Sheffield Hallam students will be talking about bisexuality and biphobia tonight as part of a fortnight-long awareness campaign. They say: “Join us for a fun workshop on all things bisexual, with our guest Marcus Morgan! “He’ll be debunking the myths surrounding the issue and answering any questions you may have. A real treat!” Date:...
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This Saturday (March 31st) is the second Oxford BiFest, a day-long celebration and exploration of bi life. The organisers say: Whether you’re bisexual, bi-curious or bi-friendly, you’re welcome to join us. We’re planing on lots of socialising, introducing people who may not have found the large, vibrant and diverse communities of other bisexuals to...
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The annual National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Summit is to be held at the University of Kent in Canterbury, 13th – 14th September 2012. Established in 2006, the LGBT Health Summit is a unique UK event that brings individuals and organisations from across the UK together to debate and discuss LGBT...
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Bisexual magazine BCN is one of the first organisations to declare support for a new grassroots same-sex marriage campaign. The pro- same-sex marriage campaign group Coalition For Equal Marriage has started announcing its coalition members and supporters. BCN was one of the first eight coalition members to be announced, with Humanist & Secularist groups,...
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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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2004 began with an away weekend in Milton Keynes for bisexual activists – people who were or who wanted to get involved in things like running local groups, helplines and events. It wasn’t the most high profile bi event ever, but the discussions of the 35 or so people attending shaped a lot of...
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2010′s International Bisexual Conference in London saw the first space for Black bis at such an event in a decade. A year later the 2011 BiCon in Leicester saw a similar session, in turn sparking new work on challenging racism in bi spaces. In the 1990s there had been regular meetings of the Black...
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2008 saw the first “BiReCon” bi academia & research conference. This was a day of workshops, presentations, and research seminars seeking to build bridges between organisations, researchers and bisexual communities. It was held at Leicester University’s Oadby campus. Organisations represented included Polari, Mind, Unison and Stonewall. The UK bi scene had been coming together...
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For once our bisexual history series and our news overlap. Last night in London the Open University published The Bisexuality Report, bringing together the best research about bi life in the UK today. Its production is a collaboration between three national groups: the academic & research group BiUK; visibility project Bisexual Index; and bisexual...
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