For this special episode of Ladies First, Taylor interviews long-time bisexual activist Lani Ka’ahumanu about her role in establishing a national bisexual community, the importance of representation, and overall what bisexuality means to a monosexual world. As Lani proclaimed in 1993, “Aloha, my name is Lani Ka’ahumanu, and it ain’t over til the bisexual speaks…”
Sources:
- Lani Ka’ahumanu’s website
- I’m From Driftwood. “‘It Ain’t Over Till The Bisexual Speaks.’ Activist Fights For Bi Inclusion Throughout The Decades.” YouTube, ImFromDriftwood (2020)
- Ka’ahumanu, Lani. “Biphobic… some of my friends are…” PLEXUS (San Francisco Bay Area Women’s Newspaper) (June 1982)
- Ka’ahumanu, Lani. “The Bisexual Community: Are We Visible Yet?” 1987 MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR LESBIAN/GAY RIGHTS – Civil Disobedience Handbook (1987)
- Ka’ahumanu, Lani. “Lani Ka’ahumanu 1993 March on Washington.” C-SPAN (2019)
- Ka’ahumanu, Lani. “Speech to the March on Washington.” Queer Rhetoric Project (2010) (transcript)
- Kori, Taylor. “The Bisexual Community: A Conversation With Three Generations.” The Fandomentals (2020)
- Kori, Taylor. “Cultural Expectations on Coming Out.” The Fandomentals (2020)
- Kori, Taylor. “Ladies First Celebrates Bisexuality.” The Fandomentals (2020)
- Taylor, Rebecca. “Ladies First Discusses The Owl House.” The Fandomentals (2020)
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Taylor is a writer who will always jump at the chance to blur genres. So obviously she can't pick just one to fangirl over. Though if she had to choose, she would narrow it down to science fiction and fantasy. Currently, she is most interested in women-centric stories and the depiction of trauma in media. She is also an aspiring YA novelist and aspiring Taylor Swift scholar.
