Eli, Kori, and Taylor discuss the fallout from the bisexual flag design debacle, as well as look at the history behind the flag (and its predecessors) itself.
Sources
- The Flag’s Origin:
- https://fotw.info/flags/qq-bi.html
- https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/arts/night-and-day1998-december-3-9-6331686
- https://www.thisisbiscuit.co.uk/hoisting-our-colours-a-brief-history-of-the-bisexual-pride-flag/
- http://www.originalexpressgaynews.com/issue130/Issue130.pdf (p. 9)
- https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yWMEAAAAMBAJ/page/n65/mode/2up/search/bahama+hotel
- https://www.facebook.com/wendy.curry/posts/10163544015055603
- The Biangles:
- https://owlcation.com/humanities/Show-Your-True-Colors-A-Guide-to-Bi-Pride-Symbols
- https://www.dezeen.com/2019/10/23/queer-design-andrew-campbell-50-years-lgbt-graphic-design/
- https://twitter.com/NYABN/status/1202681983341649921
- https://twitter.com/NYABN/status/647179054223892480
- http://web.archive.org/web/20190522023105/http://www.binetusa.org/uncategorized/binet-usa-the-beginning
- Celebrate Bisexuality Day → started in 1999 (Michael Page, Wendy Curry, Gigi Raven Wilbur)
- https://twitter.com/BiNetUSA/status/1070459765745020928 https://twitter.com/curry_wendy/status/1256565870953992196 →
- http://web.archive.org/web/20131216095935/http://www.binetusa.org/regional/chicago/Chicago_Bi_Newsletter_CBD2013.pdf
- https://twitter.com/curry_wendy/status/1256400128644177927
- https://twitter.com/mikethebiguy/status/1256642541073469442
- http://web.archive.org/web/20200429211228/http://www.binetusa.org/our-mission/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200429191225/https://binetusa.blogspot.com/2016/09/biweek-happy-celebrate-bisexuality-day.html
- https://twitter.com/curry_wendy/status/1256415597660983302
- https://twitter.com/MadelynTheRose/status/1255575553186451456?s=20
- Activists on Flag Discourse:
- https://twitter.com/BiNetUSA/status/1255317615117025281
- https://twitter.com/ianLourinho/status/1255609935305428992?s=20
- https://twitter.com/LoveSeymore/status/1255524531072110598?s=20
- https://twitter.com/thefayth/status/1151990710234599427?s=20
- https://twitter.com/cianna/status/1256639200415191044
- https://twitter.com/BiNetUSA/status/1233466012957278208?s=20
- https://twitter.com/JaronRMJohnson/status/1256644105419005954?s=20
- Michael Page as a Bisexual Activist:
- (Credit to Gay Today)
- Accounts of Bullying:
- News Articles:
- https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/04/group-threatening-legal-action-demanding-payment-use-bisexual-pride-flag/
- https://www.peacock-panache.com/2020/04/binet-usa-bisexual-flag-36722.html?fbclid=IwAR0SiJBa3lAhm_kkIPSjTvWvsduO147pnFQUSzMwXwp5-C0wZLLXTc9DJVk
- https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2020/04/29/the-copyright-battle-over-the-bisexual-pride-flag/
- https://thegeekiary.com/binet-usa-is-back-on-twitter-pretending-their-flag-grab-was-about-racism/82114
- https://thegeekiary.com/binet-usa-is-slinging-copyright-infringement-threats-for-artists-using-the-bi-pride-flag/81977
- Copyright:
- Additional Sources:
- https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wishes-everyone-happy-celebrate-bisexuality-day?page=2&response_type=embed
- https://www.queerarthistory.com/love-between-women/michael-page-bisexual-pride-flag-1998/
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/celebrate-bisexuality-day_n_3977289
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070704160113/http://biflag.com/Help.asp?tag=EN000000000000&index=HLP_contact01
- http://web.archive.org/web/19981203085050/http://www.bicafe.com/
- http://biwomenquarterly.com/index.php/2019/02/01/gigi-raven-wilbur-advice-on-bisexuality/
- https://recklesstea.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/who-on-earth-is-running-binets-pr/
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/binet-usa-bisexual-flag-copyright
