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Finally the end of June is coming. That means it is time to disclose on some of the things I have been diving into. I thought I had posted this on Friday but it obviously did not post so have it now! I will post again later for the first post of June. 1: My French... The continual French learning never ever ever stops! Reading, typing, listening and speaking tasks all help to improve my understanding of the language. I do not even spend a lot of time doing it; five or ten minutes per day is what I like to accomplish. 2: The Adoption Papers  (1991) by Jackie Kay. As Jackie Kay was author of the month for May, I read her poetry collection The Adoption Papers  (1991). You can check out my review on the blog post to see what my thoughts were on the collection. Searching for tags such as 'BIPOC' or '1990s' can help you find the post easier. 3: Bus websites and timetables. There are some bus routes which I use (when I need to) that have been given updated timetables, with som...

For today's post I am reviewing  Bi  by Julia Shaw. This was actually an amazing book to read. It explores everything about bisexuality. What I loved especially was how she started with the origins of bisexuality and who created different ideas which have shaped how bisexuality exists within our current, modern-day society. The other thing I loved was how Julia Shaw emphasised the fact that people in the bi community have faced prejudices. We have faced prejudices from those who are heterosexual AKA straight and gay or lesbian people. It is good that she highlights this. Just because bi+ people are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, it does not mean we are fully accepted by everyone. The reason I refer to the community as 'bi+' is to include a multitude of plurisexuals and pluriromantics. These include those who identify as bi, omni, pan or poly for example. Here in the book Shaw mentions other types of plurisexuals. Plurisexuals are just people who have sexual attraction to...