On this episode of Big Bi+ Questions we got to know our co-host Raena a little better, including finally putting her through our bi+ stereotype research survey, which she’s been waiting for weeks to get involved in. We then dove into our big question: ‘why is it important to fly your bi+ colours?’, including chatting about the history and meaning of the bisexual and pansexual flags, how it feels to see someone proudly flagging their multi-gender attraction, and how symbols can signal safety and community.
If any of the topics in this episode brought up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support at joy.org.au/support.
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email us at bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences. We’d love to hear from you!
Listen to more Big Bi+ Questions episodes at joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

Why do so many animals get caught up in the human debate about bisexuality? This week on Big Bi+ Questions, Tamzyn, Little Jase, and Raena are joined by our resident scientist Dr Cat to explore bisexual erasure in the animal kingdom. From bonobos to penguins, lions to Lisa Mitchell’s Animals, we ask: do animals even care about labels, or is that just a human thing? We dive into same-sex behaviour in nature, what it teaches us about diversity, and why anthropomorphising can be both fascinating and misleading. Plus, plenty of laughs, curious tangents, and a few feathery facts along the way.
Find out more about Dr. Cat’s show Science Queeries and her other fun, scientific endeavors here: linktr.ee/drcat_nyuroscientist
If any of the topics in this episode brought up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support at joy.org.au/support.
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email us at bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences. We’d love to hear from you!
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The big question in this episode is a little different. It’s not a question that bi+ people get asked a lot and it’s not a question bi+ people ask themselves. It’s a question bi+ people might respond with when asked about their identity – Why are you asking?

Raena, Jase, and Dave were joined by JOY presenter CJ, who shared their multi-gender attracted identity journey before we had a chat about how we can respond to questions and comments about our identities.
If any of the topics in this episode brought up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support at joy.org.au/support.
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email us at bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences. We’d love to hear from you!
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In this episode of Big Bi+ Questions, we were joined by Andrew “Doogie” MacDougall, host of the Pride & Puck podcast and an advocate for LGBTQIA+ inclusion. Doogie shared his journey with settling into his multi-gender attracted identity and we unpacked what bi+ visibility looks like across different environments, how it’s shifted with age or political climate, and what subtle forms of visibility can mean.


If any of the topics in this episode brought up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support at joy.org.au/support.


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In celebration of International Non-Binary People’s Day (14th July), the team had a chat about a misconception that bi+ are sometimes asked about: ‘does being bisexual exclude non-binary people?’.

Our non-binary co-host Little Jase shared an insight into their identity and journey and we talked about ways you can play, test things out, and feel comfortable with your gender expression.

The book and movie that we mentioned during the episode is ‘I Wish You All The Best’ by Mason Deaver.

If any of the topics in this episode brought up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support at joy.org.au/support.Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email us at bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences. We’d love to hear from you!
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Where are all the bi+ sports people? To help us answer this big question, we were joined by passionate sports inclusion advocate and proud bisexual man, Kade Matthews.
We also welcomed back previous guest Joey Talison and introduced our new co-host Raena to the Big Bi+ Questions team.
Together, we had a chat about bi+ visibility in professional and non-professional sports, why openly bi+ athletes are still rare, and how gender, media, and sporting culture shape the experiences of multi-gender attracted players.
Get more info about inclusion in sport from:
Proud 2 Play – proud2play.org.au 
Queer Sporting Alliance – linktr.ee/queersportingalliance
JOY’s weekly sports program Game On – Wednesdays at 6pm AEST or via the podcast joy.org.au/gameon
If any of the topics in this episode brought up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support at joy.org.au/support.
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email us at bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences. We’d love to hear from you!
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So where is the bi+ in showbiz? We asked cabaret queen and drag darling Tash York to help us find out! With her trademark humour, powerhouse voice, and glitter-drenched bi+ visibility, Tash joined us for a big bi+ chat about being part of the cabaret and drag scenes, how her identity has evolved, and what it really takes to own the stage. We also talked burlesque, bi+ confidence, and why performing is for everyone!
Find out more about Tash York and her upcoming shows at tashyork.com or follow her fabulous antics on Instagram @tashyorkinit.
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

Being greedy is a harmful bi+ stereotype but where does it originate from? On this episode of Big Bi+ Questions we were joined by psychologist and podcast host, Juniper Muller, and we had a big chat about how bi+ people can deal with this stereotype being placed upon us.
Check out Juniper’s podcast, Trans Sexual, an adult podcast for trans pleasure, at www.transsexualpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

Do you want to be part of the leather community but worried you’ll be excluded because you’re multi-gender attracted? It’s a question that bi+ people can ponder, especially because the leather community can sometimes be perceived as a closed community.

On this episode of Big Bi+ Questions, we were joined by Andrea, Brock, and Johnny from Melbourne Leather to chat about the leather community and how it is fast becoming more inclusive.

Want to find out more about Melbourne Leather? Find more info on their website – www.melbourneleather.com.au – or on their Instagram @melbourneleather or Facebook.

If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support

Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

Coming out usually doesn’t happen just once, but coming out once can sometimes mean you have to be ‘out’ everywhere. Whilst others may be able to choose where they are ‘out’.
Joseph Talison, author of ‘What not to say to a bisexual’ and ‘Discovering Douglas’ joined the Big Bi+ Questions team for a chat about coming out and being out, and why it’s sometimes harder for bi+ people to come out compared to gay and lesbian people.
If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support
Check out Joseph’s books ‘What not to say to a bisexual’ and ‘Discovering Douglas’ – https://linktr.ee/JoeyTalison – and give him a follow on Instagram @joeytalison.
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

Sure, there are some harmful bi+ stereotypes out there but there are a lot of fun ones such as the stereotype that bi+ people can’t sit on chairs properly. On this episode of Big Bi+ Questions, we had a big bi+ chat about where these stereotypes came from, how we feel about them, and how they can help bi+ people feel part of a community.

If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support

Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

How do you know if a label still fits? That’s really what this episode’s big question is about – whether that’s someone who currently labels themselves as multi-gender attracted but thinks they might be a lesbian, or someone who labels themselves as lesbian but thinks a multi-gender attracted label might suit them better.
The Big Bi+ Questions team were very grateful to be joined by our guest Demetra Giannakopoulos as well as our guest co-host Mia Bizzotto, who shared their experiences and thoughts.
If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support

Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

It’s a huge big bi+ JOY Radiothon episode! We were joined by the voice that is John Deeks, all the way from pansexual Paris. John gave us an insight into his multi-gender attracted identity and we had a chat about the big question ‘what does a bi+ voice sound like?’.
 
You can continue signing up to be a JOY member and donating at joy.org.au!

Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
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This was such a BIG question that we had to split it over two episodes, and here is part 2 full of even more big bi bangers including Janelle Monáe, Beth McCarthy, Dodie, Halsey and Lauren Jauregai, Demi Lovato, Dove Cameron, and Peaches!


Get more bi-conic goodness from PENELOPE on Instagram @i.am.the.penelope.

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Is it a bi banger? The Big Bi+ Questions team had a chat with the amazing bi-con PENELOPE about coming out as bisexual and being part of the Bi-Conic float in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade. We then revealed our favourite bangin’ bi anthems!

Get more bi-conic goodness from PENELOPE on Instagram @i.am.the.penelope.

Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
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The bisexual imposter syndrome rears its ugly head with this question, brought to us by our special guest Mia, from JOY’s weekly show, Nouveau.

In this episode, find out about Mia’s journey to discovering her multi-gender attracted identity and what it has to do with 2010’s American sitcom, VICTORiOUS.
You can catch Mia with her co-host Mietta on Nouveau on JOY, Tuesdays at 7pm AEST, or check out their podcast here: joy.org.au/nouveau
If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
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What does it mean to be masculine enough to be a bisexual man? It’s a big question our guest, Steve Spencer, asked himself on his identity journey so it was the perfect, big question for us to chat about on this insightful episode of Big Bi+ Questions.
If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

This episode of Big Bi+ Questions is a little different. Usually the big question of the episode is something bi+ people get asked a lot or a question we ask ourselves. This time around, it’s a question that non-bi+ people might ask: How can I be a beautiful ally for the bi+ community?
The Big Bi+ Questions team were grateful to be joined by LGBTQIA+ advocate and educator, Sally Goldner, who shared details of her identity and intersectionality, as well as her love of wrestling, then we had a big chat about how to be a beautiful ally.
If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions

It’s a question many bi+ people had asked themselves at some point. In this episode, we were joined by Felipe to explore why this question came up, how we have navigated it, and what it might say about internalised bi-phobia, our attraction, and the pressure to “pick a side.”
Felipe also shared his journey of discovering his bi+ identity, which involved a move from Colombia to Australia, being supported by Thorne Harbor Health, and finding community with the Melbourne Bisexual Network, now merged with Bisexual Alliance Victoria, becoming a single organisation known as Bi+ Pride Victoria.
Find out more about Bi+ Pride Victoria here: linktr.ee/bipluspridevic
If any of the topics in this episode bring up difficult or intense feelings for you, we encourage you to reach out for support from a trusted friend, community, or mental health professional. You can find a list of organisations you can turn to for support on this page: joy.org.au/support
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
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Labels can be empowering, comforting, and a way to connect with community—but they can also feel confusing or limiting. So how do you decide which one (if any) is right for you?
In this episode, the Big Bi+ Questions team is joined by Dr. Catriona Nguyen-Robertson to chat about the big question ‘What label should I pick?’
Find out more about Dr. Cat’s show Science Queeries and her other fun, scientific endeavors here: linktr.ee/drcat_nyuroscientist
Connect with the Big Bi+ Questions team on Instagram @bigbiquestions or email bigbiquestions@joy.org.au. Give us a big bi+ question to tackle or share your experiences with this question. We’d love to hear from you!
Check out other Big Bi+ Questions podcast episodes here: joy.org.au/bigbiquestions