Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World, edited by Robyn Ochs and Sarah E Rowley, is an international anthology of personal writings by people from 32 different countries, ranging in age from 15-79. As quoted below, "This book literally puts a face on bisexual identity" and includes voices from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and the United States. You can order Getting Bi from the your local independent bookstore (if they don't carry it, they can order it for you), or online from amazon.com, or from Barnes & Noble. All proceeds from this book go to support the work of the Bisexual Resource Center.

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. Soon to come: Getting Bi will soon be published in Beijing in Mandarin! Stay tuned for details.

Articles, reviews, testimonials about GETTING BI

Getting Bi is a stunning collection of first-person narratives by bisexuals from around the world.  The term "bisexual" functions as a useful shorthand for a broad spectrum of sexualities: as the editors note in the Introduction, some contributors self-identify as queer, pansexual, omnisexual, or labelless, while others acknowlege attractions to multiple genders while identifying as lesbian, gay, or heterosexual.  This complexity infuses the book at every level, as
writers differ not only in their definitions of bisexuality, but also in their politics, spiritualities, sexual practices, and patterns of daily life.  The essayists include accomplished writers and bi activists such as Loraine Hutchins, Lani Ka'ahumanu, Carol Queen, and Amanda Udis-Kessler, as well as literary unknowns, many of whom are published here for the first time.  Most of the essays are conversational in tone and personal in content, as the writers discuss coming out, the choice to identify (or not) as bisexual, life experiences, sexual desire, bi community, and political activism.
    Many anthologies aspire to be international in scope, but few achieve that vision.  Getting Bi is a rare success in this respect, as the book includes voices from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and the United States.  This diversity of location and perspective makes Getting Bi useful in college or high school courses that center global and/or transnational analyses of feminism and/or sexuality.  The lively and engaging content continues and extends the best traditions of Bi Any Other Name, while the international scope and glorious polyphony mark the beginning of a new era in bi literature.  Getting Bi is an astounding achievement.
--Robin Bernstein, Assistant Professor of Women, Gender & Sexuality, Harvard University		  
This book is amazing! It is certainly the most international "international anthology" I've ever read. Rather than interpreting other people's experiences, the editors created a well-designed and organized anthology of a wide range of people describing their lives and experiences in their own words. There are 184 essays, from 32 different countries, written by teenagers, grandparents and everyone in between. In essays and in poems, authors talk about coming out, tell their life stories, discuss bi community, relationships, politics, and desire. Each contribution is accompanied by a short author bio, and most have photos. This book literally puts a face on bisexual identity. I recommend it to people of all sexual orientations -- to those who identify as bisexual, and to those who don't. A rich and rewarding reading experience and a great resource.
--Gail Zacharias, Boston, MA
If you are bisexual or questioning, this book is your lifeline to a supportive and accepting bisexual culture - buy it and read it until the covers fall off. If you belong to a LBGT organization, you need this book in your office. If you are a service provider, this book on your shelves identifies you as compassionate to bisexuals. If someone you love is bisexual or questioning, you have found the perfect gift.
--from the website of TLA Video.com


This book will make you laugh, cry, get angry, and hopefully open your eyes to the wide range of bisexual experiences.
-- North Bi Northwest

This groundbreaking book is the perfect read for bisexual, queer, curious, and questioning people; everyone from the newly out to long-time community leaders; and bi allies of all stripes.
-- Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Getting Bi is one of the most important recent contributions to the global struggle for human rights. By enriching our understanding of bisexuality within so many cultural and geographic contexts, this anthology serves as a magnificent tool for building support and respect for the sexual rights of each one of us.
-- Paula Ettelbrick, Executive Director of the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission. 		  If you want to know what bi people are thinking, feeling, doing; you'll find answers here. And if you teach LGBTI studies, health, history, psychology, sociology, women's studies, international studies; your students need this book.

-- Loraine Hutchins and Lani Ka'ahumanu,
co-editors, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out

A biverse collection of stories, experiences, reflections and beaming faces that celebrate the many permutations and possibilities of being bisexual in our world! I thoroughly loved this book's very personal one-to-one conversational feel but also believe it is of great value to academics and GLBT studies courses because of its detailed and varied presentations of bisexuality. The stories are accessible facilitators/initiators of significant discussion and engagement.
--Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.

  

A staggering collection of first-person accounts from bi folks all over the world (32 countries!) tackling complex topics from what it means to them to be bisexual to what the impact of their bi identity is on their lives. A brilliant and much needed resource for people just coming out or hoping to learn about bisexuals and bisexual identity - no one could accuse this collection of failing to cover a very, very wide range of perspectives.
---S. Bear Bergman's review on the Gendercrash.com website
Robyn Ochs, editor of the Bisexual Resource Guide, and Sarah E. Rowley bring us a new, fascinating collection of personal stories and high quality information useful to bisexual, queer, and questioning women and men. Every counselor and therapist working with bisexual clients and other clients who are questioning their sexuality will want two copies of Getting Bi on their bookshelf--one to read and one to lend to your clients!
- Beth Firestein, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Inner Source Psychotherapy

"Reading Getting Bi has been invaluable for me. I was heartened to read that my experience of being 'confused' about labeling myself as one thing or another was not unique. As someone who had identified previously as gay for over two decades it is reassuring to know that a resource exists that lays the territory of sexuality squarely where it belongs - on the individual. Getting Bi affirms that bisexuals are first and foremost creative and courageous people, willing to carve out complex and dynamic identities that are rich mosaics of human expression. We are entering a brave new world of human identity. Getting Bi tracks this exciting expression of what is ultimately a spiritual movement, above all else."
- Rick Vassallo Radio Host/Producer www.ciut.fm Toronto, Canada
"New anthology on bisexuality features contributors from around the world"
by Ethan Jacobs
in Bay Windows, October 20, 2005		   "Local Authors Compile Essay on Bisexuality Throughout the World"
by Charlotte Nazareth
in the Jamaica Plain Gazette, July 22, 2005.
Getting Bi -- Recommended book
review and interview by QR's publisher and founder, Nov 10, 2005

What impressed me the most about this book was how well put together it was. ... I would like to stress that just because this book is by and about bisexuals, it shouldn't be read only by bisexuals. This book, although bisexual focused, goes beyond sexuality to explore stereotypes, relationships, and cultures.

  A rockin' collection of personal narratives followed by a few essential articles, including Tom Limoncelli's "How to Spell Bisexual," which tackles (among other errors) the issue of the hyphenated spelling of "bi-sexual" that is an **enormous** pet peeve of mine.
-Cheryl Dobinson, editor of The Fence