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How Internalized Biphobia Ruined My First Tinder Date
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There’s a woman out there who I owe an apology.
I met her on Tinder when I was 20 years old and while I don’t remember a lot about her, not even her name, I do recall that she deserved better. In the process of figuring out what bisexuality meant for me, I hurt her. I think a lot of LGBTQ people struggle with the same thing. We deal with so much internalized homophobia, biphobia, and overall shame that sometimes it spills out onto others.