Julia Shaw, 'Bi' - Q+A and book signing

Please join us on the 28th of September for a Q+A with Julia Shaw, author of the best-selling non-fiction book ‘Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality’. 

Significant strides have been made in recent years in the movement for LGBTQ+ rights, visibility and empowerment, but the conversation is far from over. After years of feeling the crushing dearth of information on bisexuality, psychological scientist and bestselling author Dr Julia Shaw dug deep and found a colourful and fascinating world that she is bringing out of the shadows. It is a personal journey that starts with her own openly bisexual identity, and celebrates the resilience and beautiful diversity of the bi community.

In Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality, Shaw explores all that we know about the world's largest sexual minority. From the hunt for a bi gene, to the relationship between bisexuality and consensual non-monogamy, to asylum seekers who need to prove their bisexuality in a court of law, there is more to explore than most have ever realised. This rigorous and fun book will challenge us to think deeper about who we are and how we love.

About the Author

Dr Julia Shaw is a criminal psychologist at University College London, and part of Queer Politics at Princeton University which works for LGBTQ+ equality, democracy, and civil rights. She is also the founder of the international Bisexual Research Group. Dr Shaw has a hit BBC podcast, Bad People, where together with her co-host Sofie Hagen she uses research to examine some of society's most pressing issues. 

The ticket includes a copy of the book. Attendees are welcome to arrive from 6.30pm and wait in our bar, Common Counter. The bookshop will open from 7pm.