Robyn Ochs
Speaker • Teacher • Writer • Activist
Category: News & Updates
Kyrsten Sinema’s Election & Bisexual Representation in Politics
A few weeks ago Arizona made history by electing America’s first openly bisexual senator. The Daily Beast covers Kyrsten Sinema’s ground breaking election and discusses biphobia and bisexual representation in American politics and the public sphere. Robyn was interviewed for this article and is…
The Fall 2018 issue of Bi Women Quarterly
Read Shayna Maci Warner in the new Bi Women Quarterly: “On October 8th, 2016, screams of queer elation sounded across the internet: Sara Ramirez, Tony Award-winner and star of Grey’s Anatomy, had just come out as bisexual. Some of us had respectfully restrained from speculating about…
Heteroflexibility & Supporting Non-Binary Sexualities
Refinery29 takes a look at Heteroflexible identity and the cries of biphobia that sometimes come along with it. Robyn was interviewed and quoted for this article, saying: “To argue over which word is the best and to disrespect other people’s choice of label is…
Defining Bisexuality on Refinery29
Refinery29 tackles the binary and cites Robyn’s definition of bisexuality in this article about what “Bisexual” really means for the community. Bisexual isn’t an outdated term, because it doesn’t actually reinforce the gender binary at all, and much of the confusion around the term is…
PinkNews’ 11 Bisexual Heroes
11 Amazing Bisexual Heroes Everyone Should Know About – PinkNews “Despite being the B in LGBT, bisexual people can feel overlooked and misunderstood. They’re also often subjected to complete nonsense, biphobia and ignorance. Thankfully, there are plenty of bisexual heroes out there championing bisexual…
Bi Women Quarterly
Dear Reader, The theme of this issue is “Chosen Family.” This term refers to those with whom we choose to have a significant and ongoing relationship and mutual support. This concept is particularly relevant to the LGBTQ+ community, as some of us are estranged…
Standing on the Side of Love
Standing on the side of love in Boston at the 8/19 Rally Against Hate after the events in Charlottesville.
Robyn Receives Nat’l Leadership Award
At the 2017 Camp Pride and Advisor Academy conference, Robyn was honored with the Voice & Action National Leadership Award. Shane Windmeyer, Executive Director of Campus Pride, said: “Robyn is a tireless national advocate for LGBTQ youth and one of the leading voices and educators…
Robb & Priscilla are 2 of my favorite people. Here we r Sat night at Robb’s fundraiser for 🌈Fenway Health.
