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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Lisa Diamond, a professor at the University of Utah, is getting a ton of press about her latest research, on bisexual women’s identity. Check out what the press is saying here and here and here. My thoughts on the whole situation will be posted soon, so stay tuned for that.
And speaking of bisexuals and academics, […]

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If you’re going to the Creating Change conference this year, be sure to attend the Bi Visibility Project workshop! It’s being led by Kim Westrick, a fabulous student/ activist from University of California, Davis. She is going to knock your socks off with information about the Project, which she started at her school. Very inspirational […]

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My (not-so-guilty and not-so-secret) guilty little secret is that I am a devoted watcher of America’s Next Top Model. So, I was psyched to find out about Four Four, a site run by a fellow fan.
Big thanks to Kat, for helping me get my blog all nice and pretty and coordinated with the overall new […]

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Thanks to Violet Blue’s blog for this gem: http://www.planetunicorn.tv/.
Yesterday, I got to spend time with a group of LGBT folks who are thinking of coming to Haas School of Business to get their MBAs. The LGBT student group at Haas put on a full day of activities for the prospective students, to give them […]

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Lately, a lot of people have been asking me what I think of bisexual MySpace-celebrity Tila Tequila’s reality dating show on MTV. I haven’t watched it, and I haven’t been following the news about this show very closely, either. What little I’ve seen in the coverage has seemed pretty biphobic and cringe-worthy, along the lines […]

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This weekend I attended Reaching Out, the annual conference for LGBT MBA students and professionals. It was a ton of fun, and I got to meet lots of amazing people (hi, Cliff! hi, Rebecca!). I attended a workshop about the “pink dollar,” which refers to LGBT buying power. This was a fascinating workshop, but I […]

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I just got great news! My article, “The Study of Sex,” which was originally printed in ColorLines magazine, is being reprinted in Best Sex Writing 2008, a collection of sexuality essays edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel! How cool is that? In this article, I bring attention to sexuality studies programs and the emphasis they do […]

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Here’s a cool-sounding event coming up in January:
“You’re invited! The Sex::Tech Conference: Focus on Youth will take place January 22-23, 2008 at SFSU’s Institute for Next Generation Internet in San Francisco.
This is the inaugural STD/HIV Prevention Conference focusing on Youth and Technology! We are bringing together public health professionals, youth activists, educators and tech wizards […]

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