ABSTRACT

Paula C. Rodrı´guez Rust is a sociologist specializing in bisexuality and sexual identity.

She has conducted two major research studies, including the International Bisexual

Identities, Communities, Ideologies, and Politics study, and published two books,

Bisexuality and the Challenge to Lesbian Politics (1995) and Bisexuality in the United States

(2000). She lives with her partner of 21 years, Lorna, and their four children in central

New Jersey.