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Bisexuality: A Reader and Sourcebook
Thomas Geller, ed. a Reader and Sourcebook. 185 pp. Times Change Pr., 1990. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "This is the first American anthology on bisexuality to be compiled by a self-acknowledged bisexual." -- Back cover
- GenresBisexualNonfictionLGBT
186 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1990
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October 5, 2025
Interesting to see how much has changed since this was published. And how much things have stayed the same.
July 5, 2023
the beginning was good but then it became a snooze fest and there are some things in here i don’t agree with, which can probably be attributed to when this was published.
content/trigger warnings; biphobia, homophobia, lesbophobia, transphobia, ableism, racism,
here's some quotes:
“conditional acceptance is not really acceptance at all.”
“bisexuals are so different from each other that a homogeneous sort of bisexual community could never exist.”
“personally, i believe first and foremost in the right to claim one’s own identity and be recognized in terms of that identity: the right of each creature to name itself.”
“carole desjardins (not her real name) is a third year arts students at mcgill who says she ‘doesn’t bother’ to define her sexuality, although she is attracted to members of both sexes. ‘labels are really stifling; i’m attracted to people as people, not for their genitals. but there are emotional and political factors which cause me to relate better to women, so most of my relationships have been with women,’ she says.”
content/trigger warnings; biphobia, homophobia, lesbophobia, transphobia, ableism, racism,
here's some quotes:
“conditional acceptance is not really acceptance at all.”
“bisexuals are so different from each other that a homogeneous sort of bisexual community could never exist.”
“personally, i believe first and foremost in the right to claim one’s own identity and be recognized in terms of that identity: the right of each creature to name itself.”
“carole desjardins (not her real name) is a third year arts students at mcgill who says she ‘doesn’t bother’ to define her sexuality, although she is attracted to members of both sexes. ‘labels are really stifling; i’m attracted to people as people, not for their genitals. but there are emotional and political factors which cause me to relate better to women, so most of my relationships have been with women,’ she says.”
January 22, 2012
I read this for a college class and had hoped to use it as a source, but it was written in 1990, and so the culture it seeks to explain around bisexuality is quite outdated. It tells of gay/lesbian culture and how it reacted to bisexuals in the late 80s. If you're looking for a book that tells about bisexuality culture in the 80's this is the book for you, but if you're trying to research current beliefs this is not the book for you.
It's also not a very good academic source. The first 50 pages are all opinion/interviews with bisexuals, then 50 pages of academic journals, then 50 pages of bisexual support groups/networks that the author may admit could be no longer in existence when he publishes the book, and 30 pages of further reading/movie viewing.
It's also not a very good academic source. The first 50 pages are all opinion/interviews with bisexuals, then 50 pages of academic journals, then 50 pages of bisexual support groups/networks that the author may admit could be no longer in existence when he publishes the book, and 30 pages of further reading/movie viewing.
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