Berkshire resident and Gay Berkshire member, Stephanie Smith-Browne, will be a 2011 contributing writer for the year-long public service campaign for bisexual visibility and an end to biphobia in the media, schools, the workplace and the community.
I Am Visible, an international effort, is the brainchild of Chicago-based journalist Adrienne Williams. Williams says the campaign “is for the many who have been bullied, called out for not being real, or hated for speaking on bisexual rights and regarding key issues on equality.” Bisexuals have been involved in fighting for causes such as the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and other discriminatory laws, the approval of marriage rights, and an end to workplace discrimination. “All causes that for which our allies in all communities seek justice,” Williams adds. Causes for which bi community members have always worked hard, though sadly their efforts are often made ‘invisible’ to the wider community due to long-standing habits of biphobia and bi-erasure, particularly in the media.
It’s time to work towards an end to biphobia in our communities.
Gay Berkshire—The LGBT Network is committed to doing our part to tackle biphobia, homophobia and transphobia in Berkshire.
