| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
244 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and index. |
| Summary |
For author and activist Baumgardner, bisexuality has always been more than the "sexual non-preference of the '90s." Here she takes a close look at gay and bisexual people on the national cultural stage and the issues their growing visibility raises. In a society supposedly grown more open and accepting, what can it mean that bisexuality continues to be marginalized by both gay and straight cultures, and dismissed either as a phase or, worse, a cop-out? Baumgardner discusses her own experience as a bisexual, and the struggle she's undergone to reconcile the privilege of a woman who is perceived as straight, and the empowerment and satisfaction she's derived from her relationships with women. Her book is a study in bisexual lives lived secretly and openly, and an exploration of the lessons learned by writers, artists, and activists who have refused the either/or paradigm defended by both gay and straight communities.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Bisexual women.
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Bisexual women. |
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Bisexual feminism.
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Bisexual feminism. |
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Bisexual women. |
| ISBN |
0374190046 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780374190040 hardcover alkaline paper |
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