By Kim theBWordPoet When I first came out in 1999, I identified as lesbian. I became the President of my Gay Straight Alliance during my freshman year at Youngstown State University. I didn’t know what it meant back then to be an activist. I was doing what I loved, which was helping others find solidarity….
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Finding the B in LGBTQ Activism
By Helen Parshal I think the process of writing this piece is a pretty good metaphor for being bisexual within the larger LGBTQ community. I stopped, rephrased, rewrote, and restarted so many times that I’ve completely lost count of what draft number this is. This is the first time I sat down to delve into…
My Activism: Kate Michelle
I joined the LGBTQ committee at my Catholic parish (a huge rarity) and I’m one of few bi people that I know of in this group. So far, the group is still taking shape. That said, even with the small openings I’ve found in the Catholic community, people still focus mainly on LG issues, with…
Activism: The Moving Target
By Jenise Justice I would often laugh at my friend Lillie A. Estes (1956-2019), founder of the Community Justice Network, when she corrected anyone who used the term “activist” to describe her work. She preferred the phrase “community strategist,” saying she was too old to be doing all that marching and protesting like the millennials….
AROUND THE WORLD: Anonymous, RUSSIA
I am from Russia and my country is homophobic. When thinking about Russia, it might not be the first characteristic that comes to mind, but I can assure you that it is one of the most prevalent in describing the contemporary Russian society. Most of my friends with whom I spoke about this issue replied…
Northampton, 1990
The bisexual activist community started to get more visible in the late 80s and early 90s. In communities across the U.S., bisexuals fought to be added to the names of community organizations and events. In Northampton, Massachusetts, the local Pride Committee had changed their name in 1989 to the Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Pride Parade….
This is the Place: Building Utah’s 1 to 5 Club
By Shauna Brock In September of 2005, I crawled home to lick my wounds and start over after life had crashed and burned in North Carolina. Reeling, all I wanted was community. Anything to make being back in Salt Lake City a little bit easier. About a week after throwing my suitcases on the bed,…