‘I’m the proudest bisexual you’ve ever met, so why do I still doubt that I’m queer enough?’
Just Like Us ambassador Alice Pillin reflects on her journey with her bisexuality, internalised biphobia and why there is not “one way to be bisexual”.
WORDS BY ALICE PILLIN I’ve known I was bisexual since I was 14. There have been times when I have expressed my identity with such confidence that it might have seemed like I’d developed some sort of queer superiority complex; dancing along with drag queens as if I could ever compete with their lip syncing abilities, screaming to Lady Gaga until my vocal chords were almost non-existent, being that one queer cousin who revels in pushing the boundaries at family functions (sorry, mum).
I’m a proud bisexual and I adore our queer culture, so why do I still doubt that I’m allowed to take up this space? I remember the day I came out to my mum.
Standing at the end of her bed one grey and drizzly evening, I used a sudden surge of confidence to tell her that I am bisexual.
