Authors and observers, such as transgender author Jillian Todd Weiss, have written that "there are social and political forces that have created a split between gay/lesbian communities and bisexual/transgender communities, and these forces have consequences for civil rights and community inclusion.
Para pengarang dan pengamat, seperti pengarang transgender Jillian Todd Weiss, menyatakan bahwa "telah ada sepasukan sosial dan politik yang membuat sebuah pemisah antara komunitas gay/lesbian dan komunitas biseksual/transgender, dan sepasukan tersebut berjuang untuk dhak asasi sipil dan penerimaan masyarakat.