The Week of Bi-Bi's: Biracial & Bisexual Identity in New Movies and TV
Filed by: Guest Blogger
August 27, 2009 9:30 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/08/the_week_of_bi-bis_biracial_bisexual_identity_in_n.phpEditors' Note: Guest blogger Amy Andre, MA, MBA, is a writer, lecturer, and the co-author of Bisexual Health, a book published by the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. A biracial, bisexual, African American Jew, she lives in San Francisco with her partner, a filmmaker. bswpic.jpgWith a master's degree in sexuality studies and a business degree in nonprofit management, Amy does consulting for LGBT community organizations.
Both movies had a bit of cross-dressing, too; one featured a male-bodied alien wearing a hot pink bra and standing to pee in front of a group of humans, while the other showed the time traveler in a really cute little sheer blouse. In both cases, the character are chastised for their behavior. The bra-wearing alien is yelled at for peeing in public; the time traveler is harassed in an alley and then beats up a harasser, calling him a "homophobe" (not a word heard often in films made for a straight audience!). More accurately, the harasser is being transphobic, but it'll be a while, I think, before we hear that word in a mainstream film.
