article: Learning to Love the Rain: The Queer Vitality of Sexuality Beyond Identity

[DiamondDog]

Here's an article that I found that I enjoyed. I think that she brings up some good points. Drew, if the full thing can't be posted here edit it. I'm putting it into two parts.

http://www.cleansheets.com/coverstories/hanneblank_11.10.04.shtml

Learning to Love the Rain:
The Queer Vitality of Sexuality Beyond Identity
(Keynote speech from BECAUSE 2002 conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
previously published at Scarlet Letters and Soapboxgirls)

by Hanne Blank
(11/10/04)

I have a confession to make. I am not a bisexual. I do not identify as a bisexual. While I do sometimes use the word "bisexual" to refer to myself when I am being interviewed, I use it as shorthand, a term of convenience. When I use the word "bisexual" to refer to myself, it means simply: "I am neither homosexual nor heterosexual."

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Click to read the full article: http://www.cleansheets.com/coverstories/hanneblank_11.10.04.shtml

[Brian]

Hi DD,

As you thought I might, I deleted the article except the first paragraph to serve as an intro. Readers, please click the link to read the full article.

To respect the copyright of the author and the site printing the article we do not post full articles on bisexual.com except those we have compensated the authors for.

- Drew :paw:

[mistymockingbird]

LOVE IT!!! Thanks so much for posting the link.