Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World

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Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World
Cover of Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World
Author	Robyn Ochs and Sarah E Rowley
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject(s)	bisexuality
Genre(s)	anthology
Publisher	Bisexual Resource Center
Publication date	May 31, 2005
Pages	269 pages
ISBN	ISBN 0-96538-814-X

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Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World is an english language anthology edited by Robyn Ochs and Sarah E Rowley. It is an important book in the history of the modern bisexual rights movement and appears on numerous Bisexual/general LGBT reading lists.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The book is composed of short essays by 184 predominantly bisexual people ranging in age from 15 to 79 of different classes, races, and experiences speaking about their lives. The authors are from 32 countries on 6 continents and includes 15 pieces translated into English, primarily from Spanish and Mandarin.

Paula Ettelbrick, Executive Director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission said "Getting Bi is one of the most important recent contributions to the global struggle for human rights. By enriching our understanding of bisexuality within so many cultural and geographic contexts, this anthology serves as a magnificent tool for building support and respect for the sexual rights of each one of us."

It is organized into nine themed chapters including "What is Bisexuality?", "Coming Out as Bisexual", "Why Bi? (Coming to Terms)", "Life Stories", "Crossing Lines", "Bi's in Relationships", "Language of Desire", "Bisexual Politics" and "Bi Community"; with additional sections of brief articles and resource lists.^[6]^[7]^[8]