Robyn Ochs Speaker Teacher Writer Activist

 

Robyn and Pixel, her cat

Robyn and Pixel
  BIOGRAPHY

Robyn Ochs is an educator, speaker, award-winning activist, and editor of the 42-country anthology, Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World and the Bi Women newsletter. Her writings have been published in numerous bi, women's studies, multicultural, and LGBT anthologies.

Robyn has taught courses on LGBT history & politics in the United States, the politics of sexual orientation, & the experiences of those who transgress the binary categories of gay|straight, masculine|feminine, black|white &/or male | female.

An advocate for the rights of people of ALL orientations and genders to live safely, openly and with full legal equality, Robyn’s work focuses on increasing awareness and understanding of complex identities, and mobilizing people to be powerful allies to one another within and across identities and social movements.

She lives in Massachusetts and on May 17, 2004 – the first day it was legal to do so – Robyn married Peg Preble.

Robyn serves on the Board of Directors of MassEquality, Massachusetts' statewide equality organization. She is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently PFLAG's Brenda Howard Award, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force's Susan J. Hyde Activism Award and the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Robyn & Peg

Robyn and Peg

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Robyn Ochs is a speaker, award-winning activis, and the editor of the 42-country anthology, Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World and the Bi Women newsletter. Her writings have been published in numerous bi, women's studies, multicultural, and LGBQ anthologies.

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Robyn Ochs is a speaker, award-winning activis, and the editor of the 42-country anthology, Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World and the Bi Women newsletter. Her writings have been published in numerous bi, women's studies, multicultural, and LGBQ anthologies, and she has taught courses on LGBT history and politics.


An advocate for the rights of people of ALL orientations and genders to live safely, openly and with full legal equality, Robyn’s work focuses on increasing awareness and understanding of complex identities, and mobilizing people to be powerful allies to one another within and across identities and social movements.

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