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[–]PeakingPeachEaterfemale♀ | detrans🦎 | eater of peaches 🍑 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Oh, I thought this was satire...looks like your coworker might be trying hard to fit in?

There is no much to being bisexual, we just like men and women. That is all.

There really isn't a "bi culture" that I'm aware of...And I don't count that clown culture from r/bisexual because they are bunch of toddler who make up random stuff on spot.

Maybe the only "culture" thing is that bi people tend to be gender nonconforming or very comfortable with both masculinity and femininity?(at least I am, I don't care if people perceive me as masculine or feminine too much, I just am what I am...)

[–]julesburm1891[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah. It’s like he’s trying to conform to Reddit’s idea of bi guys because he thinks that’s what LGB people do. I just want to figure out how to tell him that’s bullshit and he doesn’t have to do that without making it weird or hurting his feelings.

[–]PeakingPeachEaterfemale♀ | detrans🦎 | eater of peaches 🍑 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hmm, my thought is maybe showing him that we are not "stereotypical" LGB people(from reddit)?

For example, showing him good bisexual (men) representation in real life such as Alan Cumming, Jason Mraz, David Bowie, Freddy Mercury, etc. ((Though I think some I listed are into LGBT and NOT LGB...I don't know those english/american celebrities too much, jus hear they are bisexual)).

Also, maybe show you are not a stereotype either from your group (Ex. Just because you're lesbian, doesn't mean the only thing in your closet is flannel).

Idk if it would make it easier to frame it in this way:

What would you tell a young lesbian in regards to (reddit) stereotypes? How would you let them know its okay to not be like that?

Idk if that may help.

Edit: Just an after thought but maybe let him know it's okay to be an individual and not "conform" to reddit bisexual? That we're not monolith. It's much cooler anyways being yourself than trying to conform...