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William E. Burleson Bi America Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community Pre-publication ity, loves a bisexual person, or thinks REVIEWS, theymaybeone.Theywillcomeaway COMMENTARIES, fromtheirreadingexperiencehappyto be a Bi American.” EVALUATIONS . . . Beth A. Firestein, PhD “BiAmericahasbeenwaitingfora Licensed Psychologist, booklikethis.Writteninanen- Inner Source Psychotherapy gaging,witty,andconversationalstyle, itvividlypaintsapictureofthehopes, dreams,andstrugglesofbisexualpeo- pleintheUnitedStatestoday.Burleson combinesinformationandpersonalin- “BiAmericaoffersin-depthknowl- terviewsfromtheBiHistoryProject,an edge of bisexual activism and onlinesupportgroup, andbicommu- communities in the United States, in- nity activists and participants to con- cludinglocal,regional,andcyberspace veyasenseoftheoutandproudbisex- groups. This book situates bisexual ual community—who we are and practicesinthecontextofotherqueer wherewe are heading. practices and communities in the Burlesonlovinglyembracessomeof United States, including transgender, the tough questions about bisexuality HIV, and nonmonogamous. The testi- andthebicommunity.Hemakesbold monial evidence it provides opens a anddefinitivestatementsaboutthelim- viewontheinterestsandcomplexities its of language in describing bisexual that lives in these communities entail.” lifeandexperience,raisestoughques- tionsabouttheviabilityofaseparatebi Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio, PhD community, and leans into controver- Associate Professor, sialtopics,suchastherelationshipbe- Department of Humanities, tween bisexuality and nonmonogamy. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Ihighlyrecommendthisbooktoev- Editor ofPlural Loves: Designs for Bi eryonewhoiscuriousaboutbisexual- and Poly Living More pre-publication REVIEWS, COMMENTARIES, EVALUATIONS . . . “Burlesonwritesbeautifullyandpro- videsanevenhandeddepiction ofthebisexualinAmerica.Itisenjoy- ableandinformativereading.Thereis no question that Bi America will pro- videreaderswithabetterunderstand- ingofthesocial,sexual,political,and HIV-associated situations of bisexuals andhelptoquelltherelatedmisunder- standings that surround them.” Martin S. Weinberg, PhD Professor, Department of Sociology, Indiana University; Co-author ofDual Attraction: Understanding Bisexuality Harrington Park Press® An Imprint of TheHaworthPress, Inc. New York (cid:127) London (cid:127) Oxford NOTES FOR PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY USERS ThisisanoriginalbooktitlepublishedbyHarringtonParkPress®,an imprintofTheHaworthPress,Inc.Unlessotherwisenotedinspecific chapterswithattribution,materialsinthisbookhavenotbeenprevi- ously published elsewhere in any format or language. CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION NOTES Allbookspublished byTheHaworthPress,Inc.anditsimprintsare printedoncertifiedpHneutral,acid-freebookgradepaper.Thispa- permeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmericanNationalStandard forInformation Sciences-Permanence ofPaperforPrintedMaterial, ANSI Z39.48-1984. This page intentionally left blank Bi America Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community HARRINGTON PARK PRESS Bisexuality Fritz Klein, MD Senior Editor Bisexual and Gay Husbands: Their Stories, Their Wordsedited by Fritz Klein and Tom Schwartz Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community by William E. Burleson Eros: A Bi/Cultural Journeyby Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio Bi America Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community William E. Burleson First published 2005 by Harrington Park Press® Published 2014 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017, USA 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business ©2005byTheHaworthPress,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedor utilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,microfilm, andrecording,orbyanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwriting from the publisher. Cover design by Jennifer M. Gaska. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Burleson, William E. Bi America : myths, truths, and struggles of an invisible community / William E. Burleson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Bisexuals—United States—Social conditions. I. Title. HQ74.2.U5B87 2004 306.76'5'0973—dc22 2004012047 ISBN 13: 978-1-560-23478-4 (hbk) ISBN 13: 978-1-560-23479-1 (pbk) To Mariann
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