New week, new bi calendar, folks! This Tuesday evening sees bi meetups in Manchester (BiPhoria) and Cardiff. On Wednesday it’s the turn of Bi Glasgow. And this Saturday it’s Brighton‘s bi coffee meet-up. Lots to do. There’s probably something going on we’ve missed – do tell us about it!
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Have you signed the petition for equal marriage yet? Across Scotland and across England and Wales the pace is quickening in the campaigns over letting same-sex couples get married. A recent readers’ poll for bisexual magazine BCN showed overwhelming support for the change amongst bi people. BCN editor Jen Yockney says, “ten years ago,...
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Call for Papers – BiReCon 2012: Bisexuality and mental health **Deadline extended to 31st March 2012**Research suggests that bisexual people are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidality than lesbian, gay or heterosexual people. Biphobia and bisexual invisibility can mean that if bi people seek help from health professionals and therapists they...
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In Edinburgh next week? Pop along to the LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing on Thursday 8th March. They have regular guest speaker nights and this quarter the topic for discussion is “Love, Labels, and Bisexuality”, led by author Stephanie Theobald. The event will be informal, friendly, and will provide a safe space to...
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To round off our Bi Stories for LGBT History Month, a story that spans the past and the present. In 1995, members of Bisexual Action Manchester lobbied their city council about its Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and statements. The council’s diversity monitoring offered three options for sexual orientation: Heterosexual, Gay and Lesbian. Service...
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Since the launch of The Bisexuality Report just under a fortnight ago, the full PDF file of it has been downloaded more than 20,000 times. That’s about two thousand times a day. Brilliant!
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For many years the people who ran bi groups and events picked up anecdotal information about bi life, but it was only relatively recently that this turned into formally researched academic findings that did not merge gay and bi experience. One such was Ellison and Gunstone’s research in 2009 on lesbian, gay and bi...
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Brighton BothWays started in September 2003. It was the first specifically Bi group for 18 yearas to run in the city that’s been known for its large and vibrant LGBT community for decades. The group has always been open to allies as well as bi people and those questioning their sexuality. The group has...
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Another way to find out about the Bisexuality Report following the print and online editions of the report and the podcast – the video! This was produced for the Open University but we’ve chosen to embed a youtube copy which has had subtitles added so if for example English isn’t your first language, or...
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It’s the end of the month which with the cycle of most bi groups, there’s nothing to report til Thursday when it’s Saint David’s Day and the start of March. Thursday sees Brighton Bothways‘ monthly talky space group meeting at the Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, from 6.30 til 8.30pm. Two days later on...
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