Anything That Moves...Has Moved On

[Etoile]

I happened to stumble upon the website for the bisexual publication Anything That Moves. I recognized it immediately because we have a few decade-old copies of the magazine. What surprised me, though, was the notice that ATM has ceased production. They're not printing any more issues, they're not updating the website, and - worst of all - the website will go dark. It's still up one month after that notice was posted, but that made me nervous. I know that ATM was a respected resource for bisexuals, and it would be a shame to have its online presence go away completely. So I engaged in a bit of preservation: I downloaded Web Site Extractor and then made a copy of the entire website. I'm not sure what I'll do with it, though I suppose I could try offering a copy to the Web Archive. They have copies of the site dating back to 1998, but the most recent is a year old.

 

[John Doe]

Put it on a server.

On a sidenote, whose genius idea was it to name it that anyway? I thought we were trying to get away from that image.

 

[Queersetti]

Put it on a server.

On a sidenote, whose genius idea was it to name it that anyway? I thought we were trying to get away from that image.

I always assumed the title was meant to be deliberately provocative. The magazine started at a time when there was a lot more militant "in your face" attitude about, and in particular, when many bi activists felt they weren't being heard within the queer community. By embracing a negative stereotype, I think they hoped to get attention through the shock value it presented.

 

[John Doe]

I always assumed the title was meant to be deliberately provocative. The magazine started at a time when there was a lot more militant "in your face" attitude about, and in particular, when many bi activists felt they weren't being heard within the queer community. By embracing a negative stereotype, I think they hoped to get attention through the shock value it presented.

Yeah, that worked out real well, too.

 

[Queersetti]

Yeah, that worked out real well, too.

Well, they managed to stay in business for more than 10 years, that's not bad for a small circulation magazine.

 

[Netzach]

I know, let's call the new magazine

"one partner at a time, always, in the missionary position, and love daisies and hearts forever"

 

[John Doe]

Well, they managed to stay in business for more than 10 years, that's not bad for a small circulation magazine.

As I said, it worked out very well.

I know, let's call the new magazine

"one partner at a time, always, in the missionary position, and love daisies and hearts forever"

That doesn't sounds like much fun.