Dr. Carol Queen is a writer, speaker, educator and activist with a doctorate in sexology. First as an organiser in the lesbian/gay community, and later in the emerging international bisexual community, as a sex worker and as a practitioner of alternative sexualities, Queen interweaves her own experiences with academic thought. Her books include Pomosexuals, Switch Hitters, Exhibitionism for the Shy and Best Bisexual Erotica. She lives in San Francisco.