And something that is not directly related (dates from a few months ago) but speaks to ideas around identity, self-identification, appropriation, etc. in re LGBTQ literature. I don't feel qualified to say how relevant this is, others may wish to weigh in. I suggest it because there was a comment in someone's straight authors are oppressed post, that said (paraphrasing), oh well we can just pretend to be bisexual, easy enough to do.
After Ellen, Visibility Matters: The Woman who Cried "Bisexual" by Sarah Warn.
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After Elton, Should You Have to be Gay to Win a Lambda Award? by Brent Hartinger.
http://www.afterelton.com/print/200
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And something that is not directly related (dates from a few months ago) but speaks to ideas around identity, self-identification, appropriation, etc. in re LGBTQ literature. I don't feel qualified to say how relevant this is, others may wish to weigh in. I suggest it because there was a comment in someone's straight authors are oppressed post, that said (paraphrasing), oh well we can just pretend to be bisexual, easy enough to do.
After Ellen, Visibility Matters: The Woman who Cried "Bisexual" by Sarah Warn.
http://www.afterellen.com/2009/2/visibi