Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
Encyclopedia
Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out, an anthology
edited by Loraine Hutchins
and Lani Ka'ahumanu
, is one of the seminal books in the history of the modern bisexual rights movement. It holds a place that is in many ways comparable to that held by Betty Friedan
's The Feminine Mystique
in the feminist movement.
The book comprises fiction
and non-fiction
pieces, poetry
and art
created by a diverse group of over seventy (70) bisexual people speaking about their lives.
To quote Wendy Curry
, longtime bisexual rights activist and current president of the American
national bisexual civil rights
group BiNet USA
,
This book is cited in at least thirty-five (35) other works, helped spark at least ten (10) other books (many by its own contributors), was named one of Lambda Book Report's Top 100 Queer Books of the 20th century, has been reprinted 3 times since 1991, has almost 30,000 copies in circulation, and is still in demand. It also frequently appears on numerous LGBT
reading lists, from assistance in coming out
to queer studies
curriculum
guides.
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
edited by Loraine Hutchins
Loraine Hutchins
Loraine Hutchins is an American bisexual and feminist author, activist, and sex educator.She is the co-editor with Lani Ka'ahumanu of the anthology, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out...
and Lani Ka'ahumanu
Lani Ka'ahumanu
Lani Ka'ahumanu is a bisexual and feminist writer and activist. She is openly bisexual and writes and speaks on sexuality issues frequently.She is the co-editor with Loraine Hutchins of Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out ....
, is one of the seminal books in the history of the modern bisexual rights movement. It holds a place that is in many ways comparable to that held by Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan was an American writer, activist, and feminist.A leading figure in the Women's Movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the "second wave" of American feminism in the twentieth century...
's The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique, published February 19, 1963, by W.W. Norton and Co., is a nonfiction book written by Betty Friedan. It is widely credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States....
in the feminist movement.
The book comprises fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
and non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
pieces, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
created by a diverse group of over seventy (70) bisexual people speaking about their lives.
To quote Wendy Curry
Wendy Curry
Wendy Curry is an American bisexual rights activist and animal rescue advocate.- Career and civil rights work :She is currently the President of BiNet USA, the American national bisexual civil rights organization, a position she assumed in 2006. Previously she had previously served as the...
, longtime bisexual rights activist and current president of the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
national bisexual civil rights
Civil rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...
group BiNet USA
BiNet USA
BiNet USA is a national bisexual/pansexual civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. It was founded to formalize communication between U.S...
,
This book is cited in at least thirty-five (35) other works, helped spark at least ten (10) other books (many by its own contributors), was named one of Lambda Book Report's Top 100 Queer Books of the 20th century, has been reprinted 3 times since 1991, has almost 30,000 copies in circulation, and is still in demand. It also frequently appears on numerous LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
reading lists, from assistance in coming out
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
to queer studies
Queer studies
Queer studies is the critical theory based study of issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity usually focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people and cultures. Universities have also labeled this area of analysis Sexual Diversity Studies, Sexualities...
curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
guides.
External links
- Bi Any Other Name on publisher's site Alyson PublicationsAlyson PublicationsAlyson Books, formerly known as Alyson Publications, is a book publishing house which specialises in LGBT fiction and non-fiction. Former publisher Don Weise described it as "the world's oldest and largest publisher of LGBT literature" and "the home of award-winning books in the areas of memoir,...
- Bi Any Other Name on facebook
- review International Gay & Lesbian Review
- Loraine Hutchins (editor)
- Lani Ka'ahumanu (editor)