Bisexual Awareness Week

History and Background

GLAAD, BiNet USA, and other bisexual organizations launched Bisexual Awareness Week in 2014. The awareness week coincides with the 15th anniversary of Celebrate Bisexuality Day (also known as Bi+ Visibility Day and a few other names), which is observed on September 23 annually. This week is also shortened to/known as Bi Week.

As of 2021, it’s now organized by GLAAD, the Bisexual Resource Center, and Still Bisexual.

It should be noted that “Bi+” has controversy. There’s a discourse that it is not inclusive and instead would be better to use terms like mspec (multisexual spectrum), which includes the spectrum of people who are attracted to multiple genders. It's an umbrella term that can include bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, etc., identities, and those who don't use a label at all.

How to Participate

You can participate by visiting the organizer’s website for the history, stories you can amplify, and other calls to action. If your campus or place of work has an LGBTQ group, encourage them to organize events throughout the week like panels or educational opportunities. If you’re on social media, use the current year’s hashtags and campaign photos to spread the word and encourage others to do the same.

Do note GLAAD’s URL changes to coincide with the current calendar year.