Dear friend
I am writing to let you know about workshop sessions which have been
offered as part of the programme schedule to for the 6th International
Bisexual Conference. The sessions listed below may be of interest to
professionals, students and researchers working in the field of
counseling, psychotherapy or family and relationship advice work.
The Conference takes place between the 25 - 28th August, 2000 in
Manchester UK.
For further information concerning the conference including registration
details and conference programme schedule * can be found at the
conference web site http://come.to/bicon. Day registration is also
available upon request. If you are interested in attending the any of
the sessions, please contact the conference organisers at [log in to unmask]
alternatively you can contact the organising team on 07946 092727 or
from Thursday 24th August on 0161 249 0992.
Yours
Laurence Brewer
6th International Bisexual Conference
Programme Team
* please note that the timetable is subject to change.
How Some Marriages Last After a Bi Spouse Comes Out
A spouse's coming out as bisexual in a marriage presents a unique
challenge to the couple. Can such couples maintain their marriages
after disclosure? Amity Pierce Buxton, based on her research and work
with spouses,describes coping strategies used by couples whose marriages
endured and discusses outside factors that helped or hindered the
process.
Presenters
Amity Pierce Buxton, Ph.D. Ph.D. in English and Education
(Audience/Communication), Columbia University Teacher/Instructor from
preschool to graduate school; teacher trainer/staff development
coordinator, Oakland Unified School District Research: Developmental
issues (children's language development and professional development);
coming-out issues for heterosexual spouses and children; and
mixed-orientation marriages. Author, The Other Side of the Closet:The
Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families (1994); "The Best
Interest of Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents" in The Scientific
Basic for Custody Decisions, edit. by Galatzer-Levy and Kraus (1999),
and "From Hostile to Helpful" in Home Fronts, edit. by Wells (pub. date
9/2000)
Koen Brand is working as an Education Consultant for an IT Service
Management company and just finished his grade in IT at Hogeschool
Enschede. His wife, Annette, works as a Doctors Assistant for a Health
Service, and is studying at Hogeschool Utrecht for a grade as a Sign
Language Interpreter. Bothwere born in 1953. Married since November 1994
and two sons (1977 and 1978). Koen came out as bisexual in February
1999-
What About Non-Bi Partners of Bisexual Men and Women?
Roundtable Discussion led by Amity Pierce Buxton, Ph.D. for Non-bi
spouses
and partners
Outline of discussion topics
Introductory remarks
Waves of coming out, when a spouse or partner discloses bisexuality or
begins to act on same or opposite gender attraction
Unique issues of the non-bisexual partner
Typical stages of dealing with the disclosure or first acting on
bisexuality
Supports and obstacles to resolving the issues
How family members, friends, community, and professionals Could Help.
Resources
Summary
Presenter
Amity Pierce Buxton Phd in Education and English, Columbia University
Teacher/Instructor, preschool through graduate school; Teacher
rainer/staff development coordinator, Oakland Unified School District
Research: Developmental issues (children's language development and
professional development); coming-out issues for heterosexual spouses
and children; and mixed-orientation marriages. Author: The Other Side of
the Closet:The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families
(1994); "The Best Interest of Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents" in
The Scientific Basic for Custody Decisions, edit. by Galatzer-Levy and
Kraus (1999), and "From Hostile to Helpful" in Home Fronts, edit. by
Wells (pub. date 9/2000)
Teaching Bisexuality
As more affirmative attitudes toward bisexuality have begun to emerge in
universities and community colleges, opportunities to teach courses
specifically about bisexuality have developed in academic settings. The
workshop presenters will dialogue with each other and the audience about
their experiences creating and teaching courses on bisexual issues, and
will share their syllabi, as well as their thoughts and suggestions
about developing courses that focus on and include affirmative
perspectives on bisexual identity, relationships, and community. We
especially welcome teachers and other bi educators with whom we may not
already have made contact to attend and actively participate so that the
discussion can be as broad-ranging and inclusive as possible.
Robyn Ochs is a Boston based educator, author, speaker, and community
activist who has taught courses on bisexuality at M.I.T. and Tufts
University. She is the editor of the Bisexual Resource Guide and
co-founder of the Boston Bisexual Women's Network and the Bisexual
Resource Center. She is a member of the editorial board of the new
Journal of Bisexuality.
Ron Fox is a San Francisco based educator, author, psychotherapist,
clinical supervisor, and researcher who has taught courses on
counselling bisexual clients at the Pacific School of Professional
Psychology and the California School of Professional Psychology. He has
written several Book chapters on bisexuality and bisexual identity and a
bibliography of non-fiction works on bisexuality. He is a member of the
editorial board of the new Journal of Bisexuality and is Co-Chair of
the Committee on Bisexual Issues in Psychology for APA Division 44
(Society for the Psychological Study of LGB Issues). He was a member of
the Task Force That wrote the recently adopted APA Guidelines on
Psychotherapy with LGB Clients.
Bisexuality and Psychotherapy: A Roundtable Discussion
A more affirmative approach toward bisexuality is emerging among
psychotherapists. A panel of bi and bi-friendly psychotherapists will
dialogue with each other and the audience about their experiences as
therapists and about our efforts to educate and support the professional
community in providing affirmative services to bisexual psychotherapy
clients. We especially welcome psychotherapists, therapists-in-training,
and other providers of mental health services to attend and actively
participate so that the discussion can be as broad-ranging and inclusive
as possible.
Ron Fox is a San Francisco based psychotherapist, clinical supervisor,
author, educator, and researcher who has taught several clinical courses
on counseling bisexual clients. He has written several book chapters on
bisexuality and bisexual identity and is a member of the editorial board
of the new Journal of Bisexuality. He is Co-Chair of the Committee on
Bisexual Issues in Psychology for APA Division 44 (Society for the
Psychological Study of LGB Issues) and was a member of the Task Force
that wrote the recently adopted APA Guidelines on Psychotherapy with LGB
Clients.
Emily Page is a Boston based psychotherapist and researcher who has
conducted research on bisexual women and men's psychotherapy and mental
health services experiences. She is Co-Chair of the Committee on
Bisexual Issues in Psychology for APA Division 44 (Society for the
Psychological Study of LGB Issues).
Leo Goetstouwers, is a Psychotherapist, workshop leader and former Chair
of the Amsterdam Bisexual Group
Desmond King is a London based psychotherapist with many years
experience in working with bisexual, lesbian, and gay clients. He was a
psychologist with the National Health Service and has also been involved
with the London Bisexual Group as a support group facilitator.
Current Research on Bisexuality: A Roundtable Discussion
As our active and vibrant international bisexual community has
developed, some new and exciting affirmative empirical research on
bisexuality has been conducted. A panel of leading researchers will talk
about their work and will dialogue with each other and the audience
about current and future directions for research on bisexuality. We
especially welcome researchers, students, and others with knowledge or
interest in bi research to attend and actively participate so that the
discussion can be as broad-ranging and inclusive as possible.
Presenters:
Ron Fox is a San Francisco based psychotherapist, author, educator, and
researcher who has conducted a large-scale study of bisexual identity
development. He has published several book chapters on bisexuality and
bisexual identity and is a member of the editorial board of the new
Journal of Bisexuality. He is Co-Chair of the Committee on Bisexual
Issues in Psychology for APA Division 44 (Society for the Psychological
Study of
LGB Issues).
Emily Page is a Boston based psychotherapist and researcher who has
conducted a study of bisexual women and men's psychotherapy and mental
health services. She is Co-Chair of the Committee on Bisexual Issues in
Psychology for APA Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of
LGB Issues).
Amity Buxton is a San Francisco based author and researcher who has
conducted several studies of bisexual, gay, and lesbian married women
and men. She is the author of "The other side of the closet: The crisis
for straight spouses and families." She is the Director of the Straight
Spouse Network, serves on the board of Family Pride Coalition, and works
with PFLAG on outreach projects.
Ian Rivers is a senior lecturer in psychology, a researcher, and the
Author of over 30 scholarly articles on LGB youth issues in schools. He
is Council Representative for the Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section of
the British Psychological Society.
Bisexuality and health
A workshop to discuss the issues which arise for bisexual people where
health is concerned. Some of the questions to consider are: Do we
consult more or less often than we should and why? What health needs, if
any, do we have that differ from the rest of the population? How do
inequalities in healthcare show manifest? What experiences have you had
or heard about?
Liza Hirst is a final year medical student from the University of
Newcastle. Liza has recentluy conducted a small research project in the
area of bisexuality and health, The aim was to find ways of improving
the health of bisexual people. Liza is following up the research by by
designing a leaflet to be distributed amongst GPs in the Newcastle area.
Liza will talk about this work.
Liza Hirst
How Bisexuals differ from lesbians/gays/straights in sex acts and body
parts interest & types of Relationships
In a study over 1,800 people, Dr. Klein has found that bisexuals are
indeed different from monosexuals in a number of ways with respect to
their interest in different sex acts, body parts and types of
relationships.
Fritz Klein, MD is a sex researcher for many years and lives in San
Diego CA. He has written a number of books on bisexuality (The
Bisexual Option) and is editor of the Journal of Bisexualilty
Changing our minds - acknowledging a new sexual identity in later life
Many men settle into a happy and fruitful "straight" marriage only to
question their sexuality decades later. Some may be forced to embrace
their gayness but there is so much at stake - the wife they genuinely
love, the children they have nurtured, the career and social standing
which revolved around their repectability. Many of them do not feel gay
or even particularly bisexual. They just experience a desire for men.
Everyone who has wrestled with the dilemma this presents has a unique
story to tell and a special wisdom to impart. This session will offer a
platform to tell your story and to form links with others who may be
able to understand.
Frank Dolan is an existential psychotherapist practising privately in
Hampshire and in the City of London. He is also a counselling tutor. He
is interested in hearing men's stories (in strictest confidence) as
background research for his MA thesis. He is bisexual, married and out
to his wife.
Bi 101 : The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid and the 3 different types of
bisexuals.
Dr. Fritz Klein will give a workshop on the 'Klein Sexual Orientation
Grid' which give seven variables of sexual orientation and the three
time periods (past, present, and ideal/future).He will show how looking
at sexual orientation this way overrides the labels that often do not
make sense: lesbian/gay/bi/straight. In addition, he will discuss the
three types of bisexuals - how they are the same and how they differ
from each other: bi-straight, bi-bi, and bi-lesbian/gay. There will be
ample time for Q & A.
Fritz Klein, MD is a sex researcher for many years and lives in San
Diego CA. He has written a number of books on bisexuality (The Bisexual
Option) and is editor of the Journal of Bisexualilty
Rene Bekkers
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