Wendy Curry is an American
bisexual rights
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
Notab ...
activist and
animal rescue Animal rescue or pet rescue may refer to:
* Animal rescue group, organizations dedicated to the rescue of animals, including pets, from shelters, to homes
* Animal Rescue Foundation, San Francisco Bay Area based charity dedicated to pet adoption a ...
advocate.
Career and civil rights work
She was the President of
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 ...
, an American national
bisexual
Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior toward both males and females. It may also be defined as the attraction to more than one gender, to people of both the same and different gender, or the attraction t ...
civil rights
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organization, a position she assumed in 2006. Previously she had served as the organization's
Secretary
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and Vice-President. In 2009, Curry was the recipient of the
Brenda Howard Memorial Award
The Brenda Howard Memorial Award is an award for activism created in 2005 by the Queens Chapter of PFLAG and named after Brenda Howard. It was the first award by a major American LGBT organization to be named after an openly bisexual person. The aw ...
presented by the
Queens Chapter of PFLAG.
Ms. Curry is also on the planning committees for the
Transcending Boundaries Conference
The Transcending Boundaries Conference (TBC) was a Northeast American convention for bisexual + other middle sexualities, genderqueer, transgender, intersex, polyamorous and other people who do fall outside strict binaries as well as their f ...
.
In 1999, Curry along with fellow U.S. bisexual rights activists Michael Page of Florida and
Gigi Raven Wilbur from Texas started the observation of
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 ...
. To quote Curry, "We were sitting around at one of the annual bi conventions, venting and someone, I think it was Gigi said we should have a party. We all loved the great bisexual,
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen (band), Queen. Regarded as one of the gre ...
. His birthday was in September, so why not Sept? We wanted a weekend day to ensure the most people would do something. Gigi's birthday was Sept 23rd. It fell on a weekend day, so poof! We had a day."
This event has grown in popularity and now a wide variety of annual celebrations take place on September 23 throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia.
She is employed as a
software engineer
Software engineering is a branch of both computer science and engineering focused on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications. It involves applying engineering principles and computer programming expertise to develop ...
.
Personal life
Curry previously from
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
, now resides in
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
with her husband Brian
Jama's Travelin' Medicine Show
/ref> and their daughter.
See also
* International Conference on Bisexuality
References
External links
BiNet USA Main WebsiteNorth East All Retriever Rescue (NEARR) Main Website
article in ''feministing'' published 4 August 2007
Bisexual rights activists
American LGBTQ rights activists
Living people
People from Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
1966 births
Activists from New Hampshire
LGBTQ people from Maine
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