I discovered I was bisexual last year at 27 and I struggle with feeling like I’m part of the LGBTQ+ community

It’s the sad reality of being bisexual. I usually call it instead the LGTQ+ community. I truly believe that in western society that gay people are accepted by many more people than bisexual. They have a solid community where they can feel safe, bisexual people really don’t have that. Many gay people don’t like us and the same goes for many straight people. It’s very ironic how the community that is supposedly a safe space for anybody that isn’t straight, but rejects bi people, who aren’t straight.

Regardless, I do understand how going to a gay place with a partner of the opposite sex would be offensive to gay people, but if you are in a homosexual relationship, you should be accepted everywhere, but you aren’t. Personally I stay far away from any pride festival or any gay bar or club. Honestly, the best thing to do is to be with a bisexual parter. They actually understand your brain and chemistry, and are the people who will accept your feelings, where others would run to the hills.

Obviously I’m being ignorant, there are straight and gays that will accept, but the majority aren’t interested. You aren’t alone though, the numbers of Bi people far outweigh the numbers of L+G people.

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