Robyn Ochs Speaker Teacher Writer Activist

 

In The Media


PRINT Articles & Interviews in English  
Robyn & Peg's Wedding covered by The Washington Post: Article & Video
 
Beyond Binaries," by Caroline Zhang. The Harvard Crimson's coverage of Robyn's "Beyond Binaries Program. March 29, 2013.  
"Biphobia and Binary Thinking." Interview and book review by Mieke Stessens in ZiZo: Magazine voor holebi's and transgenders 17 de jrg. Nr. 99 (Nov. 2009), pp. 22-24. [PDF]  
Ochs receives Task Force award. Article by Ethan Jacobs, Bay Windows, March 16, 2009.  
Robyn Ochs is What Bisexual Looks Like. Interview by Chuck Colbert, Boston Spirit, September 2009 (click to read).  
Robyn Ochs. Interview by Milanes Morejon, Boston Teens in Print: Going Bi, September 2009. (click to read)  
Bisexual Speaker Addresses Hate. Article by Ian Johnson, State News (Michigan State University's newspaper), October 15, 2009.  
Q & A with Bisexual Activist Robyn Ochs. Interview on Celebrate Bisexuality Day, GLAAD Blog, 2009.  
Bisexuality and the Space Between Binary Categories. Interview by John Townsend, Lavender Magazine, June 2008.  
Workshop, talk bend gender and break binaries: Students discuss how to go beyond stereotypes and labels in regards to gender and sexual identity. Article by Erin Coleman, The Knox Student, March 6, 2008.  
Getting Bi. Article by Ethan Jacobs, Bay Windows, October 20, 2005  
Unstoppable and Always Learning: Robyn Ochs. Interview by John Pressick, bisexual.com, April 2007.  
Bring it! To your Campus. Human Rights Campaign's Generation EQ "reviews" Robyn's presentations. (sorry, link lost -- I'll put it back up soon!)  
Fighting Prejudice with Education: Bisexual activist Robyn Ochs speaks at Worcester State College. Article by Sasha Hnatkovichin, ThePulse, September 2005.  
Local editors compile essays on bisexuality around the world. Article by Charlotte Nazareth, Jamaica Plain Gazette, July 22, 2005.  
A Storybook Marriage. Article by William Henderson, In Newsweekly, July 20, 2005.  
Robyn Ochs: Activist/Pioneer: Local leader to keynote second North American conference on bisexuality. Article by Ethan Jacobs, Bay Windows, July 24, 2003.  
Robyn Ochs: PINK and BLUE PAGE. Article by Carole Trainor, Bisexuals without Borders.  
Bi Signs and Wonders: An Interview with Robyn Ochs. Excerpt from an Article by Heidi Randen, Journal of Bisexuality, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001, pp. 5-26.  
Bi now and forever friends. Article in Bisexual World, January 2002 (read in English, read in Italian)  
Far Rock Native Marries Life Partner. Article by Brendan Brosh, Rockaway Wave, May 28, 2004.  
Bisexual Teens Set the Record Straight. Article by Joleen Rivera, http://www.sxetc.org, Summer, 2002  
Articles In Other Languages  
CROATIAN: Biseksualci su rijetko prepoznati. Bi-gasovi: Interview s Robyn Ochs. Razgovarao: Igor Graovac. (English translation)  
Dutch: Robyn Ochs: Als Bi Begrijp ik Mezelf in Z/Z zij aan zij, interview by Saskia Doorschodt, The Netherlands, jaargang 18/ nummer 8/2009, pp. 86-87 (English translation)  
Flemish: Bi-fobie & Binaire Breinen: Activiste Robyn Ochs, interview by Mieke Stessens, Belgium, pp. 22-24. (Read English translation)  
ITALIAN: Robyn Ochs: Robyn, First Lady dell'atttivismo Bi por Alex en Bisexworld.it (Junio 2002). English translation.  
Spanish: Robyn Ochs: La bisexualidad y el espacio entre categorías binarias por John Townsend en Lavender Magazine (Junio 2008). Traducido por Myriam Brito.  
Spanish: La Bisexualidad en estudios sobre sexualidad, por Myriam Brito Dominguez Opción Bi, 1 March 2007.  
Spanish: Discriminación y Bifobia, por Myriam Brito Domínguez (in Spanish) in Opción Bi, 1 September 2006.  
Spanish: Las Fronteras Bisexuales, por José Antonio Hernández Reyes in Opción Bi 2 June 2006. Note: click on the link and then search for Robyn Ochs. You will find several articles, including this one.  
Interviews In Books  
Dancing with My Grandma: Talking with Robyn Ochs About Complex Identities and Simple Messages in the Marriage Equality Movement. By Laurie Kendall. In Bisexuality and Same-Sex Marriage. (Ed. M. Paz Galupo). Routledge, 2008.  
Bi Signs and Wonders: An Interview with Robyn Ochs. Article by Heidi Randen, Journal of Bisexuality, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001, pp. 5-26.  
Audio  
Robyn Ochs is interviewed by Peterson Toscano and Zack Ford on Queerer and Queerer. Episode title "Bi and Bier." Recorded in Pennsylvania on February 16, 2011.  
Here's a lovely interview with "Mrs. Margie Pederson, "a.k.a. "Mrs. P." conducted in St. Paul, MN on April 10, 2010.  
John Selig Outspoken Episode 67 – Robyn Ochs (Part 1 of 2) – Bisexual Writer, Educator & Activist. December 2009 interview. Listen to the podcast.  
This Show is So Gay: Robyn Ochs, Guest, May 6, 2009. Listen to the podcast.  
Queertalk Show: Robyn Ochs. Interviewed by Madeleine Winterfalcon, WMPG Portland, ME, June 16, 2004.  
Video  
Interview with Robyn on YouTube: This video interview with Robyn was featured in The Bilicious Show's 2010 event for the National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco, to celebrate Bisexual History.  
Robyn is interviewed in the December 2010 issue of In The Life (video) Newsmagazine The title of the episode is "The Cost of Stigma." The first half: AIDS stigma, second half: bisexual women's health.  
Robyn Ochs keynotes the BECAUSE Conference in Minneapolis, MN on April 17th, 2009. Recorded by Blip TV. Watch the video.  
Robyn Ochs is one of those interviewed in the December 2010 issue of In The Life Newsmagazine The title of the episode is "The Cost of Stigma." The first half: AIDS stigma; second half: bisexual women's health.  
Bi Politic: The Boston Bisexual Resource Center: Interviews with Robyn Ochs, Marcia Deihl, and Wayne Bryant, a video by Bill Burleson, BiCities! Productions, 2003 (read the transcript here)  
Quoted In...  
Bisexuals show increased visibility by Heather Cassell, Bay Area Reporter, June 21, 2007.