Scholarly, literary, entertaining writing on
the 60th anniversary of the 1948 publication of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
by Alfred C. Kinsey, Wardell B. Pomeroy, and Clyde E. Martin
Ron Jackson Suresha, guest editor
Forthcoming December 2008
a double issue of Journal of Bisexuality
Taylor & Francis, publisher
Kinsey Zero through Sixty focuses on Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey's work, life, and legacy, and his effect on and relationship with bisexuality and all aspects of bisexual and mainstream culture.
This interdisciplinary book features intelligent, engaging, and accessible writing intended for a general adult audience interested in Kinsey, bisexuality, and sexology. Contributors to this stellar collection include the last surviving member of Kinsey's original research team, Dr. Paul H. Gebhard, as well as leading names in the fields of sex research, GLBTIQA activism, and bisexual writing.
This double issue of Journal of Bisexuality (8:3-4), Jonathan Alexander, editor, is made possible by the independent sponsorship of the American Institute of Bisexuality, a nonprofit organization unaffiliated with Kinsey Institute or Indiana University.
Contents of Kinsey Zero through Sixty: Bisexual Perspectives on Kinsey
Part I: History and Methods * Kinsey and Beyond: Considerations for Past, Present, and Future Research on Male Bisexuality. Dr Brian Dodge, PhD, Dr Michael Reece, PhD, Dr Paul H. Gebhard, PhD, Indiana University * Bisexuality in the Kinsey/Klein Continuum: An interview with Dr John Bancroft, PhD, Kinsey Institute director emeritus. Jonathan Alexander, PhD, Ron Jackson Suresha * Kinsey and the Case for Bisexual Civil Rights: An Interview with Professor Kenji Yoshino, Yale Law School. Ron Jackson Suresha, Jonathan Alexander, PhD * "Properly Placed before the Public": Publication and translation of the Kinsey Report. Ron Jackson Suresha * Bisexuality - And the Case against Kinsey. Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, from his Kinsey: Sex the Measure of All Things
Part II: The Kinsey Factor * Kinsey and the Politics of Bisexual Authenticity. Dr Jennifer E. Germon, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia * The Kinsey Scale and the Pashtun: The Role of Culture in Measuring Sexual Orientation. William E. Burleson, Author, Bi America * Kinsey, Bisexuality, and the Case against Dualism. Stephanie Fairyington, Gay & Lesbian Review * Encountering Kinsey Confidentially: A Sexagennial Walkabout of Kinsey's Bloomington. Ron Jackson Suresha * Daughter of Kinsey, Dr Carol Queen, PhD
Part III: Bisexual Sources and Media Outlets Moving Closer to the Middle: Kinsey the Movie, and Its Rocky Road to Bisexual Acceptance. Mike Szymanski, author, Bisexual's Guide to the Universe * The Science of Sex: T.C. Boyle on His Inner Circle, Alfred Kinsey, and the Fine Line between Fact and Fiction, David L. Ulin, L.A. Weekly * Between Red Covers, Fiction by Jay Neal * Let's Read about Sex: A Kinsey Bisexuality Reading List * Movie Reviews: The Kinsey Shows. Kinsey 2-disc special DVD & American Experience: Kinsey. Wayne Bryant * Book Review: Kinsey: Public and Private by Bill Condon. David Van Leer * Index
"... Other than blatantly prudish indignation from a small faction of outspoken moral conservatives, Kinsey's scientific work is considered just as valid and respected today as ever. ... There were definitely limitations and shortcomings in Kinsey's research, as exists in all pioneering scientific discovery. But despite some minor statistical flaws and distorted claims about how Kinsey's own sexual behavior affected his research, the vast majority of his published findings about human sexual behavior have been essentially validated. Certainly any rational person who believes in empirical science must accept those facts."
But how can you form an identity when the concept of bisexuality, by its very nature, replaces absolutes with infinite variety? "We don't know what bisexuality looks like, so when we come across it, we don't recognize it," says Suresha - a self-identified Kinsey Scale five who "always had a certain amount of attraction to women, though my preference is for men. I've been told over and over again that bisexuality is a myth, that people who say they're bi are deluded or lying. So, for many years, I bought into that. This is a common experience with a lot of gay men who are told you have to be either gay or straight. The possibility of bisexuality seems so remote."
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"Great editing, summaries and a functional four part sectioning system make this book TOP SHELF."
- Matthew Cleaver, Bi Tribune
Bi Men: Coming Out
is a
"book every clinician should read
to force them to re-examine their views of sexuality
and more fully appreciate the brilliance of Alfred Kinsey's work
exploring the full spectrum of human sexuality."
- Gregory M. Jones, Division 44 Newsletter
Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Issues
A Division of the American Psychological Association
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- T. Taormino, Village Voice
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