be restricting the flag's use without direct authorization. The tweets subsequently received many critical responses, including questioning the validity of a copyright claim, as previous documentation had established the flag as being within the public domain. Their original Twitter account was deactivated on April 29, 2020, and a new account was made and pointed to by Cheltenham. On April 29, 2020, Dr. Lauren Beach gave a statement on her Twitter in which she stated that, as a board member, she was not consulted about BiNet USA's decision and that she does not agree with it. A day later, she confirmed that the board had an emergency meeting on April 30, 2020, and that a statement is to be released soon. On May 1, Faith Cheltenham released a statement prepared by the BiNet USA's board onto the official blog page, as well as tweeting it from the, now reactivated, official Twitter account. Also on May 1, Beach stated she had resigned from the board. Two days later, Cheltenham posted a statement that she had asked Juba Kalamka to be president of BiNet and that he would do so as of January 21, 2021. The same day, BiNet USA posted a statement that began "As of May 2020, BiNet USA CEASES AND DESISTS OF ALL USE OF THE BISEXUAL PRIDE FLAG". On May 25, 2020, BiNet USA's Twitter reversed its position, stating "We strongly reject and refute any assertion that BiNet USA claimed, or ever claimed the bisexual pride flag." In November 2020, Cheltenham announced that she would retain control of the organization and identified as a conservative. She stated that she "and all bi content" would no longer be on mainstream social media. See also Bisexual American history Bisexual community Biphobia Bisexual erasure Creating Change Conference Bisexual Resource Center References External links BiNet USA official website Curried Spam (LiveJournal) articles by former BiNet USA president Wendy Curry 1991 establishments in Washington (state) Bisexual culture in the United States Bisexual organizations LGBT political advocacy groups in the United States Charities based in Washington (state) LGBT history in the United States