BISEXUALITY

I came out when I was 18 and unapologetically at University with my friends and flatmates. It was a mix of emotions, because I was always terrified to tell my parents. When I did, I was shouted at and told “are you crazy?”, but after a couple of hours, things calmed down. My parents understood, but chose to believe I was going through a phase. I am bisexual and married my husband in April 2019. I knew I was bisexual when I was around 8 years old. It was confusing for me when I first noticed and it didn’t become obvious to me until I was 13 and actually understood that I was different to most of my friends and family.

Since being with my husband, the stigma behind bisexuality has become even more personal to me. I regularly get told I was “going through a phase” when I was younger because I am married to a man, but this is not the case at all. I am me, and I am bisexual. My husband. He is my soulmate and not only does he never judge me, he lets me be fully me. I don’t think I could be where I am today, with the mindset I have, without him supporting and pushing me towards opportunities. He didn’t know much about the LGBTQ+ community when I first met himin 2017. But he was eager to understand and learn more. He eventually started to go to Pride parade’s with me, donates regularly to LGBTQ+ charities, and I appreciate this as his family are not so understanding