Bisexual Awareness Week 2019

The week will culminate on saturday september 23 with bi visibility day.

Bisexual awareness week 2019. Bisexual awareness week is about more than awareness its a chance to loudly declare our presence in the lgbt community and the world and work for the rights respect and services that will. Heres why we need a bisexual awareness week. Bisexual awareness week is a platform to recognise bisexual and lgbtq advocacy throughout history.

Co founded by glaad bisexual awareness week seeks to accelerate acceptance of the bi pansexual fluid no label queer etc community. Bi visibility day also known as international celebrate bisexuality day has been marked each year since 1999 to highlight biphobia and to help people find the bisexual community. Following the creation of bisexuality day glaad co founded the bisexual awareness week to educate people on obstacles faced by the bisexual community as well as to set policies that ensure bisexual acceptance and social integration.

Bi visibility day in 2018 also marks the start of biweek bisexual visibility week which runs until 30 september. A bisexual person is someone who can be attracted to more than one gender and studies show that as many as half of the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender population identify as bisexual making them the largest single group in the lgbtq community. Also referred to as biweek and bisexual awareness week.

During bi visibility week please do not allow this epidemic of sexual violence against bi women to remain invisible. Week surrounding 23 september. Bi visibility day also known as international celebrate bisexuality day has been marked each year since 1999 to highlight biphobia and to help people find the bisexual community.

Why bisexual awareness week matters peter salankiflickrwikimedia commons its bisexual awareness week drawing attention to public policy concernswhile also celebrating the. Back then there were just a few but it has grown every year to include over 100 events in more than 30 countries in recent years. Bisexual health awareness month march 2014 also referred to as bihealthmonth.

A list of health awareness events for september 2019 include monthly weekly and daily health observances. Celebrated to raise awareness about the bisexual communitys social economic and health disparities advocate for resources and inspire. The b in lgbt.

From september 17 24 join glaad in recognizing the bisexual community for bisexual awareness week including celebrate bisexuality day on september 23.