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21 beautiful photos to remind you bisexual men exist
Let’s face it… bisexual erasure remains all too real. Even within the LGBTQ community, bisexual people can often face discrimination or prejudice.
Just because some gay men chose to identify as bisexual on their journey to self-acceptance, it can lead them think that all bisexual men must similarly be only half out of the closet. This is simply not the case.
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Fed up with being made to feel his identity is not real, one British Twitter user posted a photo of himself with the hashtag #BisexualMenExist.
“The biphobia towards Bi men recently has been so shit and honestly, in MY LGBT+ history month?! How dare!” said Vaneet Mehta (@nintendomad888). “So I’m bring back #BisexualMenExist for some much needed positivity! Drop a pic below with the hashtag and RT this thread! Allies, also RT! I’ll start!”
The biphobia towards Bi men recently has been so shit and honestly, in MY LGBT+ history month?! How dare! So I’m bring back #BisexualMenExist for some much needed positivity! Drop a pic below with the hashtag and RT this thread! Allies, also RT! I’ll start!
pic.twitter.com/BYl1D2hzvV
— Vaneet Mehta #20ThemTy
(@nintendomad888) February 24, 2020
The tweet has since gone viral and prompted a huge response, with Vaneet clarifying that those who identify as pan or anything other than mono-sexual are welcome to contribute.
“I use bisexual. But every non-monosexual is welcome! Pansexual, Omnisexual, polysexual, bicurious! Whatever term you want to use, you’re valid!”
Oh, and in case you’re wondering, although the US is celebrating Black History Month at the moment, February in the UK is LGBT History Month (with its Black History Month later in the year), so that’s the month Vaneet is referring to.
The pictures started to flood in.
Oooo existing is fun! #BisexualMenExist pic.twitter.com/2Fce5A4h5Z
— Homie Homo
#BisexualMenExist honey
— ▗ʎɹuǝɥ (@xdesro) February 24, 2020
Happily married to my wife for 15 and a half years! I love to cosplay, vote, and I write books with a bi protagonist!#BisexualMenExist pic.twitter.com/I7jjAAdzD9
— William C. Tracy (@wctracy) February 25, 2020
Yes we exist and our legitimacy should NEVER ever have to be questioned. #BisexualMenExist pic.twitter.com/n8KNWMN4YK
— Justin (@Jtheartist93) February 25, 2020
#BisexualMenExist, and we’re still bi even if we’re in relationships with women. pic.twitter.com/XCkhVYWVXy
— Clint Worthington (@clintworthing) February 25, 2020
My bisexual girlfriend is very happy that #BisexualMenExist (as am I!) pic.twitter.com/LjkLGpZpXa
— Simonotron (@hotmessdisco) February 25, 2020
#BisexualMenExist Me and my best buddy @QVegan We’re both pan pic.twitter.com/INBl9vLdWz
— Practice homosexualism occasionally (@artofstumbling) February 24, 2020
#BisexualMenExist, and we’re still bi even if we’re in relationships with women. pic.twitter.com/XCkhVYWVXy
— Clint Worthington (@clintworthing) February 25, 2020
Trans, bi, autistic and proud #BisexualMenExist pic.twitter.com/mdyox0J53Z
— Didi (@Adi_Anhang) February 25, 2020
Proud to be bi pic.twitter.com/W1Nr3emzdo
— Ꮓαcн N
(@AyoZach) February 24, 2020
#bisexualmenexist pic.twitter.com/TL30DVLFsj
— Peppa Pig Hate Account (@JRYussuf) February 24, 2020
#BisexualMenExist and have weird hair days sometimes. pic.twitter.com/uIsKfvo4vZ
— Will, A Firehawk (@will_wagner) February 25, 2020
Scrolled for a hot minute and saw no latinx guys but we out here #bisexualmenexist pic.twitter.com/OzIQEac6m2
— cinammon dolce spic (@BabyBatterBabe) February 25, 2020
#BisexualMenExist We exist and so do our pets, annoyed with us taking pics of them pic.twitter.com/8u3bmIntEd
— Tomas Kyle the WereBi
(@TomasKylexxx) February 24, 2020
You’re damned right #BisexualMenExist Glad to help represent this group, especially in the black community. #biphobia and #bierasure are real, but don’t let them stop you from living out loud! t.co/C9kDdyqf77 pic.twitter.com/9w7eCVslWh
— Terrence Dobbs (@terresaurus) February 25, 2020
This bisexual guy certainly exists, and he’s not ashamed to! pic.twitter.com/gG2OQBIGLN
— Matt Moore (@MattMooreJourno) February 25, 2020
Did someone say bisexual?? Hello! #BisexualMenExist pic.twitter.com/cY4WOs2IcJ
— Omar Sakr (@OmarjSakr) February 25, 2020
While I’m at it, not only do #BisexualMenExist but some of us are greedy and non-monogamous and that’s totally fine and doesn’t make us untrustworthy or deceptive. It just makes us a bit slutty tbh
pic.twitter.com/JQsgaJZUyF
— Simonotron (@hotmessdisco) February 25, 2020
#BisexualMenExist This thread has been extremely validating…got some happy tears wellin’ up
A bit late to the party, but I’ve been increasingly accepting my being bi/pan and nonbinary (he/they), so there’s no better time to come out and let the world know!
pic.twitter.com/c0AOXnozZc
— Jeffrey McGeehan (@DuelBlade5) February 25, 2020
My bi BF exists and says trans rights! pic.twitter.com/C7cvnWbpgR
— Levi (@bulno_saur) February 24, 2020
Vaneet told Queerty he was “really surprised” his tweet went so viral.
“I created the hashtag a year ago, during a similar period where there was a lot of biphobia being aimed at my bisexual friends who were men. It got noticed, but not nearly on this scale. I didn’t expect it to trend, or for people to use it to come out!”
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Why, when there are so many bisexual people out there, does Vaneet believe their identities are so commonly erased?
“I think the world we live in likes to deal in binaries,” he said. “You’re either one of the other. Bisexual doesn’t make sense in this world, where our attraction can be to more than one gender. Because of this world, we often get erased.
“Bisexual men are seen to be closeted. Bisexual women are straight and just doing it for attention. We face rejection from society and the LGBT+ community, so people hide it to live an easier life.”
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