BOYSLUT with Zachary Zane #8
A master list of bisexual articles broken down by various bi+ categories!
This week: Bisexuality on bisexuality on bisexuality.
I drafted today’s newsletter assuming I was going to get it out before Pride month ended, but clearly, that didn’t happen. I had all these great Pride puns that I’ll now have to save until next year. (Sorry, I know how much bi folks love puns!)
Nevertheless, I will share what I had planned to on June 30, and that is a list of the most helpful bi articles on the web. You can see this list is hella comprehensive, but it’s by no means exhaustive.
So, here’s a list of bi+ articles that I hope you’ll find useful, broken down by category. (Spoiler: Most are written by me.)
Am I Bisexual If…?
When Can I Call Myself Bisexual? Zachary Zane, Bi.org (2017).
What About That One in a Million Same-Sex Crush? Zachary Zane, Bi.org (2018).
Dating While Bisexual
Putting ‘Bisexual’ on My Dating Profile Changed Everything. Zachary Zane, Swipelife.Tinder.com. (2019)
What It’s Like to be a Bi Guy on Tinder. Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Melmagazine.com (2018).
The Silver Lining of Dating While Bi. Zachary Zane, Bi.org (2016).
I’m Bi and I Use Tinder Differently With Men and Women. Zachary Zane, Swipelife.Tinder.com (2019).
Don’t Ask Me for a Threesome to Make Your Boyfriend Happy. Gabrielle Noel, Swipelife.Tinder.com (2019).
When Dating Is Not Easier on the Bi Side. Kristen Thompson, Femsplain.com (2016).
I’ve Always Identified as Gay, But Now Want to Sleep With Women. Zachary Zane, Men’s Health (2020).
How to Come Out to Your Wife as Bisexual. Zachary Zane, Men’s Health (2019).
Bisexuality Is Power. Zachary Zane, Playboy Magazine (2018).
Internalized Biphobia
Why Is the Bisexual Label So Daunting? Zachary Zane, Pride.com (2016).
8 Expert Tips For Bi-Curious Men Ready to Explore Their Sexuality. Zachary Zane, Men’s Health (2019).
How Internalized Biphobia Ruined My First Tinder Date. Gabrielle Noel, Swipelife.Tinder.com (2018).
I’m a Bisexual Stereotype Whose Job Is to Dispel Bisexual Stereotypes. Zachary Zane, Slate.com (2017).
Battling the Internalized Biphobia in All of Us. Zachary Zane, Into (2017).
9 Bisexual Men Share What Helped Them Come Out. Zachary Zane, Men’s Health (2019).
Finding a Bi+ Community
Why Bisexuals Are So Invisible and What We Can Do About It. Zachary Zane, Pride.com (2016).
Q&A: Bisexual Activist Robyn Ochs On Bi-visibility, Erasure, And The Future Of The Bi+ Movement. Zachary Zane, Huffington Post (2016).
How to Deal with Biphobia
The Epistemic Contract of Bisexual Erasure, Kenji Yoshino, Stanford Law Review (2000). (Note: The article is 56,000 words but a great read to help you understand and address biphobia.)
7 Myths of Dating Bi Guys. Zachary Zane, Bustle.com (2016).
7 Ways To Deal With Biphobia During Pride. Sophie St. Thomas, Pride.com (2018).
Bisexual People Have Long Felt Excluded from Pride Festivities. That’s Finally Changing. Zachary Zane, Washington Post (2019).
I am a Bi Man Who Doesn’t Want to See #BisexualMenExist Trending. Zachary Zane, Men’s Health (2020).
The B in LGBT: Why Bisexual Awareness Week Matters. Zachary Zane, OUT Magazine (2018).
Identifying as Bisexual, Pansexual, or Both
Why I Proudly Use the Bisexual Label. Zachary Zane, Pride.com (2016).
What’s the Real Difference Between Bi and Pansexual? Zachary Zane, Rolling Stone (2018).
The Bi vs. Pan Rivalry Needs to Stop. Zachary Zane, Bi.org (2018).
I’m Bi and It’s Not That Complicated. Zachary Zane, Bi.org (2017).
What Is Pansexuality, and How Is It Different from Bisexuality? Zachary Zane, Prevention (2019).
Health Disparities in the Bi+ Community
In the LGBTQ Community Bisexual People Have More Health Risks. Here’s What Could Help. Zachary Zane, Washington Post (2017).
Examining Physical Health Disparities in Bi People. Zachary Zane, Bi.org (2017).
New Study Explains Why Bi Folks Face Greater Health Disparities. Zachary Zane, Bi.org (2017).
Why Do Bi Women Face Higher Rates of Sexual Assault? Zachary Zane, Bi.org (2017).
Bi Women Are More Likely to Suffer From Opioid Misuse. Zachary Zane, OUT Magazine (2018).
Bisexual Media Representation
As a Bi Man, It Was Difficult to Watch the ‘Love is Blind’ Carlton-Diamond Fight. Zachary Zane, Men’s Health (2020).
TV Producers, Stop Portraying Bisexuals as Villians. Zachary Zane, Washington Post (2016).
How Bisexuality on TV evolved from a Favorite Punchline to a Vital Storyline. Caroline Framke, Vox (2018).
How TV Is Putting the ‘B’ in LGBTQ — And Why It Matters. Jenna Scherer, Rolling Stone (2019).
Bisexuality and Ethical Non-Monogamy
So, Here’s How I Ended Up Living with My Boyfriend and His Wife. Zachary Zane, Hornet (2017).
How my Polyamorous Boyfriend and I Navigated STIs. Zachary Zane, Waxoh.com (2019).
Who Really Practices Polyamory? Zachary Zane, Rolling Stone (2018).
Three’s Company. Zachary Zane, Plus Magazine (2018).
After Cheating on My Partner, I Wondered: Was Monogamy Right for Me? Zachary Zane, Washington Post (2017).
Being in a Polyamorous Relationship Prepared Me Better for Monogamy. Zachary Zane, Allure (2019).
What If We Thought of Monogamy as a Spectrum? Zachary Zane, Washington Post (2016).
How Polyamory Made Made Me Less Jealous. Zachary Zane, Pride.com (2016).
My Best Gay and Bi Friends Are Friends With Benefits. Zachary Zane, The Advocate (2017).
Boom, BABY. That’s some bisexual shit right there!
I want to reemphasize that this list isn’t exhaustive. There are tons of articles written by other talented bi+ writers that are missing. I included my work predominantly, and this is because I’m answering the question “Zach, where I can find your bi articles?” Still, I included other writers’ work to fill in gaps of bi+ issues that I haven’t written about. (For example, I don’t write about the unique struggles bi women face while dating, so I wanted to include voices from bi women on the topic.)
I really hope this is a helpful resource — especially since this took my goddamn days to compile.
Sending you all the bisexual love!!!!
Your fav Boyslut and Bicon,
Zachary Zane