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Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community »
Authors: William Burleson, William E. Burleson
ISBN-13: 9781560234791, ISBN-10: 1560234792
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: January 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: William Burleson
Book Synopsis
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
Table of Contents
| 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 |
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