Lowkey, You Chose To Be A Lesbian? Let’s Contextualise That

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Our choices exist in the context of the zeitgeist, so what political position does yours leave bisexual women in?

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. I first came across writer Malavika Kannan’s article for Autostraddle titled ‘Lowkey, I Chose To Be A Lesbian’ late last year. It bothered me, not for the reasons you’re likely thinking of, but as I’m deeply cognisant of the concept of ‘all publicity is good publicity’ and the routine scrutiny and denigration that bisexual women are subjected to, I refused to bring the article onto my Twitter page for discussion and instead, took a deep breath and…

Lowkey, You Chose To Be A Lesbian? Let’s Contextualise That

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