STORIES FROM THE SPEC TRUM

“Being openly bisexual and in a relationship with a heterosexual man has meant that I’ve often felt both within and on the fringes of queer culture simultaneously.”

I wrote that sentence three years ago now, as part of a longer article for DIVA’s Pride issue in 2017. It was spring when I penned it, like it is now, only then I was still living with my boyfriend, Oliver, in a small, terraced house in Sheffield. It’s interesting reading it back now. More so perhaps because today I’m in a long-term relationship with a woman, and have spent much of the last few years immersed in London’s queer community.

Have my feelings on being bi changed in that time? Not drastically. The majority of my family and friends have been more than welcoming of my current relationship and, even