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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If you’re in San Francisco on March 27th, come to this:
“The Center for Sex and Culture presents the best in sex journalism! Join the local contributors of Best Sex Writing 2008 for a reading on Thursday, March 27 at 7:00pm, at 1519 Mission Street, San Francisco (in between 11th Street and South Van Ness Avenue) […]

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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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Thanks to my Mom for sending me a link to this New York Times article about a transwoman in India who is doing her thing and doing it well!
At the same time, there has been a lot of violence against and murders of teens of color who transgress gender boundaries, from the student in Oxnard, […]

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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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Here’s an important message from my friend Julie, who lives in Rhode Island:
Dear Friends,
On Wednesday, Sue Carcieri, the wife of our Republican governor here in Rhode Island, joined her husband in leading an anti-abortion rally in our state house.
It’s been a busy week for her.
On Sunday, she took the time to rant on tape to […]

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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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