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A creative, safe space
Are you a bi+ man* looking for a space to express yourself? The Bi+ Men’s Digital Life Writing Archive is a platform where bi+ men can share their life stories, reflect on their identity, comment on their place within the LGBTQ+ community, and explore their dreams, hopes, and desires.
* Included are bi-, pan-, and plurisexual cis and trans men, as well as non-binary and gender-fluid persons with a significant tie to masculinity who are over 18 years old.
Life writing can be any form of auto/biographical self-expression that helps you explore, establish, and show who you are. Whether you want to write about your personal experiences or dream out loud about the future, this space is for you. Your story can inspire others and contribute to a growing archive that showcases the variety of bi+ men’s experiences. We welcome all forms of self-expression: whether you prefer storytelling, photography, video essays, music-making, or poetry.
Your story matters
Bi+ men often find their experiences overlooked or underrepresented. Compared to other sexual identities, the visibility of bi+ sexualities remains a challenge, and bi+ men can face unique struggles. Sexuality and gender intersect in profound ways, and this project offers an opportunity to dive deep into how these aspects of your identity shape one another.
Your participation not only amplifies your voice but also contributes to research that seeks to better understand bi+ sexualities and their intersection with masculinity.
Participation in the project is pseudonymous. This means that a pseudonym will be used instead of your name and your personal data will be kept secret.
Who’s in charge
Mateusz Miesiac (he/him), who is the main researcher responsible for the project, is a doctoral candidate in gender studies at Södertörn University in Stockholm, Sweden.
He himself belongs to queer community and is interested in exploring the interplay between digital cultures and transformations, and creative forms of self-expression.
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The archive is part of the doctoral research project “Bi+ mäns digital life writing: levda erfarenheter och kulturella föreställningar” led by Mateusz Miesiac — a doctoral candidate in gender studies at Södertörn University in Stockholm. The project has the approval of the Swedish Ethical Review Authority.
If you want to join the archive, use the contact form or email mateusz.miesiac@sh.se.