There are at least five million bisexual people in America, generally invisible to straight society, the gay community, and even to each other. While the vast majority of these five million live within the straight or gay world, there are a few who have formed a community of their own. Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community offers an inside look at the American bisexual community and gives an understanding of the special circumstances unique to being bisexual. The book takes the reader to bi community events from picnics, to conferences, to support groups, to…mehr
There are at least five million bisexual people in America, generally invisible to straight society, the gay community, and even to each other. While the vast majority of these five million live within the straight or gay world, there are a few who have formed a community of their own. Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community offers an inside look at the American bisexual community and gives an understanding of the special circumstances unique to being bisexual. The book takes the reader to bi community events from picnics, to conferences, to support groups, to performances in order to expose the everyday trials of the bisexual community. Visit the book's Web site at http: //www.bi101.orgHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
* Foreword (Fritz Klein, MD) * Preface * 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 Lesbian and Gay 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. Women's and Men'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
* Foreword (Fritz Klein, MD) * Preface * 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 Lesbian and Gay 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. Women's and Men'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
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