The Ithaca Statement

Grant Denkinson reflects on the fortieth anniversary of The Ithaca Statement

by Grant Denkinson 13th July 2012

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.