Getting Bi

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-05-31
Publisher(s): Bisexual Resources Center
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Summary

Getting Bi collects 184 essays from around the world that explore bisexual identity. Topics include coming out, relationships, politics, community, and more. The book also addresses the intersection of bisexuality with race, class, ethnicity, gender identity, disability and national identity. Authors from 32 countries discuss bisexuality from personal perspectives and their own cultural contexts - providing insight into societal views on bisexuality from countries ranging from Colombia to China.

Author Biography

Robyn Ochs is part of one of the first same-sex couples legally married in Massachusetts. She has edited several editions of the Bisexual Resource Guide and the earlier International Directory of Bisexual Groups. She co-founded the Boston Bisexual Women's Network in 1983 and the Bisexual Resource Center in 1985, writes and lectures extensively on LGBT topics, and has taught classes on bisexuality, gender and sexuality at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University. For more information, visit Robyn's website at http://www.robynochs.com.Sarah E. Rowley is a professional editor in her late twenties, a member of the Boston Bisexual Women's Network, and an activist against domestic violence in the lesbian, bisexual women's, and transgender communities. She won the Bisexual Resource Center's Unsung Hero Award in 2004.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(3)
Robyn Ochs
Sarah E. Rowley
Acknowledgements 4(3)
VOICES
What Is Bisexuality?
7(9)
Shen Rui Mayra Santos-Febres Alicia Vallejo Lorenzo Kazumi Matsunaga Hur Jhsaj Bijan Etemad-Moghadam Sara Poncet Carlos Ivan Garcia Suarez Jessica
Coming Out as Bisexual
16(28)
Amber Terrell Denise Penn Nancy LeClerc Medina Johns Deborah Woodman Simone Pantaleo Erika Smallen Greg Rodgers Sung Yun Lee David Ertischek Andrea Toselli Talia Erinna Diana Milillo Cheryl B. Saraswati Bryer-Bass Little Squirrel Rajiv Dua Magdalen Hsu-Li Georgina Antillon Adena Galinsky Robyn Walters Russ Stein Julie Hartman Marcella Bucknam Jennifer Williams Elizabeth J. Andrew
Why Bi?
44(20)
Carol Queen Stephanie Baird Daniel M. Ocampo Marcia Deihl Darragh Doherty Liz Ronan Watters Colleen D. McCarthy Axel Griessmann Antonio Ferrera Gina Wertz Adia Alex Li-Hua Lee Sparrow Andrea Zanin Cheryl Dobinson Hilde Vossen Ramki Ramakrishnan Brad Dettmer Skott Freedman Les Davidson Eric Lauris Ledi Brian Dodge Donna Huen Jude Jennifer Williams Toni Sophie Verhalle Jo Gerrard
Life Stories
64(29)
Cisem Kundupoglu Kim Lionel Ganbill Carmen L. Oquendo Villar Jenny Martinez Emile Mintiens Jessica Amos Judy Pinsker Ann Tweedy Xiao Mei Julieann Jiao Tian Trevor Melinda Brown Salvador Cruz Senspa Nana Kwame Zhang Jing Amy Payne Tono Raymond Scott Ron Owen Robyn Ochs Yasmin Greenhalgh
Crossing Lines
93(23)
Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhran Beverly Yuen Thompson Patricia Kevena Fili Maya Genesh Phillip A. Bernhardt-House Erynn Rowan Laurie Jenny Kangasvuo Rachana. Umashankar Toby Hill-Meyer Deep Purkayastha paramita Banerjee Bhavana Chawla Mia Anderson Bobbie Petford Victor J. Raymond Esther Saxey Mary Heath Jamie Phillips
Relationships
116(18)
Peggy Seeger C.S. Gilbert V.R. Panfil Adri van den Berg Tsvetomir Mario Deliyski Jorge Luis Puentes Klaus Schweinzer Mathilde Bergenholtz Mansa Frank & Mirjam Koen Brand Paul Gorry Gary North Iona Woodward Carla Imperial Gail & Angela Kathy Hester
The Language of Desire
134(13)
Huang Lin Jessica Day Jane Barnes Carole E. Trainor Julie Ebin Mark Angeles Musa Gabriela Granados Rachel Bolden-Kramer Bernadette Muthien Devaki Menon Margaret Robinson
Bisexual Community
147(24)
Tom Robinson Jorge Perez Castinera Beth Firestein Estrela Alex Dall'Asta Venkatesan Chakrapani & L. Ramki Ramakrishnan Christian Elizabeth M. Hagovsky Joe Decker Steve Kadar Alexandra Martins Costa & Alexandre Toledo Angelica Ramirez Roa Camila Nancy LeClerc You Yun Sara Poncet Thomas Leavitt Ellyn Ruthstrom Kaelin Bowers Andrew Milnes Fabian Doles Amy Andre Faune Pete Chvany
Bisexual Politics
171(26)
Anonymous Loraine Hutchins Meg Barker Jane Barton Lin Mu Rifka Reichler Alejandra Sarda Rukmini Jen Collins Bob Alba Bobbi Keppel Kuwaza Imara Astrid Newenhouse Amanda Udis-Kessler Margaret Robinson Tom Limoncelli Cathleen Finn Alex Dall'Asta Dana Shaw Lars Naesbye Christensen Jonathan Daniel Hoffman Makoto Hibino Lani Ka'ahumanu Bill Burleson
ARTICLES AND RESOURCES
How to Spell ``Bisexual''
197(1)
Tom Limoncelli
Bisexual Politics for Lesbians and Gay Men
198(2)
Ramki Ramakrishnan
Bisexual Etiquette
200(4)
Robyn Ochs
Biphobia
204(7)
Robyn Ochs
Safer and Sexier
211(7)
Cianna Stewart
Finding Bisexuality in Fiction
218(4)
Robyn Ochs
Quotes of Note
222(12)
Bisexual Stories: An Annotated Bi-bliography
234(22)
Robyn Ochs
Nonfiction Books on Bisexuality
256(8)
Ronald C. Fox
Organizations and Online Resources
264
Robyn Ochs

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