The Co-Directors of the San Francisco Bisexual Center

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This picture shown here shows the two co-founders of the San Francisco Bisexual Center, which are the two women on the right on the photo, Dr. Maggi Rubenstein and Dr. Harriet Leve. The man shown on the left, Dr. David Loureau, has also made huge impacts to the founding of the center, as he tried to help with the funding of the center and is a huge part of the center itself. The picture that was taken here was at the center itself during one of the many social gatherings the center holds weekly.

The most vital person to the creation of the Bisexual Center was Dr. Maggi Rubenstein. She was born and raised in San Francisco, and was trained as a nurse for many years of her life. She came out as a bisexual in her early thirties to her family and friends while working at the Center for Special Problems, a business that works with a variety of clients, including sexual minority groups. She cred­ited the women's movements going on during that time period as giving her the sense of strength and courage she needed to come out as bisexual. She realized she was bisexual as she was beginning to have feelings for both sexes, and she obtained an "immense sense of relief" when she found other self-identified bisexuals that she became close with, and that has led her to create the idea of "a community center for bisexual people so that others would not have to struggle alone" (Rubenstein 1983).

Dr. Harriet Leve also identifies as a bisexual, and her part of finding the Bisexual Center comes from the money she has provided in order for the center to be created. 

References

Rubenstein, Maggi. 1983. A bisexual perspective: An interview with Maggi Rubenstein. The Bi-Monthly. 7(5): 8.

Gindorf, R., and EJ. Haeberle. “SAN FRANCISCO'S BISEXUAL CENTER AND THE EMERGENCE OF A BISEXUAL MOVEMENT.” BAY AREA BISEXUAL+ & PANSEXUAL NETWORK, 1998, https://www.babpn.org/sfbc.html.

Rubenstein, Maggi. “A Profile of the San Francisco Bisexual Center.” Journal of Homosexuality, 18 Oct. 2010, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J082v11n01_13.

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San Francisco Bisexual Center's First Press Conference

30 Jun 1977 to 30 Jun 1977

On June 30th of 1977, the San Francisco Bisexual Center has had it's first press conference. The speakers of the conference included one of the co-founders Dr. Harriet Leve, and others including Dr. Benjamin Spock, Dr. Phyllis Lyon, Ruth Falk, and Dr. Claude Steiner. These people have spoken up against the anti-gay activist and singer Anita Bryant, as she desired for homosexuals to never be allowed to become school teachers, which is what the speakers are fighting for. 

They have also discussed other civil rights issues as well, but it was Dr. Harriet Leve's goal to get across the fact that "It is imperative for bisexuals to support and form a unity with our gay sisters and brothers in order to demand what's rightfully ours" (Rubenstein 228). This powerful sentiment has perfectly demonstrated what the center is all about, which is the inclusion of every sexual identity and that they all deserve peace and freedom. 

The conference has been broadcasted on two local news TV programs and was reported and talked about by several radio stations all around San Francisco. It has also been included in many newspaper articles, such as The San Francisco Examiner, The Oakland Tribune, and The Bay Area Reporter, all very prominent sources of news during this time. Because of the popularity the conference has created, the Bisexual Center has seen a large increase in it population. Four Hundred and Thirty Five people have joined the center in just a month after the conference has taken place. The San Francisco Bisexual Center was on it's way to prominence. 

Sources

Rubenstein, Maggi. “A Profile of the San Francisco Bisexual Center.” Journal of Homosexuality, 18 Oct. 2010, www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10….

Gindorf, R., and EJ. Haeberle. “SAN FRANCISCO'S BISEXUAL CENTER AND THE EMERGENCE OF A BISEXUAL MOVEMENT.” BAY AREA BISEXUAL+ & PANSEXUAL NETWORK, 1998, www.babpn.org/sfbc.html.

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Engaging English (F21 ENGL 20200-001 Purdue)

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circa. 1977