New year, new you! Chad and Steve dive into everything you need to know to make 2025 your best bisexual year yet. From setting resolutions to embracing authenticity, this episode is packed with stories, practical tips, and some bi+ banter.

We talk about:

• How to set resolutions that celebrate your bisexuality – from coming out to upgrading your self-care.
• Doechii’s epic bisexual clapbacks and why they’re inspiring bi+ confidence worldwide.
• Stats and trends showing why 2025 is the Year of the Bisexual.
• Building your bi+ community and finding spaces where you truly belong.
• Embracing joy and authenticity in all areas of life – even when the world feels overwhelming.

Plus, we share personal stories, community highlights, and the moments that are making us laugh, cry, and cheer as we step into the new year.

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• How to Support Someone Who’s Just Come Out as Bisexual: A guide for friends, family, and partners. Read here.
• Participate in the BISHH study: Help create the world’s largest bi+ specific health survey. Take the survey here.

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In this episode of Give It To Me Bi, we tackle the nuanced experiences of bisexual people in same-gender relationships. Have you ever felt "not straight enough to be bi"? For many bi+ individuals, being in a queer-presenting or same-gender relationship often leads to being mistaken as gay or lesbian, resulting in unique challenges and privileges.

We unpack what it means to navigate the world as a bi person in a same-gender relationship, the dynamics of "gay-passing" privilege, and how these intersections shape identity, community, and visibility. We also explore how to embrace your bisexuality fully, foster meaningful connections, and address feelings of imposter syndrome within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Highlights include:

• Navigating "gay-passing" privilege and the visibility struggle in same-gender relationships
• Overcoming internalised biphobia and toxic masculinity in forming same-sex platonic friendships
• Dating in same-sex circles as a bisexual person—unique joys, challenges, and navigating spaces
• How your partner can support your visibility and identity

Plus, we dive into listener questions and comments, including a video submission on why it's important to clarify "gay-passing" relationships, and explore how to find pride in your unique place in the queer spectrum.

This is a can't-miss episode for anyone navigating identity, visibility, and community as a bisexual person in same-gender relationships.

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In this episode, Chad Barnier and Steve Spencer delve into the complexities of bisexuality in different-gender relationships. They tackle the challenges of societal perceptions, biphobia, and "straight-passing privilege." Through personal anecdotes and insights from the bi+ community, the hosts explore the need for visibility, validation, and joy in bisexual identities. Together, they confront myths, celebrate positive representations, and offer practical resources for bisexual individuals and their allies.

• The Myth of Straight-Passing Privilege: The misconception that bisexuals in different-gender relationships have an advantage is debunked with personal insights and research data.
• Reframing the Narrative: Shifting the focus from doom and gloom to joy and thriving in bi+ relationships.
• Community Insights: Contributions from the Give It To Me Bi Facebook group highlight real-life experiences and challenges.
• Partner Support: Navigating the journey of coming out in a relationship, with an emphasis on communication and allyship.
• The Role of Communication: How vulnerability and open dialogue can strengthen relationships and challenge stereotypes.
• Intersection with Mental Health: The impact of erasure and exclusion on bisexual individuals' mental health.
• Resources for Allies: Tools and information to help allies support their bisexual loved ones effectively.

Books Mentioned:

• For the Love of Men by Liz Plank
• The Will to Change by Bell Hooks

Podcasts Mentioned:

• The Man Enough Podcast

Articles and Videos:

• Do Bisexuals Have Access to Straight Privilege? by Jamie Arpin-Ricci
• Passing Bi: Bi+ People in "Straight-Facing" Relationships (YouTube)

Helpful Resources:

• How to Support Someone Who Has Recently Come Out as Bisexual

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