{"content":[{"text":"Editor \n Robyn Ochs \n Assistant Editor \n Katelynn Bishop \n Calendar Editor \n Chas","bbox":{"left":0.046073,"top":0.072386,"width":0.152199,"height":0.14591899999999997}},{"text":"Editor’s Note \n Dear Community, \n The theme of this issue is “Role Models,” and it \n was a joy to put together. With every submission \n we received, we were reminded, generally and \n specifically, how many amazing people are in our \n community. We were also reminded that role \n models come in many forms: public and historic \n figures, community organizers, friends, family \n members, and even ourselves. \n Also in this issue: an “Around the World” focus on \n Voces Fieras, a spoken-word poetry group in Costa \n Rica; information about three books: Katie Hill’s \n She Will Rise, Rosalie Knecht’s Who Is Vera Kelly?, \n and Jodi Rosenfeld’s Closer to Fine; and beautiful \n artwork from Cheryl Wiliams, Jo-Anne Carlson, \n and Carol E Moses. \n Other news to report to you: our journey toward \n 501(c)3 nonprofit status is almost complete \n and—once approved—will be retroactive to late \n December 2020. Thus, donations to BWQ are tax \n deductible. (Yes, this is a hint to consider becoming \n a one-time donor or a monthly sustainer. We’re \n biwomenboston@gmail.com on Paypal) \n A reminder to all that we are hosting monthly \n “digital brunches” and you are invited, no matter \n your geographic location. See page 28 for dates. \n As we await a time when a vaccine is widely \n available around the world, it is our hope that you \n will experience Bi Women Quarterly as a place of \n joy, a shelter in the storm. Remember that you are \n part of a worldwide bi+ community and you are \n not alone. \n ~Robyn","bbox":{"left":0.238889,"top":0.053876,"width":0.35100699999999996,"height":0.634305}},{"text":"Upcoming in \n Bi Women Quarterly \n Call for submissions","bbox":{"left":0.66407,"top":0.054271,"width":0.220236,"height":0.06489299999999999}},{"text":"Summer 2021: \n Never Have I Ever \n Let’s have some fun with a game of “Never \n Have I Ever.” Tell us about something you \n have never done. Is it something you hope \n to do, or something you hope to keep \n avoiding? If you hope to do it, what has \n stopped you, and do you think you will \n one day? Submissions are due by May 1.","bbox":{"left":0.626796,"top":0.130949,"width":0.29022400000000004,"height":0.15924599999999997}},{"text":"Proofreaders \n Andrea Miotto \n Jennifer Fredette \n Cheryl Lackman \n Ellyn Ruthstrom \n Linda Burnett \n Robyn Walters","bbox":{"left":0.046077,"top":0.246629,"width":0.130941,"height":0.132787}},{"text":"Fall 2021: \n Bodies \n Let’s return to the topic of bodies—our \n own bodies and our embodied connections. \n Body image; gendered bodies, health and \n (dis)ability. Socially distanced bodies, \n virtual bodies. Changing bodies. Bodies, \n attraction, and sexuality. Share your \n reflections on embodied experiences \n through personal stories, poetry, artwork, \n or opinion pieces. Submissions are due by \n August 1.","bbox":{"left":0.626144,"top":0.303929,"width":0.2902239999999999,"height":0.209322}},{"text":"HONOR ROLL","bbox":{"left":0.070668,"top":0.424229,"width":0.126178,"height":0.015151999999999999}},{"text":"Thank you for \n volunteering:","bbox":{"left":0.077247,"top":0.467727,"width":0.10085400000000001,"height":0.032047999999999965}},{"text":"Alana Martin \n Chas \n Ellyn Ruthstrom \n Em LaLiberte \n Gail Zacharias \n Keja Valens","bbox":{"left":0.072212,"top":0.515262,"width":0.11637999999999998,"height":0.10098700000000005}},{"text":"Submission guidelines are online at \n biwomenboston.org. \n Send your submissions and \n suggestions for future topics to \n biwomeneditor@gmail.com.","bbox":{"left":0.644779,"top":0.527142,"width":0.24394099999999996,"height":0.07826500000000003}},{"text":"Note: If you do not want your full name \n published, or wish to use a pseudonym, \n just let us know.","bbox":{"left":0.633333,"top":0.623658,"width":0.280806,"height":0.050985999999999976}},{"text":"All articles and art \n appearing in the Bi \n Women Quarterly are \n copyrighted by the \n authors and artists.","bbox":{"left":0.059845,"top":0.669515,"width":0.16727399999999998,"height":0.09316599999999997}},{"text":"Kat reads BWQ. \n Send a picture of \n yourself reading \n BWQ to biwom- \n eneditor@gmail. \n com. \n Be creative!","bbox":{"left":0.249291,"top":0.712757,"width":0.13796699999999998,"height":0.13326400000000005}},{"text":"We are an all-volunteer organization. Want to \n proofread, edit submissions, host one of our \n monthly brunches, help us with social media, \n fundraising, our Etsy shop, or our WordPress \n website? Or, if you’re a student, consider an \n internship. If you’re interested in helping \n out, please contact Robyn (biwomeneditor@ \n gmail.com).","bbox":{"left":0.609804,"top":0.706929,"width":0.315692,"height":0.14141700000000001}},{"text":"Boston-area women: \n Join our our Google \n group: https://tinyurl. \n com/Join-BBWN","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.781228,"width":0.16440700000000003,"height":0.06847199999999998}},{"text":"Bi Women Quarterly has been in continuous publication since 1983. It began as a project of the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network (BBWN), a \n feminist, not-for-profit collective organization whose purpose is to bring women and nonbinary folks together for support and validation. Through \n support, education, social groups, and the production of Bi Women Quarterly, we seek for bisexuals and those with other non-binary sexualities \n full acceptance within LGBTQ+ communities and in society generally. More broadly, we seek the liberation of people of ALL genders, ALL sexual \n orientations, and ALL racial and ethnic identities.","bbox":{"left":0.07317,"top":0.871622,"width":0.848515,"height":0.06725099999999995}},{"text":"Bi Women Quarterly • P.O. Box 301727, Jamaica Plain, MA","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.958156,"width":0.399412,"height":0.015163999999999955}},{"text":"Winter 2021 • Vol. 39 No. 2 • page 2","bbox":{"left":0.696786,"top":0.957399,"width":0.24439599999999995,"height":0.015163999999999955}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.397514,"top":0.716818,"width":0.181176,"height":0.133233}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.397514,"top":0.716818,"width":0.181176,"height":0.133233}]}