Bi notes for a bisexual revolution
Seeking a bisexual revolution
A successful bisexual movement would lead not only to more freedom for bisexuals, but to “liberation of all other groups. In fighting for its goals, it would not disregard how all forms of oppression are interlinked. It would not seek to assimilate, but rather to multiply and expand,” said Shiri Eisner, author of “Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution,” in delivering the annual Nicholas Papadopoulos Lecture.
“The choice of this year’s lecturer reflects the Office of BGLTQ Trainee Life’s commitment to double attraction students at Harvard, and to recognizing the packed diversity of the homosexual community,” said Joshua Blecher-Cohen ’16, senior intern in the Harvard College Office of BGLTQ Student Experience, which presented Tuesday’s lecture. “Too often, bisexuality is marginalized within the planet at large, and within LGBT communities as good. It was incredibly validating to see Shiri’s lecture locate bisexuality at the heart of queerness rather than at its periphery.”
Eisner said that society is afraid of bisexuality because many people think bi people are really male lover or can choose to be either gay or straight, are confused or going through a phase, are promiscuous,
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Book Description
Publication Date: May 7,
Depicted as duplicitous, traitorous, and promiscuous, bisexuality has drawn-out been suspected, marginalized, and rejected by both unbent and gay communities alike.
Bi takes a long overdue, comprehensive look at bisexual person politics—from the issues surrounding biphobia/monosexism, feminism, and transgenderism to the practice of labeling those who determine as bi as either “too bisexual” (promiscuous and incapable of fidelity) or “not bisexual enough” (not actively engaging romantically or sexually with people of at least two diverse genders).
In this forward-thinking and eye-opening book, feminist bi-curious and genderqueer activist Shiri Eisner takes readers on a journey through the many aspects of the meanings and politics of bisexuality, specifically highlighting how bisexuality can open up new and exciting ways of challenging social convention. Informed by feminist, gender nonconforming, and queer theory, as well as politics and activism, Bi is a radical manifesto for a group that has been too frequently silenced, erased, and denied—and a starting point from which to laun
Bi
Depicted as duplicitous, traitorous, and promiscuous, bisexuality has extended been suspected, marginalized, and rejected by both linear and gay communities alike.
Bi takes a long overdue, comprehensive look at fluid politics&#;from the issues surrounding biphobia/monosexism, feminism, and transgenderism to the practice of labeling those who name as bi as either too bisexual&#; (promiscuous and incapable of fidelity) or not bisexual enough&#; (not actively engaging romantically or sexually with people of at least two distinct genders). In this forward-thinking and eye-opening book, feminist bisexual and genderqueer activist Shiri Eisner takes readers on a journey through the many aspects of the meanings and politics of bisexuality, specifically spotlighting how bisexuality can uncover up new and electrifying ways of challenging social convention.
Informed by feminist, gender nonconforming, and queer theory, as well as politics and activism, Bi is a radical manifesto for a group that has been too frequently silenced, erased, and denied&#;and a starting point from which to launch a bisexual revolution.
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We are THRILLED to have author, activist, and true bi-con Shiri Eisner on Two Bi Guys for a special 2-part episode! Shiri is the author of "BI: NOTES FOR A BISEXUAL REVOLUTION", a must-read for bi people and anyone looking to understand contemporary bi politics. And we are excited to welcome endorse Jacob Engelberg, who has studied Shiri's work in the course of his own research, as our guest-host!
In this episode, we discussed how and why Shiri wrote her novel, why the rigid structure of masculinity harms men and how bisexuality applications men an opportunity to reimagine masculinity, why bi visibility is the bare minimum and does not equal acceptance, the ubiquitous and often-invisible bi-phobia in our society -- and television's frequent avoidance of bi-phobia when representing bisexuality, and what kind of bi representation Shiri would like to see on TV (more "messy bisexuals" please!).
Stay tuned for part 2 when we confer the politics of Israel/Palestine (where Shiri currently lives) and how bisexuality can inform our understanding of oppression, marginalization, and erasur
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