Labels and Identity

With the recent controversy, which was basically a big argument about labels, I started to think about labels and identity in the BLGT community. Ultimately, do labels serve to unite, or divide? Would a more general label help unite those that are similar or have similar goals, but are not necessarily the same? [...]

Yes I’m Bi–but…

In the past few months, I’ve had the good fortune to find out about and join the new online group Academic Bi, which describes itself as “an international mailing list for discussion, exchanging information and ideas about topics related to bisexual theory, queer theory and the academic study of bisexuality, pansexuality, fluidity.” The discussions [...]

The Bisexuals In Uganda

In the past few months, so many of the BLGT blogs and organizations have been writing about the possible anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda. Proposed by an extremist religious group . There are also rumors that some homophobic politicians in the USA here have been supporting this group.  The bill makes any type of behavior that is not heterosexual [...]

Coming Out Bisexual On The Real World

When I heard that the 23rd season of MTV’s The Real World was going to take place in my hometown of Washington DC, and was going to feature two out bisexuals, I had to tune in. The show has turned out to be quite interesting. The two bisexual characters are Emily Schromm, who [...]

Bi Wishes For The New Year

It’s that time of year already—the holidays, and soon 2010 will upon us.
Everything I want, would be too big to fit into one article, so I’ve decided to focus on something I really care, and the only places I’ve ever truly felt at home—the bisexual & LGT communities.
Laws that acknowledge our rights and protect [...]

The ‘Barsexual’ Debate

If you’re bisexual, especially a bisexual woman, chances are you’ve heard about this at least once—probably many more times. Tyra Banks even came up with a name for it: The ‘Barsexual’ trend (she did a whole show on it with several barsexual guests, naturally it was “lesbians vs. barsexuals,” and didn’t mention bisexuals! [...]

Being Thankful For The Bisexual Community

Unfortunately, with all the setbacks the BLGT equality movement has had lately, much of the community news has been dwelling on the not so great news. So for Thanksgiving, I thought I’d write a bisexual version of “What I’m thankful for.”
First of all, even though I can’t really be out to my family, I’m [...]

Bi Talk: Loraine Hutchins Honored by ‘Rainbow History Project’

Loraine Hutchins is a bisexual activist, professor, and author, who is also involved in civil rights and social justice work. She is the author of Bi Any Other Name: Bisexuals Speak Out, which she co-authored with Lani Ka’ahumanu and several chapters and essays about bisexuality. She also teaches a class on lesbian, gay, bi [...]

The Perception of Attraction

As I was reading this article by my co writer, Peter Ruggiero, I was struck by this quote: “On top of this, there are some extra challenges for the bisexual male. If you’re one of the “regular guys,” folks may not want to believe that you are also attracted to other men. If [...]

My Experience At The National Equality March

So many things had been speculated about the National Equality March that took place last Sunday, and there had been so much controversy and hastiness in throwing it together that no one was sure how well it would go. Well, despite all the trouble leading up to it, the march went off amazingly well, and I had [...]

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