘LGBT’ From ‘LGBTQ’The se for a new term that scrib all sexual moriKatie MartFrank Kameny, the last century’s greatt gay-rights activist, filed the first-ever Supreme Court petn challengg discrimatn agast homosexuals.
He led some of the first gay-rights monstratns.