ABSTRACT
One muggy Spring evening in 1988, I sat in an Oberlin College Lesbian/Gay Union meeting and wondered why we were arguing over changing the name and the charter of the LGU to include bisexuals. 1 I had been a fairly active member of the LGU throughout my time at Oberlin, arranging a homophobia conference, serving as one of the first round of HIV test counselors, and helping to organize the Oberlin contingent for the 1987 March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights. I had gotten arrested at the following Supreme Court civil disobedience with three other Obies, two of whom had at one point also identified as bisexual. Half of the regular LGU members in the room during this argument were bisexual. I was surprised and disheartened by the anger, fear, and resentment I heard on the part of some lesbians and gay men. The change finally did go through, leaving bitter feelings in its wake.
