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I removed some outdated language on this page which referred to "gay-, lesbian-, or straight-identified" bisexuals. As a bisexual woman and a bi activist, I have never heard these terms and think most bisexual people would find them offensive.
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[[File:BiFluidPan Pride2009.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Various bisexual community groups celebrating in [[LGBT pride]] events such as [[Bisexual Pride Day]]]]
[[File:BiFluidPan Pride2009.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Various bisexual community groups celebrating in [[LGBT pride]] events such as [[Bisexual Pride Day]]]]
The '''bisexual community''' (also known as ''non-monosexual community''') includes members of the [[gay community|LGBT community]] who identify as [[bisexual]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://binetusa.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-are-all-somewhere-between-straight.html|title=We are all somewhere between straight and gay|last=Estraven|date=April 20, 2009|publisher=[[BiNet USA]] News and Opinions|accessdate=24 March 2011}}</ref>
The ''bisexual community ''includes members of the [[gay community|LGBT community]] who identify as [[bisexual]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://binetusa.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-are-all-somewhere-between-straight.html|title=We are all somewhere between straight and gay|last=Estraven|date=April 20, 2009|publisher=[[BiNet USA]] News and Opinions|accessdate=24 March 2011}}</ref>


People who identify as bisexual can receive specifically directed hatred and distrust ([[biphobia]]), stereotyping, and denial ([[bisexual erasure]]) from both [[Heterosexual|straight]] and [[gay]] people. People may say bisexuals are just unsure of their feelings or going through a "phase" and will or should "decide" or "discover" which [[sex]] they are attracted to.<ref>Michael Musto, April 7, 2009. [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2009/04/ever_meet_a_rea.php Ever Meet a Real Bisexual?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413152614/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2009/04/ever_meet_a_rea.php |date=April 13, 2010 }}, ''The Village Voice''.</ref><ref name="lesbianlife">{{cite web |url=http://lesbianlife.about.com/b/2009/04/01/bisexuality-101.htm |title=Lesbian Life About Bisexuality }}</ref><ref name="AfterEllen">{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/blog/we-have-some-bones-to-pick-about-the-end-of-angela-and-roxie|title=We Have Some Bones to Pick About the end of Angela and Roxie|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705104925/http://www.afterellen.com/blog/we-have-some-bones-to-pick-about-the-end-of-angela-and-roxie|archivedate=2010-07-05|df=}}</ref> On the other hand, there is also increasing support, inclusion and visibility
People who identify as bisexual can receive specifically directed hatred and distrust ([[biphobia]]), stereotyping, and denial ([[bisexual erasure]]) from both [[Heterosexual|straight]] and [[gay]] people. People may say bisexuals are just unsure of their feelings or going through a "phase" and will or should "decide" or "discover" which [[sex]] they are attracted to.<ref>Michael Musto, April 7, 2009. [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2009/04/ever_meet_a_rea.php Ever Meet a Real Bisexual?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413152614/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2009/04/ever_meet_a_rea.php |date=April 13, 2010 }}, ''The Village Voice''.</ref><ref name="lesbianlife">{{cite web |url=http://lesbianlife.about.com/b/2009/04/01/bisexuality-101.htm |title=Lesbian Life About Bisexuality }}</ref><ref name="AfterEllen">{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/blog/we-have-some-bones-to-pick-about-the-end-of-angela-and-roxie|title=We Have Some Bones to Pick About the end of Angela and Roxie|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705104925/http://www.afterellen.com/blog/we-have-some-bones-to-pick-about-the-end-of-angela-and-roxie|archivedate=2010-07-05|df=}}</ref> On the other hand, there is also increasing support, inclusion and visibility
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[[File:Bi flag.svg|thumb|[[Bisexual pride flag]], designed by Michael Page in 1998]]
[[File:Bi flag.svg|thumb|[[Bisexual pride flag]], designed by Michael Page in 1998]]


Bisexual people make up the majority of the LGBT community, yet bisexuals are much less likely than their lesbian and gay counterparts to be out of the closet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/02/20/among-lgbt-americans-bisexuals-stand-out-when-it-comes-to-identity-acceptance/|title=Among LGBT Americans, bisexuals stand out when it comes to identity, acceptance|date=2015-02-20|work=Pew Research Center|access-date=2017-08-22|language=en-US}}</ref> As a result, there is a lot of variation among the bisexual community in how important bisexual people find bisexuality or LGBT identity to their sense of self.<ref name=":0" /> Some bisexual people have [[social network]]s that are heavily concentrated inside the wider LGBT community. Other bisexual people may rarely participate in [[LGBT culture]].
Bisexual people make up the majority of the LGBT community, yet bisexuals are much less likely than their lesbian and gay counterparts to be out of the closet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/02/20/among-lgbt-americans-bisexuals-stand-out-when-it-comes-to-identity-acceptance/|title=Among LGBT Americans, bisexuals stand out when it comes to identity, acceptance|date=2015-02-20|work=Pew Research Center|access-date=2017-08-22|language=en-US}}</ref> As a result, there is a lot of variation among the bisexual community in how important bisexual people find bisexuality or LGBT identity to their sense of self.<ref name=":0" /> Some bisexual people have [[social network]]s that are heavily concentrated inside the wider LGBT community. Other bisexual people may rarely participate in [[LGBT culture]]. Others still may feel most comfortable associating with other bisexual, [[Pansexuality|pansexual]], or otherwise [[Polysexuality|polysexual]] people, but not the broader LGBT community.


A series of groups have been working together and focusing on issues that are important to the bisexual community such as biphobia, dating, [[coming out]], bisexuals visibility in the news and entertainment, and bisexual erasure. These groups are queer-identified and closely allied with the gay, [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities, but their main focus is the bisexual community.<ref name="How Far Have We Come"/><ref>Adrienne Williams, September 23, 2009. [http://bisocialnetwork.com/bsn-celebrates-bisexual-day-move-into-activism Bi Social "Network Celebrates Bisexual Day: Moves into Activism"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430164553/http://bisocialnetwork.com/bsn-celebrates-bisexual-day-move-into-activism/ |date=2010-04-30 }}, ''Bi Social Network''</ref><ref name="Bi Social Network Calendar">{{cite web |url=http://bisocialnetwork.com/category/social-calendar |title=Bi Social Calendar |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430113859/http://bisocialnetwork.com/category/social-calendar/ |archivedate=2010-04-30 |df= }}</ref> There has also been a [[Political movement|movement]] to combat biphobia and myths about bisexuals.<ref name="biphobia">{{cite web |url=http://binetusa.blogspot.com/search/label/biphobia |title= BinetUSA writes about biphobia }}</ref><ref>Maria, May 7, 2009. [http://bisocialnetwork.com/bisexuls-hetero-privilege-myth Bisexuals, the Hetero-Privilege Myth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601050822/http://bisocialnetwork.com/bisexuls-hetero-privilege-myth/ |date=2010-06-01 }}, ''Bi Social Network''</ref>
A series of groups have been working together and focusing on issues that are important to the bisexual community such as biphobia, dating, [[coming out]], bisexuals visibility in the news and entertainment, and bisexual erasure. These groups are queer-identified and closely allied with the gay, [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities, but their main focus is the bisexual community.<ref name="How Far Have We Come"/><ref>Adrienne Williams, September 23, 2009. [http://bisocialnetwork.com/bsn-celebrates-bisexual-day-move-into-activism Bi Social "Network Celebrates Bisexual Day: Moves into Activism"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430164553/http://bisocialnetwork.com/bsn-celebrates-bisexual-day-move-into-activism/ |date=2010-04-30 }}, ''Bi Social Network''</ref><ref name="Bi Social Network Calendar">{{cite web |url=http://bisocialnetwork.com/category/social-calendar |title=Bi Social Calendar |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430113859/http://bisocialnetwork.com/category/social-calendar/ |archivedate=2010-04-30 |df= }}</ref> There has also been a [[Political movement|movement]] to combat biphobia and myths about bisexuals.<ref name="biphobia">{{cite web |url=http://binetusa.blogspot.com/search/label/biphobia |title= BinetUSA writes about biphobia }}</ref><ref>Maria, May 7, 2009. [http://bisocialnetwork.com/bisexuls-hetero-privilege-myth Bisexuals, the Hetero-Privilege Myth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601050822/http://bisocialnetwork.com/bisexuls-hetero-privilege-myth/ |date=2010-06-01 }}, ''Bi Social Network''</ref>
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The bisexual community has many bi-specific events and conferences,<ref name="BiCon">{{cite web |url=http://bicon.org.uk |title= BiCon UK }}</ref><ref name="Because">{{cite web |url=http://www.becauseconference.org |title= Because Conference }}</ref><ref name="Bi Camp">{{cite web |url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/bicamp|title= Bi Camp USA }}</ref> publications,<ref name="The Fence">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefence.ca|title= The Fence }}</ref><ref name="Bi Women Boston">{{cite web |url=http://biwomenboston.org/newsletter|title= Bi Women Boston }}</ref> websites and organizations,<ref name="Binet USA">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org|title= Binet USA }}</ref><ref name="Bi Resource Center">{{cite web |url=http://www.biresource.net |title= Bi Resource Center}}</ref> magazines,<ref name="The Fence"/><ref name="Bi Women Boston"/><ref name="Bi Magazine">{{cite web |url=http://www.bimagazine.org |title= Bi Magazine}}</ref><ref name="BiSocial News">{{cite web |url=http://www.bisocialnetwork.com |title= Bi Social Network}}</ref><ref name="Bi Community News UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.bicommunitynews.co.uk/ |title= Bi Community News UK}}</ref><ref name="Bi Community Netherlands">{{cite web|url=http://community.livejournal.com/lnbi_berichten |title=Bi Community Netherlands }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> writer's groups,<ref name="Bi Writers">{{cite web|url=http://www.biwriters.org/indexN1.html|title=Bi Writers Association|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219070208/http://www.biwriters.org/indexN1.html|archivedate=2009-12-19|df=}}</ref> media,<ref name="Bi Media">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org/Pages/BiLinks.html|title= Bi Media}}</ref> leaders and politicians,<ref name="Robyn Ochs">[[Robyn Ochs]]</ref><ref>Maria, August 11, 2009.[http://bisocialnews.com/my-interview-with-new-yorks-openly-bisexual-assemblyman-micah-kellner Micah Kellner, New York's Openly Bisexual Assemblyman] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925070510/http://bisocialnews.com/my-interview-with-new-yorks-openly-bisexual-assemblyman-micah-kellner/ |date=2009-09-25 }},''BiSocial News''.</ref> and even mental health associations.<ref name="Bi Mental Health Group">{{cite web |url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/BiMHP/| title= Bi Mental Health Group}}</ref> There are bisexual groups in several cities.<ref name="Binet USA Groups">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org/Pages/network.html| title= BinetUSA Group link}}</ref><ref name="Binet USA Media">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org/Pages/BiLinks.html| title= BinetUSA Media}}</ref>
The bisexual community has many bi-specific events and conferences,<ref name="BiCon">{{cite web |url=http://bicon.org.uk |title= BiCon UK }}</ref><ref name="Because">{{cite web |url=http://www.becauseconference.org |title= Because Conference }}</ref><ref name="Bi Camp">{{cite web |url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/bicamp|title= Bi Camp USA }}</ref> publications,<ref name="The Fence">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefence.ca|title= The Fence }}</ref><ref name="Bi Women Boston">{{cite web |url=http://biwomenboston.org/newsletter|title= Bi Women Boston }}</ref> websites and organizations,<ref name="Binet USA">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org|title= Binet USA }}</ref><ref name="Bi Resource Center">{{cite web |url=http://www.biresource.net |title= Bi Resource Center}}</ref> magazines,<ref name="The Fence"/><ref name="Bi Women Boston"/><ref name="Bi Magazine">{{cite web |url=http://www.bimagazine.org |title= Bi Magazine}}</ref><ref name="BiSocial News">{{cite web |url=http://www.bisocialnetwork.com |title= Bi Social Network}}</ref><ref name="Bi Community News UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.bicommunitynews.co.uk/ |title= Bi Community News UK}}</ref><ref name="Bi Community Netherlands">{{cite web|url=http://community.livejournal.com/lnbi_berichten |title=Bi Community Netherlands }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> writer's groups,<ref name="Bi Writers">{{cite web|url=http://www.biwriters.org/indexN1.html|title=Bi Writers Association|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219070208/http://www.biwriters.org/indexN1.html|archivedate=2009-12-19|df=}}</ref> media,<ref name="Bi Media">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org/Pages/BiLinks.html|title= Bi Media}}</ref> leaders and politicians,<ref name="Robyn Ochs">[[Robyn Ochs]]</ref><ref>Maria, August 11, 2009.[http://bisocialnews.com/my-interview-with-new-yorks-openly-bisexual-assemblyman-micah-kellner Micah Kellner, New York's Openly Bisexual Assemblyman] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925070510/http://bisocialnews.com/my-interview-with-new-yorks-openly-bisexual-assemblyman-micah-kellner/ |date=2009-09-25 }},''BiSocial News''.</ref> and even mental health associations.<ref name="Bi Mental Health Group">{{cite web |url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/BiMHP/| title= Bi Mental Health Group}}</ref> There are bisexual groups in several cities.<ref name="Binet USA Groups">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org/Pages/network.html| title= BinetUSA Group link}}</ref><ref name="Binet USA Media">{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org/Pages/BiLinks.html| title= BinetUSA Media}}</ref>


These communities come together with the gay, lesbian and transgender communities for bigger LGBT events such as LGBT [[pride parade]]s, civil rights marches and advocacy, conferences and other nationwide causes where the interests of the communities intersect, such as the [[National Equality March]]. Often, conferences have separate seminars on bisexual and transgender topics, and several LGBT pride parades now include special bisexual sections as well.<ref name="Bipride LA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ambilosangeles.com/AMBI%20at%20Pride%202008.html|title=Bipride LA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802160612/http://www.ambilosangeles.com/AMBI%20at%20Pride%202008.html|archivedate=2009-08-02|df=}}</ref><ref name="Bipride NYC">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20015&id=7375679582| title= Bipride NYC}}</ref>
These communities come together with the gay, lesbian and transgender communities for bigger LGBT events such as LGBT [[pride parade]]s, civil rights marches and advocacy, conferences and other nationwide causes where the interests of the communities intersect, such as the [[National Equality March]]. Often, conferences have separate seminars on bisexual and transgender topics, and several LGBT pride parades now include special bisexual sections as well.<ref name="Bipride LA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ambilosangeles.com/AMBI%20at%20Pride%202008.html|title=Bipride LA|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802160612/http://www.ambilosangeles.com/AMBI%20at%20Pride%202008.html|archivedate=2009-08-02|df=}}</ref><ref name="Bipride NYC">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20015&id=7375679582| title= Bipride NYC}}</ref>
Heterosexual and homosexual people can often be included in the bisexual community and are typically termed {{citation needed|date=August 2015}} as allies, "straight-but-not-narrow", bi-friendly or bi-inclusive as they often support political rights and social dignity for bisexual and [[pansexual]] people as well as for other LGBT people. Other communities also tend to be welcoming of wide range of different [[Sexual orientation|orientations]].


September 23 is known as [[Celebrate Bisexuality Day]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Yes, 23 is everywhere. Here are 23 examples in the GTA|url=http://www.thestar.com/News/article/181696|publisher=The Planet Star | location=Toronto|date=February 15, 2007}}</ref>
September 23 is known as [[Celebrate Bisexuality Day]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Yes, 23 is everywhere. Here are 23 examples in the GTA|url=http://www.thestar.com/News/article/181696|publisher=The Planet Star | location=Toronto|date=February 15, 2007}}</ref>
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