I am lgbt
I am the B in LGBT
Three days ago, I had the privilege of visiting the White Residence for the first-ever Double attraction Awareness Policy Briefing. This honor came to me as a board member of BiNet USA, an organization dedicated to raising the visibility of the bisexual community and consciousness of issues affecting them. Being at the Ivory House this week, with more than 100 activists who identify as pansexual and bi plus was exhilarating—and a long way from the day seven years ago when I came out as bi.
Like a lot of multi-attracted people, I recognized that I was bi at an older age. Until that point, I always thought of myself as straight and never consideration or questioned otherwise. Through high school and college, I had boyfriends and the relationships were always fulfilling. I started to realize I was also attracted to women when I developed a affection on a former coworker, who ultimately ended up being my first girlfriend. My relationship with her was just as fulfilling as my previous relationships with men.
As a juvenile adult, I was cozy and confident with my feelings and quickly started identifying as bi. Up until that point I didn’t know other people who were out as bi, but the la
Whether you’re straight, lesbian, homosexual, bisexual or transgender, if you feel comfortable to, you should be qualified to feel confident and proud of who you are.
I keep hearing the word ‘sexuality’ – what is it?
Sexuality isn’t just about sex, it’s about your feelings, emotions, attractions and desires and how you express these.
It includes whether we’re attracted to people the same gender as you, a unlike gender, or are attracted to more than one gender (which is what makes up what is known as our sexual orientation – whether we identify as lesbian, lgbtq+ or bisexual) as successfully as what we perform sexually.
Having sexual thoughts and feelings is a normal, healthy part of human life. This is genuine no matter what gender you’re attracted to. Some people aren’t interested in sex at all, and this is normal too and you might then identify as asexual.
When will I know if I’m gay or straight or bisexual or transgender?
It takes time to figure out who we are sexually and to understand our gender identity and orientation, just as it takes time to figure out other areas of our lives.
The important thing is to be true to how you feel at t
How do I prove I'm gay? Asylum hurdles for LGBT people | Our Voices, Our Choices
Deeply intimate questions are often asked of people seeking asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation. Yet, few acquire ever dared inhabit out their sexuality. This podcast listens to the global experiences of LGBT asylum applicants. Not only do fewer States grant asylum on the basis of sexual orientation and gender individuality but LGBT applicants struggle with issues of proof and credibility. Mohamed tells how German asylum officials overly rely on the confined stereotype of the promiscuous gay gentleman. In South Africa, we hear how homophobia and steep rejection rates sent Pukkie into prostitution. And in the US, we uncover out that hermetically sealed borders may now be opening up. A podcast by Abby d'Arcy.
Participants: Mohamed, Johannes Mikolajetz, Katrin Hugendubel, Victor Chicalogwe, Pukkie Sibanda, Neela Ghoshal.
Editors: Jana Prosinger, Joanna Barelkowska.
Shownotes:
"Homosexuality in the asylum process - stereotypes, discretion and heteronormativity" (in German) by Johannes Mikolajetz, Operational Paper #26, 2020
http://hlcmr.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WP-26-Homosexualität-im-Asyl…
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The video gives an insight into the offers of the Pink Pillow Berlin Collection. These are LGBTQ+-friendly hotels in Berlin. In the video, various queer people hold their say (in English) about why they feel cozy in Berlin. They are shown in different hotel scenarios and some characteristic Berlin sights such as the East Side Gallery, the Brandenburg Gate, the TV Tower and the Oberbaum Bridge can also be seen. The video's subtitles can be switched on and off in the YouTube player under settings. For a transcription, the video should be viewed directly on YouTube.