Category: 2016 Fall – Does Gender matter?
From the Editor: Does Gender Matter?
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles, Editor's Note
Dear Reader, This month’s theme is “Does Gender Matter?” Is love really just love, no matter the gender of your partner(s)? Are your affections and attractions genderless, or do you crave or seek experiences with particular...
Read MoreTaylor, Abridged
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles
By Theresa Tyree Taylor is the barback at my bar. I’ve been a regular longer than he’s worked...
Read MoreA Matter of Gender
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles
By Francesca Bongiorno Fortunato It seems unlikely that there is anyone who truly “doesn’t see...
Read MoreAround the World: Sonal Giani (India)
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Around the World, Articles
Interview by Apphia K. The first time we met, in July 2009, we were celebrating the decision of...
Read Morewhy all my friends have curly hair/why all my friends are redheads
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles, Poetry
By Sara McCormick my first love was curlsshe was frost and silver and bare branchesshe was hawthorn and she was starsshe pressed her bleeding palm against mine and we were joinedi did not know then that when i cut out her heart...
Read More***Counting***
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles, Poetry
By Denarii Monroe “How are you doing?”I’m empty inside;no willto fillmy belly.I’m useless;unableto...
Read MoreCrush
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles, Poetry
By Marisa Rebecca What I think of when I think of you:That you must drive the silver car in the lotBecause it matches your hair.You must know this about me,That I think of you, just because,That I continue to tell endless...
Read MoreThe Love I Give
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles, Poetry
By Jo-Anne Carlson He or sheYou, me,Together.I feel free,No matterThe parts you have.He or...
Read MoreSpeed Dating
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles
By Why Not Both Co Why Not Both Co is a duo incorporating humor and inclusivity through online...
Read MoreLove is Blind (but people are not)
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles, Poetry
By Courtney Carola Love won a year ago, but my relationship is still a street performanceI know my...
Read MoreThe Bi Bookshelf: Does Gender Matter?
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles, Bi Bookshelf, Reviews
By Sarah E. Rowley Books that might be of interest to readers of the Bi Women Quarterly New...
Read MoreGender Matters in Relationships Because We Experience Gender as Meaningful Elsewhere
Sep 26, 2016 | 2016 Fall - Does Gender matter?, Articles
By Liz On paper, gender might not matter because it might not be an influential factor in attraction. Ideally, I don’t want gender to matter. My capacities for affection and attraction are not confined by gender. In concept,...
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