How to Meet Other Bisexual People

The fact that bisexual people blend easily into the general population has its benefits, but it can also make it difficult to meet other bisexual people. Since other bisexual people are a small but significant, part of the population, you can meet other bisexuals if you get out and about and are open about your interests. Online networking sites are also very helpful for making connections with other bisexual people.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Come out to your friends as a bisexual person. While it is important to protect your privacy, it is also true that when you tell people you are bisexual, the more likely they are to come out to you or help you meet other bisexual people whom they know.

2. Get active in the organizing effort for the next Pride celebration in your community. Bisexual men and woman usually play fun, imaginative roles in Pride activities, regardless of their numbers. Get contact information for bisexual groups or individuals who are participating in Pride and get involved.

3. Visit the Bisexuality forum at Craigslist to read what other people in your city or state are saying online. Even if you don't care to get involved in forum discussions, you can get information about community events, and you may even post a question, anonymously or otherwise, about good places to meet other bisexual people.

4. Explore other interesting features on your local Craigslist website to find community events, personals and groups for bisexual people and others. Adding "bisexual" in the search field for any Craigslist topic can bring listings into sharper focus, if any exist.

5. Find a bisexual support group in your community by checking the LGBT periodicals and websites that serve your area or by contacting a community-based organization that works with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people. Such groups often include social and recreational activities and can provide a relaxed atmosphere in which to meet other bisexual people.

6. Consider posting your profile on your favorite social networking website, such as MySpace, Facebook, Nerve.com or Gather.com. Read other people's profiles to get familiar with a website's culture, and make careful decisions first about how much information you want to put out in cyberspace about yourself.

Tips & Warnings

• Be prepared for the permanent nature of information that you may post about yourself in online networking groups and communities such as MySpace, Facebook, Nerve.com and Craigslist. Even if you revise or delete information later, the most personal information and images can last forever in a cached version of the original web page.

Resources

• More information from BiNet USA, a 501C3 nonprofit organization
• BiCafe for those with an interest or affinity with bisexuality
• Internet community for bisexual men. women and couples
• Bisexual dating and social-networking community
• BiCupid, a dating site for bisexual, bi-curious singles and bi couples