Kate Vassar

Amazon.com has decided that material with GLBTQ or other alternative sexuality content (BDSM, polyamory) will no longer have an Amazon Rank, and therefore will not appear on bestseller lists. There is a list of affected material here, including Annie Proulx' Brokeback Mountain and E. M.

FRIDAY 4:15, Jamaica Room
Erotica & Sci-Fi, A Perfect Match?
Eugie Foster, Mike D'Ambrosio, Kate Vassar

SATURDAY 4:15, Frankfurt Room
Slash 201
Kate Vassar, Ravenna C. Tan

Erotica & Sci-Fi, A Perfect Match?
In the 1950s pulp sci-fi was one the only genre that didn't have a "spicy" component. In the 1970s gratuitous sex scene started popping up in genre books, and some edgier writers like Samuel R. Delany, Philip Jose Farmer, and Theodore Sturgeon began to experiment with sexual themes, while feminist writers like Joanna Russ, Ursula K.

Guess what? I'm a guest at Frolicon! I'm hoping to read, so come and see me!

From BiNet USA, I have two separate biphobia alerts. The first is a "gay unity" website that includes such gems as "Bi rhymes with lie and die," and the second is that talk show host Tyra Banks is devoting an episode as to whether or not bisexuals exist. I wonder if I'll vanish in a puff of smoke if her audience decides I don't exist.

Here's a lovely sample of hate speech off the first site's YouTube page:

You can watch the Oscar-winning 1984 documentary on Harvey Milk for free on Hulu here.

"Why I Am a Bi Ally," by Cathy Renna. A sample:

Are you going to Frolicon? I am!

And now for something completely different:

Why Marriage Matters to Bisexuals--Freedom to Marry's page on bisexual issues. It also has some cool links; I'd particularly like to point out Bisexuality: Dispelling the Myths.