We are focusing this time on Spirituality/Religion. Readers were given the following prompt: “Tell us: How has your religious upbringing and or current spiritual understanding/practice affected your experience/expression of your sexual orientation? If you practice within a religious tradition, what is that tradition’s perspective on sexual orientation and how do you interact with this?”
As has been happening lately, we received more high-quality submissions than could fit. We were able to squeeze in powerful writings by Kara Ammon, Jane Barnes, the Rev. Francesca Bongiorno Fortunato, Gwendolyn Fougy Henry, Colleen, Sharon Gonsalves, Elizabeth M. Mechem, Rosemary Van Deuren, J.D. Walker, Isabel Williams and Laurie Wolfe.
Bi Women Around the World features an interview with Lourdes M. Zorilla from Puerto Rico/ South Florida. There’s also Ask Tiggy, News Briefs and a calendar of events.
Here’s a challenge to you, our readers: if you don’t see experiences similar to yours represented in these pages, please consider submitting your writing or artwork.
And finally, please spread the word about this publication far and wide. Anyone interested can subscribe at biwomenboston.org. You can also make a donation to support our work. Remember: to my knowledge, the Bi Women Quarterly is the only ongoing publication of its kind. Help us amplify our voice.
We hope you enjoy this issue.
Robyn