Money is not something I usually talk about on this blog, but, as an MBA candidate at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, it’s a topic I spend much of my time thinking and learning about. I subscribe to a number of business/ finance magazines — and, in fact, a couple of my subscriptions are […]

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School’s starting again soon, and what better time to think about diversifying the LGBTQ educational programming on your local campus! If you’re a studenty, faculty, or staff member at a university, and you’re interested in bringing more bisexual and trans ed to your school, here are a couple of things that I can help you […]

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Getting It On With Bonnie is a podcast of the National Sexuality Resource Center, which is affliated with San Francisco State University’s department of Sexuality Studies (where I got my master’s degree). Recently, Bonnie interviewed me about Bi Request for her podcast, and it’s now up and on the website!
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When it comes to bisexuals and relationships, Greta Christina says it all: http://www.alternet.org/sex/84171/?page=entire.
And, on an unrelated note, for you smokers out there, check out this study. Keep in mind: research shows that bisexual women smoke more than women of any other orientation. What’s up with that? We need to put our butts out, ladies. […]

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What a fun week it’s been! I got to hang out at Kink.com headquarters recently, where the affiliate program manager, Terry Mundell, took me on a tour. Thanks, Terry! Kink is located at the historic Armory building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a gorgeous castle-y looking place. I got to say hello to founder and […]

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I was so delighted and honored to speak at not one but two universities this past week. First I got to talk to the amazing psychology grad students at the Wright Institute in Berkeley on Tuesday, as part of their 5th Annual Symposium on Culture & Diversity. Then I travelled to Baltimore, to give a […]

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What a whirlwind couple of weeks it’s been — and continues to be! I got to go to the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, where my fiancee was showing two of her latest films, The Insomniacs and Godspeed. Then, we had a show of her films at the fabulous Femina Potens art gallery when […]

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I just had a fabulous week and I have another great one coming up, so I thought I’d share. I just got back from Toronto, where I got to visit my adorable new baby “nephew” (hi, Samuel!) and his parents, my dear friends Sly and Sophie. While I was in town, I was fortunate enough […]

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This quote comes from the Bi Visibility Project at UC Davis, in Davis, CA, and I find it really interesting. What do you think?:
“Doesn’t the word ‘Bisexual’ reinforce the gender binary?
Many people agree that the word ‘bisexual’ isn’t perfect. Some people don’t like the fact that it has ’sexual’ in it because they feel it […]

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This week I got to be interviewed by one of my inspirations, Rachel Kramer Bussel, the editor of Best Sex Writing 2008. Rachel has written and edited tons of books about sex. Like Violet Blue, she’s one of those people who, if there’s something you should know about sex, has probably written the book on […]

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