386 Pages
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Routledge
386 Pages
by
Routledge
386 Pages
by
Routledge
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This anthology presents a vivid collection of essays that explore the history, strategies, philosophy, and diversity of bisexual politics and theory in the United States. The 33 contributors develop a multifaceted approach to defining bisexual politics. Through these voices, the book seeks to understand the contexts in which the bisexual movement has evolved. The authors analyze different... Read more
- Preface
- Introduction (Naomi Tucker)
- Section I—REFLECTIONS: A Look in the Mirror
- Overview (Susanna Trnka with Naomi Tucker)
- Part A: A Taste of History
- Ide(A monograph published simultaneously as .)(A monograph published simultaneously as .)ntity/Politics: A History of the Bisexual Movement (Amanda Udis-Kessler)
- The Bisexual Movement’s Beginnings in the 70s: A Pe(A monograph published simultaneously as .)rsonal Retrospective (Stephen Donaldson)
- Bay Area Bisexual History: An Interview With David Lourea (Naomi Tucker)
- It Ain’t Over ’Til the Bisexual Speaks (Lani Ka’ahumanu)
- Part B: The State of Our Movement
- We Claim Our Own (Dajenya)
- Identity and Ideas: Strategies for Bisexuals (Liz A. Highleyman)
- Open Letter to a Former Bisexual (or, Do I Hear “Post-Bisexual”?) (Indigo Chih-Lien Som)
- Bisexual Women, Feminist Politics (Tamara Bower)
- Go Ahead: Make My Movement (Laura M. Perez)
- To Give or Not to Give (Sharon Gonsalves)
- Fluid Desire: Race, HIV/AIDS, and Bisexual Politics (Elias Farajajé Jones aka Manuel Kalidas Congo)
- Our Leaders, Our Selves (Loraine Hutchins)
- Section II—CONNECTIONS: Can We Work Together?
- Overview (Rebecca Kaplan)
- Part A: biSEXuality
- Sexual Diversity and Bisexual Identity (Carol Queen)
- Bi Sexuality (Greta Christina)
- Bisexuality and S/M: The Bi Switch Revolution (Cecilia Tan)
- Liberating Pornography (Mark Pritchard)
- Too Butch or to Be Bi (or You Can’t Judge a Boy by Her Lover) (Robin Sweeney)
- Politics of the Bisexual Deep Fry (Michèlle T. Clinton)
- Part B: Coalition Building and Other Queer Stories
- Bisexual Lesbian (Dajenya)
- Traitors to the Cause? Understanding the Lesbian/Gay “Bisexuality Debates” (Elizabeth Armstrong)
- Bisexuality, Lesbian and Gay Communities, and the Limits of Identity Politics (Stacey Young)
- Power and Privilege Beyond the Invisible Fence (Brenda Blasingame)
- Which Part of Me Deserves to Be Free? (Dajenya)
- Bisexual Etiquette: Helpful Hints for Bisexuals Working With Lesbians and Gay Men (Robyn Ochs)
- Essay for the Inclusion of Transsexuals (Kory Martin-Damon)
- If Half of You Dodges a Bullet, All of You Ends up Dead (Orna Izakson)
- Why You Must Say “and Bisexual” (Nishanga Bliss)
- Section III—DIRECTIONS: Our Visionary Voices
- Overview (Liz A. Highleyman)
- Your Fence Is Sitting on Me: The Hazards of Binary Thinking (Rebecca Kaplan)
- Pimple No More (Mykel Board)
- Me, Myself, and You: Identity Politics in Action (Susanna Trnka)
- Forsaking All Others: A Bifeminist Discussion of Compulsory Monogamy (Annie S. Murray)
- Framing Radical Bisexuality: Toward a Gender Agenda (Jill Nagle)
- The Natural Next Step (Naomi Tucker)
- Pansies Against Patriarchy: Gender Blur, Bisexual Men, and Queer Liberation (Sunfrog)
- The Sacredness of Pleasure (Starhawk)
- Section IV—APPENDIXES
- Brief Timeline of Bisexual Activism in the United States (Dannielle Raymond and Liz A. Highleyman)
- Bisexuals and the Radical Right (Dannielle Raymond)
- References
- Index
Biography
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