Who We Are
Bi+ Georgia is a community organization for bisexual+ people in Georgia. When we say “bisexual+” what we mean is anyone who is bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, or otherwise attracted to more than one gender. We believe that we belong in community together because we share many of the same struggles, disparities, and discrimination and we believe we’re stronger together.
History
In August 2018, a group of Atlanta-based bisexual+ elected officials, activists, and community members met for the purpose of planning a Bisexual Visibility Day event in Atlanta that year. Some notable attendees were State Representative Renitta Shannon, Judge Mike Jacobs, and bisexual activists Khafre Kujichagulia Abif and Dr. Beth Sherouse.
The event which that group planned was held at the Phillip Rush Center in Atlanta and was supported by local LGBTQ advocacy group Georgia Equality. It included a bi+ 101 presentation by Dr. Beth Sherouse and Carter Ture, and a storytelling activity facilitated by Khafre Kujichagulia Abif. It had an attendance of around 50 people.
After that initial event, the group kept meeting, settled on the name “Bi+ Georgia”, and found its leadership in Dan Wilson, who had been developing online bisexual+ community among Georgians in 2018. They have led Bi+ Georgia in a collaborative effort to put on programming for the bisexual+ community in Georgia since January 2019.
In March 2019, Bi+ Georgia hosted Atlanta’s first ever Bisexual Health Awareness Month Event, in October 2019 they worked with Atlanta Pride in the creation of the first ever Bi + Pan March in Atlanta Pride Festival history, and the group marched in their first Atlanta Pride Parade.
In February 2020 Bi+ Georgia hosted the first edition of In Vibrant Color: Celebrating Queer Black Cinema, a film screening and discussion panel.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a safe community for bisexual+ people in Georgia through visibility, education, and advocacy.
Our Vision
Our vision includes a diverse, thriving, and connected community of people who are bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, or otherwise attracted to more than one gender; a community whose members feel safe to bring their whole selves to the table, where our voices are heard, our needs are addressed, and our lived experience is valued. We envision a community in which, when one of us struggles, we struggle together and work together to meet our members’ tangible and immaterial needs; a community where space to freely be ourselves is regularly created for us, by us. Our community will also seek to bring visibility and understanding to who we are and what our needs are in order to foster solidarity from outside our community. However, our community will not only be committed to bisexual+ people, but to collaborative efforts to address shared issues and struggles of the LGBTQ community at large, of which we are a part.