Robyn Ochs

Robyn Ochs
Robyn Ochs
Born	1958 San Antonio, TX USA
Organization	Boston Bisexual Women's Network, Bisexual Resource Center, BiNet USA, MassEquality
Movement	LGBT Rights/Bisexual Rights
Spouse(s)	Peg Preble
Awards	Susan J. Hyde Activism Award (2009); Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus's Lifetime Achievement Award for advocacy on the Harvard University Campus (2009); Reinaldo dos Santos Memorial Award for Bisexual Activism (1997); PFLAG's Brenda Howard Award (2011)

Robyn Ochs (born 1958) is an American bisexual activist, professional speaker, and workshop leader. Her primary fields of interest are gender, sexuality, identity and coalition building. She is the editor of the Bisexual Resource Guide (published annually from 1990 to 2002) and of the anthology Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World, and the coeditor with Professor Herukhuti of the anthology Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men.

Ochs has appeared on a number of television talk shows, including Donahue, Rolanda, Maury Povich, Women Aloud, Real Personal, Hour Magazine and The Shirley Show, to discuss issues relating to bisexuality. She has also been in Seventeen and Newsweek.

Ochs has a Bachelor of Arts in Language and Culture, Latin American Studies from the State University of New York, Purchase. Additionally, she has a Certificate of Special Studies in Administrative Management and a Masters of Education from Harvard University.

Ochs teaches courses on topics including LGBT history & politics in the United States, the politics of sexual orientation, and the experiences of those who transgress the binary categories of gay/straight, masculine/feminine, black/white and/or male/female. She has taught the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johnson State College, and Tufts University.

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