Bisexual Awareness Week

{{Short description|Annual observance, September 16–23}}

{{Infobox holiday

|holiday_name = Bisexual Awareness Week

|image = Bisexual Pride Flag.svg

|alt = A flag with a pink stripe on top, a purple stripe in the middle, and a blue stripe on the bottom. The pink and blue stripes are both equal length but the purple stripe is thinner than the other stripes.

|caption = Bisexual pride flag

|official_name= Bisexual Awareness Week

|firsttime =

|nickname = #BiWeek

|observedby = Bisexual people along with their families, friends, allies and supporters

|duration = 8 days

|frequency = Annual

|date = September 16–23{{cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/biweek2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924021542/https://www.glaad.org/biweek2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2019|title=#BiWeek 2019: Celebrate Bisexuality+|date=20 September 2018|publisher=GLAAD|access-date=30 January 2020}}

|observances =

|type = cultural

|significance =

|relatedto = Celebrate Bisexuality Day, LGBT Pride

}}

The Bisexual Awareness Week, also known as #BiWeek, is an annual celebration held from September 16–23. It is an extension of Celebrate Bisexuality Day, held annually on September 23.{{cite web|url=http://www.bisexualweek.com/about/|title=Bisexual Awareness Week|publisher=Bicast|access-date=April 11, 2020|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918065107/http://www.bisexualweek.com/about/|url-status=live}} The celebration promotes cultural acceptance of the bisexual community, as well as attempts to create a platform for advocating bisexual rights.{{cite news|url=https://www.glaad.org/action/celebrate-bisexuality-biweek-2016|title=#BiWeek 2016: Celebrate Bisexuality|date=2016-09-01|work=GLAAD|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142350/https://www.glaad.org/action/celebrate-bisexuality-biweek-2016|url-status=live}}

According to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, bisexuals represent approximately 40% of the LGBTQ community.{{cite web |title=A Survey of LGBT Americans |url=https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/06/13/a-survey-of-lgbt-americans/ |website=Pew Research Center |date=13 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209160356/https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/06/13/a-survey-of-lgbt-americans/ |url-status=live }} Bisexual Awareness Week is a platform to recognise bisexual and LGBTQ advocacy throughout history.{{Cite news|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/its-bisexual-awareness-week-here-are-five-ways-to-celebrate-255663/|title=It's Bisexual Awareness Week! Here Are Five Ways To Celebrate|date=2014-09-23|work=Autostraddle|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141134/https://www.autostraddle.com/its-bisexual-awareness-week-here-are-five-ways-to-celebrate-255663/|url-status=live}}