By Lindsay Maddox Pratt Working in gender-justice work, the subject of allies comes up frequently in my life. “How to be a good ally” is an ongoing conversation that I have with faculty and staff at the college where I work and lead workshops in transgender sensitivity. As someone who is also in the process…
Revolution No. 8
I’ve been waving a sign on street corners since H8 passed: “Black
Queers.” Responses have varied—from honks of support to looks of
disapproval from both blacks and whites. A black woman came up to me at a rally and asked me if I didn’t think the sign was offensive to blackpeople. I said, “It’s who I am, and people should know.”
News Briefs: Allies
Majority of Mass. Legislators Co-sponsor An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes 104 of 200 Massachusetts legislators have signed on as co-sponsors of this bill which will prohibit gender-based discrimination and protect transgender people in Massachusetts. Please go to www.masstpc.org, find out how our legislator voted, thank them if they have signed on…
Bi Programming at the APA Convention
By Kimberly Jorgensen, MA The annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) was held August 14-17 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. During this year’s convention the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues (Division 44) hosted several formal programming sessions as well as informal opportunities for discussion and…
The Mapping of my Body
By Lindsay Maddox Pratt I stand before you, uncertain and wavering,in a moment of still light,pregnant with the weight of its potential.If I stripped down before you,showed you my parts like a patientspread before your viewwould you understand me less?Or would the anatomizinglend itself like a map open upon the dash,letting you trace my latitude…
Bi Woman of the Month: Dina Perrone
Lisa Silveria, our last Bi Woman of the Month, interviews Dina Perrone in this issue. Dina is… read the interview and find out! Lisa Silveria: Dina, we’ve been friends now for just over a year, though it seems like ages ago when we first met. You really are one of my dearest friends, and to…
From the Editor: Children in Our Lives
I am so swamped between work, school, and parenting that I never got around to writing something. I really did want to – but life gets away from me sometimes. — Nora Dear Reader, I received several emails similar to this from women who had intended to write something. Several others, when asked to write,…
What I Did on My Ten-Year Vacation
By María Christina Blanco I recently attended a BBWN brunch – the first bi community event (except for Pride) that I’d been to in nearly a decade – and was warmly welcomed by long time and new members alike. After playing tug-of-war with our hostesses’ new baby over the latest issue of Bi Women, I…
Kids Keep me Closeted
By Lacey Louwagie I heard from a very credible source (OK, it was actually an episode of Queer as Folk) that our sexual orientation is determined by the time we are six years old. Th is makes me think of receiving my sex education from my older sister when I was five, complete with a…
Bis Around the World: Myriam Brito, Mexico City
Interview by Robyn Ochs Myriam, 35, was born and raised in Mexico City, where she has lived her entire life. Her life partner is a “wonderful” man with whom she has been involved since she was fifteen; they married six years ago. They have no human children, but they do have canine ones: Coco, a…