The "b" word shows up twice, while the "q" words appears once.  One might think this suggests a positive direction in inclusion - until you look at the details.  The "q" reference is a photo caption - the article is as monosexual as the rest of the magazine.  One of the "b" references is when an interviewee corrects the interviewer for wrongly ( Read more... )

I have a confession - technically my dogs shredded this issue before I was able to comment on it, so these thoughts are based on memory (for the most part).  Not that it matters.  From what I recall, the "b" word  appears once.  (Comic Jim David riffs on Haggard's ex-gay comment with 4 other examples of people "coming out".  "After a weeklong visit ( Read more... )

I would like to make something clear - just because the "b" word may only appear once in an issue of the Advocate, I'm not suggesting there's nothing for bisexuals in this magazine. For example, I might need a magnifying glass to find the one (yes, ONE)  overt reference to bisexuals in this issue, but I did find other items of  interest.  For ( Read more... )

Between travelling last week and being on vacation this week, I've been able to start catching up on some reading.
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As I sat down to pen the latest scorecard on the Advocate, today's mail dropped on my desk.  It included The first Curve magazine from my new subscription (the first in 5 years).  I couldn't avoid the temptation of comparing the big 'Gay' magazine with the big 'Lesbian' magazine.  OK, OK, I know what you're thinking.. they're GLBT magazines.  While ( Read more... )

Regarding  Kristianna Loken - Letters to the editor complain about her smoking picture and a reference to an ash tray. No one mentions her sexuality. She is quoted in a later section, "[The L Word has] the most difficult cast I've ever worked with . . . The amount of egos and insecurities and cattiness . . . [The show] attracts certain people that ( Read more... )

There may be less bi references in this issue, but the ones that are there are less negative.
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I finally sat down to read the latest BiTribune and was reminded why such a publication is vital to our culture.  Perhaps it's because I spent yesterday morning critiquing a mainstream GLBT periodical, but I felt compelled to write a media critique, Part 2 . . . .
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Sometimes I read the Advocate as a media junkie, but other times I can't help but read it as a bisexual . . . Here's this week's bi report on the latest Advocate

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According to the "official" TV Commentators, there are no bi characters on TV in 2007.  However, if my DVR is any indication, there's plenty for a bisexual to see:( Read more... )