Current Issue: Pop Culture
Editor’s Note
May 31, 2022
Dear Reader, The theme of this issue is “Pop Culture.” We received submissions covering a wide...
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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...
Read MoreAround 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...
Read MoreDodgeball 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...
Read MoreKilling 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...
Read MoreGrowing 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...
Read MoreBi-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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreSubtlety 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read More“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,...
Read MoreI 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...
Read MoreFirst 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,...
Read MoreMedia 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...
Read MoreQueer 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...
Read Morejust 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...
Read MoreChapters 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...
Read MoreGeneration Zine
May 31, 2022 | 2022 Summer - Pop Culture
By Jen Bonardi “Queer, punk, artist, and zinester all go together in the same persona,” says...
Read MorePop 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)...
Read MoreThe 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,...
Read MoreTo 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...
Read MoreThe 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:...
Read MoreWho 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...
Read MoreBoston’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...
Read MoreArtwork 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...
Read MoreBi+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...
Read MoreDying 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...
Read MoreEditor’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...
Read MoreAROUND 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...
Read MoreVirus Time
Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health
Transcription of writing & information about the author below the image. Carol E Moses is a...
Read MoreBi/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...
Read MoreVitamin 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...
Read MorePersonal 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...
Read MoreOptions
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...
Read MoreFlaunting 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,...
Read MoreHow 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...
Read MoreBisexual Discussion Groups Support Mental Health
Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health
By Tania Israel Bisexuality can feel isolating. You may not know any other bisexuals, or at least,...
Read MoreWhy we love our bi+ support group
Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health
Collectively written by the group’s members Who we are: We are a group of people in Germany who...
Read MoreWhere’s My Boat?
Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health
By Lila Hartelius Let me take you on a boat ride through the landscape of my ruminations on a...
Read MoreThe Research Corner Is Back!
Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health, Research Corner
After a hiatus, we are bringing back the Research Corner to Bi Women Quarterly. We are looking...
Read MoreA Growing International Bi+ Community
Mar 2, 2022 | 2022 Spring - Bi+ Health, Research Corner
By Daphne Hermsen For many bi+ people globally, communities in which they feel safe and understood...
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