Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community
Gain an in-depth understanding of the unique struggles of the bisexual community!\ “To me the gay and straight worlds are exactly the same; equally limited, judgmental, and bourgeois . . . just mirror images of each other. I truly like and overlap with some of the gay world, but my roots refuse to take hold there and grow. Unfortunately, my well-established roots in the straight world are simultaneously shriveling and dying too, leaving me feeling extremely unstable.” —“Cool,” a bisexual...
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Burleson offers readers an inside look at the American bisexual community by them to community events from picnics and performances to conferences and support groups. He uses interviews, the Bi History Project, an online support group and his own experience to give voice to the bi community. The text includes an online survey of bisexuals concerning their sexual experiences. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Foreword Preface. Some Notes About Language Acknowledgments Introduction My Own Story Sources Who and What This Book Is About Chapter 1. BECAUSE Welcome to BECAUSE The Workshop Chapter 2. Relating Bisexuality to the World Bring out the Bisexuals : The Jerry Springer Show The Invisible Bisexual The Relationship Between the Bi and the Gay and Lesbian Communities Chapter 3. Bisexuality Defined Something Men Just Do Sex, History, and Culture Models of Sexual Orientation Perspectives on Bisexuality Bisexuality As an Orientation Bisexuality As an Identity Chapter 4. In Search of a Bisexual Community The Picnic Who Are They? Is There a Bi Community? Meet the Bi Community Back to the Picnic Chapter 5. Men s and Women s Experiences: Penthouse Bisexuals and Support Group Men Kiss the Girls Bisexual Women Bisexual Men Chapter 6. The Transgender Community Bi Cities! What Is Transgender ? Transgender History Bisexual and Transgender Chapter 7. What is the Relationship Between Nonmonogamy and Bisexuality? The Wog Bisexuality, Monogamy, and American Society Styles of Nonmonogamy Last Thoughts About Monogamy Chapter 8. Bisexuality in the Time of AIDS Safer Sex Sluts HIV/AIDS 101 HIV Risk and Bisexual Men HIV Risk and Bisexual Women AIDS and the Bisexual Community Chapter 9. The History of the Bisexual Community Boston, June 2002 The Seeds of Bi Activism in the 1960s and 1970s The 1980s and the Second Wave of Activism The 1990s and Conference Culture Where Does That Leave the Bi Community Today? Chapter 10. The Future of the Bi Community: GLBT Identity versus Cyberspace The College Workshop Into the Future Bisexual Inclusion Here Comes the Internet Do We Want to Have a Community? What is the Future of the Bisexual Community? Chapter 11. BECAUSE Reprise Back to the Workshop Sunday Morning Breakfast Appendix A. The Survey Appendix B. The Bisexual History Project Appendix C. Resources and Further Reading Notes Bibliography Index Reference Notes Included
