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#QWOCTalk Twitter Chat: The (In)visibility of Bisexual WOC (Pride or Privilege?)

On March 14, we hosted a powerful #QWOCTalk Twitter chat about some hard stuff regarding the experiences (and treatment of) bisexual women of color: bi inclusion in queer communities, common bi misconceptions and the need for bisexual women of color community.

Thank you to all those that participated and shared their truth with us. We appreciate the engagement and we were so happy to be able to facilitate the discussion and build some much needed community. It was clear that there is a serious need for this space and we encourage people to keep the conversations going by using #BiWOC on Twitter and making connections with some of the people that participated in this chat.

A special thanks to one of our 10 Bi Women to Celebrate Fayth Cheltenham, president of BiNetUSA.org for sharing the following resources with us.

For those of you who missed it, we’ve compiled the whole thing on Storify so that we’ll never lose access to this great conversation. Read the whole story, below!

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  1. qwocmediawire

    QWOC Media Wire@qwocmediawire
    Welcome to “Pride or Privilege: The (in)visibility of Bisexual Women of Color” What are people’s initial reactions to the topic? #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:30:38

  2. qwocmediawire

    QWOC Media Wire@qwocmediawire
    Remember to use #QWOCtalk to join our twitter chat happening now! “Pride or Privilege: The (in)visibility of Bisexual Women of Color”

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:35:00

  3. spectraspeaks

    Spectra Speaks@spectraspeaks
    Is bisexuality ever a privilege in the case of women of color? When? How? Share your thoughts using #qwoctalk cc @bklynboihood

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:28:06

  4. spectraspeaks

    Spectra Speaks@spectraspeaks
    .@qwocmediawire much of the discrimination bisexual woc face comes from assumed “passing” in hetero spaces. #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:34:45

  5. dj_bremix

    Breanne Harris@dj_bremix
    As a biracial biWOC it’s sometimes hard to feel authentic in POC or queer communities. #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:34:55

  6. WordsWithDes

    DOPEITSDES@WordsWithDes
    I think there is a lot of isolation for bisexual women of color. Isolation from mainstream LGBT communities and ethnic ones #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:37:11

  7. qwocmediawire

    QWOC Media Wire@qwocmediawire
    Happy Birthday to @thefayth one of our 10 biWOC to watch! Thanks for joining #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:37:22

  8. IdaliaPoetry

    Idalia Gutierrez@IdaliaPoetry
    @qwocmediawire it’s SO necessary! LGBT peeps dont talk enough about topic, much less outside of our community #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:37:29

  9. thefayth

    Faith Cheltenham@thefayth
    @qwocmediawire #QWOCtalk That makes a lot of sense, seems like each experience (bi/biracial) has an opportunity to inform the other tho

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:37:41

  10. WordsWithDes

    DOPEITSDES@WordsWithDes
    And trying to deal with the fact that there are gay and lesbian people who don’t believe bisexuality exists #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:37:53

  11. thefayth

    Faith Cheltenham@thefayth
    @WordsWithDes #QWOCtalk Luckily folks believe people of color do exist and are valid members of the queer community, #prop8 did a lot 4 that

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:39:40

  12. thefayth

    Faith Cheltenham@thefayth
    Passing happens for many LGBT people when we’re not holding hands with a partner no? #QWOCtalk #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:42:31

  13. WordsWithDes

    DOPEITSDES@WordsWithDes
    Is it passing just being who you are? Passing has a deceptive connotation. #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:42:42

  14. WordsWithDes

    DOPEITSDES@WordsWithDes
    As long as you acknowledge who you are, and are honest about that, is it passing? #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:43:57

  15. WordsWithDes

    DOPEITSDES@WordsWithDes
    What about gay people who aren’t “out” versus a bisexual person in an opposite sex relationship? Who is #passing then? #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:44:40

  16. thefayth

    Faith Cheltenham@thefayth
    @yaelv Yes, chicken or the egg kinda of thing. If we disclose, we face deep stigma so do we have to always disclose? #QWOCtalk #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:44:48

  17. beehorllar

    Bee@beehorllar
    @WordsWithDes I don’t think they don’t believe but most will tell you they’re confused,which is ridiculous to say..#QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:45:02

  18. DrivenByTatiana

    T.S. Christian@DrivenByTatiana
    @WordsWithDes I think this also brings up a question of “should bisexual people constantly defend their [dating] choices”? #QWOCTalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:45:35

  19. qwocmediawire

    QWOC Media Wire@qwocmediawire
    We’re having a great chat about women of color #bisexuality Remember to use #QWOCtalk to join the conversation!

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:45:45

  20. WordsWithDes

    DOPEITSDES@WordsWithDes
    @parisianfeline Very, very good question! I think that definitely deserves discussion. #QWOCtalk

    Thu, Mar 14 2013 10:47:23

We’d like to continue to host great discussions with #QWOCtalk twitter chats, so if you have any ideas about topics that are relevant to Queer Women of Color in media or just in general, please leave a comment below!

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