Category: 2012 Summer – Then and Now
From your Editor: Then and Now
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Editor's Note
Dear Reader, The theme of this issue is “Then and Now.” We present you with writing on this theme...
Read MoreThen and Now
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Articles
By Marcia Deihl THEN “And though we live separate, I keep two rooms open,And one has you in it and...
Read MoreIn The Womb
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Articles
By Willa Simmet I don’t know what happened in the womb. Two eggs lying next to each other in mom’s...
Read MoreBi Women Around the World: Janika Saul, Estonia
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Around the World, Articles
Interview by Robyn Ochs Robyn Ochs: Janika, please tell us about yourself. Janika Saul: I am 25...
Read MoreA Conversation with Author Meredith Maran
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Articles, Reviews
By Robyn Ochs A few weeks after it came out, I dove into Meredith Maran’s first novel, A Theory of...
Read MoreThen
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Articles
By Sharon Gonsalves Then, for me, was 1985. I was 25 years old, living in Albany, NY, an angry...
Read MoreBoy Child
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Articles, Poetry
By Carole Spearin McCauley I birthed you because I wanted you.They said, how odd in an age of abortionI helped you outgrow diapers, crayons,dayglo guns, baseball bats,pre-algebra, hair mousse, magic cards,Dungeons and...
Read MoreBi Memories
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Articles
By Chiquita Violette Back when I was in kindergarten, there were some cute people who made my...
Read MoreThe BECAUSE Conference Turns 20
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now
By Robyn Ochs The Bisexual Empowerment Conference: A Uniting, Supportive Experience (BECAUSE) is...
Read MoreResearch Corner: New Research Study Explores Experiences of Bisexual Women in Monogamous Relationships
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Articles, Research Corner
By Elizabeth A. Clark, M.A. Although the past two decades have seen an increase in scholarly research about bisexuality, the life experiences of bisexual individuals are still under-researched relative to those of gay men and...
Read MoreResearch Corner: Sexual Identity Development Among Sexual Minority Women
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, Articles, Research Corner
By Jennifer Taub, Ph.D. In a nod to the theme of “Then and Now,” we begin with the changes in the average age at which women come out. Reliable data specifically on bisexual women are not readily available, but the ages at which...
Read MoreNews Briefs: Then and Now
Aug 1, 2012 | 2012 Summer - Then and Now, News Briefs
By Robyn Ochs Sixth International Workplace Pride Conference Holds First-Ever Workshop on...
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