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'''Dr. Meg-John Barker, PhD''' is a writer, writing mentor, creative consultant, speaker, and independent scholar. They have written a number of anti-self-help books on the topics of relationships, sex, and gender, as well as the graphic non-fiction books, ''Queer: A Graphic History'' and ''Gender: A Graphic Guide'', and the book ''The Psychology of Sex''. They also are a founding member of the [[bisexual]] organization BiUK.
'''Dr. Meg-John Barker, PhD''' ('''MJ''' for short<ref name="About" />) is a writer, writing mentor, creative consultant, speaker, and independent scholar. They have written a number of anti-self-help books on the topics of relationships, sex, and gender, as well as the graphic non-fiction books, ''Queer: A Graphic History'' and ''Gender: A Graphic Guide'', and the book ''The Psychology of Sex''. They also are a founding member of the [[bisexual]] organization BiUK.


Dr. Barker said in a 2017 interview that their writing was influenced by "some of the great queer and trans activist authors like [[Kate Bornstein]], [[Riki Wilchins]], and Julia Serano".<ref name="Dueben">{{Cite web |title=INTERVIEW: Meg-John Barker discusses bi-erasure and gender performativity in QUEER: A GRAPHIC HISTORY |last=Dueben |first=Alex |work=The Beat |date=21 February 2017 |access-date=11 May 2020 |url= https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-meg-john-barker-discusses-bi-erasure-and-gender-performativity-in-queer-a-graphic-history/}}</ref>
Dr. Barker said in a 2017 interview that their writing was influenced by "some of the great queer and trans activist authors like [[Kate Bornstein]], [[Riki Wilchins]], and Julia Serano".<ref name="Dueben">{{Cite web |title=INTERVIEW: Meg-John Barker discusses bi-erasure and gender performativity in QUEER: A GRAPHIC HISTORY |last=Dueben |first=Alex |work=The Beat |date=21 February 2017 |access-date=11 May 2020 |url= https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-meg-john-barker-discusses-bi-erasure-and-gender-performativity-in-queer-a-graphic-history/}}</ref>
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