Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.mathworks.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!warwick!jon From: jon@serf.org (Jon Harley) Newsgroups: news.answers,soc.answers,soc.bi Subject: soc.bi FAQ Followup-To: soc.bi Date: 15 Sep 1996 00:00:50 GMT Organization: S*E*R*F* Lines: 758 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Distribution: world Message-ID: Reply-To: jon@serf.org NNTP-Posting-Host: crocus-fddi.csv.warwick.ac.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Summary: Frequently Asked Questions about bisexuality Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu news.answers:81660 soc.answers:6079 soc.bi:122076 Archive-name: bisexual/faq Last-modified: 13-May-1996 The soc.bi FAQ list =================== soc.bi : for the discussion of any issues related to bisexuality (but NOT for commercial or personal ads!) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CONTENTS | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ SECTION A: ABOUT BISEXUALITY (answers to frequently asked questions) A1. What is "bisexuality" anyway? A2. What is "a bisexual"? A3. Is there a difference between "a bisexual", "bisexual" and "bi"? A4. So if I've never slept with a MOTSS/MOTOS, but I feel attracted to one, am I bisexual? A5. Aren't bisexuals just just going through a phase of being confused about their sexuality? A6. Aren't bisexuals really denying their homosexuality? A7. Are bisexuals equally attracted to both sexes? A8. Do bisexuals have to have lovers of both sexes to be bisexual? A9. Are bisexuals capable of monogamy? A10. But if they're monogamous, how can they be bisexual? A11. Isn't everyone really bisexual? A12. Why do you think bi issues are different from gay issues, since all your problems come the same source, homophobia? A13. Why would lesbians/gay men discriminate against bisexuals? A14. Why CAN'T you choose one sex over the other? A15. I've discovered that I'm bisexual - should I tell my family? A16. Is there really a bisexual community? A17. Are there any bi-friendly places in real life? A18. Does anyone know of any good books with bisexual characters? A19. What is the Kinsey scale? A20. What other resources are available on bisexuality? SECTION B: ABOUT SOC.BI (please read these guidelines before you post) B1. Hi, I'm straight. Is it okay if I post here too? B2. Is it okay if I ask you all a few questions about bisexuality? B3. Would you all please help me with this survey on sexuality? B4. "How can I pick up some hot bisexual babes for a threesome?" B5. Is there anything else I should not discuss on soc.bi? B6. Why are crossposts a bad idea? B7. Can I post my list of bi wombat fans weekly/monthly? B8. I haven't seen any responses to my posting. Are you all ignoring me? B9. Why is soc.bi so argumentative at the moment, why can't it always be nice and fluffy? B10. I'd like to post to soc.bi but my newsreader won't let me, is there another way? And can I post anonymously? B11. What do all these acronyms mean: MOTSS, MOTOS, SO, TOCOTOX, YASBP, HBB, HNG? B12. What about: muffin, de-muffining, fluff, bidar, obBi, BBQ-ripple, nutella? B13. What do you mean by "monosexual"? B14. What's all this about a cabal? SECTION C: ABOUT THIS FAQ (where, who and why) C1. Frequency and purpose C2. Contributors +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECTION A: ABOUT BISEXUALITY | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This section is designed to answer some questions regularly asked about bisexuality. They should provide some background to issues which are often discussed on soc.bi. A1. What is "bisexuality" anyway? Bisexuality means sexual or romantic attraction or behavior directed towards some members of more than one sex. A2. What is "a bisexual"? A strict definition of a bisexual would be someone who has romantic and/or sexual relations with other people of more than one sex (though not necessarily at the same time - see section A8). However, since not everyone has necessarily had the opportunity to act on their sexal/romantic attractions, some people prefer a looser definition; for instance, that a bisexual is a person who - in their own estimation - feels POTENTIALLY able to have such attraction. This could be anyone who has erotic, affectionate, or romantic feelings for, fantasies of, and/or experiences with both men and women. A bisexual may be more attracted to one sex than the other, attracted equally to both, or find people's sex unimportant (see section A7). The strength of their attractions to men and women may vary over time. A3. Is there a difference between "a bisexual", "bisexual" and "bi"? Yes. Definitions for "a bisexual" are suggested above - all relating to attraction and behaviour. "Bisexual" (and the short form, "bi) is sometimes used as an adjective, to describe a bisexual person. However, many people who exhibit bisexual behaviour do not identify as bisexual; and other people may identify as bisexual for reasons other than those suggested in the narrow definitions of section A2. In other words, bisexual identity and bisexual behaviour are not necessarily the same thing. So the word bisexual is being used in two different ways here. Some argue that if bisexual is to mean anything, it must have a strong definition - that of exhibiting bisexual behaviour, or at least the potential for it. Others feel it is more important to respect people's self-definition whatever it is. It has been suggested that the word "bisexual" should be limited to describing behaviour, and the word "bi" could be used for describing identity, with all the cultural implications which have grown up in the bi community. The word "nice" has also been suggested for this role :-) Since the word "bisexual" can be used in different ways, it is enough to bear this in mind and make it clear how YOU are using it, in the interests of good communication. A4. So if I've never slept with a MOTSS/MOTOS, but I feel attracted to one, am I bisexual? Can you be? Sure. Are you? That's up to you to decide; nobody can make that decision for you, and nobody has the right to tell you your decision is wrong. Bisexuality isn't about WHOM you sleep with, it's about HOW you feel; so a good rule of thumb in defining your sexual identity is not what you've done, but what you'd like to do. A5. Aren't bisexuals just going through a phase of being confused about their sexuality? The simple answer is "no" or at least "not necessarily" - many of us are absulutely certain that we are attracted to both sexes; there is no confusion. Many people are bisexual for life, which proves it is not necessarily just a phase. It is natural for people who are coming to terms with a sexuality which is not society's norm to be feel confused. For some people, bisexuality is a phase between homosexuality and heterosexuality (and the individual in question could be going in either direction); for others it can just be a brief experimentation. But for many people bisexuality is a lifelong, committed sexual orientation. And even for those who ultimately do not stay bisexual for life, that does not make it any the less valid as a sexual orientation. Many people have reported that their sexual orientation has shifted over time; sexuality is dynamic, not fixed. For some people it may be a small shift, others a major change of lifestyle; but this does not make the points in between in any sense "wrong". Life is a continuous process, and few of us remain exactly the same over long periods of time. A6. Aren't bisexuals really denying their homosexuality? It's difficult for some lesbian/gay people to come to grips with their homosexuality, and for a while, dating MOTOS (see section B11) may make life seem a little more "realistic" and bearable. Let's face it, coming out of the closet and living as a homosexual is no picnic; between the sanctioned discrimination which gay/bi men face of being in a perceived high risk group for AIDS, and the social standards of love, courtship, and marriage, being gay at times takes more energy than humans should be asked to give. But coming out bisexual is no easy matter, either. Bisexuals have to face loved ones who have relied in the past on their attraction to them being constant, and who have to assure them that it will be there in the future. Bisexuals deal with friends who assure them that their attraction to MOTSS (section B11) is just "a way of avoiding intimacy" or that their attraction to MOTOS is "internalized homophobia". Bisexuality is not an "easy way out," a "denial," or a "middle ground." It is for some people the hardest decision they will ever make. Some bisexuals self-identify as gay or lesbian; for them, their primary sexual interest lies in members of their same sex. But "gay" and "lesbian" (and "bisexual" for that matter) are labels created by a homophobic, biphobic, heterosexist society to create separate categories of "us" and "them." People are unique; they do not fit into these comfortable little categories. But, attracted to or involved with MOTOS or not, revealing an interest in MOTSS will often result in gay-related discrimination and exclusion. A7. Are bisexuals equally attracted to both sexes? Many bisexuals feel they have a "preference" for one gender over another, but they do not deny their attraction for that other gender. Some bisexuals, however, have no such preference, and instead focus their attractions on qualities they see in an individual regardless of that person's gender. Sometimes these qualities involve gender, sometimes not. For example, some people find men attractive as men, and women attractive as women; others find people's gender irrelevant. A8. Do bisexuals have to have lovers of both sexes to be bisexual? Sometimes it is useful to distinguish bisexual identity and bisexual behaviour. People who call themselves bisexual are saying that they are attracted to both men and women. They don't necessarily have to act on that attraction. Conversely there are many people who have lovers of both sexes, but who don't think of themselves as bisexual. There is a separate newsgroup, alt.polyamory, for discussion of the issues relating to the dynamics of multi-way relationships (whether involving bisexuals or not). A9. Are bisexuals capable of monogamy? It depends on the individual. It's like asking "Can a straight person be monogamous?" Some bisexuals are monogamous, and some aren't. Monogamy is the socially sanctioned option with respect to relationships, but then so is heterosexuality. It should be up to every individual, of any sexuality, to choose the lifestyle which is right for them. A10. But if they're monogamous, how can they be bisexual? A bisexual deciding to be monogamous is not deciding to be "gay" or "straight." He/she is still bisexual; he/she has chosen a PERSON to live his/her life with, not an orientation, preference or idealogue. It is important to recognize that he/she still FEELS bisexual. A11. Isn't everyone really bisexual? Not by any useful definition. A useful definition of bisexuality might be, anyone who has serious relationships with members of both sexes, and anyone who identifies as bisexual. It is possible to suggest that everyone has some potential for attraction to both sexes, but since most people(*) never act on it, this is pretty irrelevant. If someone says that they are straight, or (gay/lesbian) then for you to insist that they are "really" bisexual but perhaps just don't realise it is to deny them their self-identity. Everyone should be free to define their own identity for themselves, which invalidates this kind of generalisation. (*) Research carried out at the Harvard School of Public Health, USA in 1994 found that 20.8% of the men and 17.8% of the women studied admitted to same- sex sexual attraction/behaviour at some time in their lives. A12. Why do you think bi issues are different from gay issues, since all your problems come from the same source, homophobia? While homophobia is a bi issue, we do also have concerns different from those of the gay community; the most striking being that of dealing with prejudice from the gay community itself! Among our other concerns are dealing with the emotion of SOs who we do so deeply love yet who cannot understand our attraction to MOTOS to them. And being accepted as bisexual if we only have one partner. And we have to deal with a lot of myths which surround bisexuality. A13. Why would lesbians/gay men discriminate against bisexuals? Because we are sometimes perceived as "hiding," a sense that some bisexuals use their bisexuality to look heterosexual at work, in straight social settings, to enjoy the "heterosexual privilege" that is part of the social norm. Also, bisexuals are sometimes seen as blurring the issues and weakening the lesbian and gay movement. Naturally, bisexual activists disagree with this view! A further reason is that some lesbians and gay men also have sex with MOTOS (while not identifying as bisexual). Often they can't admit this in the lesbian and gay communities, and see bisexuality as a threat to their safety and/or acceptance. A14. Why CAN'T you choose one sex over the other? Some of us have tried, but why should we? Denying our attraction to one sex or the other HURTS. If you ask the question out of innocence (you don't feel this attraction, so why should anybody?) then you're asking us to put away feelings that we cannot and will not live without. If you ask these questions with full knowledge of the issues at hand, then your question is as patently offensive as a white supremacist asking us to choose one race over another. A15. I've discovered that I'm bisexual - should I tell my family? Look at your life, and decide that if by telling them you will help yourself, and by not telling them you won't hurt yourself (one doesn't necessarily preclude the other). Both instances, of telling or not telling, can be problems. They may not accept you, then again, maybe they will. Not telling them may leave you at peace, or it may gnaw at your mind constantly, with "I really need to tell them" or "I really need to tell SOMEONE who knows me well." There are many people in the bisexual community who can tell you of good and bad situations that have happened to us with each different type of decision. Indeed, these "coming-out stories" (so called because they describe "coming out of the closet" and telling people of our sexuality) are often to be heard whenever bisexuals meet - it is something that brings us together, because so many of us have one of these stories to tell. But, ultimately, the decision is yours, and must be made by you. We can offer support for your courage, and comfort for your loss, happiness for your gain. But YOU must make the step to make it all possible. You must decide whether any need to know, or whether you WANT any to know. Good luck. A16. Is there really a bisexual community? You're talking to one right now. We are here to share our lives, through stories, history, friends, family; we are here, on soc.bi, to reach out from one bisexual to another and bridge the gap between isolated bisexual communities. To be the human part of the interface. We are slowly coming together, demanding that our love of both sexes not be ridiculed or minimized. Demanding that as much as the gay/lesbian community wants recognition and respect from the straight community, we demand recognition and respect from both. We are falling in love or grieving in loss; we deal with the very human issues of having children; we deal with a world after the advent of AIDS. A17. Are there any bi-friendly places in real life? Yes. Some lesbian/gay venues (pubs/bars, clubs, meeting-rooms) welcome bisexuals (or in some cases, at least tolerate us). Many major cities in the UK and the USA (and, increasingly, in Australia) have bisexual groups which meet regularly and provide a bi-friendly "space". Details of how to get in contact with the nearest such group to you can be found in: _The Bisexual Resource Guide_, edited by Robyn Ochs published by the "Bisexual Resource Center". Send US$8 to BRC, POB 639, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA. Additions since the most recent edition of this are included in the Bisexual Resources List (see section A20). A18. Does anyone know of any good books with bisexual characters? The Bisexual Resources List (cf section A20) gives up-to-date details of how to get lists of books (both general literature, and specifically Science Ficton/Fantasy) with bisexual themes and/or characters. Additions to these lists are always welcomed. A19. What is the Kinsey scale? Dr. Alfred Kinsey created a scale, graduated between heterosexuality and homosexuality, to rate individuals on actual experiences and psychological reactions. The ratings are as follows: 0: Entirely heterosexual. 1: Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual. 2: Predominantly heterosexual, but with a distinct homosexual history. 3: Equally heterosexual and homosexual. 4: Predominantly homosexual, but with a distinct heterosexual history. 5: Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual. 6: Entirely homosexual. Clearly anything above 0 and less than 6 can be defined as bisexual. Although many people will say "I am Kinsey (whatever)," it should be noted that subsequent researchers such as Klein have found it more useful to rate people on a variety of levels, such as "Past History," "Present History," "Present Feelings," and "Future Inclinations". A20. What other resources are available on bisexuality? A Bisexual Resources List is posted monthly to soc.bi and several e-mail lists. It contains, for example: - a diary of forthcoming events - a directory of other resource lists - a list of the various e-mail lists which may be relevant to bisexuals - descriptions of the newsgroups which may be relevant to bisexuals - a list of bisexual magazines/publications - a selection of books on the subject - list of bisexual activists' e-mail addresses. If the resources list has expired at your site you can obtain a copy from the maintainer, Alan Hamilton (see section C2). Another resource on the internet is the Queer Resource Directory (QRD). It is "an electronic library with news clippings, political contact information, newsletters, essays, images, and every other kind of information resource of interest to the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Others community". A QRD FAQ is posted monthly to soc.motss, soc.answers and news.answers; but briefly, some of the ways of finding out about it are: - World Wide Web: http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/index.html - FTP: ftp to vector.casti.com and log in as "anonymous" - e-mail: Send a message containing "help" to ftpmail@vector.casti.com You can contact QRD staff by e-mailing to staff@qrd.org. If you have a problem with reading soc.bi because the articles expire too quickly, and you have gopher, you can access soc.bi on gopher.bham.ac.uk; articles are held for 28 days. This FAQ and many other resources are also available on the World-Wide Web "soc.bi home page" at URL http://serf.org/~jon/soc.bi/ The other resources at this address include mini-biographies of many soc.bi posters, a collection of recipes, poems and more. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECTION B: ABOUT SOC.BI | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This section describes the prevailing "etiquette" approved by consensus on soc.bi. The questions and answers address many issues which regularly cause friction in the group. By reading these before posting, we hope you will be able to avoid some pitfalls by which you may annoy large numbers of soc.bi posters, leading to "flame" traffic; by avoiding these situations, the group can be more positive and constructive for everyone. Pronunciation note: you can pronounce soc.bi how you like, but a recent poll showed that "sock buy" is the most popular form in Europe (closely followed by "sock dot buy"), with "soash buy" well ahead in the rest of the world. B1. Hi, I'm straight. Is it okay if I post here too? You do not need to be bisexual to post here and be welcomed. Indeed, several of the regular posters to soc.bi are straight; some others are lesbian or gay. However, if you are straight and post here then there is no need to mention that you are straight in every single posting. By all means mention your sexuality if it is of relevance to the discussion at hand, but if you feel a need to mention that you are straight every time you post then you should ask yourself why this is so. If you are scared of people thinking that you are bisexual because you post to soc.bi then perhaps you should refrain from posting here, or at least post anonymously. B2. Is it okay if I ask you all a few questions about bisexuality? Please realise that many people who are bisexual (or members of any other oppressed group for that matter) are frequently asked to justify or explain themselves. Some of us who have been asked time and time again what it means to be bisexual have grown very tired of answering such questions. If you are really interesed in bisexuality then why not read the book "Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out" (edited by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Kaahumanu; Alison Publications, Boston 1991. ISBN 1-55583-174-5. $11.95). This excellent book, which contains about 70 or more personal accounts, will probably answer most of your questions; why not read that book first, and then, if you still have a few questions, ask soc.bi for more information. B3. Would you all please help me with this survey on sexuality? People post surveys to soc.bi pretty regularly, so you are not likely to get a very good response. Many of these questionnaires appear to be badly thought out, and of little if any scientific use. So, if it looks like you just want to use our group for your end of term project, or might be from (say) a religious organisation trying to get evidence of promiscuity against us, you are liable to get more flames than completed surveys. If you undertaking a survey for some serious academic purpose, and still want to include soc.bi, you would be well advised to follow these guidelines: - Tell us exactly who you are, where you work, and why you are doing a survey. In particular, what use to you is a self-selected sample? If you have any previous publications to cite, that would go a long way to help. - Say whether the identity of respondents will be kept confidential, and if so, offer convincing arguments that you will keep this promise. You may want to include details of how to reply through an anonymous server. - Since it is often possible to guess at the identity of a respondent from quoted text, if you wish to quote segments of confidential responses in your results, you should obtain permission from the respondent first. - Out of courtesy, please post some form of your results to the group. A note on terminology: many people, including researchers studying sexual identity, seem unclear about vocabulary relating to minority sexual identities. In particular, remember that many bisexual-identified people do not feel included by the terms "lesbian" and "gay". If you intend to inlcude bisexual-identified people, enumerate "bisexual" whenever you enumerate "lesbian" and "gay". Do not use "lesbian and gay" unless you specifically mean "lesbian and gay but NOT bisexual". Moreover, to describe the gender of romantic or sexual partners, use terms like "same gender" and "mixed gender"; do NOT use the term "lesbian and gay relationships" if you mean "same gender relationships", if you wish bisexual- identified people to feel included. If, for instance, you say "I am studying gay and lesbian relationships and I want you to participate" many bisexuals will read this as "I'm not willing to take the time and energy to figure out how to phrase this to include you in a non-biased way". B4. "How can I pick up some hot bisexual babes for a threesome?" Don't even THINK about using soc.bi for picking up casual partners. Soc.bi is designed to be a bi-friendly place; it is NOT alt.sex.*, alt.personals.*, soc.penpals or alt.romance, and attempts to use it as such are not welcomed. The group alt.personals.bi may be the most appropriate place for these posts. The newsgroup itself is for public discussion; we specifically ask you to refrain from posting to this newsgroup only to pick up on people, in other words, NO PERSONAL ADS. There are several reasons for this. One is to create a safer space for people to open up about themselves and issues they wish to talk about; including those people who may be made uncomfortable by requests for sex. Another is to lessen tactless offers (especially those including rude, obnoxious, or inappropriately gross language). So, please avail yourself of private e-mail to get to know people better and discuss anything you wish. However, bear in mind that just because a person posts to soc.bi doesn't mean they wish to discuss sex. Assume they don't unless they say they do. If you feel you have received offensive e-mail, regarding threesomes or sex in general (if discussing that is unwelcome) or anything else, you have several options; for instance to ignore it, or to reply stating that the mail is unwelcome, and asking the sender not to e-mail you again. If this fails, you can contact the sysadmin of the sender's system and inform her/him about a user's abuse of usenet news privileges. If you are unsure what would be an appropriate course of action in a given case, the FAQ contributors whose e-mail addresses appear at the end of this FAQ can advise on what to do. B5. Is there anything else I should not discuss on soc.bi? While we'd like to be able to say "We can discuss anything here", any consideration of the "morality" (or even, the existence) of bisexuality is specifically inappropriate, so please, don't do it. That said, we all know that there are biphobic/homophobic bigots out there, who will be here to preach unto us as only they can. For those of you who would like a livable bi-space, please sit on your hands and don't answer them. You'll only be encouraging their favorite form of mental masturbation. Advertisments for commercial services are also inappropriate and should not be posted to soc.bi. In particular, advertisment of for-profit personals services are unwelcome. So not only NO PERSONAL ADS, but NO ADS FOR PERSONALS SERVICES. As with the rest of usenet, any endorsement of commerical services (of any kind) are appropriate only if they are personal recommendations from customers, not advertising by those who would profit. On soc.bi, we find it especially annoying when people use us as a market without participating in the bisexual community. Apart from that, more or less anything goes; after all, the very nature of the 'net says we can't stop people posting anything they want to. However, new readers are advised to refrain from posting lengthy articles, like stories, until they have read the newsgroup for a while to develop a feel for what topics are appropriate. B6. Why is crossposting a bad idea? Posting to two or more newsgroups runs a greatly increased risk of starting flame wars. It is not a good idea to start a thread between two newsgroups, or even to follow-up to an existing cross-posted thread, unless you are familiar with both newsgroups and the people involved. If you say something ignorant or offensive, the resulting flames have a wider, more diverse audience, and tend to grow exponentially. A possible exception is posting announcements of general interest to two or more groups. In this case we recommend including the header: "Followup-To: poster" to indicate that comments should be sent to you via e-mail. Be careful to look at and edit your headers so you don't unintentionally spread cross-posts while commenting on other people's messages. B7. Can I post my list of bi wombat fans weekly/monthly? It is recommended that periodic postings to soc.bi satisfy at least one of the two following criteria: - They are directly related to the soc.bi "electronic community". - They are of interest to bisexuals over a wide geographic area. If you have something you want to publicize that does not fit these criteria you might consider whether there is a place for it in some existing periodic posting or online site, such as the Bisexual Resource List, or the Queer Resource Directory (see section A20). Discussion in soc.bi HAS supported occasional postings about bi activities of mainly regional interest; be considerate about the volume of such postings. There is no way to limit postings to a single region ("Distribution:" headers are supposed to do it, but they really don't work except in special cases). B8. I haven't seen any responses to my posting. Are you all ignoring me? In all likelihood, people have read your posting but choose not to respond for any number of different reasons which have nothing to do with wanting to ignore or snub you. Among them could be: - they basically agreed with what you said and did not have anything to add to it, and did not want to waste bandwidth with a "I agree" posting; - they wanted to reply did not have the time to do so; - they decided to reply "sometime after lunch when I have more time" and then, by Murphy's Law, forgot all about it; or - perhaps your posting was one which was seeking advice and they did not feel qualified enough to offer you any, perhaps hoping that someone else might do so instead. B9. Why is soc.bi so argumentative at the moment, why can't it always be nice and fluffy? There is no one single purpose to the soc.bi newsgroup. Some people like the flirtations/fluff (see section B12); others prefer to have serious discussions about sexual politics or perhaps read coming out stories, or even something else still. It can be what we want it to be, and what we make it; if the current tone of soc.bi does not appeal to you then I suggest that instead of complaining about it, YOU post the type of articles which you would like to see here... post fluff, if you want it to be fluffy. If others agree, they will followup some of your postings and pretty soon the balance of articles in the group will have changed to accomodate your needs. Remember, not all bisexuals are fluffy. Liking fluff is no more an inherent part of being bisexual than liking barbecue ripple ice-cream. If we are all tolerant towards each other, there will be room for us all in soc.bi. B10. I'd like to post to soc.bi but my newsreader won't let me, is there another way? And can I post anonymously? It is generally accepted that some people have valid reasons for not posting to soc.bi under their own name; for this reason, anonymous posting is allowed. Perhaps the best way of posting anonymously, in the first instance, is to e-mail the article you wish to post to one of the FAQ contributors (who are listed in section C2). They are all happy to send on your mail to soc.bi, deleting any headers which would identify you if you wish. They would also be happy to answer any questions on "netiquette" you may have before sending out your first posting. A longer-term solution, if you wish to post articles anonymously on a regular basis, is to e-mail articles to the group via an anonymous posting service such as the one at penet.fi; e-mail help@anon.penet.fi to find out more (no Subject: line or body is needed). You will be allocated an anonymous "box number" which people can reply to, and only this - none of your personal details - will appear on the article in the newsgroup. For further information in a broader context (and other anon servers) see the "Anonymity on the Internet FAQ" postings in news.answers. B11. What do all these acronyms mean: MOTSS, MOTOS, SO, TOCOTOX, YASBP, HBB, HNG? MOTSS: Member(s) Of The Same Sex. Often loosely used to refer to anyone who is ATTRACTED to members of the same sex. Not to be confused with MOTTS, a brand of apple juice. MOTOS: Member(s) Of The Other (or Opposite) Sex. SO: Significant Other. Unrestrictive term which may apply to lover, husband, wife, playpartner, or anyone else of importance to the person concerned. On soc.bi, SO does NOT imply MOTOS or MOTSS. TOCOTOX:TOo COmplicated TO eXplain. A relationship of any type which the person using the term does not wish to go into detail about. YASBP: Yet Another soc.bi Party. HBB: Hot Bi Babe. See section B4. Nothing to do with pencils. Note that on soc.bi, Hot Bi Babe can refer to a person of ANY sex. HNG: Horny Net Geek. The sort of "clueless hetboy" who might be found looking for 2HBB (two hot bi babes). See section B4. B12. What about: muffin, de-muffining, fluff, bidar, obBi, BBQ-ripple, nutella? muffin: A person who reads but has never posted to soc.bi. De-muffining means posting to soc.bi for the first time, hence no longer being a muffin. fluff: In this context, fluff is a post (or part of a post) with no serious intellectual content, only friendly greetings. Actions surrounded by asterisks, eg *HUGS* are usually fluffy. bidar: the ability to spot bisexuals just by looking at people (from radar; gaydar is also used) obBi: obligatory Bisexuality. Usually used at the end of an article with no other bisexual relevance, to show that the article really is relevant to soc.bi BBQ- ripple: Barbecue ripple ice-cream. Opinions are sharply divided on whether it is nice. ObBi: the only people who like it are bisexual. nutella:A chocolate spread, with a hint of hazlenut. Relevant to soc.bi only in that it can be spread on bisexuals instead of bread. Other spreads, not made by Nestle, are available and probably work just as well. B13. What do you mean by "monosexual"? Monosexual is a term which can be used to describe any person whose long-term sexual orientation and history indicates an attraction to only one sex; a homosexual or heterosexual, a Kinsey 6 or 0 (see section A19). You should be aware that many non-bisexual individuals who feel a strong solidarity with the bisexual community object to a term which they feel denegrates or reduces their own sexuality. On the other hand, others feel that in a discussion where the focus is bisexuality, "monosexual" is useful as a clinical term. Moreover, the concept of a commonality between exclusively heterosexual and exclusively homosexual attraction, as opposed to bisexual attractions, has been useful to some people in the process of coming to terms with their bisexuality - and the word monosexuality embodies that concept. As long as it is remembered that gays and lesbians do not fit into this same coming-out-as-bi process, and that there should be no implied sense of inferiority in the term monosexual, then the word can be considered useful. The point to remember is that just as we, as bisexuals, do not want people to talk down to us, we should not talk down to non-bisexuals. Everyone should be allowed the dignity of owning their own identity and sexuality. Don't persist in calling people by names which they find offensive. Don't offer sweeping generalisations about homosexuals or heterosexuals; and don't base your pride in who and what you are, on the fact that you're "NOT, thank God, someone or something else". B14. What's all this about a cabal? Some people make jokes about a "soc.bi cabal" of people who know each other and make secret decisions about the group. But although some of us have met each other, others haven't, and there really is nothing secret going on. The FAQ contributors would like to categorically deny this. Of course, if we were all in a secret cabal together, we would, wouldn't we - so ultimately you'll just have to make your own mind up. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECTION C: ABOUT THE FAQ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ C1. Frequency and purpose This FAQ is posted monthly to news.answers/soc.answers, and bi-monthly to soc.bi. It can also be obtained by e-mailing the FAQ maintainer, Jon Harley (see section C2). Suggestions for additions/improvements are always welcome. The aim of this FAQ is not only to reduce traffic (and repetition) on soc.bi, but also to help you get more out of the group. Feedback on how well it does this is also welcome. C2. Contributors These are the people directly involved in developing the FAQ. The people whose e-mail addresses are given are happy to post articles to soc.bi anonymously if you wish. Dave Berry Alan Hamilton Jon Harley Tom Limoncelli Albert Lunde Ciaran McHale Tim Pierce The original version of this FAQ (parts of which still remain) was first drafted by Elf Sternberg. Others who have contributed at one time or another include John Flanagan, Ellen Keyne Seebacher, STella and Omaha Sternberg. Thanks also to Alan Jaffray, Alison Rowan, Brenda Mobley, Craig Dickson, Dave Berry, Jon Ward, Judge, Matthew Brown and Richard Kennaway. Many thanks to Peter Flynn for doing the HTML-formatting of the FAQ for the Web version. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Copyright (c) Jon Harley 1996. May not be reproduced for profit. + +------------------------------------END-------------------------------------+ ___________________________ ____ __________________________________________ / jon@serf.org __\_ / What happened to the song / / http://serf.org/~jon/ \ X/ we once knew so well? / Did we forget / /____________________________ \/ ___what happened, surely we can tell?_____/ ---------- Newsgroups: soc.bi,soc.motss,soc.answers,news.answers Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!newsie.dmc.com!spdcc!alan From: alan@spdcc.com (Alan Hamilton) Subject: Bisexual Resource List (twice-monthly posting) Message-ID: Followup-To: poster Summary: Resources for and about bisexual people. Reply-To: alan@spdcc.com (Alan Hamilton) Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 06:46:33 GMT Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Lines: 2298 Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu soc.bi:119281 soc.motss:399459 soc.answers:5760 news.answers:78178 Archive-name: bisexual/resources Bisexual Resource List BISEXUAL RESOURCE LIST This is a compilation of resources useful to bisexual and bifriendly people. TABLE OF CONTENTS Notes On The Bisexual Resource List Bisexual Resource List: Changes since the Bisexual Resource Directory, January 1995 edition. Bisexual Resource List Usenet Newsgroups Other Electronic Fora Bisexual Newsletters Other Literature Radio Shows Other Lists Of Resources HIV/AIDS Education Fight the Right Contacts Bi/Queer Product Source List For the Blind Pet Projects Bi Activist Email Addresses This document is a project of the Bisexual Resource Center . (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. Notes On The Bisexual Resource List NOTES ON THE BISEXUAL RESOURCE LIST This document is maintained on the Queer Resources Directory: Home in both plain text format (FTP: ftp.qrd.org /pub/qrd/orgs/BRC/brl.txt) and in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) format (URL: http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/orgs/brc/brl-toc.html) for access through the World Wide Web. It is also available via FTP at: ftp://ftp.qrd.org/pub/qrd/orgs/BRC/brl.txt . To recieve it by email, send a message to ftpmail@qrd.org with the following commands: open send /pub/qrd/orgs/BRC/brl.txt quit It is also posted monthly to newsgroups soc.bi, soc.motss, and news.answers; to mailing lists spouse-support, biact-l, biversity, bisexu-l, bifem-l, and gay-libn; and to various fora on America Online, Prodigy, CompuServe, and FidoNet (ICGAL and GAYNEWS). If you know of another place that this list should be regularly posted, please inform the Bisexual Resource Center (see below.) For information on how to get copies of information from computer networks, see Getting Information Over The Network. This compilation of resources useful to bisexual and bi-friendly people is compiled by Alan Hamilton as a service of the Bisexual Resource Center, which also handles postal orders for the Bisexual Resource Guide, numerous pamphlets, buttons, books, etc. Please send dates of Pride Day (or nearest approximation) for locations you know about. If anyone you know (including you) is in the media (any sort - newspaper, magagazine, radio, television, etc.) as a bisexual-identified person, please be sure to send a copy to the Bisexual Archives, c/o the Bisexual Resource Centers in Boston and in Edinburgh. Please help eradicate US-centrism in this resource list. Point out listings which leave out the country, or otherwise assume that the universe revolves around the US. For a description of some geographic entities which are sometimes confused, send mail to . In price listings, "waged" means that you have a job; "unwaged" or "concessions" means that you're unemployed, at school or university, retired, etc. Directions for accessing FTP, Archie, Veronica, and the World Wide Web via email can be obtained by email. For each address, send email to that address and put the associated command line in the BODY of the note (the Subject: line is ignored). mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu GET INTERNET BY-EMAIL NETTRAIN F=MAIL mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk send lis-iis e-access-inet.txt Send additions, corrections, and suggestions to the Bisexual Resource Center in Boston (see below), including requests to have your email address listed in the Bisexual Activists Email Addresses section of the Bisexual Resource List. You can get a recent hard copy of this document through the Bisexual Resource Center in Boston (see below.) Copyright (c) 1994 by Alan Hamilton of this collection of information as a work of literature. Permission is granted for unlimited free distribution of any version that is less than 2 months old at the time of distribution. Permission must be obtained in writing for any commercial use. In all cases, this notice and the date of distribution must be included. This document is updated monthly. Personally verify any information from here that you personally use. Thanks to the many, many people who have contributed information for this listing. Bisexual Resource Center, P.O. Box 639, Cambridge Massachusetts 02140, USA. Email: BRC@panix.com . Phone: 617-424-9595. Clearinghouse approved (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. Getting Information Over The Network GETTING INFORMATION OVER THE NETWORK Many of the resources listed in this document are stored on the computer network ("the net"). The following are a few of those locations and how to get things from them. FTP, WAIS, archie You may have access to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to copy information from another computer to your own. For information on FTP, send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with "send usenet/news.answers/finding-sources" in the body. World Wide Web (WWW) WWW stands for "World Wide Web". The WWW project, started by CERN (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics), seeks to build a distributed hypermedia system. To access the web, you run a browser program. The browser reads documents, and can fetch documents from other sources. Information providers set up hypermedia servers which browsers can get documents from. The browsers can, in addition, access files by FTP, NNTP (the Internet news protocol), gopher and an ever-increasing range of other methods. On top of these, if the server has search capabilities, the browsers will permit searches of documents and databases. The document "World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" is posted to news.answers, comp.infosystems.www, comp.infosystems.gopher, comp.infosystems.wais and alt.hypertext on the 1st and 15th of every month (please allow a day or two for it to propagate to your site). The latest version is always available on the web as http://siva.cshl.org/~boutell/www_faq.html. (see "What is a URL?" to understand what this means.) The most recently posted version of this document is kept on the news.answers archive on rtfm.mit.edu in /pub/usenet/news.answers/www/faq file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/www/faq. For information on FTP, send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with "send usenet/news.answers/finding-sources" in the body. me. Particular Sites RFTM.MIT.EDU This site stores an enormous amount of information, most of which is an archive of the latest version of each of several hundred informational postings (like this one) made regularly to the net. For information on accessing it, send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with "send usenet/news.answers/finding-sources" in the body. QUEER RESOURCE DIRECTORY (QRD) This site stores an enormous amount of information, most of which is related to LesBiGay and Transgender issues. For information on this service and how to access it, send email to ftpmail@vector.casti.com with the following commands in the body of the message (the Subject: line is ignored): open dir get ABOUT.VECTOR cd pub/QRD dir get 00README get 0FREQUENTLY.ASKED.QUESTIONS quit This script will cause the ftpmail program to send you the following messages in response: An acknowledgement that your request was received and is queued A top-level directory of ftp.qrd.org's FTP area A short file about Vector A directory of the QRD The QRD Readme file A receipt that your request was successfully processed A list of Frequently Asked Questions and their answers, about QRD. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on January 11, 1996. Calendar of Events CALENDAR OF EVENTS CALENDAR: International and National 4th International Bisexual Symposium/Conference - May 24-27, 1996, Berlin, Germany. Information & Registration to Fritz Klein, MD, 4545 Park Blvd., #207, San Diego, CA 92116, USA. Tel. (619) 542-0088 Fax: (619) 542-0006. Email: fritzklein@aol.com Accomodation enquiries: IBIS 96, BINE e.V., Postfach 619214, D-10923 Berlin, Germany. Tel/FAX 49-30-6944651. Registration before March 1st, 1996: Regular $55US, Student $35US. After March 1st, 1996: Regular $70US, Student $50US. CALENDAR by Country / Region: UNITED KINGDOM Send info on events! UNITED STATES Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island (BiNet/USA Northeast Region) Send info on events! New York, New Jersey, Connecticut (BiNet/USA Tri-State Region) Send info on events! Maryland, D.C., Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Deleware (BiNet/USA Mid-Atlantic Region) Send info on events! North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S.Virgin Islands (BiNet/USA Southeast Region) Send info on events! Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri (BiNet/USA North Central Region) Send info on events! Minnesota, Upper Michigan, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Kansas City (BiNet/USA Midwest Region) Because '96 - 5th annual Midwest Bisexual Conference Last weekend of April (April 26-28) 1996. PO Box 23173, Richfield Minnesota 55423, USA. Phone: 612-813-1383 Email: 2135@topcity.mn.org Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas (BiNet/USA Southwest Region) Send info on events! California, Hawaii, Guam (BiNet/USA South Pacific Region) Send info on events! Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming (BiNet/USA Northwest Region) Send info on events! EUROPRIDE: Copenhagen 1996; Paris 1997. Send info on events! (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. Bisexual Resource List BISEXUAL RESOURCE LIST CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE BISEXUAL RESOURCE GUIDE Changes to the Bisexual Resource Guide, January, 1995 edition. This list contains only groups whose information has changed since this edition of the Bisexual Resource Guide (see above) was published. Send corrections, additions, and orders for directories to the Bisexual Resource Center . International INTERWEAVE: Unitarian Universalists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns (Canada and USA, 167 Milk Street #406, Boston MA 02109, USA. URL: http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/orgs/uua/uu-IW.html . FTP: ftp.qrd.org /pub/qrd/orgs/UUA/uu.txt . FTP by email: send to ftpmail@qrd.org: open get /pub/qrd/orgs/UUA/uu.txt quit Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples Partners, Box 9685, Seattle Washington 98109-0685, USA. Voice: (206) 935-1206 E-mail: demian@eskimo.com http://www.eskimo.com/~demian/partners.html Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International (GLPCI) An advocacy and support organization of Lesbian mothers, gay fathers, bisexual parents, their partners and children. We are located in 8 countries and have over 85 chapters. GLPCI can provide some information and referrals on custody issues, adoption, surrogacy, alternative insemination, and the rights of co-parents. If you would like additional information or would like to receive our quarterly newsletter, please send your name and address to our E-mail box: GLPCINat@ix.netcom.com . Our mailing list is kept confidential and is never given to other organizations or groups. Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) Email: KidsOfGays@aol.com . COLAGE offers a quarterly newsletter and support groups facilitated by trained professionals for children age 12 and above. Letter ExchangeFor information about joining a confidential pen-pal service for LesBiGay teens, write to: Letter Exchange, c/o Alyson Publications, 40 Plympton Street, Boston Massachusetts 02118, USA. Participants must be 21 years old or YOUNGER. Bisexual Options http://www.adnc.com/web/fritzk/ Victims' Assistance Hotline A new, non-profit, toll-free hotline is now available to assist all victims of anti-gay incidents and provide them with a centralized source of information and documentation. The Gay & Lesbian Victims' Assistance Hotline (800-259-1536) is a 24-hour project of LAMBDA Services Anti-Violence Project (AVP), located in El Paso, TX. The hotline is answered by trained volunteers who provide information and referrals to persons who have experienced terrifying violence or more common anti-gay incidents, such as discrimination, harassment, or vandalism. Callers may remain anonymous and all information is kept strictly confidential. Queer Planet International G/L/B email list for organizers. To subscribe, send mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with one line of text: "subscribe queerplanet" in the body (the Subject: line is ignored). Bisexual Resource Center Publishes the Bisexual Resource Guide and pamphlets on bisexuality and related issues; maintains an archive of bisexual information from around the world. BIsexual Native And Women Of Color (BINAWOC) Postal address: BINAWOC, P.O. Box 2253, Prescott Arizona 86302, USA. E-Mail Directory of Lesbigay Scholars with more than 150 persons listed. To be included, request the entry form from lcrew@andromeda.rutgers.edu . Open Hands magazine An interdenominational quarterly journal of the "Welcoming Churches" movement. For more information, you can contact: Open Hands, 3801 N. Keeler Avenue, Chicago Illinois 60641, USA. Phone: 312-736-5526, Fax: 312-736-5475. A four-issue subscription to Open Hands is US$16 in the US and US$20 elsewhere. Australia NATIONAL Australian Bisexual Network (ABN) PO Box 490 Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4030. Phone: (07) 38572500 or toll free 1800-653223 from o/s 61-7-38572500. Email: . Web http://www.txdirect.net/users/bnsa/binetaus.html . ABN is the national network in Australia and can feed messages and information to all other state groups and direct members directly by mail or via our magazine, National Biways. NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney Bisexual Support Network (SBSN) Sydney, Australia. Meet once a month, arranges of social events, and participates in LesBiGay community events. Postal: PO Box 281 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia. Phone: 0055-25926. Email contact: Cath Lawrence QUEENSLAND Queensland Bisexual Network (Queensland part of ABN for funding etc.) PO Box 490 Lutwyche QLD 4030 Australia. Tel. (07) 38572500 or from o/s 61-7-38572500 Queer Sexuality Collective Address: Queer Sexuality Collective, c/o Queer Tribes Clubs and Societies, University of Queensland Union, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia. Email: yal@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au Canada NATIONAL Canadian Human Rights Campaign Email: chrt@io.org WWW: http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/ORGS.html BI'S R US (Ottawa) Email: paula@proton.com . Postal: 11 Ettienne Brule Apt 2, Hull, PQ, Canada, J8Z-1E4. Bi's R Us - Mission Statement: The Goals of Bi's R Us are to disseminate information that works towards an end to Biphobia, through non-violent means. Bi's R Us is privately funded by the members. No outside institutions fund or aid in the funding of this group. Bi's R Us does the following: Disseminates information (as fincances allow), Educates towards an end to Biphobia within the Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual communities. Supports local organizing for non-violent social change, provided that this social change includes an end to Biphobia. Provides resources and referrals to support individuals and projects. Provides consultation and support of existing and emerging bi groups through personal support of organizers. Since we are emerging as a new group ourselves, we hope to maintain close ties with other Bi organizations in order to forward bisexual liberation. Provides speakers to local groups through a Bisexual Speakers Bureau. Keeps an ongoing resource list and collects articles, and books on Bisexuality. Toronto Bisexual Network For bisexual women, men, their families, friends and lovers. Meets on the third Thursday of every month, 8pm, at the 519 Church Street Community Centre in downtown Toronto. Info: (416) 925-9872 ext.2015 or Bisexual Women of Toronto For women who are or who have an interest in bisexuality. Meets on the second Monday of every month, 8pm, at the 519 Church Street Community Centre in downtown Toronto. Frequent social outings, as well as a political caucus sub-group. Info: (416) 925-9872 ext.2198 or Online information For lists of Canadian online contacts and information like "Gaylines In Canada", "Gay, Lesbians & Transgendered Persons, Ottawa, Ontario Canada", and "glb university Groups Canada". Also there is a ton of other useful stuff on the Ottawa Freenet that you might be interested in www or telnet to freenet.carleton.ca, login as guest with guest as a password & check out the gay lesbian & bisexual menu structure ("go glb"). Netherlands NATIONAL Vereniging Landelijk Netwerk Biseksualiteit (LNBi) P.O. Box 75087, 1070 AB Amsterdam. Phone: +31-77-35.49.776. In English to be referred to as "Dutch Bi Network". LNBi publishes a quarterly magazine in Dutch called "Bi-Nieuws". Further information about LNBi and subscriptions to "Bi-Nieuws" may be obtained from the above address or by E-mail. E-mail: maurice@linker.tdc.globalxs.nl WWW: http://www.globalxs.nl/lnbi/ Stichting Bisexualiteit Nederland Churchill-laan 59d, 1078 DH Amsterdam. Phone: +31-(0)20-66.42.337. Bi-Link Bisexual oriented computer bbs, open 24hrs/day at +31-(0)10-47.66.313 28k8 VFClass maximum speed. Main features are information about the Dutch bi organizations and electronic mail. Bi-Link connects to FidoNet (GayLink), ERO-Net and has InterNet uucp connection which makes soc.bi available as well as a number of other areas. SysOp Maurice Snellen can be reached by sending local mail or e-mail to maurice@linker.tdc.globalxs.nl for information. AMSTERDAM Stichting Werkgroep Biseksualiteit Amsterdam Rozenstraat 14, 1016 NX Amsterdam. Phone: +31-(0)20-67.53.276 (Lizan) or & +31-(0)20-68.48.250 (Franklin). Meets every second tuesday of the month from 20.00 to 24.00h at the above address, write or call for exact programme. OTHER LOCAL GROUPS Initiatief Groep Biseksualiteit Nijmegen (GOBI) Organizes meetings for bi-women about every four or five weeks, domestic meetings. For information call Hilde +31-(0)24-32.34.761 Discussion Group in Rotterdam Discussion group for bisexuals meets every month at the house of one of the participants. Feeling at home, respected and accepted are the keywords of the meetings. Discussion is about bisexuality and all possible links to it. Furthermore there is room for having fun, going out, theatre, movie, whatever. For more information, you can contact: Rene +31-(0)15-38.09.216 or Carien +31-(0)79-31.64.723 Foundation 'De Kringen' In Utrecht and Amersfoort Stichting de Kringen organizes domestic meetings. For information call Heleen (Utrecht) phone +31-(0)30-23.12.718 or Henk (Amersfoort) phone +31-0(33)-48.05.153. Werkgroep Biseksualiteit Den Haag Meets every third thursday of the month between 20.00 and 23.00h at Basta, Scheveningseveer 7, 2415 HB Den Haag (across from Swim/Fitness/Aerobic centre Mauritskade). For information call Carina at +31-0(70)-34.64.767 (answering machine if not in) or Rene at +31-(0)70-36.59.090 on tuesdays thru thursdays between 13.00 and 17.00h. United Kingdom Bisexual Action on Sexual Health http://theory.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kcl/bash.html Bisexuals In Oxford c/o OLGC, North Gate Hall, St. Michael's Street, Oxford OX1 2DU, UK. Phone: (0865) 200030. Birmingham University Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Association Birmingham Guild of Students, Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. Meetings Thursday in the Guild at 8:00pm. Meeting room open term time from 1-2:00pm on weekdays. Bi-Vocal no longer exists. No longer exist: Bi-London BiONIC, LeBiDo, Glasgow bisexual Group, Leicester Bisexual Group, Norwich Bisexual Group, York Bisexual Group, Cambridge University Bisexual Group. Thames Valley Bisexual Group never existed! Bisexuals at Partners no longer exists. London Bisexual Group (LBG) PO Box 3325, London, N1 9EQ, Great Britain. Meetings at 7:30 or 8pm each Friday at London Friend, 86 Caledonian Road, London N1. Nearest tube/BR Kings Cross - St Pancras. SMBi Network of bisexuals into SM. Newsletter, contacts, campaigning etc. Write to: SMBi c/o Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, London N1 9SE, UK. London Bisexual Women's Group Meets every Thursday, no longer meets 3rd Saturdays. Manchester Women's Bisexual Group> no longer exists. Contact Manchester Men's bisexual group, who are trying to set up mixed meetings. Biversity: Edinburgh University Bisexual Group Postal: 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ, UK. Meets Wednesday evenings at The Pleasance during termtime. Birmingham Bi Women's Group Meets monthly. Write to BBWG, Friend, PO Box 2405, Birmingham B5 4AL, UK. Phone: 021 622 7351 7.30-9.30pm. Manchester Bi Men's Group Meets 3rd Mondays, 7.30pm, Manchester Gay Centre, and 1st Wednesdays during term times at Manchester Metropolitan Students Union. Also monthly social events. Newcastle Bisexual Group no longer exists (see North East Group). North East Bi Group Write c/o Gateshead Law Centre, Swinburnre House, Swinburne St, Gateshead, UK. Mostly meets second Thursdays. Preston Bisexual Group PO Box 375, Preston PR2 2UP, UK. Sheffield Bisexual Women's Group Write c/o General Office, Voluntary Action, 69 Division St, Sheffield S1 4GE, UK. Staffordshire Bisexual Group Now meets at members' houses, other details as before. Edinburgh Bi's Over Thirty Phone: 031 557 3620, Thursdays 7:30-9:30. Nottingham Women's Bi Group 8pm, third Tuesdays, at Nottingham Women's Centre, 30 Chaucer St, Nottingham NG1 5LP, UK (press buzzer marked "Reception"). Write to that address. Cambridge Group Meets monthly, address currently changing. Contact Dave Berry or see Bifrost for details. London Bisexuals at Fanny's No longer exists. Monthly bi club night 8.00pm to 2.00am on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Venue Royal Vauxhall Tavern in south London. For more info, phone: +44 956 896 589 or Email: Brighton BiChoice Meets Fridays in LGBS room, Falmer House, University of Sussex. Open to non-students. Phone: 0273 678152. BASH (Bisexuals Action On Sexual Health) Campaigning and organising group for HIV prevention. write c/o London Bisexual Group. Bi Men For Men A UK-based network for bisexual men. It aims to put bisexual men in touch with each other, to share ideas, experiences, hopes and fears. It offers a pen-pal service, and a regular mailing of written contributions from members. If you are interested in finding out more, please send an SAE to Hugh Deynam, Dracaena, Sunny Corner Lane, Sennen, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7AX, UK. Nottingham Bisexual Group We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Write to: Box B, Hiziki, 15 Goosegate, Nottingham NG1 1FE for more information. United States NATIONAL WITH REGIONAL OR LOCAL CONTACTS/AFFILIATIONS Bi-Married Men of America http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dastony/bmma.html Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians Post Office Box 33292, Washington DC 20033, USA. Phone: 202-223-6697. Fax: 202-265-9737 Email: PlagalOne@aol.com Affirmation: United Methodists for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Concerns P.O. Box 1021, Evanston Illinois 60204, USA. Phone: 708-733-9590. Caucus of LesBiGay United Methodists. And Justice For All P.O. Box 53079, Washington D.C. 20009, USA. David King, communications director. Phone: 202-298-9362 Email: justice@clark.net, AndJst4All@aol.com WWW: http://www.vive.com/connect/aja/home.htm BiNet USA, Southwest Region 8601 Zuni #105, Denver Colorado 80221-7411, USA. Human Rights Campaign 1101 14th Street NW Washington DC 20005, USA. Email: communications@hrcusa.org WWW: http://www.hrcusa.org Not very bi-inclusive. Reconciling Congregation Program 3801 N. Keeler Avenue, Chicago Illinois 60641, USA. Phone: 312-736-5526. The organization of UM congregations (about 80 to date) who have taken a public stance supporting/welcoming queer folk is: Methodist Federation for Social Action 76 Clinton Avenue, Staten Island New York 10301, USA. Phone: 718-273-672. A general progressive Methodist lobby, which has consistently supported queer issues in church politics. THE HEARTLAND PROJECT, Inc. A nationwide nonprofit program to provide on-site training and advice by experienced organizers to lesbians, gay men, and bisexual and transgendered persons in suburban, small-town and rural America, to help them create (or renew) and successfully maintain organizations, projects and political action in their communities, and to link these new and renewed groups and programs to state, regional and national gay movement organizations. Actual field work will begin, funds permitting, January 1995. An eight-page organizational prospectus outlining the goals, plan and budget for the project through the end of 1997 is now available. If you are interested in using the services of the project, making a financial contribution, or serving on the board of directors, please send a snail-mail address to Mark Hertzog >mwh8h@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu<. The Gayellow Pages Free listings for LesBiGay groups and services of all kinds. Contact: P.O. Box 533 Village Station, New York, New York 10014-0533, USA. Phone: 212-674-012. Dignity/USA For Lesbian and Gay (and now Bi!) catholics in the US. P-FLAG Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 202-638-4200. National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Youth The Coalition is a non-profit organization which serves the needs of lesbigay and questioning youth. Our goal is to help them to become happy, successful, confident adults. To this end, we works to provide the information, resources an support to assist on their journey of self-realization, self-acceptance, and coming out. One of our first projects has been to create a national database of lesbigay resources, used by a variety of referral agencies to connect youth, adults coming out of the closet, and many others to the service providers nearest them. Postal: P.O.Box 24589, San Jose California 95154-4589, USA. Fax: 408-269-5328. Email: ncglbyorg@aol.com . Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Caucus of the Young Democrats of America Write to GLB Caucus Chair Gary Perkins at 2178 Lakemoore Drive SW, Olympia Washington 98512, USA. Phone: 206-943-1808. Email: jmcderm@u.washington.edu !OutProud! National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Youth http://www.outproud.org/outproud/ Log Cabin Republicans LCRNat@aol.com CALIFORNIA-BAY AREA LGBT Community Resource Center California State University at Northridge. http://www.csun.edu/~lgbtcrc . Lesbian & Bisexual Womyn's Group California State University, Northridge in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Resource Center in the ZC1504 Trailer. For any lesbian or bisexual women under 24 years of age. Every Tuesday, 6:30pm until 8:30pm. Phone: 818-700-5736, 213-993-7451(V/TTY), 800-679-0525. Bisexual support group Every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:00pm. It is held at the Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center, 175 Stockton Ave., San Jose, California, USA (just off The Alameda, across the street from the arena). People of all orientations and genders are welcome to participate. For more information, call the DeFrank Center at (408) 293-2429 weeknights from 6pm-9pm, or weekends from noon-6pm. Or contact Ken Jones at or 415-943-8223. Bisexual People of Color Caucus Phone changed to 415-703-7977. CALIFORNIA-OTHER Gay and Lesbian Youth Rap Group Meets every Sunday 6:00pm-7:30pm in the Lesbian gay and Bisexual Communities Resource Center in the ZC1504 Trailer at California State University, Northridge. Long Beach Long Beach area bi activities: 310/669-4768. BiNet LA http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~fwi/BiNetLA.html COLORADO BiNet Colorado 8601 Zuni #105, Denver Colorado 80221-7411, USA. Voicemail: 303-784-5557. Email: Cheryl Kasson GEORGIA BiNet Atlanta (formerly BiAtlanta) http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~dsaxe/BiNet.html Email: Dean Valdosta State College Gay and Lesbian Association C/O Doug Carver, VSC Box 7097, Valdosta, Georgia 31698, USA. Phone: (912) 247-0181 Email: dcarver@grits.valdosta.peachnet.edu . Founded in March, 1992. BiAtlanta PO Box 5240, Atlanta, Georgia 30307, USA. Phone: 404-256-8992. Bisexual Atlanta Resource Center (BARN) Phone: 404-908-3413 ILLINOIS Gerber/Hart Gay & Lesbian Library & Archives 3352 North Paulina, Chicago, Illinois 60657, USA. Fax: 312-883-3078 Phone: 312-883-3003 E-mail: ghla@dial.illinois.net WWW: http://dial.illinois.net/~ghla/ MAINE Maine Gay Network The purpose of this mail list is to establish a connected-ness network for Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, etc and our friends throughout Maine, where we will be fighting for Equal Rights and Equal Protection in 1995. The goal is simply to have one more way to stay in touch, and to share information - be it social, political or professional. To subscribe, send mail to majordomo@abacus.oxy.edu with the following text: subscribe me-gaynet Real Name (include brackets) MASSACHUSETTS Coming Out as Bisexual An informal support group for people who think they may be bisexual &/or who are attracted to more than one gender. 1st, 3rd, (& 5th, when appropriate) Wednesday of each month at 7pm at 95 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Call the BRC (Boston) office at 617-424-9595 for more info. Gay and Bisexual Married Men's Support Group Meets 1st and 3rd Monday of every month, 7:30-10 PM, 29 Stanhope St. Boston. Phone 617-576-9747 for arecorded message and a number to call for more information. See our web page http://world.std.com/~ewk/ for details and more about leaderless groups and issues of bisexuality in marriage. The Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Education Education Committee State House Room 111, Boston MA 02133, USA. Phone: 617-727-3600 x312 MINNESOTA Olaf Lesbian and Gay bisexual transgender Alliance (OLGA) OLGA c/o St. Olaf College, 1500 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield Minnesota 55057, USA. Phone: 507-646-3923 Email: olga@stolaf.edu WWW: http://www.stolaf.edu/stolaf/student/olga Brian Coyle, Minneapolis D.F.L. Caucus for G/L/Bi/Tg People and their Families and Friends. Phone: Marie Hanson (612)722-5673 or Wally Swan (612)338-0209. Front Runners/Walkers of MSP Outdoor walking/running group. Phone: Judy (612)293-0465 or Greg (612)724-2111. Minnesota Leather Den Women's Group Phone: Sheila (612)292-0542. Philips G/L/Tg/Ts/Bi Organization Phone: Rand (612)872-2241 or Tom (612)871-8410. NEW JERSEY Tri-State Polyamory POB 625, New Providence, NJ 07974-0625, or call Dave at 908-771-8884. Discussion/social group, based in northern & central New Jersey, for people interested in multipartner relationships and alternatives to monogamy. All orientations are welcome. Contact us for meeting times and places. Bisexual Network of New Jersey (BNNJ) A support and social group for all people that self-identify as (or think they might be) bisexual. For directions to the meetings, call the Pride Center at 908-846-2232. NEW YORK BiRequest A discussion group for bisexuals and bi-friendlies. Twice-weekly discussion meetings followed by dinner; monthly social events; dances twice a year. Meets at 131 West 72nd Street, New York City on Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 PM. Meets Saturdays from 2-4pm at Context Studios, 28 Avenue A (between 2nd and 3rd Streets). Phone: 212-714-7714. Address: BiRequest, c/o Morrison, P.O. Box 577, Cooper Station, New York NY 10276-0577, USA. OREGON Portland Bisexual Alliance PO Box 412, Portland Oregon 97207-0412, USA. Phone: 503-232-9275. Email: Pdxbi@aol.com PENNSYLVANIA Bisexual Women's Group c/o LGBSA, 310 HUB, University Park Pennsylvania 16802, USA. BiUnity of Philadelphia Email: http://www.netaxs.com/~cappy/biunity.htm TEXAS Bi-Net Houston http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mel/houbinet.html Bisexual Network of San Antonio PO BOX 691784, San Antonio Texas 78269, USA. You may reach us at or The New Bisexual Network of San Antonio Ready for Radio Austin's Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual program on KO.OP Radio, P.O. Box 49340, Austin TX 78765, USA. Phone: 472-5667. T.J Guadette 707-1694. Rick Cramer 447-8837. We are looking for reporters, councilors, psychologists, medical doctors, lawyers, legal advice groups, artists, musicians, people with radio experience, people interested in radio, writers, audio performers, and generally the many ideas that YOU can bring. We also would like to share this opportunity to increase awareness of your public service organization. We can provide public service announcements during "Ready for Radio" for your non-profit public-service organization. SMU Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Organization 3116 Fondren, Dallas Texas 75275, USA. Phone: 214-768-4792. Email: David Quantic (co-president) -- dquantic@sun.cis.smu.edu . Support group for bisexuals, gays, and lesbians at Southern Methodist University. Meets Thursdays at 5pm at the Human Resource / Women Center. Speakers on various topics every other meeting. Active at city and state level in GLB issues. Hosted Coalition of Gay and Lesbian Student Groups conference in September 1993. VIRGINIA ROBIN Richmond area. Newsletter: Bi Lines. Charlottesville Bi Men's Support Group Email: kmc2f@virginia.edu (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 22, 1996. Bisexual Resource List BISEXUAL RESOURCE LIST ELECTRONIC MAILING LISTS AusGBLF A gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender & friends list for more serious discussion of queer related topics, announcements etc. To subscribe send e-mail message to majordomo@queer.org.au Leave Subject: header blank and put the following command in the body of the message: subscribe ausgblf your e-mail address BNNJ BiNet New Jersey. Mostly announcements. To join, send mail to bnnj-request@plts.org . Contributions to: bnnj@plts.org Channel Q Up-to-the-minute action alerts and news, via email, from lesbigay organizations such as GLAAD, NGLTF, Project 21, the Gerber/Hart Library and more. To subscribe, send email to qnews@channelq.com with one of the following subject headings: SUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE DIGEST OzBi A list for Australian bisexuals and those interested in bisexuality. Overseas bisexuals are welcomed. To subscribe send e-mail message to majordomo@queer.org.au with the following command in the body of the message: subscribe ozbi your e-mail address OzChat A gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender & friends list for less serious discussion, chatting, fun, gossip etc. To subscribe send e-mail message to majordomo@queer.org.au with the following command in the body of the message subscribe ozchat your e-mail address PFLAG-Talk and PFLAG-Announce Unmoderated discussion list and moderated announcement list for people all over the world who have friends or family members who are gay or lesbian to share personal experiences, to provide support, or to help list members find resources in their own communities. This list is sponsored by PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), but you do not need to be a member of PFLAG to participate. The charter of PFLAG also includes bisexual people and their parents, and has recently begun outreach into the transgender community (see Tgs-Pflag.) They suggest that all subscribers to pflag-talk also subscribe to pflag-announce. To subscribe to both pflag-talk and pflag-announce, send a single message to majordomo@vector.casti.com with these two lines in the body of your message: subscribe pflag-talk subscribe pflag-announce Tgs-Pflag This is a list for people all over the world who have friends or family members who are transgendered. We also welcome the participation of those in the tg community who are concerned with issues of parental/familial acceptance. To subscribe, send the following command in email to tgs-pflag-request@mtcc.com: subscribe. To switch from individual messages to digest format, send email to majordomo@mtcc.com with a body of subscribe tgs-pflag-digest unsubscribe tgs-pflag APANet Mailing list for Asian Pacific Americans and anyone who is interested in them and their issues. To subscribe, send email to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message: subscribe apanet BiAct-L Announcements and discussions of bisexual activism. To subscribe, send a message to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu with the following in the message body: sub biact-l Your Name Directions for posting to the list will be sent to you when you are added to the list. To unsubscribe or suspend your biact-l mail, send one of the following commands to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu: unsub biact-l OR set biact-l nomail BiFem-L Discussions by bi and bi-friendly women [only]. To subscribe, send a message to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu with no subject line and the following message body: subscribe bifem-l your full name You will receive an acknowledgement of your message, and will later receive a message welcoming you to the list and explaining how to post messages. The list volume is 80-100 messages per day. binl-l Bisexuality discussion in Dutch. To subscribe, send e-mail to listserv@bi-link.tdcnet.nl with the following command in the message body (the Subject: line is ignored): subscribe binl-l Bisexu-L Discussions by bisexuals and bi-friendly people. To subscribe, send a message to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu with no subject line and the following message body: subscribe bisexu-l your full name You will receive an acknowledgement of your message, and will later receive a message welcoming you to the list and explaining how to post messages. The list volume is 45-50 messages per day. A digest form (2-3 mail messages per day, each a packet of messages received that day) is available to reduce the number of mail messages. Instructions for switching to the digest form are included in the welcome message you receive when you are added to the list. BiThry-L Discussions of bisexuality and gender theory. To subscribe, send a message to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu with the following in the message body: sub bithry-l Your Name Directions for posting to the list will be sent to you when you are added to the list. To unsubscribe or suspend your bithry-l mail, send one of the following commands to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu: unsub bithry-l OR set bithry-l nomail Biversity Boston area announcement list. This is not a discussion list. Subscriptions to biversity-request@blank.org, announcements to biversity@blank.org CD-Forum Support of cross-dressing, transsexuality, and other gender issues. A "safe space", digested electronic mailing list for friendly and frank discussions. No membership fees. Your address will be kept in strict confidence. Articles you submit for publication in the forum are stripped of header and signature id unless you instruct me otherwise. To subscribe, please send a short paragraph describing your interest in cd forum, and where you heard of it, to cd-request@valis.biocad.com You will be requested to submit an introductory article within one month of your subscription. You can also subscribe via WWW: http://www.swcp.com/~therev/cdf.html ddmm-l@surplus.demos.su Novyj forum dlja RUSSKOJAZYCHNYH LES, BI i GEJev: Dlja vkljuchenia v list ili chtoby uznat' o nem podrobnee, pishite (ne objazatel'no po-russki :) na adres: gala@surplus.demos.su . Avtomaticheskogo listservera poka net, tak chto vozmozhna zaderzhka podpiski na 2-3 dnja. Vy poluchite izveshchenie o vkljuchenii v list. Dobro pozhalovat'! Gala. For English readers: A new LES-BI-GAY-oriented mailing list for RUSSIAN speakers on the net. To get more info and/or to get subscribed let you send a letter to the address: gala@surplus.demos.su . You should concisely introduce yourself to get subscribed. You will get a notice when you will be put on the list (this is not automated yet, so 2-3 day delay may occur). You are welcome for friendly conversation (_Primarily_in_Russian_!) Eagle Gays in the Boy Scouts of America. Send subscription requests to eagle-request@pompei.usc.edu and contributions to eagle@pompei.usc.edu Euro-Queer is a list devoted to communication among European l/b/g/t activists, organizations and individuals. It has a specific focus on queer euro-news and euro-activism, but it is also a forum for general l/b/g/t discussion. To subscribe, send a mail message to: majordomo@queernet.org with the first (not subject) line of the message: subscribe euro-queer-digest (for the digest) or subscribe euro-queer (for separate messages). Euro-Queer-Studies is a list devoted to communication among European l/b/g/t researchers and students involved or interested in queer studies. Researchers and students are encouraged to contribute with information about their present projects, as well as with all kind of other information relevant to the purpose of this list. To subscribe, send a mail message to: majordomo@queernet.org with the first (not subject) line of the message: subscribe euro-queer-studies Gay-Libn Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Librarians Network. To join the list and receive mailings: At Bitnet nodes, send mail or an interactive message to listserv@uscvm with the text sub gay-libn firstname lastname (no punctuation, no other text). At other nodes, send mail to listserv@vm.usc.edu with the text sub gay-libn firstname lastname (no punctuation, no other text). GayMormon An email mail group has been created for gay Mormons and their friends for the discussion of the many issues that gay members of the Mormons church face with family, friends, the LDS church, and trying to become part of the gay community. This group is made up of gay Mormons with varying degrees of involvement in the gay community and/or the LDS church. It is meant to serve as a safe space for gay mormons who may feel isolated, to correspond with others facing similar issues. If you or someone you know is interested in joining, sent a note to nephi@netcom.com GayNet LesBiGay issues. To join, send mail to gaynet-request@queernet.org . GLB-News LesBiGay-related news and information. To join send mail to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu or listserv@brownvm.bitnet with the following message body: Subscribe GLB-NEWS Your Name GLBPOC@geri.pa.dec.com Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual People of Color mailing list. GLQSOC-L Gay/lesbian/queer social science email list. To subscribe, send email to listserv@bingvmb.bitnet or listserv@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu with the following command in the message body (the Subject: line is ignored): sub glqsoc-l Your Name LUTI (LesBiGay Christians) For information, send an email message (from Internet) to lcrew@andromeda.rutgers.edu with the subject line: Subject: LUTI, yes NE-Social-motss Announcements about social (and not social) events in the North East (United States, from New Jersey up to Maine) that are of interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trangendered people. To subscribe, send mail to majordomo@plts.org with the following command in the body of the message (the Subject: line is ignored): subscribe ne-social-motss NJ-motss and nj-motss-announce Mailing list for discussing gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered, issues/etc. in New Jersey. Topics vary, but are mostly about happenings in the area. Messages are tagged as either "announcements" or non-announcements. To subscribe, send mail to majordomo@plts.org with the following command in the body of the message (the Subject: line is ignored): subscribe nj-motss OR subscribe nj-motss-announce Poly (formerly "triples") Mailing list on polyamorous relationships. To subscribe, send email to majordomo@hal.com with the following command in the body of the message (the Subject: line is ignored): subscribe poly Profemen Men's issues in a (pro-)feminist environment. Bi men & women are welcome. Subscription to: jyanowitz@hamp.hampshire.edu (Jason). QueerCampus is a list devoted to organizing and networking among the l/g/b/o campus communities world-wide. It will be a means to foster communication in an inexpensive manner between lgb activists, student leaders, organizations and individuals committed to making all campuses more queer and queer-friendly. To join the QueerCampus mailing list send a message to majordomo@vector.casti.com with a one line message: subscribe queercampus Spouse Support Mailing List (SSML) An Internet mailing list in both standard and digest formats for straight spouses and their bisexual partners who are trying to make their marriages survive and thrive. Membership is moderated and confidential. To Subscribe send a mail message to majordomo@texsys.com with the following command in the message body (the Subject: line is ignored): subscribe spouse-support OR subscribe spouse-support-digest TG-DISCUSS, TG-SPIRIT A free-form conference for discussion, debate and discourse on transgender issues/spirituality. Members of all religions are welcome, although the list is not to be used as a forum for the proselytization of a particular religion and/or its dogma. To subscribe to TG-DISCUSS or TG-SPIRIT, send email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the message SUBSCRIBE LISTNAME YOURNAME Transgen For people interested in gender and transgender. Send an email message to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu with only the message subscribe transgen Your Name UK-MOTSS Lesbian, bisexual and gay network community. Requests for information may be obtained automatically by sending a message to uk-motss-server@pyra.co.uk with the subject send misc/info. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. Usenet Newsgroups USENET NEWSGROUPS Subscription method depends on your newsreader software, so check out the manual or ask someone else who uses the same newsreader. aus.culture.lesbigay de.alt.gblf Diskussionsforum fuer Gays (Schwule), Bisexuelle, Lesben und Freunde. English: German language newsgroup for gays, bisexuals and lesbians. soc.bi Usenet social newsgroup for Bi and Bi-friendly people. 20-50 messages per day. http://serf.org/~jon/soc.bi/ soc.women.lesbian-and-bi Usenet moderated newsgroup for discussions of interest to lesbians and bi women. alt.personals.bi Newsgroup for personal ads by or for bisexuals. soc.support.youth.gay-lesbian-bi Moderated newsgroup support group for sexual minority and exploring youth. alt.transgendered Usenet social newsgroup for people interested in gender and transgender issues. soc.motss Usenet social newsgroup for gays and lesbians, it also includes many bisexual people, and supportive straight people. 200+ messages per day. alt.polyamory Usenet social newsgroup for discussing polyamory - loving more than one person at a time. soc.women.lesbian-and-bi A moderated forum for the discussion of the lives of lesbian and bisexual women. ELSEWHERE... There is a bisexual sub-forum on Compuserve - it is called Biways, and is a sub-forum of the HSX200 forum. One of the seven message boards of America Online's 'Gay & Lesbian Community Forum' is a Bisexual Message Board. There are several FidoNet echos for LesBiGay and Transgendered folks. Please send specifics to brc@panix.com for inclusion here. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. Other Electronic Fora OTHER ELECTRONIC FORA America Online There is a lively UU community on AOL with at least one busy message board, downloadable library files, and live "chats". Bears Mailing List A mailing list for the Bear identified men and their admirers. This group is set-up for men who do not fit the "GQ Gay Image". This mailing list keeps members up-to-date on "Bear" events in their areas. To subscribe, email: majordomo@queernet.org (no subject line), with the following message body: SUBSCRIBE Bears_digest #bi An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel for discussions of/by bisexuality and bisexual people. Reportedly most active 10:00 P.M. EST to 3:00 A.M. PST. If your system has IRC capability, the 'irc' or 'ircii' command should connect you to IRC. Then the '/join #bi' command should connect you to the #bi channel. Use the command '/help' for general help and '/help [command]' for help with a particular command. Bi-PaganA bi pagan discussion list. To subscribe, send email to listserv@maghmell.demon.co.uk with the command "subscribe bi-pagan Your Name", where Your Name is replaced by your own name. WWW: http://chuggalug.clues.com/~giolla/bi-pagan/index.html CompuServe Forums: HSX100 and HSX200. See also the Lesbian/Gay Issues section of the Issues Forum on CompuServe. It is a welcome place not only for lesbians and gays, but also for bisexuals and discussions of bisexuality (and other issues of interest to bisexuals). Electronic Gay Community Magazine The world's longest running online publication for the gay, lesbian and bisexual community. The URL is http://www.awes.com/egcm FidoNet FidoNet has several echos which deal primarily with lesbigay issues: GAYNEWS Gays/Lesbians News Echo. ICGAL Issues Concerning Gays and Lesbians GAYLINK Gay Topic Discussion Conference GAYTEEN Gay Teenager forum for teenagers to discuss their sexuality Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Speakers Bureau of Boston Would like to start an email list to publish articles which won't fit in the monthly print newsletter. Email: glbsb@aol.com GenX-Bears Mailing List A mailing list for the Bear identified men and their admirers, ages 18-35 This group is set-up for men who do not fit the "GQ Gay Image". This mailing list keeps members up-to-date on "Bear" events in their areas. To subscribe, email: randy.stern@pcld.com URL: www://www.spdcc.com/home/genx International Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators, Inc. c/o Tom Ervin, 79 West Archer Place, Denver CO 80223, USA. E-mail: ialgpc@bbs.tde.com OR ialgpc@aol.com International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) Postal: 1360 Mission Street, Suite 200, San Francisco California 94103, USA. Phone: 415-255-8680. Fax: 415-255-8662. Email: iglhrc@igc.apc.org .  Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples Partners, Box 9685, Seattle, WA 98109-0685, USA. Voice: 206-935-1206. E-mail: demian@eskimo.com Resources on marriage, domestic partnership, parenting, statistics on same-sex couples. Practical Psychology Magazine Regular publication of articles on gay psychology. Prodigy Q-LIGHT Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) Quaker list. The list is open to everybody, though we respectfully request that people who feel conscientiously that they must issue calls for repentance or make disparaging comments about LGBT folks or Quakers engage us elsewhere on the net. We're everywhere :). To subscribe, send email to majordomo@world.std.com with "subscribe q-light" or "subscribe q-light-digest" (without quotes) as the message body. Home page: http://world.std.com/~rice/q-light . Queer-e An interdisciplinary electronic journal of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer writing. For more information, send email to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the following command in the body of the message (the Subject: line is ignored): info queer-e-text uk-bi A national list for the UK. To subscribe, send email to listserv@maghmell.demon.co.uk with the command "subscribe uk-bi Your Name", where Your Name is replaced by your own name. WWW: http://chuggalug.clues.com/~giolla/uk-bi/index.html (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 22, 1996. Bisexual Newsletters BISEXUAL NEWSLETTERS Bi Centrist Newsletter, c/o BiCentrist Alliance, 202-828-3065, PO Box 2254, Washington, District of Columbia 20013-2254, USA. US$10/year. Bi Community News Paper and online. See http://www.ant.co.uk/~binews/ Bifocal Newsletter, PO Box 13158, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, USA. BiFocal Bi-monthly newsletter of BAM (Bisexual Awareness in Melbourne), PO Box 38, Clifton Hill, VIC, Australia 3068. The Bi Monthly Newsletter, published monthly by the Champaign-Urbana Bisexual Network, c/o McKinely Foundation, 809 South Fifth Street, Illinois 61820, USA. 1-year subscription (10 issues) US$10 (US$7 with valid University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus mail address.) BiNet quarterly newsletter Published by BiNET, P.O.Box 772, Washinton District of Columbia 20044-0772, USA. US$10 or membership in BiNet (yearly dues of $1 per $1000 of income.) BI-Nieuws Published four times per year by the Dutch National BI-Network (Vereniging Landelijk Netwerk Biseksualiteit.) Write to P.O. Box 75087, 1070 AB AMSTERDAM to subscribe, or send e-mail to maurice@bi-link.tdcnet.nl Bi-ways Newsletter published by the Australian Bisexual Network. Monthly about 15 pages $oz 20 p.a. Subscriptions to the Australian Bisexual Network, P.O. Box 490, Lutwyche, Australia 4030. Biverse Monthly newsletter of the Sydney Bisexual Support Network, PO Box 281, Broadway, NSW, Australia 2007. Phone (in Australia): 0055-25926. Bi Women Newsletter, published bimonthly by the Boston Bisexual Women's Network, 617-424-9595, POB 639, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA. CRBN Newsletter Newsletter (irregular) of the Canberra Region Bisexual Network, PO Box 458, Civic Square, ACT, Australia 2608. National Biways Bi-monthly news magazine produced by the Australian Bisexual Network, PO Box 490, Lutwyche, Queensland, Australia 4030. Available through membership of AU$20 or newsletter exchange. Tel. 61-7-38572500. Neither Newsletter (irregular) of the Adelaide Bisexual Collective, PO Box 3391, Rundell Mall, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. North Bi NorthWest Newsletter, Seattle Bisexual Women's Network, 206-517-7767, P.O. Box 30645 Greenwood Station, Seattle WA 98103-0645. Side Bi Side Quarterly newsletter of the Bi Network of the Washington, D.C. Area, P.O. Box 2646, Langley Park, MD 20787, USA. US$15/year, checks payable to BNDC or Bi Network. Unitarian Universalist Bisexual Network (UUBN) Newsletter, published occasionally by UUBN. Send US$10 to UUBN, P.O. Box 10818, Portland, Maine 04104, USA, for a membership packet including the newsletter, a copy of the International Directory of Bisexual Groups and lots more. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. Other Literature OTHER LITERATURE Bisexual Resource Center for several things, including the following: Bisexual Resource Guide Maintaining A Simple Archive pamphlets, including: A Brief History Of The Bisexual Movement Bisexuality Bisexuality: Some Questions Answered 50 Steps To Bisexual Visibility Bisexual Books Of 1991 (Annotated Bibliography) Bisexual Books Of 1992 (Annotated Bibliography) Bi-Bliography (Suggested Readings) How To Start A Bisexual Support Group Myths About Bisexuality Why Would Gay & Lesbian Organizations Include Bisexuals Safer Sex Using The Klein Scale To Teach About Sexual Orientation Lesbigay And Transgender Glossary Retreat And Conference Budgeting Australian Bisexual Network PO Box 490, Lutwyche, QLD., Australia 4030: Bisexuality - with ABN info, OzBi electronic readers list info, books on bisexuality. Bisexuality - with ABN info, state & territory bi & partners groups info. Bisexuality - with ABN info, info on ILGA. Women, Bisexuality and Sexual Health - with Australian Bi women's info, contacts, books. Women, Bisexuality and Sexual Health - with international Bi women's info, contacts, books. What if My Husband or Boyfriend is Bisexual? Booze, Drugs, Sex, Bisexuality & You - with Queensland information, support & counselling services. What is the Australian Bisexual Network - with ABN info, OzBi info, list of books on bisexuality. The Swingers Guide to Safe Fun Times - to be released in early 1996. Men, Bisexuality and Sexual Health - to be released in early 1996. All brochures will be released on audio cassette in early 1996. Anything That Moves magazine, c/o BABN, 2404 California Street #24, San Francisco, California 94115, USA. 1 year: US$25, 2 years: us$45, Foreign/group/institutions: 1 year, US$30, Limited income: 1 year, us$16. Make checks payable to BABN. "Mailings are discreet & sent bulk mail." Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out ed. by Loraine Hutchins & Lani Kaahumanu. Boston: Alyson Publications, 1991. ISBN 0-55583-174-5 (paperback). US$11.95 Bisexual Politics: Theories Queries And Visions Edited by Naomi Tucker with Liz Highleyman and Rebecca Kaplan, Haworth Press. See http://www.black-rose.com/bipolbook.html for info and ordering details. Bisexual Horizons by Sharon Rose and Cris Stevens et al (Off Pink Publishing), published by Lawrence and Wishart 1995. Sequel to Bisexual Lives. Bisexual Lives Published in London by Off Pink Publishing, 1988. ISBN 0-9513103-0-5 (paperback). Sequel is Bisexual Horizons. The Bisexual Option, Second Edition Fritz Klein, MD. 1993. The Haworth Press, Binghamton New York 13904-1580, USA. ISBN 1-56023-033-9. Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority edited by Beth A. Firestein, Counseling Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL, USA. Foreword by Maggi Rubenstein. August 1996. 376 pages. $55.00 hardcover ISBN 0-8039-7273-3. $25.95 paperback ISBN 0-8039-7274-1. To order, contact Sage Publications, Inc. Customer Service: 805-499-9774 Fax: 805-499-0871 E-mail: order@sagepub.com Web page: http://www.sagepub.com Bisexuality, A Reader And Sourcebook Thomas Geller, ed. 1989 Times Change Press, Ojai, California, USA. Bisexuality & Hiv/Aids: A Global Perspective ed. Rob Tielman, Manuel Carballo, & Art Hendriks. Buffalo, NY, Prometheus Press, 1991. ISBN 0-87975-666-7. [US$42.50 cloth; paperback not yet available 2/92.] Breaking the Barriers to Desire: Polyamory, Polyfidelity and Non-monogamy New approaches to multiple relationships. Kevin Lano and Claire Parry, editors. Five Leaves Publications, available from AK Press, PO Box 40682, San Francisco, California, 94140-0682, USA. Closer To Home: Bisexuality & Feminism edited by Beth Reba Weise. $14.95 from Seal Press, 3131 Western Avenue #410, Seattle, WA 98121-1028, USA. Phone: (206) 283-7844. Cracking The Corporate Closet to be published by Harper/Collins in 1993, will examine employment practices, workplace issues, charitable and political giving, advertising and other issues relevant to lesbian and gay rights. Down There Press http://www.bookfair.com/publishers/downthere/qrd Dream Magazine Klinger Publications, Klinger Building, 2801 Fourth Ave., San Diego, California 92103 USA. US$70 for 12 issues. The Final Closet: The Gay Parents' Guide For Coming Out To Their Children rev. ed. Rip Corley. ed. by Jean Chang. LC 89-82740. 192p. 1990. Pap. 8.95 (ISBN 0-945586-08-6). Editech Pr. The Handbook Of Non-Sexist Writing For Writers, Editors And Speakers Casey Miller and Kate Swift. US: 1980, Harper And Row, ISBN 0-06-463542-2. UK: 2nd British edition 1989, The Women's Press Limited, 34 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DX, England. UK pounds 4.95. In The Family Quarterly periodical devoted to the interests and concerns of GLBT families. The subscription rate is $22.00 ($26.00 U.S. outside the U.S.) Single copies are $5.50 ($6.50 international). Send check or money order to: "In The Family, P.O.Box 5387, Takoma Park MD 20913, USA. The editor can be contacted at Phone: 301-270-4771. Fax: 301-270-4660. E-Mail: Lmarkowitz@AOL.COM. International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) has a catalog of gender related books. Call IFGE at 617-899-2212 or write at IFGE Inc., P.O. Box 229, Waltham MA 02154-0229, USA and ask for their publications catalog (you might also ask for membership information). International Gay/Les/Bi Student Group Directory. 128kb. Send mail to to request a copy or provide updates. A Manager's Guide to Sexual Orientation in the Workplace by Ellis and Powers. Open Hands is published by the lesgay group of United Methodists. Open Hands, 202-863-1586 fax 202-488-1423, P. O. Box 23636, Washington, District Of Columbia 20026, USA. The Other Side Of The Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis For Straight Spouses Amity P. Buxton. 350p. (orig.). 1991. pap. 14.95 (ISBN 1-877880-07-8). IBS Press. Out magazine http://www.out.com Talk Back! The Gay Person's Guide To Media Action "Lesbian And Gay Media Advocates", US$3.95 Alyson Publications, Boston, 1982. ISBN 0-932870-10-4 Two Lives To Live: Bisexuality In Men And Women Ed. by Fritz Klein & Timothy J. Wolf. New York: Harrington Park Press, 1985. ISBN 0-918393-22-1 (pap.). Also published by Haworth Press, 1985, with the title Bisexualities: Theory And Research; originally appeared as Journal Of Homosexuality, vol. 11, nos. 1/2 (spring 1985). Women And Bisexuality by Sue George. 252 pages. Published by Scarlet Press, 5 Montague Road, London E8 2HN, UK. Price: GBP 9.99 (paperback); GBP 30 (hardback) (GBP is the international code for british pounds). ISBN: 1 85727 071 1 (paperback); 1 85727 066 5 (hardback). Slippery When Wet -- Bisexual. Penetration positive. Queer. Published by More! Productions, PO Box 3101, Berkeley, California 94703, USA. Email: slippery@netcom.com. Very sex-positive, sexually radical up-and-coming 'zine. Subscriptions $20.00 for 4 issues, or 30.00 for 4 issues and a t-shirt. Make check out to More! Productions, and sign your name over a statement saying you are over 21 and wish to purchase erotic materials. Editor, Sunah Cherwin. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. Radio Shows RADIO SHOWS BiVocal The radio show by, for, and about BiSexuals,c/o 9A Bealey Ave, Christchurch 1, New Zealand. Plains FM, 96.9 MHz, canterbury plains area, New Zeland. It is a community radio station. We alternate, every 2nd week Mondays 8-8:30pm. The other week is Outwaves, the queer show. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 16, 1996. Other Lists Of Resources OTHER LISTS OF RESOURCES Adult Childern of Heterosexuals Adult Children of Heterosexuals Bisexual Resource Guide US$8.00. Bisexual Resource Center (BRC), POB 639, Cambridge Massachusetts 02140, USA. The Bisexual Archives available for use by appointment with BRC, POB 639, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA. Guide to Internet Resources for Women Available from 2 sources: Telnet or Gopher to INFORM.UMD.EDU to do this type "telnet inform.umd.edu" or "gopher inform.umd.edu" Use either the arrow keys or number keys to select: Educational Resources / Women's Studies / Computing / Guides to the Internet / guide by hunt Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides at the University of Michigan: Gopher: Minnesota's list of Gophers / University of Michigan / Library Resources / New and Featured on the Internet / Clearinghouse of Subject- Oriented Internet Resource Guides / Guides on the Social Sciences / Women's Studies Guide ftp://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/inetdirsstacks/women:hunt FTP to una.hh.lib.umich.edu. Login as "anynomous", and use your e-mail address as a password. Type "cd inetdirsstacks" to reach the proper directory. The commands "ls" and "dir" will display a list of files in the directory. Use the command "get women:hunt" to download the file onto your account. End with "bye". List of organizations who either have a "sexual orientation" clause as part of policy or are subject to laws relating to "sexual orientation". Requests, corrections and contributions to larry@bradley.bradley.edu. List of Bisexuality in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Other Fiction Requests, corrections and contributions to daveb@harlequin.co.uk (Dave Berry). List of GLBO Television Characters semi-regular or recurring/ occasional gay, lesbian or bisexual characters in english language TV shows around the world. Requests, corrections and contributions to David Wyatt > . Carol Mortimer's Gay TV Home Page http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/ carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html List of books with bisexual themes and/or characters. Requests, corrections and contributions to jhm%hourglas@tronsbox.xei.com . *** This address is obsolete. Does anyone have another? *** Bisexuality in Literature: A Checklist Requests, additions, and corrections to M. S. Montgomery, PO Box 1189, Princeton, New Jersey 08542, US, or michael@pucc.princeton.edu. Soc.bi FAQ A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and their answers from soc.bi, the bisexual social newsgroup. http://serf.org/~jon/soc.bi/ Copies may be requested from jon@serf.org (Jon Harley). Reading list (short) for people in mixed-sexual-orientation relationships. Requests, corrections, and contributions to: pfieland@citron.sw.stratus.com (Peggy Fieland). GLBO-Centered Film List Available by ftp from ftp.qrd.org as /pub/QRD/info/LISTS/glbo.films.list . Queer Resources Directory (QRD) A collection of lots of information on QRD is accessible in the following ways: by World Wide Web at http://www.qrd.org/qrd by WAIS at wais.qrd.org by Gopher at gopher.qrd.org by FTP at ftp.qrd.org (149.52.1.1.30) For more information, send mail to info@QRD.org . E-Mail Directory of Lesbigay Scholars Contains more than 150 persons listed. To be included, request the entry form from lcrew@andromeda.rutgers.edu . Open Hands list of Welcoming Churches gopher://gopher.qrd.org/00/gaystuff/QRD/religion/ok.churches ftp://ftp.qrd.org/pub/qrd/religion/ok.churches P.E.R.S.O.N. Project Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/ (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 22, 1996. HIV/AIDS Education HIV/AIDS EDUCATION The following people have volunteered to be contacts for HIV/AIDS issues: Liz Highleyman Michael Beer Julie Waters HIV/AIDS related resources Computerized AIDS Ministries Network Telnet: hwbbs.gbgm-umc.org FTP: hwbbs.gbgm-umc.org WWW: http://hwbbs.gbgm-umc.org WWW: http://198.139.157.121 Safer Sex Pamphlet, $1 developed by BiCEP and published by BRC, 617-424-9595, PO 639, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA. AIDS Memorial Quilt http://www.aidsquilt.org/ Each of the 32,000 colorful panels in the Quilt was made to remember the life a person lost to AIDS. Panels are 3 feet by 6 feet -- the size of a human grave. As the epidemic claims more lives, the Quilt continues to grow: over fifty new memorial panels are added each week. The Quilt stands for more than the tens of thousands of people whose names are sewn into the fabric. It stands, as well, for the sorrow, anger, love and hope of people who make panels. Fight the Right Network http://www.critpath.org/ftrn/ Expose the Right! http://www.mainelink.net/expose/ (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. Fight the Right Contacts FIGHT THE RIGHT CONTACTS US/National Scot Nakagawa, Fight the Right Coordinator/NGLTF, 522 S.W. 5th Avenue, #1375, Portland, OR 97204. Phone: (503) 221-0115. Fax: (503) 228-1965. Fight the Right Network http://www.critpath.org/ftrn/ Expose the Right! http://www.mainelink.net/expose/ US/California Task Force To Oppose the California Anti-Gay Ballot Initiative, c/o Mike Hudson of People for the American Way, 330 Washington Blvd. Suite 703, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. Phone: 310-823-2860. US/Florida Floridians Respect Everyone's Equality, 317 1/2 Park Ave., Tallahasse, FL 32301. Phone: 904-561-6336. Human Rights Task Force 1222 S. Dale Mabry, #652, Tampa, FL 33629. Phone: 813-273-8769. US/Idaho Idaho for Human Dignity, P.O. Box 797, Boise, ID 83701. Phone: 208-336-5160. US/Maine Equal Protection Lewiston, P.O. Box 7804. Lewiston, ME 04243-7804. Phone: 207-784-5818. US/Michigan Michigan Organization for Human Rights, P.O. Box 2738, Lansing, MI 48909. Phone: 517-887-2605. US/Oregon Support Our Communities Political Action Committee. Phone: Debra Betron 503-287-9370. Rural Organizing Project PO Box 919, Scappoose, OR 97056. Phone: (503) 543-3978. Ask about getting in touch with the nearest Human Dignity Coalition group, there are fifty-two throughout rural Oregon. US/Tennessee Social Justice Committee, James Talent, c/o MCC/Knoxville, P.O. Box 2343, Knoxville, TN 37901. Phone: 615-521-6546. US/Washington Washington Citizens for Fairness, P.O. Box 4828, Seattle, WA 98102. Phone: 206-233-1932. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 16, 1996. Bi/Queer Product Source List BI/QUEER PRODUCT SOURCE LIST BiUnity's BiProducts http://www.netaxs.com/~cappy/biproducts.html . Two great t-shirts available, proceeds benefit BiUnity, the Philadelphia network for bisexual people and their friends. Buys For Bi's 1559 Rockville Pike Suite 213, Rockville Maryland 20852, USA. Buttons and T-shirts. Write for catalog. Like A Diva 312-227-2588. Call for catalog. Lambda Rising 800-621-6969, 1625 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington District of Columbia 20009, USA. Books, music, videos, buttons, gifts, etc. Mailing list for extensive quarterly book catalog.Send name and mailing address to: lambdarising@his.com Don't Panic Designs 11264 Playa Ct., Culver City California 90230, USA. Phone: 310-815-0280, 800-457-PANIC. A Different Light on Hudson Street in Manhattan, NYC (Info in 212 Area Code) Liberty Books Austin, Texas, USA. Phone: 800-828-1279. Cardpack Subscriptions Box 330, 70-A Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Specify your request for either the Community Cardpack (men) or Sapphile (women). Christopher Street West Association sells a number of Gay-oriented items through the mail. Credit cards accepted; for a free merchandise catalog, call 213-656-6553. Dan Kaufman Graphics Dept I, PO Box 33714, Washington DC 20033-0714, USA. Phone: (202) I'M OUT-RU? [466-8878]. Fax: (202) 466-8879. E-mail: dkaufman@cais.com WWW: http://www.cais.com/dkaufman/dkg.html Bisexual Resource Center (Boston) Has an Order Form for buttons and T-shirts (and bisexual literature). OVERLOOK Sells T-shirts and will soon have buttons and jewelry. Postal: ATTN: BBL Department, 6611 W Peoria Suite 5132, Glendale Arizona 85302, USA. Email catalog: 9650@ef.gc.maricopa.edu . Phone orders (any time of day or night): 1-800-OVERLOOK (1-800-683-7566) from within the United States. 2% of all sales goes to the Shanti Foundation. We Are Not Invisible Indianapolis Youth Group (IYG) has a video for sale/rent called "We Are Not Invisible". Television and movie star Wilson Cruz of the highly esteemed television series "My So Called Life," and recently released motion picture "Nixon", shares his personal experiences with over 75 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and diversity-sensitive youth from across the United States. In a talk-show format, Wilson and other teens candidly exchange stories about: coming out as a gay youth, their experiences at school, gay youth and religion, and the video concludes with powerful youth perspectives about the future of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. This video sheds a refreshingly positive light on being young and gay. The cost of the video is $29.95 + S/H to buy and $10 + S/H to rent for seven days. It is on VHS tape and runs 38 minutes. For more information contact: IYG, P.O. Box 20716, Indianapolis, IN 46220, USA. Phone: 317-541-8726. Fax: 317-545-8594. IYG is a support group in Indianapolis, that helps support and educate gay, lesbian and bisexual youth under 21. Also check out the back pages and ads in Genre, OUT, Advocate andother related magazines, often found even in MAINSTREAM bookstores, like Barnes & Noble, WaldenBooks, BookStop and others. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996. For the Blind FOR THE BLIND Publications of the Bisexual Resource Center are available free to vision-impaired people in regular print, large print, or on 3.5" IBM-compatible or Macintosh floppy disk. We would like to make our literature available on audio tape, as well. Contact us to volunteer to record literature on audio cassettes for the blind. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 16, 1996. Pet Projects PET PROJECTS (things we'd like to see happen in Bi communities) Audio tape/braille bi literature for people with visual impairments. Eliminating oppression of people in the Bisexual Communities on the excuse of race, age, or disability. Translating bisexual pamphlets into other languages than English. Contact the Bisexual Resource Center to volunteer. The Down Under Project - to publish a bisexual anthology of personal stories, poetry, artwork, etc from bisexual people, partners, Bi groups etc from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Norfolk Island & the islands of the South Pacific. Submissions to Australian Bisexual Network by early 1996. (c) 1996 Bisexual Resource Center . Last uploaded on June 16, 1996. Bi Activist Email Addresses BI ACTIVIST EMAIL ADDRESSES (Internet format) Send mail to BRC@panix.com to be added to this list. Keep in mind: This list may be requested by anyone, from BRC@panix.com, and is posted monthly to many places. Adam Wills President of the Portland Bisexual Alliance, a political, social and support oriented bisexual organization in Portland, Oregon, USA. Adrian Banard Aimee L. Tweedie Alan Hamilton Former president of the East Coast Bisexual Resource Center (now the Bisexual Resource Center) and co-founder of the Unitarian-Universalist Bisexual Network (now merged with Interweave: Unitarian Universalists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns.) Does writing and public speaking, panel discussions and workshops on HIV/AIDS, sexual orientation, bisexuality, oppression theory, and related subjects. Contact for bisexual issues, bisexual literature, or to volunteer time to BRC or Interweave. Amila Chandrasekera Ariella Moderator for the /Bisexual and /Leather Special Interest Groups on multicom-4, a gay, lesbian, and bisexual BBS based out of Rochester, New York. Bisexual Resource Center (Boston) Biverse - The Bisexual Association Biverse is a open political/social/support group based on the principle of freedom of sexuality expression in all forms. Although its address is through Trent university, it is a community based group. Brett Beemyn Cappy Harrison Philadelphia-area activist; contact for BiUnity, Philadelphia's network for bisexual people and their friends, and for the Philadelphia Polyamory Support Group. Chris Hampton Facilitator of BiONiC, the local bi group in Lawrence, Kansas, USA. Darci L. Chapman Dave Berry Dean Taormina E Grace Noonan Digital Equipment Corporation lesbigay activist; contact person for translesbigays in recovery from alcoholism and addiction as well as those who are family and friends of someone in or needing a recovery program. Ellen Clary Email contact for Bi-Friendly, San Francisco, California, USA. Gerard Palmeri Gregory Potts Ian Watters Hon Secretary of the London Bisexual Group, PO Box 3325, London, Great Britain N1 9EQ. Jill Nagle Julie Firman Julie Waters Long-term activist and founder of the BISEXU-L, GLB-NEWS and TRANSGEN lists. Does public speaking on issues related to gender, sexual orientation and transsexualism. Ken Jones Kirsten Obrien http://www.csun.edu/~hbant024 Administrative Director of the California State University, Northridge, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Resource Center (California, United States of America). Laura Arnold Liz Highleyman Louie Crew Maria Maso Mike Montgomery A.k.a. "M. S. Montgomery". Reference librarian, bi-bliographer, versifier, essayist, lifepartner, father, lover, friend. Takes reference and bibliographic queries on bi-related subjects. Malcolm Pon Co-chair, Education and Outreach, George Mason University GLBSA. Maurice Snellen Secretary of the Dutch National BI-Network ("Vereniging Landelijk Netwerk Biseksualiteit"), e-mail contact-person for this organization, who can also be contacted if you want to subscribe to their newsletter 'BI-Nieuws'. WWW: http://linker.tdc.globalxs.nl/~maurice/ MikZ Involved with the Sydney Bisexual Support Network, and also Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alliance of Sacramento (California State University, Sacramento) and Suede (University of Western Sydney, Nepean). Mitchell Plitnick Ray Schnitzler Robyn Ochs Ronald Ferguson Tane' Tachyon Ted Hardie Tigger Tom Limoncelli (home) -- (work) Write to me for info about internet mailing lists on these topics: Drew University Alumni/ae, IXO/tpage users, New Jersey Unix Sysadmins' Group (like SAGE), New Jersey motss, North East motss, BiNet/New Jersey, and more! Wayne Bryant Co-founder of Biversity Boston. Contact for the Biversity Calendar. Author of Bisexual Characters in Film: From Anais to Zee (not yet published). Will Rowe An active member of Biverse, the Trent Lesbian and Gay Collective, and a dedicated activist on HIV/AIDS and sexuality issues. Kay Dekker Virginia Fleming Wayne Roberts Co-Convenor of Australian Bisexual Network and editor of National Biways news magazine. Zan Walker . Last uploaded on June 20, 1996