Dear John,

Please join me in celebrating Bisexual Awareness Week and Bisexuality Day on September 23rd and recognize all of the bisexual loved ones in your life. Make a $10 donation today to support Equality Federation and the entire rainbow.

I have always considered myself an ally. My best friend in the world Veronica is an amazing trans woman, one of our closest friends is gay, I have two cousins who are trans and non-binary. The reasons why I am an ally would take too long to name.

Only here’s the thing: I’m not just an ally. I am proud to be bisexual.

I’ve been with my husband for 10 years and we have an adorable (most of the time, let’s be real) little boy, but the truth is I’ve had significant, long term relationships throughout my life with both men and women. Just as being in a relationship with Abby in college didn’t make me a lesbian, being married to my partner Dan doesn’t make me straight.

There are more bisexual people than lesbian and gay people in the United States. Two-thirds of LGB parents are bisexual: approximately 59% of bisexual women have had children. Eighty-four percent of bisexual people in a committed relationship are involved with someone of the opposite sex. I am part of a large diverse group of people who can be attracted to individuals of more than one gender and that’s beautiful.

Today, I am standing inside the community I fully belong in. I am a cisgender woman in my 40’s with a husband and a child. I am proud of my past and my present. I am excited about my out and proud future.

Please make a donation today in support of BiWeek and the work the Equality Federation does to advance all of our rights.


In solidarity,

Joellyn Wilken Weingourt
Donor & Corporate Relations Officer


P.S. The best way to support our fight for equality for everyone in our community—lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender—is to become a monthly donor. Drop me a note to learn more!