Activists, policy makers mark Celebrate Bisexual Day in D.C.
BiPlus Organizing US on Saturday hosted a Celebrate Bisexual Day event at the Human Rights Campaign. Fiona Dawson, co-founder of BiPlus Organizing US, and Mélanie Snail, committee member of the organization, emceed the event.
HRC Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Rebecca Hershey welcomed attendees. Heyshey discussed her journey as a bisexual, mixed race, Jewish woman.
Hershey paraphrased Adrienne Maree Brown, stating “change is coming, we are creating change.” PFLAG Learning and Inclusion Manager Mackenzie Harte gave a presentation on the history of bisexual identities, defined terms surrounding gender and sexuality and went over statistics of discrimination and health disparities that bisexual individuals face.
Harte’s presentation noted 48 percent of bisexual individuals reported an annual income of less than $30,000, compared to 30 percent of gay men, 39 percent of lesbians and 28 percent of all adults in the U.S.
