Bobby Briggs…
Twin Peaks: Coma (1990) dir. David Lynch
“It’s one thing to be bisexual and quite another to live as a bisexual person, to make that space in the world for yourself every day, to consciously work to blend those feelings and relationships. It’s a real charge… when I can do it.”
- Billy Jones, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
“I don’t like gay and lesbian people’s ignorance about bisexuals. It’s rare to find a politically savvy bisexual person who isn’t involved in the gay and lesbian community, but many gays and lesbians have no knowledge of bisexual people. We’re still laughed at, trivialized, seen as purveyors of disease, seen as riding on the coattails of the gay rights movement, as if we weren’t there all along.
To me, these attitudes toward us come from ignorance and self-hatred. If somebody feels really good about who they are, they don’t feel threatened by what other people are…
Heading and saying “gay, lesbian, and bisexual” is music to my ears. Because the more unity we achieve, the more we put aside petty differences, the more strength we have.”
- Dr Maggi Rubenstein, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
“For too long I allowed society, people, and institutions to take away big chunks of my life and happiness. Who the hell are these people anyway?
The truth is, I have a multitude of choices. I have my likes and dislikes, loves and turn-ons, hatreds and heart-throbs. I will never be pressured into giving up my heart and my lust and my unique self again. I’m back in my life and sharing my love.”
- Paul Haut, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
“We all suffer oppression when we choose to express homosexual desire. We may suffer even more when we force ourselves to repress it. And although the experiences differ, we suffer whether, as with bisexuals, our desire might take other paths or whether, as with homosexuals, the only path is total repression. In each of these cases, our suffering results from the power of a homophobic society. We all share an interest in assuring that bisexuals make their choices, conscious or not, on the basis of desire rather than oppression. And gay liberation offers the only guarantee that this will happen.”
- Lisa Orlando, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out