http://amyandre.com/journal author, advocate, and scholar Amy Andre's blog Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:06:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My favorite sex-artist duo, Twincest, were at it again this week, this time with a live performance at the Femina Potens art gallery on Thursday night. The performance involved them drawing and then drinking shots of each others' blood, bookended by some very sweet kissing and touching. And the cherry ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/10/twincest-blood-and-dave-navarro/ Wow, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) named me a bisexual leader in the US!! It happened just this past week, on Bi Pride Day (aka National Celebrate Bisexuality Day), September 23rd. I was totally surprised -- and honored. Check it out, I’m a leader! http://www.thetaskforce.org/blog/20080923-sue-hyde-bisexuality-day?tr=y&auid=4049230 Also, the Gay ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/09/ngltf-glaad-and-me/ Wingspan is the LGBT center of southern Arizona, and it is helmed by Executive Director Jason Cianciotto, a great guy who used to work at the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. We met when I worked on Bisexual Health, the book published by the Task Force's Policy Institute. Wingspan ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/09/please-donate-to-wingspan/ Basketball player Zach Puchtel came out last year, but the news finally seems to be getting attention now. Check out one of the original articles about him announcing his bisexuality: http://www.minnesotamonitor.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2667. I'm not sure why the media has been slow to pick up on this story, but I'm glad more ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/09/bi-athlete-out-of-the-closet-and-getting-press/ I want to let you know about an exciting event coming up in Boston in just a couple of weeks. As you probably know, September 23rd is National Celebrate Bisexuality Day. (You don’t have to be bisexual to celebrate, by the way.) And, in honor of the occasion, the Bisexual ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/09/reason-37-why-i-love-boston-and-wish-i-could-be-there-on-917/ The Center for Sex and Culture turned it out last night! They hosted a show called Original Sin, which was curated by Wendy Delorme and Billie Sweet -- and it was the place to be. There was spoken word, burlesque, stripping, singing, dancing, experimental film, and a gorgeous and lovely ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/08/rnc-and-police-violence/ No journal entry today -- busy getting ready for school. More next week... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/08/day-off-for-school/ 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 ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/08/dirty-sexy-money/ 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 ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/08/back-to-school-2/ From my friends at the Transgender Law Center: The Transgender Law Center needs your help distributing this essential survey. Your voice is needed, so we can move forward as a unified community. We need you in order to create crucial positive change for our community. The survey data that is ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2008/08/tlc-survey/