Page 11 | Bisexual Awareness Month

LipstickOnHisGuitar · 26/09/2024 04:24

Katielovesteatime · 26/09/2024 04:11

It’s fine if you don’t wish to participate. If you aren’t interested then chances are that this event is not for you. Not everything in life will be for or about you, and that’s okay. Things can happen around you that are important to other people and you can try to be respectful of them - that’s part of being a grown up. HTH!

I work for a large organisation and these things are usually mandatory.

Katielovesteatime · 26/09/2024 04:11

It’s fine if you don’t wish to participate. If you aren’t interested then chances are that this event is not for you. Not everything in life will be for or about you, and that’s okay. Things can happen around you that are important to other people and you can try to be respectful of them - that’s part of being a grown up. HTH!

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Farting · 26/09/2024 01:58

InPulaCuSatelitul · 25/09/2024 21:18

Apparently we’re celebrating this at work, which seems to consist of endless blogs about being bisexual and being “visible.” Fine, no problem with that, but why do I need to know in the workplace? Does it affect how they do their job?

I’m not being goady, I genuinely don’t see why I need to know.

You don’t, it shouldn’t, nobody should give a F*.

as far as I’m concerned they can all keep their sexual habits out of the workplace.

BuriedInTheBackYard · 26/09/2024 01:24

‘Bringing your whole self to work’ must surely be peaking now and hopefully soon on the wane? Please say it is so!

Bisexual Awareness Month is the biggest crock of shit I’ve heard in a long time…and I’m bisexual. Biphobia? Oh stop it! FGS!

Who the fuck wants to be ‘visible’ to Graham from Finance, anyway?

worriedhidinginplainsight · 26/09/2024 01:18

I'm bisexual. I really do not need to have this celebrated in the workplace. It's fairly personal actually. Only my close friends and family know, and people who I get into a relationship with. I'm not ashamed of being bisexual, but equally it's nobody else's business but my own. It's great that bisexuality is accepted, but a workplace bringing attention to my own individual sexual preferences is completely grim and humiliating

KendraTheVampyrSlayer · 26/09/2024 00:51

Katielovesteatime · 25/09/2024 23:55

This makes me weirdly happy. Sexuality shouldn’t be a shameful secret or something that needs to be private! Would be lovely if everyone was more open and accepting of one another. Acceptance - not a very Mumsnet thing though 😂

But why? Being bisexual is as normal as being straight, or gay! Would you be fine with a Catholic celebration month? Or a Scientology celebration month?

KendraTheVampyrSlayer · 26/09/2024 00:49

@Purposefullyporous it's not biphobic to say you'd never date a bi person, it's a preference! Calling them disgusting, yes biphobic, but not having a dating preference! I'd never date men from certain countries or cultures, that doesn't mean I'm phobic towards those countries or cultures!

Bazinga007 · 26/09/2024 00:48

I can't wait for BDSM week!

Seriously though why do workplaces feel the need to try and educate employees about stuff that has nothing to do with work.

Why not spend the time teaching everybody how to do CPR or something else beneficial to society.

MarkingBad · 26/09/2024 00:37

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I LOVE the idea of Cocktober! Thanks so much for the laugh

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Mumnsetisgay · 26/09/2024 00:36

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Angrymum22 · 26/09/2024 00:35

Request an heterosexual awareness week and see what response you get. If they suggest that this may be seen as discriminatory then query the Bi week.

I agree with other posters, sexuality has no place in the workplace unless you work in a brothel.

Mumnsetisgay · 26/09/2024 00:32

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benefitstaxcredithelp · 26/09/2024 00:30

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Huh, yeah maybe…

Weird how sexuality charities request a full month.

Mumnsetisgay · 26/09/2024 00:28

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benefitstaxcredithelp · 26/09/2024 00:22

Why a whole month?

Most causes get a day or a week. AIDS awareness day. Remembrance Day. Organ Donation week. Mental Health awareness week etc

Mumnsetisgay · 26/09/2024 00:06

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Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 26/09/2024 00:03

Are they recruiting? ( not for jobs, for partners…)

MarkingBad · 25/09/2024 23:58

Katielovesteatime · 25/09/2024 23:55

This makes me weirdly happy. Sexuality shouldn’t be a shameful secret or something that needs to be private! Would be lovely if everyone was more open and accepting of one another. Acceptance - not a very Mumsnet thing though 😂

But do I need to know if Sandra in HR is bi, how will that help sort out the stationery cupboard or remember the formula for concatenation in Excel?

Mumnsetisgay · 25/09/2024 23:57

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Katielovesteatime · 25/09/2024 23:55

This makes me weirdly happy. Sexuality shouldn’t be a shameful secret or something that needs to be private! Would be lovely if everyone was more open and accepting of one another. Acceptance - not a very Mumsnet thing though 😂

nOasistickets · 25/09/2024 23:54

Ffs what fresh hell is this now 🥴😫 I can’t keep up.

redalex261 · 25/09/2024 23:54

It is totally irrelevant, annoying, uninteresting and has no place at work. Like the OP I don’t give a fuck about any of my colleagues’ sexual preferences - as long as they aren’t breaking any laws it’s a non-issue for everyone else at work. Sexual orientation is not an identity, it’s just a trait. I thought we'd moved past the stage where someone being gay/bi had any impact on their working life.

It’s just a cheap way for businesses to tick the “diversity and inclusion” box without doing any hard expensive work like improving disabled access.

Also, why is it a full month?🤔

Purposefullyporous · 25/09/2024 23:53

Naunet · 25/09/2024 22:07

As a bi woman of 44 years, I strongly disagree. Biphobia isn’t a thing, an outbreak of people wanting a victim status is.

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Biphobia really is a thing.
There's loads of people who feel it's pure exhibitionism because you could just 'choose to be straight'. Therefore even amongst people who say they are OK with homosexuality you still get biphobia. And of course you get it from everyone homophonic too.
You get people saying it's just hypersexuality and not a real sexual orientation.
You get gay people saying it's disgusting and not really gay and that they'd never date anyone bi. You get straight people saying it's disgusting and that they'd never date anyone bi.
You get flack for saying you are bi because 'no one needs to know that' however if you don't talk about it then people assume you are straight, and act wierd if they somehow find out that you've had same sex relationships because it's a shock to them.
Another facet of it is people saying bi people can't be faithful because they will always be thinking about missing sex with the gender of partner they aren't currently with.

Maria1979 · 25/09/2024 23:50

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