What It Means to Continue Right Now

Bisexual Killjoy’s intentions for 2026

It feels strange to write a “goals” post right now.

The calendar insists that a new year has begun, but nothing about the world feels new. In the United States, we are feeling the steady normalization of fascism and the terror that accompanies it. Abroad, people are living with the violent consequences of American politics. The news cycle moves so fast that outrage barely has time to land before it’s replaced by the next emergency.

We are angry. We are tired in a way that sleep doesn’t touch. That exhaustion is the point. A population that is overwhelmed, financially precarious, and emotionally depleted is easier to control. Naming that isn’t radical; it’s accurate. But writing about it at length would mean repeating arguments that more eloquent people have already made, and we don’t need another treatise to confirm what is true.

So instead of pretending that a new year offers relief, we’re writing this to announce to ourselves and the world that we are here, queer, and doing the work.

Bisexual Killjoy exists because bisexuality is routinely misunderstood and vilified. Our work has always been about naming those patterns, giving people language for their experiences, and helping bi+ folks trust themselves in a world that constantly undermines them. That doesn’t stop being necessary because things are bad. If anything, it becomes more urgent.

Our wheelhouse is bisexuality. That may seem small against the scale of global harm, but it isn’t insignificant. Teaching and empowering bi+ people creates real shifts in how we make it through the world. One person learning to advocate for themselves, to recognize gaslighting, to refuse shame, to build community creates ripple effects. Because what happens when one person teaches what they know to someone else? That ripple becomes a wave.

So, in the spirit of transparency, we’re here to tell you what we’re focusing on this year to make waves. This isn’t optimism for optimism’s sake. This is hope in motion.

What 2026 Will Bring

Writing a Book

That’s right, folks, your favorite Killjoys are working on a book. Jessica Kingsley Publishers out of the UK (the same house that published Lois Shearing’s Bi the Way) reached out to us last year to put together a sort of survival guide for bi+ women (and anyone who resonates with that experience). We’re talking about patriarchy, power, desire, relationships, health, erasure, and the cost of being perpetually misunderstood. We hope to have a full draft by the end of July. Wish us luck.

Brand Deals

Look, being on social media sucks and we hate it. How much cooler would it be if we got paid to be there? We want to partner with brands that we like. Such as Snag Tights, though they have not as of yet replied to our collaboration request. Maybe now that we have a shiny new email with our own domain, people will answer us. But seriously, if you know how this shit works, let us know.

Podcast Awards

This isn’t because we think we need awards to legitimize our work, but recognition matters for visibility. Getting an award from GLAAD would be kick ass for the bi+ community. If nothing else, Richie deserves an award for audio engineering because that man put in the work this year.

Conference Attendance

Now that we have a bi-continental relationship, we have more opportunities than ever to go to conferences in the States and in Europe. Getting the chance to network with other advocates, researchers, scholars, and media people will help us amp up the project. Plus, any place where we can amplify bisexuality where it is historically silenced is a place we want to be.

A G’D Social Media Manager

Because sustaining this work requires division of labor, and because doing everything ourselves is not sustainable. And Bailey fucking hates doing it. We would want to pay someone at least $50/hour for ten hours a week. So, that’s $26k (plus whatever the hell payroll taxes are…let’s say 12%). Let this be the year we can give someone else the reins.

BKJ Merch

Folks keep asking us for merch, so we’re trying to give the people what they want. We’re working with an artist friend now to finalize a Polly the Plurisexual Opossum. Then it’s onto stickers, shirts, and mugs. Merchandise sales will help us support the aforementioned social media manager that we’re manifesting right now.

Bi+ Nerds on Discord

Jace put a lot of work into our brand new Discord, and she is clamboring for some other bi+ nerds to talk about theory with (which apparently includes our boy Foucault). She deserves to be around other nerds. Bailey deserves to not have to read Foucault.

A Shiny New Website

All the business books say you need to have your own website, so that’s what we are working on right now. It’ll be a hub for resources, blog posts, podcast episodes, and anything else we can figure out how to integrate. All your favorite Substack posts, however, will be accessible just as they are now.

About Labor & Survival

We are living in late-stage capitalism, whether we like it or not.

Jace left their doctoral program to do this work. Bailey works, like, four or five jobs, only one of which is paid. We aren’t looking for sympathy or anything, but we want you to know how much time, energy, and care goes into this project.

Burnout does not build movements, and exhaustion does not sustain communities. If we’ve learned anything this season, it’s that relying solely on unpaid labor is a recipe for collapse.

That is why our Patreon exists. Supporting us through Patreon allows us to keep producing thoughtful, researched content, to host and moderate community spaces, and to imagine a future where this work doesn’t rely on running ourselves into the ground (which we have been doing despite the fact that we both know better).

Our Patreon now includes multiple tiers that give people access to our Discord, personal essays (with accompanying audio), episode debriefs and other bi+ events, and more. The “more” sort of depends on what our capacity allows us to do, but know that we’ve got the spirit!

We want to be compensated for our work. We really want to compensate Richie for his work (seriously, an hour of audio represents ten hours of editing, and that’s why we sound so good). We would like to be the type of people who can pour back into the bi+ community. Imagine the good we could do if we could sponsor other bi+ organizations! Imagine if we had enough money for our own mutual aid fund!

If this work has mattered to you—if it has given you language, validation, or a sense of belonging—supporting it is one way to help ensure it can continue. If you can’t afford to support us monetarily, which we totally understand, please consider sharing our work online, talking about it with your family/friends/colleagues/frenemies, rating us (preferably) 5 stars wherever you listen to our show, and voting for us should we be up for any awards.

So, thank you for sticking with us. We know that Bisexual Killjoy has changed a lot over the last year, and we think it’s been for the better. Next season will be a lot more of just Bailey and Jace in the booth. The theme? Relationships in all their many flavors. We’re excited to be back with you in March. Until then, connect with us here and we’ll be in the office working on our show notes.

Stay bisexual and stay strong,
Bailey & Jace