So About That Flag Design…

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.

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Sources

• http://web.archive.org/web/20010610122822/http://biflag.com/Activism.asp?tag=EN000000000000 

• 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/ruthbrarian/status/1255571527350792193 
  • 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/LoveSeymore/status/1255573759915941889?s=20 
    • https://twitter.com/LoveSeymore/status/1257429440881098754
    • https://twitter.com/LoveSeymore/status/1256473519489265664?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/EvilEidolons/status/1255599038537367552?s=20 
  • https://twitter.com/JaronRMJohnson/status/1256644105419005954?s=20

• Michael Page as a Bisexual Activist:
• (Credit to Gay Today)
  • https://twitter.com/BiNetUSA/status/1255563160800522240 
  • https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/arts/both-sides-now-6325578 
  • https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2000-01-16-0001130564-story.html 
  • http://www.gaytoday.com/garchive/world/122199wo.htm 
  • https://www.queermusicheritage.com/feb2004l.html 

• Accounts of Bullying:
  • https://www.facebook.com/bi.revolution/posts/3115414605183131 
    • https://twitter.com/shirieisner/status/1256169224147554306 
    • https://twitter.com/ShiriEisner/status/1256171854475264005 
    • https://goodbye-good-bi.tumblr.com/post/107718234731/bi-community-misogyny-masterpost-this-post-was 
    • https://twitter.com/DrGBeth/status/1257649440074141696
  • https://twitter.com/DrGBeth/status/1255598414252949506 
  • https://twitter.com/DrGBeth/status/1257649440074141696
  • https://amleibowitz.com/2020/05/02/ourbiflag-and-the-collapse-of-binet-usa/ 

• 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 
    • http://archive.is/F8sMC 
  • 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:
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20120204070907/http://www.biflag.com/Activism.asp  
  • https://twitter.com/mikethebiguy/status/1256643143920783360?s=20 
  • https://twitter.com/MF_Helms/status/1255662721959370752?s=20 

• 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://web.archive.org/web/19990125093639/http://www.bicafe.com:80/ 
  • 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