Shiri Eisner is a genderqueer bisexual writer and activist based in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. Eisner works towards deconstructing

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s attached to

bisexuality Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, wh ...

arguing that their subversive power should be utilized rather than rejected by bisexual movements. In their book, ''Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution,'' Eisner writes about monosexual privilege, the harms it can cause in society, and the intersection of

transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...

people and bisexuality. The book was nominated in 2014 for a "Lammy" from the

Lambda Literary Awards Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ literature.The awards were instituted ...

Bibliography

* * *Eisner, Shiri (2016). "Monosexism". ''The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies''. Edited by Abbie E. Goldberg, SAGE. *Eisner, Shiri (2020). "Queer Vegan Politics and Consistent Anti-Oppression". ''Queer and Trans Voices: Achieving Liberation Through Consistent Anti-Oppression''. Edited by Julia Feliz Brueck and Zoie Zane McNeill, Sanctuary Publishers.

References

External links

Papadopoulos Lecture, Shiri Eisner
(2015 video)
Bi radical: Intersectional. Radical. Bisexual culture
(Shiri Eisner's

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