It never once says the ‘B-word’ despite the fact the Piper demonstrates attraction to more than one gender. That wouldn’t be such a problem if almost every television show did that. Representation is SO important. Bisexuals are told every day that they don’t exist, and it is supported by what we see in media. That is so harmful to our mental health and our sense of safety and belongingness.

They constantly refer to her as either a ‘lesbian’ or a ‘straight girl’. She is depicted as untrustworthy for not being monosexual. I saw a post with over 10,000 notes talking about how Piper and Lorna are untrustworthy because they are ‘straight girls’.

That. Is Violence. Bisexual women are seen as this deviant other, even in the LGBT community, and it is absolutely disgusting.

**Side note for everyone: Please for the love of god don’t listen to lesbian’s opinions on sapphobia, biphobia and bi-erasure. Please actually listen to what bisexual women are saying. They are constantly talking for and over us. Call them out on it. Take bisexual women’s voices seriously and educate yourselves on sapphobia and it’s serious implications on the lives of bisexual women**

I found this on the APA website:

“The study also found that bisexual women had significantly poorer mental health than lesbians and heterosexual women—findings consistent with other studies on bisexuals.”

Suggesting possible reasons to be the exclusion from both straight and gay communities. Which from personal experience and conversations with others, is true for many of us. It is very damaging to be told that you don’t exist, or are greedy or your only value is in the sexualised nature of bisexuality. This is supported by various studies.

You probably could have found this out by googling “orange is the new black biphobia” (x) (x)

For so long I felt worthless, and I believed people who said I would pick a side. I felt ashamed and confused. I suffered serious depression, not just as a result of my same-sex attraction but also as a result of of being non-monosexual.

Bisexual people deserve better. Young bisexual girls deserve better representation.They deserve acceptance. Feeling like you are belong and your feelings are legitimate are so important for healthy development. They deserve better than the shit OITNB is serving up for them.

AND THAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. Enjoy your day :)