http://amyandre.com/journal author, advocate, and scholar Amy Andre's blog Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:30:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm very proud to announce: starting this week, I'm the new Executive Director of San Francisco Pride! Here's the press release from Pride about my position: New Executive Director As you might guess, I'm going to be extremely busy from this point on. My blog used to get updated frequently, but ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/10/pride/ Who's going to the upcoming National Equality March? I won't be able to make it, but I can't wait to hear how it goes! It's taking place on National Coming Out Day, which seems fitting. If you go, I hope you have a wonderful time. P.S. While in DC, check ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/10/march-on-washington/ GLAAD and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force both celebrated Bi Pride Day (aka Celebrate Bisexuality Day) this year, in full force. The big day was this past Wednesday (happy belated bi day, to my bi readers!). GLAAD even published a couple of pieces that I wrote for them, ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/09/glaad-and-the-task-force-are-at-it-again/ Run, don't walk, to check out my friend KS Stevens' play, Butch Mamas! It's being performed in New York's Bowery district -- and P.S. there's an amazing chocolatier right down the street from the theatre, if you want a little pre-show cocoa. I highly recommend both. Butch Mamas is a ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/09/if-youre-in-new-york/ Here's an article about a recent conference in Chicago. As I mentioned on this blog, I participated in the conference, which was a summit on bisexual health; I moderated a panel. While I was in Chicago, I also attended the LGBTI Health Summit, which took place immediately after the Bisexual ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/09/article-about-recent-conference/ My friend Kyle Schickner of FenceSitter Films is looking for support for his next project, a series of 5-minute webisodes called "Rose By Any Other Name..."! Kyle tells me, "It's a comedy about a lesbian who falls in love with a man having to look at her life and slowly ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/09/support-fencesitter-films/ I published an article on Bilerico earlier this week. Check it out here. Titling it "The Week of Bi-Bi's," I wrote about my recent observations on biracial and bisexual representations in movies and on tv. Seems like there's a lot of bi-bi going on lately, and I thought I would ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/08/the-week-of-bi-bis-my-latest-article-now-on-bilerico/ My friend Mike Szymanski wrote an interesting article here about District 9 and The Time Traveler's Wife. I just saw both of the movies he's describing -- and loved one of them, can you guess which one? Have you seen either of these films? Email me and let me know ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/08/at-the-movies/ Or a week... A couple of weeks ago, I thought I wouldn't be able to make it to the LGBTI Health Summit or to the Bi Health Summit, both of which are happening this week in Chicago! But, thanks to some hard-working conference organizers (thanks Julie, Ed, Stewart, and Cat!) ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/08/what-a-difference-a-day-makes/ If you haven't already, check out my Speaking Engagements page. I have an MA in sexuality studies and give talks about: * the psychology of human sexuality, * anatomy and pleasure, * safer sex for LGBT folks, and * bisexual health, among lots of other sex topics! I lecture at tons of universities and colleges. ... http://amyandre.com/journal/2009/08/great-news-now-booking-for-the-fall-semester/