How Queer!: Personal Narratives from Bisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Sexually-Fluid, and Other Non-Monosexual Perspectives

How Queer! collects fourteen short autobiographical essays--not written by sociologists or professional activists, but by ordinary bisexual, pansexual, and sexually-fluid people from diverse backgrounds, sharing their experiences and telling their own stories. These personal narratives explore themes of bisexual and pansexual visibility, activism, confrontations with homophobia, and non-monosexual experience in the LGBT community. Alongside these stories, Faith Beauchemin offers commentary in the form of an introduction and five reflective essays that place these writers' experiences in the context of broader movements for radical social change. She argues that the common trend toward bisexual erasure in LGBT activism functions only to serve the interest of patriarchy, sexism, and homophobia. In contrast, the stories collected in this book help to subvert oppressive hierarchies by highlighting the perspectives of people who refuse to fit neatly into categories like "gay" or "straight."
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How Queer!: Personal Narratives from Bisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Sexually-Fluid, and Other Non-Monosexual Perspectives

How Queer! collects fourteen short autobiographical essays--not written by sociologists or professional activists, but by ordinary bisexual, pansexual, and sexually-fluid people from diverse backgrounds, sharing their experiences and telling their own stories. These personal narratives explore themes of bisexual and pansexual visibility, activism, confrontations with homophobia, and non-monosexual experience in the LGBT community. Alongside these stories, Faith Beauchemin offers commentary in the form of an introduction and five reflective essays that place these writers' experiences in the context of broader movements for radical social change. She argues that the common trend toward bisexual erasure in LGBT activism functions only to serve the interest of patriarchy, sexism, and homophobia. In contrast, the stories collected in this book help to subvert oppressive hierarchies by highlighting the perspectives of people who refuse to fit neatly into categories like "gay" or "straight."
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How Queer!: Personal Narratives from Bisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Sexually-Fluid, and Other Non-Monosexual Perspectives

How Queer!: Personal Narratives from Bisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Sexually-Fluid, and Other Non-Monosexual Perspectives

by Faith Beauchemin (Editor)
How Queer!: Personal Narratives from Bisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Sexually-Fluid, and Other Non-Monosexual Perspectives

How Queer!: Personal Narratives from Bisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Sexually-Fluid, and Other Non-Monosexual Perspectives

by Faith Beauchemin (Editor)

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How Queer! collects fourteen short autobiographical essays--not written by sociologists or professional activists, but by ordinary bisexual, pansexual, and sexually-fluid people from diverse backgrounds, sharing their experiences and telling their own stories. These personal narratives explore themes of bisexual and pansexual visibility, activism, confrontations with homophobia, and non-monosexual experience in the LGBT community. Alongside these stories, Faith Beauchemin offers commentary in the form of an introduction and five reflective essays that place these writers' experiences in the context of broader movements for radical social change. She argues that the common trend toward bisexual erasure in LGBT activism functions only to serve the interest of patriarchy, sexism, and homophobia. In contrast, the stories collected in this book help to subvert oppressive hierarchies by highlighting the perspectives of people who refuse to fit neatly into categories like "gay" or "straight."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780990641827
Publisher: Tatendrang Training
Publication date: 02/01/2016
Sales rank: 431,442
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


Faith Beauchemin is a writer, activist, blogger, and independent feminist scholar from Detroit, Michigan, currently living in Anniston, Alabama.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Glossary 9

Part 1 Introduction

A Note on the Title 14

Preface 15

"Placing the Personal Narrative in Context," An Introduction Faith Beauchemin 18

Part 2 Narratives

"The Invisible B," Faith Beauchemin 25

"Not Straight…Or Anything Else For That Matter," Hugh Goldring 29

"Flying In The Face Of Everything," Kierstyn King 37

"(Un)Seen," J 41

"What You See Isn't What You Get," Lucas 44

"I Could Pick A Side… But I Won't," Liam H. Smith 47

"Call The Doctor," M 50

"Landmines," Marie 54

"Life, Take 2." Courgette 59

"I Am More Than My Sexual Orientation," Beth Desmontagnes 62

"To Be or Not To Be," By Danielle Hamilton 65

"It Shouldn't Have To Be A Secret," Grace Carrol 67

"So Tell Me About Your Childhood: How Therapy Saved My Sexuality and Sense Op Self," Johnnie Stevens

"Mother of Pearl," Sophie Unruh 74

Part 3 Reflection and Analysis Bisexuality and Culture 81

Bisexuality in Queer Politics and the Changing American Family 89

A Personal Look at Bisexuality 101

Bisexuality in The "LGBT" Community 108

The Bisexual Community, Allyship, Activism, and Revolutionary Potential 114

Bibliography 125

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