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- From: crisp@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Badvoc)
- Subject: Re: Bisexuality and androgyny
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.200605.15795@dcs.warwick.ac.uk>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:06:05 GMT
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- In <1k2a10INNq9o@network.ucsd.edu> vanhoek@bend.ucsd.edu (Karen van Hoek) writes:
- >I recently read the book _Closer to Home_; many of the essays talk about
- >how the bisexual movement is going to do away with gender and lead us
- >to a truly androgynous society. It got me wondering -- _are_ we all
- >into androgyny, and if so, to what extent? Certainly I'm a feminist
- >and in favor of doing away with all societally-restricted roles and
- >codes of behavior based on gender -- but I'm not sure I'd say I'm really
- >for "androgyny". And the idea that being bisexual means you don't
- >notice or care about gender -- not true for me. I like men who look
-
- To me being bisexual mean you don't think gender is very important.
-
- >masculine, with as many of the secondary sex characteristics as possible
- >(deep voice, body hair, muscles, etc.), and I like women who look and
- >dress feminine (I tend to wear skirts and makeup a fair bit, myself).
-
- I don't like men who look very masculine. They make me feel uncomftable.
- Alough I find the feminine look very attractive I prefer women who don't
- look so feminine. I don't know. This might just be me being strange.
-
- >I wonder if I'm unusual, and if everyone else in the bi movement likes
- >the androgynous look for both sexes. Any comments?
- >
- >Karen
- >
-
- I think that people should show what ever, and as much masculinity and
- feminity that they have and feel comftable with reguardless of gender.
-
- - Badvoc.
-
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