S. Bear Bergman (www.sbearbergman.com) is a writer, a storyteller, and a good example of what happens when you overeducate a contrarian. He is also the author or editor of three books for adults, most recently (with Kate Bornstein) the anthology Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation and two books for children. Bear has also created and toured four award-winning solo performances, and is a frequent contributor to anthologies on all manner of topics from the sacred to the extremely profane. A longtime activist, Bear continues to work at the points of intersection between and among gender, sexuality, and culture, and spends a lot of time trying to discourage people from installing traffic signals there.