Reviews

From Issue #20:

• Bruised Fruit, by Anna Livia
  reviewed by Melissa White
  A tapestry of interconnected lives, linked together by pain, trauma, love and healing.
• Fat!So?, by Marilyn Wann
  reviewed by Hanne Blank
  An unapologetic manual on size acceptance and loving yourself -- full of facts, dispelled myths, snappy comebacks to rude comments, and everything else you could need.
• Bisexual Resource Guide 2000, edited by Robyn Ochs
  reviewed by Kevin McCulloch
  This year's installment of the indispensable guide to practically everything bi, practically everywhere.
• The Haunting, directed by Jan De Bont
  reviewed by Kai MacTane
  A very "easy" openly bisexual character in an insipid remake -- Hollywood still doesn't get it.
• Bad Boys and Sick Girls, by Linda S. Kauffman
  reviewed by Michael Lefkowitz
  A scholarly examination of social constructions of sexuality and gender, but flawed by poor reasoning and ethnocentrism.

From Issue #19:

• Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
  reviewed by Linda Howard
  An anthology of erotic tales about passion and mystery that will not be denied.
• The Edge of the Bed, by Lisa Palac
  reviewed by Kevin McCulloch
  The former editor of Future Sex magazine talks about "how dirty pictures changed [her] life".
• Sex Spoken Here, edited by Carol Queen and Jack Davis
  reviewed by Jim Ausman
  Selections from the Good Vibrations Erotic Reading Circle -- the best of the best.
• Movie Reviews: "The Trio" by Hermine Huntgeburth and "Tiger-Striped Woman Waits for Tarzan" by Rudolf Thome
  reviewed by Raven Usi
  A pair of recent films from Germany involving bisexuality.
• The Leather Daddy and the Femme, by Carol Queen
  reviewed by Anne Killpack
  Erotic and steamy goings-on in the San Francisco kink/bi/pan/sexual scene.

From Issue #18:

• Freaks Talk Back, by Joshua Gamson
  Reviewed by Robin Ochs
  A Yale professor examines how tabloid talk shows attempt to enforce sexual norms.
• Suits Me, by Diane Wood Middlebrook
  Reviewed by Mark Silver
  A biography of transgendered jazz musician Dorothy Tipton, aka Billy Tipton.
• Eileen is a Spy, directed by Sayer Frey
  Reviewed by Raven Usi
  A work in progress about a woman transcending incest and exploring her bisexuality.

From Issue #17:

• Billy's Boy, by Patricia Nell Warren
  Reviewed by John Denton
  A 12-year-old struggles with his sexuality in Southern California.
• Sex Seen, by Sharon R. Ullman
  Reviewed by Amy Conger
  An academic look at the development of gender roles in America.
• Tales From the Clit, edited by Cherie Matrix
  Reviewed by Shiloh Dewease
  A series of essays on porn from a feminist perspective, with a twist: they're original.
• Whores and Other Feminists, edited by Jill Nagle
  Reviewed by Monica McLemore
  An anthology of quality essays on feminism and prostitution by feminist sex workers -- no, it's not a contradiction in terms.

From Previous Issues:

Reviews from previous issues will be back online as soon as circumstances allow. Coming soon -- reviews of works by Susie Bright, Riki Anne Wilchins, Carol Queen, Deborah Anapol, Pat Califia, Ani DiFranco, Wayne Bryant, Beth Firestein and more!