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Identities can be as limiting as they are liberating. Hutchins said, and it is imperative to find the gray area between the two.
"The more that bisexuals come out and talk, the more space it opens up for people to speak honestly and to talk about what divides us," Hutchins said.
Yesterday was the 27th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Hutchins noted. She addressed the frequent comparison of the gay, lesbian and bisexual rights movement with the movement for racial equality in the 1960's.
"The assassination of Martin Luther King rippedapart my world," Hutchins told the audience. "Itwoke me up from my life of complacency andprivilege."
Instead of comparing the two movements,Hutchins highlighted their alliances. "Mixed-racepeople and bisexuals transcend the polarities,"she offered, as one example of similaritiesbetween members of the two groups.