Bi Women Quarterly

On “Going Into” Myself, Janelle Monáe, and Learning to Be a “Free-ass Motherf*cker”

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Marya Mtshali Some may consider me a “late-in-life bisexual” (although I disagree that it’s...

Around the World: Frente Bissexual Brasileira, Brazil

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture, Around the World

This conversation between Robyn Ochs and members of Frente Bissexual Brasileira was conducted in...

Dodgeball and Wine Labels: How Media Harmed and Helped Me on My Bi+ Journey

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Whitney Dee Summer 2004: I’m 15, and I’ve just finished my first year of high school. The movie...

Killing Villanelle

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Rae N. Watanabe Killing Villanelle is a violation of all that is holy to Killing Eve fans, which is why there has been a loud and bitter wailing against her death in the series finale. We love Villanelle because she’s a...

Growing Up Queer and Neurodivergent: Emerging Understandings of Myself Through Pop Culture

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Lindsey Thomson I am a white bisexual woman who grew up in a very small, conservative town...

Bi-erasure poem

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture, Poetry

By Astra Papachristodoulou Astra Papachristodoulou is a poet and artist based in London. She is...

A Cancelled Bisexual Gem: Generation

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Jen Winston I’m no stranger to TV heartbreak—that is, falling in love with shows that wind up...

Subtlety in Skyrim and Bisexual+ Representation

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Dani Banani Skyrim is one of those games that I can play over and over. The endless...

The Paint Spot on the Merry-Go-Round: Social Media and Narrative Freedom

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Lila Hartelius In the theater of my mind, the idea of pop culture tends to evoke an averse...

“Despite the abundance of it”: Why Amber Heard Inspires Me

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Mage Hadley (a.k.a. black and white thinking) CW: This piece discusses queerphobia, IPV,...

I Heart Clones

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Jo-Anne Carlson The Canadian series Orphan Black, which aired for five seasons from 2013 to...

First Loves, First Realizations: A Short Story

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By A.J. Walkley When I saw her face on my iPhone screen, my heart dropped. Not in an “oh my god,...

Media That Helped Me Get Through the Pandemic (So Far)

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Debbie Block-Schwenk The topic is “Pop Culture,” but I have a hard time defining what that...

Queer Pop Culture I Grew Up with in Russia

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Anna Kochetkova I spent the first 22 years of my life in Russia. At first glance, you may say...

just love yourself and you’re set

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Kristin Turner The most inspirational artist for me would have to be Lady Gaga, known for her...

Chapters 50+

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Dr. Barbara A. Hopkins, Ph.D. Upon the announcement of BWQ’s pop culture theme and prior to the...

Generation Zine

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Jen Bonardi “Queer, punk, artist, and zinester all go together in the same persona,” says...

Pop Culture: What the Hell Is It?

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Jane Barnes What is pop, anyway? Animated movies? Musclemen dramas? Otherworldly (we wish)...

The Validity of Casual Bisexual Representation

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By VeronicaOfOsea “How about you? You’re a prince. Must have been would-be-princesses or perhaps,...

To Boldy Represent …

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Shauna Brock Legend tells of a party. It’s the late 1960s and George Takei walks up to Star...

The Research Corner: Article: Broad City: Millennial Women Surviving the Neoliberal Gig Economy in Comedy Television

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture, Research Corner

Forthcoming in Journal of Popular Culture In a forthcoming article, entitled “Broad City:...

Who are our pop culture role models? Short answers:

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

At nine, I discovered my bisexuality, but like many children, I didn’t have the words for it. I knew zero other queer people. A few years later, an exciting sci-fi show called Babylon 5 aired. I had an immediate crush on Susan...

Boston’s Bi Book Group Creates Community

May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture

By Ellyn Ruthstrom I swore off regular book clubs years ago when I ended up reading books that I...

Artwork by Carol E Moses and Jo-Anne Carlson

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

View the piece on the left and information about the arist at: “Virus Time” in this...

Bi+ED: Eating Disorders and  Internalized Biphobia

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

By Megan Duffy In June 2020, I was listening to writer and podcast editor Susan Burton discuss her...

Dying Well with Friends

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

By Loraine Hutchins Is this it? This week, I had a painful intestinal symptom for several days and...

Editor’s Note: Bi+ Health

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health, Editor's Note

March is Bi+ Health Month, so it is fitting that we dedicate our Spring issue to bi+ health. I’m...

AROUND THE WORLD:  Nadja Arontschik, Moscow, Russia

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health, Around the World

By Nadja Arontschik I never imagined that my bisexual identity would become the core of my LGBTQ...

Virus Time

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

Transcription of writing & information about the author below the image. Carol E Moses is a...

Bi/Trans Healthcare Risks

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

By Robyn Walters Long-term BWQ readers may recall that I am a nonpracticing bi-woman elder. Some...

Vitamin B+

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

By Robyn Ochs “Where do you get your Vitamin B+?” This was the opening question at the digital...

Personal Reflections on Twenty Years as a Bisexual Bisexual Health Researcher, or: Why I Need a Nap

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

By Wendy Bostwick I am, yet again, flooded with anxiety as I prepare for my talk. How long have I...

Options

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

By Elle Tee On my 28th birthday, I drank a margarita the size of my head and then sat sick in the...

Flaunting Bisexuality’s Good for Your Health

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

By Anna Kochetkova One of the most common phrases in the arsenal of my experiences has been,...

How I Was Outed to My Family… by Europe’s Most “Queer-Friendly” Government

Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health

By Fiona Petras Before moving away from my home country, I went for a regular health checkup in which I was asked by the doctor to confirm my sexual orientation—a question asked, of course, in a very binary fashion. Did I like...