What We Wish We Knew Before We Came Out

By The Catcall Team

Here at Catcall, 100% of our regular staff members identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, a statistic that makes us proud af. From bi- and pan-sexuals to trans folks and lesbians, we’ve all had unique queer experiences—and learned a lot along the way. 

Here’s the thing: whether you come out loud and proud or subtly tell the world you’re queer, people will react—sometimes in the best of ways, sometimes in the most hurtful of ways. 

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I’m Bisexual, So Where Do I Fit In?

By Gabrielle Alexa
Originally Published on the I Am Woman Project

There is an unspoken loneliness when you have an invisible identity.

Our culture has always centered and praised heterosexuality, and then positioned homosexuality as its reverse. Bisexuality sits somewhere in the middle, further marginalized and stigmatized, but above all, erased. And just as bisexuality is overwhelmingly misunderstood, so is biphobia.

Photo by Linh Koi

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