S. Bear Bergman

S. Bear Bergman
Bergman speaks at the Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco.
Born	(1974-09-22) September 22, 1974
Occupation	Writer Theater artist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Period	2002–present
Subject	LGBT
Notable works	"Butch Is A Noun"
Spouse	j wallace skelton[1]
Children	3
Website
www.sbearbergman.com

S. Bear Bergman (born September 22, 1974) is a trans man, author, poet, playwright, and theater artist whose gender identity is a main focus of his artwork.^[2]

Biography

Bergman was educated at Concord Academy, was one of the founders of the first Gay–straight alliance^[3] and a member of the Governor of Massachusetts' Safe Schools Commission for LGBT youth.^[4] He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Hampshire College in 1996.

Bergman's first book, Butch Is A Noun, was released in September 2006 by Suspect Thoughts Press and was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in the GLBT Nonfiction category.^[5] A new edition was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2010. Bergman's second book, The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, was released by Arsenal Pulp Press in the fall of 2009 and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist in the Transgender category.^[6] His most recent book for adults, co-edited with genderqueer author Kate Bornstein is Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, which won a 2011 Lambda Literary Award in the LGBT Anthology category^[7] and a special Judges Award from the Publishing Triangle.^[8] He is also the author of two books for children (one of which, The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy, was a 2013 Lambda Literary Award finalist in the LGBT Children’s/Young Adult category^[9]) and has a sixth book titled Blood, Marriage, Wine & Glitter published September 23, 2013 from Arsenal Pulp Press.

In addition, Bergman continues to lecture and perform solo shows at universities, festivals and theatres throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. These solo shows have received judges' awards at each of the last three the biennial National Gay & Lesbian Theatre Festival^[10] in Columbus, Ohio, including Best of the Festival and Best New Work. In 2005, Bergman was awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant for playwriting, as well as a Millay Colony for the Arts Fellowship award.^[11] He has also been given an assortment of honors for service to the transgender community, including The Spirit of Stonewall Award, the Trans 100^[12] and similar.

Bergman lives in Toronto, Ontario, and is married to activist j wallace skelton. They have three children.

Books

• Blood, Marriage, Wine & Glitter 2013, Arsenal Pulp Press, ISBN 978-1-55152-511-2
• The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy 2012, Flamingo Rampant, ISBN 978-0987976307
• Backwards Day 2012, Flamingo Rampant, ISBN 978-0987976314
• Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation co-edited with Kate Bornstein. 2010, Seal Press ISBN 978-1-58005-308-2
• The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You 2009, Arsenal Pulp Press, ISBN 978-1-55152-264-7
• Butch Is A Noun 2006, reissued 2010, Arsenal Pulp Press, ISBN 978-1-55152-369-9

Solo theater performances

• Machatunim
• The Virginity Lost & Found
• Monday Night in Westerbork
• Clearly Marked
• You'll Never Piss In This Town Again
• Ex Post Papa

References

External links

• sbearbergman.com
• S. Bear Bergman's Author page at Arsenal Pulp Press
• Butch Is A Noun ISBN 978-1-55152-369-9
• The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You ISBN 978-1-55152-264-7