{"id":947,"date":"1992-09-07T21:57:09","date_gmt":"1992-09-08T02:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/?p=947"},"modified":"2012-07-07T22:02:02","modified_gmt":"2012-07-08T03:02:02","slug":"bi-any-other-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/bi-any-other-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Bi Any Other Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

The GLBTRT has been reviewing books and movies in its newsletter since the early 1990s. Trace the evolution of queer publishing through these historic reviews. This review was originally\u00a0published in\u00a0Vol. 4, No. 3, Fall 1992<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Cover<\/a>Bi Any Other Name. Edited by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Kaahumanu. Alyson, 1991. Paper. $11.95. (ISBN 1-555831-745)<\/a><\/p>\n

This book’s subtitle explains more about the\u00a0purpose for this book than anything else: ”bisexual people\u00a0speak out.”<\/p>\n

Just as gay women and men have difficulty in\u00a0coming out of the closet due to a lack of role models, so do\u00a0bisexuals.<\/p>\n

To alleviate that problem, the editors have\u00a0compiled contributions from 70 women and men across\u00a0the US., representing a wide range of educational and\u00a0political backgrounds. A few of the entries are poetic,\u00a0while many of the writings incorporate each person’s\u00a0“coming out” story.<\/p>\n

Bi Any Other Name<\/em> is certainly enlightening for\u00a0any reader, since so many straights and gays have said, “I\u00a0have never met a true bisexual.” After reading this book,\u00a0your eyes will open up to a more diverse world of\u00a0sexuality. Organized into four chapters, the book focuses\u00a0on psychology, spirituality, visibility and politics.<\/p>\n

I would categorize this title as a ”basic coming out\u00a0book,” which should be read by counselors, therapists,\u00a0clergy and doctors, as they all work with individuals’\u00a0sexuality. I would also suggest this for instructors of\u00a0human sexuality classes, as well as volunteers at lesbian\u00a0and gay phone lines, as they should be prepared to handle\u00a0questions on all forms of sexuality.<\/p>\n

Although bisexuality has been noticeable in\u00a0societies for centuries, there are less than 40 books on the\u00a0subject in some of the largest academic libraries in the\u00a0U.S., and only a handful in most public libraries. Therefore\u00a0this book would likely fill a collection gap at most public\u00a0and academic libraries.<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Gary M. Klein<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Toledo
\nToledo,OH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The GLBTRT has been reviewing books and movies in its newsletter since the early 1990s. Trace the evolution of queer publishing through these historic reviews. This review was originally\u00a0published in\u00a0Vol. 4, No. 3, Fall 1992. Bi Any Other Name. Edited by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Kaahumanu. Alyson, 1991. Paper. $11.95. (ISBN 1-555831-745) This book’s subtitle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1164,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27,46,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}