Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
This presentation attempts to construct a history of the Maine Bisexual People’s Network (MBPN), drawing from primary sources from USM’s Special Collections, specifically from the LGBTQ+ Collection in the Jean Byers Sampson Center. Information includes when, why, and how the MBPN was founded, who founded the organization, important events in the MBPN’s history, and the experience of bisexuality for Mainers. Also included are images of the primary sources, such as clips from Our Paper: Serving the Alternative Community, a publication that served queer Mainers. While the MBPN was just one of several examples from Maine’s history of LGBTQ+ organizations, the group combated issues facing bisexual Mainers and established a community just for them.
Recommended Citation
Hartford, Kat, "Maine Bisexual People's Network (MBPN)" (2021). POP 101: Queering the Archives. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/pop101-queering-the-archives/1
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Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Learning Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Public History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Additionally, here is a link to the presentation in Google Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lcyad2WfZSGnejP0ghS02lK1cSkLDavt/view?usp=sharing