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Gigi Raven Wilbur is an American bisexual rights activist and writer. They have a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in social work.
Career and activism
Wilbur was a state organizer in Texas with a bisexuality radio show, and a coordinator for BiNet USA. In 1999, the first Celebrate Bisexuality Day was organized by them, Wendy Curry, and Michael Page.
Personal life
As of 2008, Wilbur lives in Houston, Texas, and is the coordinator of the adult campground and the sex-positive Temple of Aphrodite at Dragons Wylde Ranch.
Wilbur is intersex, and have said they identify as third gender, neither male nor female. Wilbur stated in a 2008 interview, “my birth gender was altered shortly after I was born … I am hermaphrodite. That is my true gender.” They accept any pronouns, but prefer they/them.
Awards
In 1999, Wilbur was awarded the American Institute of Bisexuality Globe Award for outstanding service to the bisexual world community.
Selected works
They are the author of The Dominant’s Handbook: An Intimate Guide to BDSM Play, and published the essay “Walking in the Shadows: Third Gender and Spirituality” (about being intersex) in Trans/Forming Feminism, Trans-feminist Voices Speak Out, edited by Krista Scott-Dixon. As of 2008, they publish a column in the pagan publication Rogue Moon.
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