ABOUT ROBYN OCHS: IN OTHERS' WORDS:

I attended Robyn Ochs' 'Unlearning Biphobia' Workshop expecting a party line primer. What I got instead was an expansive, challenging and loving look at how fear limits us all. Robyn Ochs is definitely a bi to watch out for!
--Alison Bechdel, Creator of Dykes to Watch Out For

 

I highly recommend Robyn Ochs as a speaker on bisexuality.  We have had her speak at NIU three or four times now and she always gets an extremely positive response.  Her fee is very reasonable, she has a number of different workshops and lectures that she offers, and she's easy to work with. She was here this past fall and I was reminded again of just how good she is at addressing bisexuality.  In fact, I really think she is one of the best speakers we have ever had here.
Margie Cook, Coordinator of the LGBT Resource Center, Northern Illinois University

Alliance has brought quite a few speakers to campus during our time here, and you have been the easiest to work with, hands down. Your laid-back attitude and organization made our job a breeze! You definitely surpassed our expectations in every way. … You were by far the best speaker we have had at Coe since we have been here.
Mary, Sarah and Ashley, students at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

A zillion people thanked me for bringing you to campus and were full of wonderful things to say about your talk, your ideas, and having more bi visibility around. I am so grateful that you were able to spend so much time here and contribute so much … and you have certainly inspired me to take the initiative to get some things going around here ... Thanks for all your time, all your work, all your energy, for being a role model to me and many others, and for your general fabulousness!
Holly Nanette Ferrise, LGBT Resource Center, University of Michigan

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

It was indeed our pleasure to have you here. The word was, ‘She's REALLY cool.’ It does my heart good for our students to be exposed to such positive role models, and you fit the bill quite nicely. Also, your workshop really opened some minds, some in particular that really needed opening.
Prof. Charles LoPresto, Loyola University

Thank you for a wonderful job you did on Wednesday night. It was great spending time with you. … your presentation was outstanding and you touched many people in ways they did not expect.
Bruce Smail, LGBT Coordinator at the University of Colorado, Boulder

As a participant in the Midwest BLGTA College Conference, I would like to thank you for your passionate and inspiring keynote. … Your encouraging words helped me to look around and remember that we are a COMMUNITY, and the sight of so many of us in the same room brought tears to my eyes. … Thank you for your long-standing example of strength, courage and the quest for universal equality. I have returned to school refreshed and revitalized, ready to take on issues that had previously begun to overwhelm me. It is my hope that I can pass along that feeling of strength to others in the same way you instilled it in me.
Jess, student at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

I just wanted to thank you personally for the workshop last night – it was one of those things that change the way you look at the world in general, and that doesn’t happen very often.
Ryan Thoreson, student at Harvard University


I really, really enjoyed your Break Out Session and your Keynote Address.  I found your ideas challenging and provocative, and your style energizing, engaging, and eminently warm and accepting.  Thanks so much for coming to the Conference – we were all very lucky for your presence.
Jon, student at Northwestern University

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.
Brett-Genny Beemyn, Director of the Stonewall Center, The University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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, University at Albany

… and from Robyn's Facebook wall:

Andrew Carr (Northern Kentucky University):
We all had so much fun with you, and were so inspired by your keynote and workshops!!

Brian Buford (University of Louisville):
Ah Robyn, you really are the goddess they said you'd be. I can't thank you enough for making my first event a really memorable and successful one. I learned so much personally. And I know you had a huge impact on everyone who came. Thank you!

Courtney Williams (Simmons College):
Hey Robyn, Thanks for doing some AMAZING workshops at True Colors! You're definitely one of the best presenters I've seen in my 6 years at the conference, and will definitely be back to at least one of your workshops next year.

Colby (high school student):
Your workshops were absolutely amazing and i left there so inspired and on fire for the cause!

Andrew Platt (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 Williams (Denison):
Thanks again for coming to Denison! We had an amazing time with you. You are a real inspiration to us all!

Monica 'Padfoot' Watson (Monmouth IL)
So, on behalf of all of us at Monmouth, I want to thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for taking the time to come down and talk to us! I know for a fact that I learned a lot from just
listening to you and what you do is a very big inspiration to me and my will to keep up in this world of virtual insanity. Once again, thank you so very very much for just being you and doing everything that you do!

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 (Michigan State): "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 !"

Robyn: "Please -- invite me to speak on your campus!."