This isn’t necessarily the best comparison to make because it also erases the existence of NB people and is relatively transphobic since they also are under the trans umbrella. I’ve seen them discriminated against (me myself too) far worse than cis women but again, this isn’t a race of who’s the most oppressed lol.

There’s obviously levels to intersectionalism and who is more marginalized and this piece is pointing out not only the magazines lazy editorialization but a push making the author reconsider their privilege. Lesbians and bi people alike will be slut shamed and hit on by cismen and everytime I talk about my girlfriend, I experience slut shaming actually a lot worse than when I previously identified as bi. Again, my experience is different and unique to me than others, but there is certainly nuance to the different levels.

I genuinely don’t care if someone is bi or not, they’re still queer at the end of the dat and hey! I love my little queer pals more than any cis-het because they relate and are easier to talk to re: insecurity, gender sysphoria, sexuality, etc! It’s simply the privilege of a cis-het presenting relationship that most people find unsettling when bi people complain because there is certainly a level of comfort that comes with it. It doesn’t take away their queer identity, I was there too experiencing that isolation and fear as a bi person. It’s very real. But that comes with a level of self reflection and guidance and acceptance of your own and the people who are genuinely gatekeepy and make you feel bad are not people you should have in your life. I disagree compounding the conversation with race silences people more because I think it gives people more insight into issues they can’t understand to learn how to interact with other queer people in the community. It doesn’t diminish anyone’s voices or own experiences, it just allows people who aren’t white/gay the ground to speak up when black, indigenous, and POC voices have been denied in the queer community for literal ages.