ISBN:
9781560249504
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (387 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Bisexual Politics : Theories, Queries, and Visions
DDC:
306.76/5
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
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 organizing strategies, formulate new bisexual political theory, provide a vision of future directions for redefining sexuality and gender, and educate activists and allies about current issues pertinent to the
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I-Reflections: A Look in the Mirror; Overview; Part A. A Taste of History; Identity/Politics: A History of the Bisexual Movement; The Bisexual Movement's Beginnings in the 70s: A Personal Retrospective; Bay Area Bisexual History: An Interview with David Lourea; It Ain't Over 'Til The Bisexual Speaks; Part B. The State of Our Movement; We Claim Our Own; Identity and Ideas: Strategies for Bisexuals
Description / Table of Contents:
Open Letter to a Former Bisexual (or, Do I Hear ""Post-Bisexual""?)Bisexual Women, Feminist Politics; Go Ahead: Make My Movement; To Give or Not to Give; Fluid Desire: Race, HIV/AIDS, and Bisexual Politics; Our Leaders, Our Selves; Section II-Connections: Can We Work Together?; Overview; Part A. biSEXuality; Sexual Diversity and Bisexual Identity; Bi Sexuality; Bisexuality and S/M: The Bi Switch Revolution; Liberating Pornography; Too Butch to Be Bi (or You Can't Judge a Boy by Her Lover); Politics of the Bisexual Deep Fry; Part B. Coalition-Building and Other Queer Stories; Bisexual Lesbian
Description / Table of Contents:
Traitors to the Cause? Understanding the Lesbian/Gay ""Bisexuality Debates""Bisexuality, Lesbian and Gay Communities, and the Limits of Identity Politics; Power and Privilege Beyond the Invisible Fence; Which Part of Me Deserves to Be Free?; Bisexual Etiquette: Helpful Hints for Bisexuals Working with Lesbians and Gay Men; Essay for the Inclusion of Transsexuals; If Half of You Dodges a Bullet, All of You Ends up Dead; Why You Must Say ""and Bisexual""; Section III-Directions: Our Visionary Voices; Overview; Your Fence Is Sitting on Me: The Hazards of Binary Thinking; Pimple No More
Description / Table of Contents:
Me, Myself, and You: Identity Politics in ActionForsaking All Others: A Bifeminist Discussion of Compulsory Monogamy; Framing Radical Bisexuality: Toward a Gender Agenda; The Natural Next Step; Pansies Against Patriarchy: Gender Blur, Bisexual Men, and Queer Liberation; The Sacredness of Pleasure; Appendices; Appendix A Brief Timeline of Bisexual Activism in the United States; Appendix B Bisexuals and the Radical Right; References; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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