Tag Archives: bisexual

All Of Me

Posted on June 20, 2015 by

Dan Savage tells me that I’m straight because I’m a cismale in a long term monogamous relationship with a ciswoman. It doesn’t matter to him that we met because we were interested in the same man, or that I had … Continue reading →

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Gay, Lesbian, ________ and Transgender

Posted on June 20, 2015 by

This will be brief. People need to belong. Abraham Maslow’s heirarchy of needs describes how people are able to get their needs met. First is survival. If you don’t have food and water, or other things you require to keep … Continue reading →

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Bisexual Erasure in Academic Research 1

Posted on January 25, 2015 by

Last week I got my copy of the Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, Volume 8, Issues 1-4, 2014. For those who don’t know how these things work, this is the peer-reviewed academic journal of ALGBTIC, which is the queer-focused … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts On Labels, or, Sisyphus Unchained

Posted on April 13, 2014 by

Wow, what a start to the year. I’ve got a few things on my mind, and some of this may be familiar to people who follow me on FaceBook (in other words, I worked out a lot of this in … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year! or, Spare Me The “No Labels” Biphobia

Posted on January 5, 2014 by

So just before the Arctic deep-freeze ate the country, the New York Times (generally about as nastily biphobic as the straight media gets) published this piece in the Fashion And Style pages. Because, seriously, that’s where teh Queer stuff belongs, … Continue reading →

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Whose Pride?

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

Part One: Pride It happens at every Pride. There’s always an Identity Shout-Out. Sometimes it’s part of a comedy routine, sometimes it’s an affirming introduction, sometimes it’s just there because it has to be. “All the straight people, raise your … Continue reading →

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Out, Proud, Bi

Posted on September 23, 2013 by

Today, September 23d, is Bi Pride Day/Bi Visibility Day. This is the fourth such Bi Visibility Day that I have been out and proud. Here are some reasons why I make an effort to be visible, and why I take … Continue reading →

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Scriptive, or, There Is Trouble In The Forest

Posted on July 25, 2013 by

You can’t fight biphobia by erasing yourself. That’s what they want you to do. Trailhead There are a few different trails I want to explore today. Let’s walk, you and I, arm in arm, and not worry so much about … Continue reading →

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Slicing Off The Margins, or, Twirlip of the Mists

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

Argument: When a marginalized population seeks to gain rights that have been denied them, the tactic of further marginalizing parts of their own population is appealing and seemingly effective in the short run, but it causes more problems than it … Continue reading →

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Unbridled Commercialism

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

Now available at Amazon.com — a collection of articles drawn primarily from this blog, but including material from a couple other platforms and a couple previously unpublished pieces. This ebook is economically priced ($5.99 USD) and available now. Queerer Theory: … Continue reading →

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