27 years ago, 1600 black women took out a full page ad in the NYT to show support for Anita Hill. I was 20 years old. I put $25 toward the price of the ad and signed my name.
saw another "straight women need to stop using partner to describe their boyfriends" take & now I need to lie down
1) you don't know the gender of the partner - they might not be out
2) using "partner" helps bi peeps feel less invisible
3) it helps normalises it for other folk