Gigi Raven Wilbur is an American

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activist and writer. They have a

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philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

and a

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in social work.

Career and activism

Wilbur was a state organizer in

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with a bisexuality radio show, and a coordinator for

BiNet USA BiNet USA (officially Bi/Net USA, The Bisexual Network of the USA Inc.) was an American national nonprofit bisexual community whose mission was to "facilitate the development of a cohesive network of bisexual communities, promote bisexual visibil ...

. In 1999, the first

Celebrate Bisexuality Day Celebrate Bisexuality Day (also called Bisexual Pride Day, Bi Visibility Day, CBD, Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day, and Bisexuality+ Day) is observed annually on September 23 to recognize and celebrate bisexual people, the bisexual commun ...

was organized by them,

Wendy Curry Wendy Curry is an American bisexual rights activist and animal rescue advocate. Career and civil rights work She was the President of BiNet USA, an American national bisexual civil rights organization, a position she assumed in 2006. Previou ...

, and Michael Page.

Personal life

As of 2008, Wilbur lives in

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, Texas, and is the coordinator of the adult campground and the sex-positive Temple of Aphrodite at Dragons Wylde Ranch. Wilbur is

intersex Intersex people are those born with any of several sex characteristics, including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binar ...

, and have said they identify as

third gender Third gender or third sex is an identity recognizing individuals categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither a man nor a woman. Many gender systems around the world include three or more genders, deriving the concept either from ...

, neither male nor female. Wilbur stated in a 2008 interview, "my birth gender was altered shortly after I was born ... I am

hermaphrodite A hermaphrodite () is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals are either male or female are gonochoric, which is the opposite of hermaphroditic. The individuals of many ...

. That is my true gender." They accept any pronouns, but prefer ''they/them''.

Awards

In 1999, Wilbur was awarded the

American Institute of Bisexuality The American Institute of Bisexuality (AIB) is a charity founded on July 23, 1998, by sex researcher, psychiatrist and bisexual rights activist Fritz Klein to promote research and education about bisexuality. AIB produces the '' Journal of Bise ...

Globe Award for outstanding service to the bisexual world community.

Selected works

They are the author of ''The Dominant's Handbook: An Intimate Guide to BDSM Play'', and published the essay "Walking in the Shadows: Third Gender and Spirituality" (about being

) in ''Trans/Forming Feminism, Trans-feminist Voices Speak Out'', edited by Krista Scott-Dixon. As of 2008, they publish a column in the pagan publication ''Rogue Moon''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilbur, Gigi Raven 1955 births Living people American feminists BDSM writers Bisexual rights activists American bisexual writers American non-binary writers Intersex non-binary people American LGBTQ rights activists Sex-positive feminists American intersex writers Non-binary activists Non-binary bisexual people Intersex bisexual people