Book HackGreedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too MuchBy Jen Winston
In a Nutshell
In her essay collection, writer Jen Winston offers a brutally honest and hilarious look into how she learned to embrace her bisexuality, greediness, and confusion, in spite of cultural prejudices and her own insecurities.
Favorite Quote
As it turns out, I'm not straight. I'm not gay. The only thing I am is a threat. Because now I understand that bisexuality isn't just an identity—it's a lens through which to reimagine our world.
Jen Winston
Introduction
Bisexual people are commonly characterized as greedy, promiscuous, confused, or all three. How true are these stereotypes, and how might they harm bisexuals and society at large?
Jen Winston is a creative director and author who identifies as bisexual and non-binary. Winston uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.
Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much is a thought-provoking personal essay collection in which Winston invites readers on her journey to understand and celebrate bisexuality.
Sharing her personal experiences, Winston critically addresses three common stereotypes about bisexuality — that bi people are confused, greedy, and promiscuous.
By addressing these stereotypes head-on, Winston both critiques and accepts aspects of these stereotypes, inspiring bisexual readers to embrace their identities fully.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.Questioning your sexuality is not the same as being ‘confused’
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