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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There are so many reasons I love Curve magazine, and not just because I have an article in their latest issue! I love that Curve is going the distance for bisexual women, telling it like it is about our lives, and acknowledging that we do have a place at the lesbian table — and vice […]

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The relationship between medical theory/ practice and trans identities is a complicated one. Add to that this latest situation (below), which demands our immediate attention. Thanks to a friend for alerting me by sending me this message:
“Dear Friends,
Many of you may know that the psychiatric manual, the DSM IV, regards transsexuals and transgender persons as […]

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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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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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We already know that bisexuals experience more violence than people of other sexual orientations, including gays, heterosexuals, and lesbians. Now a new study from Canada adds more documentation to that fact. Here’s a quote:
“Gays, lesbians and bisexuals are more likely to be the victims of a violent crime than heterosexual members of the general population, […]

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What a busy couple of weeks it’s been! The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force issued this statement responding to Lisa Diamond’s study on the lives of bisexual women, and it got picked up by The Miami Herald here. The statement was co-written by Julie Ebin, Marshall Miller, and me; we’re the co-authors of Bisexual […]

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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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