By María Rodríguez, Cuban reporter and blogger, residing in the U.S Until a year ago, I loved shows and movies about prisons: Oz, Prison Break, Vis a Vis, Papillon, The Green Mile, Orange is the New Black,etc. Now I avoid them; I know the pain of wearing handcuffs and an orange suit while being innocent….
Tag: The Americas
AROUND THE WORLD: Voices from Jamaica
Safety By Miranda I used to feel like I was cheating the LGBTQ+ communityby being bisexual. You tend to hear a lot of, “It’s just aphase,” “You’re just being greedy,” “You’re not reallyqueer—you’re just experimenting,” etc. I felt like anoutcast; I didn’t even belong where I was supposed tobe able to belong. It took a…
Polina Skibinskaya, A Tri-national Bisexual from Ukraine, US and Canada
By Robyn Ochs Polina Skibinskaya: I was born in Odessa, Ukraine, back when it was part of the Soviet Union. Odessa had a spirit similar to New York: it has its own slang, a rich dark comedy culture, and a sort of romanticized history of mafia wars. A person from Odessa can usually be spotted…
Bis Around the World: Myriam Brito, Mexico City
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 Schnauzer, and Camila, a…
Around the World: Media Silence About Bisexual Women in Cuba:
By María de las Mercedes Rodríguez Puzo In 2008, Cuba celebrated its First National Day Against Homophobia, which launched the theme of sexual diversity into mass media. Since then, the Cuban press has published articles, reports, and interviews on discrimination and exclusion based on sexual orientation, although only on specific dates such as May 17th…
Around the World: Vivek Shraya, Toronto, Canada
Interview by Apphia Kumar Right after the 2016 BECAUSE conference, I found myself looking for brown bisexual badassery online and that’s when I came across Vivek Shraya in a Huffington Post article. After doing a bit more research, I found out that she was an author and, from what I could see, these were books…
Bi Women Around the World: Lourdes M. Zorrilla, Puerto Rico & South Florida
Interview by Robyn Ochs Lourdes, please tell us about yourself. I am 34 years old, a business owner, attorney, mother of two young kids, running enthusiast, woman, bisexual and married 10 years to my loving husband. I am passionate about my national immigration practice serving LGBT immigrants. I am also deeply committed to social justice issues and strive…
Around the World: Maria Santiaguera, Santiago, Cuba
Interview by Robyn Ochs (transcribed by Amanda Bernés and translated by Keja Valens) In May 2014, I had the privilege of visiting Cuba as part of an LGBT-focused delegation. We visited several cities and over the course of 12 days participated in events related to the Jornada Contra la Homofobia (Day Against Homophobia) in Havana,…
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…