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Bobbi Keppel is an 87-year old bisexual activist. Her father was a civil rights activist and union organizer; in part because of this, she felt she was a born “disruptor.” As a child, Bobbi Keppel was ill and struggled with being a “sickly kid.” She later married and had two children. During her marriage, she came out as bisexual with the support of her husband. She is a contributor to the classic anthology “By Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out” (edited by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Ka'ahumanu). For many decades, Keppel has been an educator on issues of bisexual identity and experience around the country, and as an HIV/AIDS safer sex educator with the Fenway queer health center in Boston.
Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
For more information about the Querying the Past: Maine LGBTQ Oral History Project, please contact Dr. Wendy Chapkis.
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Publication Date
11-21-2019
City
Portland, Maine
Keywords
Bisexual activism, family, University of Nebraska Omaha, coming out, employment, trainings with Fenway queer health center Boston, HIV/AIDS, safer sex education, “By Any Other Name” anthology, SAGE, aging and discrimination
Disciplines
History of Gender | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Oral History | Women's Studies
Recommended Citation
McKnight, Megan and Rynkowski, Janine, "Keppel, Bobbi" (2019). Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection. 69.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/69
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