Great news!: Getting Bi is Now Accessible in Audio Format! The Bisexual Resource Center is excited and proud to announce that Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World is available in an audio format for members of Bookshare.org. Bookshare.org "increases the accessibility of books for people with visual or other print disabilities." The book can be obtained from Bookshare.org's site or on Amazon.com or BN.com, or -- best -- from your local independent bookseller.

And see the call for essays for the 2nd edition--forthcoming in 2009!

Now booking the 2008-2009 academic year.
Invite Robyn to speak on your campus!

"Robyn's presence and personality will not only grab your attention, but will also open your mind up to numerous possibilities. Her presentations are some of the most amazing and breath-taking experiences you will be a part of."
--Daniel Coleman, Program Coordinator, GLBT Student Support Services, Indiana University

"Thanks so much for spending Coming Out Day with us here at SUNY Albany! You are fabulous! You give so much to the LGBT community and it certainly does not go unnoticed. Your workshops are always so interesting and thought provoking, but so incredibly uplifting as well. You make people feel like they matter and that they have the power to do something about the issues that concern them, even if it's something small on an individual level. That is a beautiful gift."
--Kristen Smith, student, The University at Albany

"Robyn has probably done more than any other person in the U.S. and perhaps even the world to educate the general public about bisexuality. She compiled and edited the international Bisexual Resource Guide, which has enabled thousands of bisexuals to find each other and bi-supportive organizations. She has taught some of the first college courses on bisexuality. She has given countless workshops and presentations at colleges, conferences, and just about any place that will have her. And every decade or so, when the mainstream media rediscovers that bisexuals exist, Robyn patiently answers their often uninformed questions and lets them know that bisexuality is not a phase, not a fence, and not a fad. The Stonewall Center is proud to present its Continuing the Legacy of Stonewall” award to tonight’s graduation speaker, Robyn Ochs."
--Brett-Genny Beemyn, Director of the Stonewall Center, The University of Massachusetts, Amherst. May 16, 2007.

Kate Bornstein made Robyn's day when she called her "the absolute goddess of sexual fluidity."

And from Robyn's Facebook wall: Andrew Platt, President of Pride Alliance, SUNY Fredonia: "Thank you so much for coming to SUNY Fredonia. You were the best speaker we have ever had here. I really cannot wait to have you here again next year" ... Sam, Denison U: "Thanks again for coming to Denison! We had an amazing time with you. You are a real inspiration to us all! "... Jamie (Indiana): "Robyn! Thank you SO MUCH for visiting IU! We we're so lucky to have had you here these couple of days! I hope you'll come back to speak again! You are FANTASTIC!!!" ... Jacob (MN State): "I love you you are one of the best speakers I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.. Stay Beautiful" ... Jennifer DeVries (Lansing): "i heard you speak at the conference this past weekend and you are completely amazing! i was so moved thank you!" ... Patrick (Illinois State): "Thanks so much for speaking at Alphabet Soup! Your speech was so moving...I couldn't get through your wedding video without crying either! I know some of the other board members of PRIDE have invited you to speak already, but I thought I should put my two cents in and agree with them! P.S. I think that our entire group wants to be your new best friend..." Naseem (Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN): "robyn, a thousand thank yous for your moving talk at alphabet soup. it was...well, words can't really describe. but thank you, from the bottom of my heart." Matthew: "Robyn Ochs is the best presenter I have seen in my 3 years of MBLGTACC. She rocks !" Visit Robyn's Facebook page to read more unsolicited comments from students those who have attended her programs.

ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY:

On June 14, 2007, we did it! We won! Marriage equality is secured in Massachusetts by a vote in the legislature of 151 to 45. I am so relieved, and I am tremendously proud of our legislature, and of all of the organizations and invididuals who worked tirelessly to win this important victory. Equality under the law should never be put to a popular vote. It's simply wrong to vote on rights, and our legislators recognized this. Thank you, Massachusetts! (Visit Robyn's marriage equality page.) I hope you will learn more about MassEquality, and support this organization's important work.

"People often ask why Massachusetts is so out of step with the rest of the Nation.  And I say that we are as out of step today as we were at the village green of Lexington and Concord, we are as out of step today as we were when Boston was the center of the abolitionist movement, or as out as step as we were when the first woman’s rights convention convened in my home town of Worcester. Massachusetts has always been the conscience of the nation, that is our role."
--Massachusetts State Senator Ed Augustus at the Constitutional Convention, September 14, 2005

"Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the "wrong kind of person" for me to marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people’s religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people’s civil rights.

"I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about."

--Statement by Mildred Loving, plaintiff in Loving v. Virginia the Supreme Court case that struck down race restrictions on the freedom to marry, on the 40th anniversary of this landmark case, June 12, 2007 (read the full statement here)

READ ROBYN'S NEWEST BOOK CHAPTER: "What's in a Name: Why Women Embrace or Reject Bisexual Identity." In B.A. Firestein, Becoming Visible, Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan (Columbia University Press, 2007)