DR. FRITZ KLEIN PIONEER OF BI MOVEMENT HAS DIED. INTERNATIONAL BI COMMUNITY IN MOURNING.
Dr. Fritz Klein, pioneer of the bisexual movement and inventor of The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, died during the early morning hours of May 24, 2006. He was a celebrated sex researcher, a psychiatrist for over 30 years, an author of several books including The Bisexual Option (first published in 1978) which has been used as a text in sexuality courses, editor of The Journal of Bisexuality published by Haworth Press, a keynote speaker in demand at conferences and President of the Bi Foundation which sponsors bisexual conferences and Bi Magazine. He is most famous for inventing The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, a multi-dimensional system for describing the complexities of sexual orientation that builds on the Kinsey scale but using seven different vectors of sexual orientation and identity and allowing for change over time.
In a recent interview for Bi Magazine (http://www.bimagazine.org/nonfict/pages/feature8.html), Klein explained how he started the Bisexual Forum, planting an early seed of what would become the bi movement: “I began it in 1974 when I could not find information about bisexuality in the New York Public Library. I put an ad in the Village Voice and had bisexuals come to my place every week to discuss their own bisexuality as well as bisexuality in general.”
The entire international bi community has felt the impact of his passing and mourns his loss. He is survived by his partner, Tom Reise. For more info see Mr. Reise’s statement at http://www.bimagazine.org/home/index.html.
Memories and appreciations of Fritz as well as messages to his partner Tom can be posted on www.Bisexual.org.
GLAAD's obit can be seen at http://www.glaad.org/eye/stories.php#klein.
In a recent interview for Bi Magazine (http://www.bimagazine.org/nonfict/pages/feature8.html), Klein explained how he started the Bisexual Forum, planting an early seed of what would become the bi movement: “I began it in 1974 when I could not find information about bisexuality in the New York Public Library. I put an ad in the Village Voice and had bisexuals come to my place every week to discuss their own bisexuality as well as bisexuality in general.”
The entire international bi community has felt the impact of his passing and mourns his loss. He is survived by his partner, Tom Reise. For more info see Mr. Reise’s statement at http://www.bimagazine.org/home/index.html.
Memories and appreciations of Fritz as well as messages to his partner Tom can be posted on www.Bisexual.org.
GLAAD's obit can be seen at http://www.glaad.org/eye/stories.php#klein.