The Ithaca Statement
Grant Denkinson reflects on the fortieth anniversary of The Ithaca Statement
I think of being bisexual and think first of who I fancied: childhood feelings for girls, later re-evaluated feelings towards men. Thanks to bi and bi-friendly friends who cared about happiness and didn’t much care about gender combinations I was surprised, but not shocked, to consider myself bi. I call myself bisexual in the present moment – but what if I’m not imagining someone lovely at this very moment? In the past I’ve loved people of various genders and have done so recently: should my ‘bi’ card ever expire? Extrapolating to my future, I don’t know who I will meet and love.
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