Bi Women Quarterly

Current Issue: Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

Mar 1, 2023

Dear Reader, This is the second of two issues on “Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism.” We...

whose gaze?

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By téníòlá funmi téníòlá funmi is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY. On a cultural...

Around the World: An interview with Žana Dončić, Malmö, Sweden

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Around the World

By Robyn Ochs I met Žana in July 2022, when I was invited to speak in Malmö during Pride Week. She...

Welcome New Interns

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

This spring we welcome two new interns to the BWQ team. They bring unique strengths to BWQ and...

Just a Shirt

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Charlotte Richardson-Deppe ARTIST STATEMENT: A hotel near the airport in the suburbs of...

Uteram

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Anja Jovičić ARTIST STATEMENT: This piece is titled “Uteram,” a play on words, combining local...

Feminine Displacement

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Cloe Galasso ARTIST STATEMENT: Feminine Displacement is an oil on canvas painting that embodies...

Self Love

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry

By Julie Ann My body’s mine I know her well I know her touch I know her smell I know the softness...

B is for Bodily Autonomy

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Lara Zielinsky As a bisexual person, I am pro-choice. Fundamentally, it is necessary to my...

Two poems by Olivia Buntaine

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry

The Not-Want To separate from someone Whom you love Is an act of patriotism If they are your...

Mary Jane Collective

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Shaeden Berry My phone vibrates with a notification. I’m proud that my fingers don’t shake when...

Femme à l’enfant viande [Translation: Woman Bearing Meat Child]

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Maxime Goldstyn ARTIST STATEMENT: I felt particularly addressed by the theme explored in this...

Quiet But Not Silent

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Zoey Yang ARTIST STATEMENT: This depiction of a serene nude model resting on a chair was...

Two poems by Jane Barnes

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry

First Night / Cambridgeport, 1977 She and I lay on her bed watching “Persona” the couple fights...

women in the woods

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Vivien Solveig ARTIST STATEMENT: This drawing shows two androgynous-looking women surrounded by...

Abortion

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry

By Emma Love I love sex. Rough and dirty, Tender and slow, I love it all. I was taught I am free to make choices about my body As I saw fit. I was taught That any pregnancy not my own, Isn’t any of my damn business. Tell me life...

You get to have your cake and eat it too! Reflections about Light (Stereotypes) and Heavy (Abortion) Topics Post Roe v. Wade’s Reversal

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Meredith Worthen You get to have your cake and eat it too! I’ve always hated that stereotype....

Free Eve

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Kyrsta Morehouse The first time I got catcalled I felt a rush of pride mix with my anger, but I...

Assumptions of Liberty

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

Image: Pencil and White Chalk on Toned Paper, 2019. Stephani Twidwell is an artist, writer, and...

Venus of Now

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry

By Stephani Twidwell I will never be Venus de Milo, a silent trophy a possession of men of manufactured beauty I am Venus of Malala, of Steinem, a voice rising above the forced muzzle of an outdated patriarchy I will never be...

On the Kitchen Table

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Lily K ODa No, this is not going to be sexy. But it is going to be meditative. It is going to be surprising. It is going to determine life or no life. I come to the kitchen table, not to eat, never to eat, but to write. I...

Body Swap

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry

Poem and artwork by Billie April Mold moved to a habitat unknown it began to split. I unravelled,...

My Mind Belongs To Me, Too—The Double Haunting of Psychological Abuse

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Denarii Grace Author’s content note: emotional and psychological abuse, domestic abuse in...

Bi & Prejudice  by Anna Kochetova

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

Reviewed by Jini Zuniga Bi & Prejudice by Anna Kochetova is a short memoir outlining the...

Solid Solidarity: A review of Are Bisexuals Just Greedy? by Fiona Dawson

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Mikey Vibal For any allies, Are Bisexuals Just Greedy? is the foundation for a great first dive...

A Reflection on Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

By Daphne Fauber “Usually we hear about two generations—the first coming of age in the era of gay...

RESEARCH CORNER: “Femme it up or Dress it Down”: Personal Experiences and Research on Bisexual Women Pushing Back Against Normative Interpretations of Gender and Sexuality

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Research Corner

By Lindsey Thomson As a (cisgender, white) bisexual woman, my gender expression has become more...

RESEARCH CORNER: Why Our Numbers Matter: An Example from Canada

Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Research Corner

By Dr. Nicola Koper I probably notice numbers and statistics more than most people. I’m a...

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Current Issue: Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2

A Non-American Perspective on Roe v. Wade

Editor’s Note: 2023 Spring – Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice

whose gaze?

Around the World: An interview with Žana Dončić, Malmö, Sweden

Welcome New Interns

Just a Shirt

Uteram

Feminine Displacement

Self Love

B is for Bodily Autonomy

Two poems by Olivia Buntaine

Mary Jane Collective

Femme à l’enfant viande [Translation: Woman Bearing Meat Child]

Quiet But Not Silent

Two poems by Jane Barnes

women in the woods

Abortion

You get to have your cake and eat it too! Reflections about Light (Stereotypes) and Heavy (Abortion) Topics Post Roe v. Wade’s Reversal

Free Eve

Assumptions of Liberty

Venus of Now

On the Kitchen Table

Body Swap

My Mind Belongs To Me, Too—The Double Haunting of Psychological Abuse

Bi & Prejudice  by Anna Kochetova

Solid Solidarity: A review of Are Bisexuals Just Greedy? by Fiona Dawson

A Reflection on Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis

RESEARCH CORNER: “Femme it up or Dress it Down”: Personal Experiences and Research on Bisexual Women Pushing Back Against Normative Interpretations of Gender and Sexuality

RESEARCH CORNER: Why Our Numbers Matter: An Example from Canada

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