15th Anniversary of Celebrate Bisexuality Day

 


Tuesday, September 23, 2014 marked the 15th anniversary of Celebrate Bisexuality Day, an international holiday devoted to promoting the visibility and lives of bisexual people. The term bisexuality is defined as having a sexual attraction toward both males & females. The Safe Zone Program of MCA encourages the community of Akwesasne to use this opportunity to have an open mind, explore ways to end stigma relating to bisexuality and celebrate bisexual people in your lives.

The day aims to celebrate the bisexual community, its culture, history and norms. It is also aimed towards bringing more visibility to bisexual persons and the challenges they face in the world because of such identification. Every day we should all be celebrating our own sexual identities and learning more about the identities of each other. Bisexual people face unique challenges in the workplace, in schools and in the community daily.

The holiday was first observed in 1999, thanks to three American bisexual rights activists: Wendy Curry, Gigi Raven-Wilbur, and Michael Page who designed the flag for the bisexual community. The trio of American activists rallied to raise awareness about bisexuality and to dispel the stigma surrounding their community. The celebration was announced at the annual meeting of the International Lesbian and Gay Association back in the year 1999. This was the first time that an observance solely for the bisexual community was instituted and has been celebrated ever since.

For further information regarding bisexuality please contact the Safe Zone committee at 613-575-2341 ext. 3107 or email: safe.zone@akwesasne.ca

Helpful resources are listed below.

http://www.biresource.net

http://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca

http://www.bisexual.org

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bisexual-Resource

http://www.rainbowresourcecentre.org

 

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