Interview with Deer Sullivan | Ep #14

Interview with Deer Sullivan | Ep #14

Author: Rick Koonce April 23, 2021 Duration: 34:56

Bisexuality... Even among members of the LGBTQ+ community it's a concept and reality that often is not fully understood – or appreciated. As a result, bisexuals sometimes feel marginalized and rejected, even among people who identify as members of other sexual minorities. And that means being bisexual can be a lonely and misunderstood place to be.

So says Deer Sullivan, a bisexual educator and counselor who, over the years, has had long-term relationships with both women and men.

In this revealing interview with PFLAG Cape Cod's Rick Koonce, Deer talks about the realities of being bisexual in a world that tends to see sexuality in binary – black and white – terms.

"I don't like to put people's sexuality in boxes," says Deer. She goes on to say, with a combination of both passion and good humor, that there are a lot more people in the MIDDLE of the sexuality continuum than we commonly imagine.

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