Category: Around the World

AROUND THE WORLD: RUSSIA – Cat Karim

Mar 1, 2025 | 2025 Spring - Pieces of the Puzzle, Around the World

AROUND THE WORLD:  Interview with Barbara Oud, Bi+ Netherlands

Dec 3, 2024 | 2025 Winter - Teachers and Mentors, Around the World

Interview by Lejla Delalić Barbara Oud (she/her) is executive director of Bi+ Nederland, the Dutch...

AROUND THE WORLD: Dajana Bakić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sep 1, 2024 | 2024 Fall - Child Free, Around the World

Interviewed by Robyn Ochs Dajana Bakić was born in Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) in 1986....

AROUND THE WORLD: Pamela Vallejos Chavez, Lima, Peru

Jun 1, 2024 | 2024 Summer - More than One Letter, Around the World

Bisexual, binational, bicultural, and bilingual. These words encapsulate key parts of my identity....

AROUND THE WORLD: Diana Martínez, Jalisco, Mexico

Mar 1, 2024 | 2024 Spring - Letters to Myself, Around the World

Interview by Robyn Ochs Diana Martínez (she/her/ella) is a software engineer and leader of the Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Intel in Mexico. I met Diana in 2022 at the Out & Equal Workplace Summit in Las Vegas,...

AROUND THE WORLD: Tawi, Kenya

Dec 8, 2023 | 2024 Winter - Bi+ World Wide Web, Around the World

Artwork by Lulu

Around the World: Shumi, Kolkata, India

Sep 1, 2023 | 2023 Fall - Bi+ Joy, Around the World

By Shumi When speaking about LGBTQ+ related topics in my country, the first word that comes to...

Around the World: Senator Janet Rice, Melbourne, Australia

Jun 1, 2023 | 2023 Summer - Bi+ History, Around the World

Interviewed by Sally Goldner Senator Janet Rice and community activist Sally Goldner sat down...

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...

Around the World: Warsaw, Poland An Interview with Agata Maksimowska

Dec 9, 2022 | 2023 Winter - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism, Around the World

Robyn: Agata, please tell us about yourself. Agata: I am a 42-year-old woman living in Warsaw,...

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...

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...

AROUND THE WORLD: umut erdem, Istanbul, Turkey

Dec 2, 2021 | 2022 Winter - Traditions, Around the World

Interview by Robyn Ochs Please tell us about yourself. I was born in 1991 in Edirne, a small city...

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