JR Yussuf: Dear Bi Men

This will be a hybrid virtual and in-person event at Under the Umbrella Bookstore. RSVP for a link!

JR Yussuf will be discussing his new book, Dear Bi Men: A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure. He will be in conversation with Patrice Bryan, host of the Disrupting Silence podcast.

This event is free and open to all. Pre-order your copy of Dear Bi Men at Under the Umbrella Bookstore. Masks are required for in-person attendees. The venue is wheelchair accessible and ASL interpretation can be provided with two weeks advance notice.

About Dear Bi Men

Dear Bi Men centers the Black, masc, bisexual experience. Through personal stories and deep research, Yussuf unpacks masculinity and offers tools for coming out, historical context, and an understanding of what it means to carry multiple identities at once. With chapters focusing on labels, homophobia, and the politics of bisexuality, Dear Bi Men does more than just define a multifaceted identity, it opens it up into something expansive.

About JR Yussuf

J.R. Yussuf is the 1st place winner of the Reviewers Choice Award in the self-help category for, The Other F Word: Forgiveness. Yussuf's latest book Dear Bi Men: A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure will be out April 2024 and is now available for pre-order. Yussuf created the Twitter hashtag #BisexualMenSpeak (Human Rights Campaign, Cassius) for bisexual+ men & masculine identified folks to have the space to speak for themselves & talk about how being bisexual+ impacts the way they move through the world, and maintains the Let's Heal Already podcast devoted to mental wellness, emotional literacy & forgiveness.

About Patrice Bryan

Patrice is a pre-licensed Family treatment clinician specializing in trauma therapies. Their professional identity as a counselor is oriented toward a feminist psychodynamic therapeutic approach. She is also pursuing a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. Patrice hosts the Disrupting Silence podcast, encouraging people wishing to design a life without people pleasing and perfectionism to become disruptors and prioritize self-care.

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