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Did you know bisexual people make up over half of the LGBTQ+ community across the world? Bisexual folks have often been discounted or completely isolated from queer spaces, which is one of the reasons Bisexuality Visibility Week was started.
In honor of this year’s Bisexuality Visibility Week, Qnotes has created a guide to the history and psychology behind bisexuality and how bisexual people have contributed to the LGBTQ+ movement.
The big B of the LGBTQ+ community: the importance of Bisexual Visibility
Alexander the Great. Amy Winehouse. Eleanor Roosevelt. Cardi B. David Bowie. Drew Barrymore. Marilyn Monroe. Joan Crawford. Freddie Mercury. Frida Kahlo. James Dean. Lady Gaga. Miley Cyrus. All of these notable figures from history and popular culture have one thing in common: they all identified or identify as bisexual. […]
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New budget proposal would delay NC Parents’ Bill of Rights law
By Greg Childress, NC Newsline
North Carolina’s School districts could get extra time to implement policies required by the so-called “Parents’ Bill of Rights” under the latest version of the state’s budget. […]
Supporters of LGBTQ+ rights protest event at Union County library
By Anna Maria Della Costa, The Charlotte Observer and Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer
Nearly three dozen people protested a Constitution Day event in Union County on Saturday because they say county library officials favored one event over another. The spirited group involving members of Union County Pride, faith-based organizations and others staged a peaceful protest at the Monroe-based main branch on Windsor Street. […]
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