This is a CNN online article. I'm personally not a big CNN fan for a news source, but I find article topic compelling enough to be shared.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/06/28/bisexual.male.last.closet/?hpt=Mid
An article about bisexual men and the mystery of bisexual and gay stereotypes, including biases in the gay community itself.
I think that the article draws from good official sources, including the CDC, Emory University professors, Campus Pride and Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University.
Even Freud and Sociologist Eric Anderson are cited, arguing the thought put into understanding males who identify as bisexual.
In alignment with our reading in Freedman, who advises against leaning too heavily on "anonymous" sources, this article does so by mentioning only a first name, as in this paragraph:
Despite the skepticism from others, some bisexuals acknowledge there are upsides to their sexual orientation, even though they remain in limbo between two worlds. John, 41, a bisexual from California, said his sexual orientation makes him open-minded. For privacy reasons, he declined to give his last name.
"The world is not black or white to me, but a rich diversity of colors, and it is not either/or, but both/and," he wrote in an e-mail.
I do think that the article runs a little long. This could have been remedied by being divided up into several articles, perhaps in a series.
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteI agree the sources were varied and credible for the most part. The length wasn't an issue for me, it did seem to demonstrate the depth and universal nature of the issue that would have been missed if the article had ended before discussing the softball game and the first name sources.
The timeliness may be a stretch though. I know same-sex marriage is a hot topic but the guts of this story is based on a 2005 study with anecdotes from a sporting event in 2008. Sure, the Gallup poll was in May, but doesn't directly address the topic of bi-sexuality.
Though it was already lengthy, a few female quotes on the issue of living as a bi-sexual would have been effective.
Lindsay.