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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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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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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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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A packed meeting of members of the London Lesbian & Gay Centre in the Conway Hall on June 9th, 1985 voted to revoke the centre’s ban on bisexual people and groups using its facilities. Bi Monthly reported that “The votes against lifting the ban came mostly from a caucus of women who have persistently...
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This week there are bi meet-ups in London, Swansea and Manchester. Tuesday in Manchester it’s BiPhoria‘s monthly bi pub night at the Waterhouse pub next to Manchester Town Hall. Meet from 8pm: look for the cuddly lion. The same night in Swansea it’s the local bi group, with talky space from 6.30pm and adjourning...
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Now one of the most high-profile bi groups in Britain, BiPhoria formed thirteen years to the day after the UK’s first bi group had started in London. In 1994, Manchester already had a well-established pairing of a bi men’s group and a bi women’s group which met on different days in the city’s Sidney...
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Some more fun for sociable bis in the next few days: tomorrow (Saturday) from 3pm in Brighton it’s local group Bothways’ regular coffee meet at the Red Roaster, 1D St James’s Street. On Tuesday evening there are social meet-ups in London (Bi Underground), Birmingham (at HGL centre on Bromsgrove Street) and Sheffield. And the...
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This week’s two big bi meet-ups are both on Tuesday night. In Manchester it’s BiPhoria, a social & support discussion group, from 7.30pm at the Lesbian & Gay Foundation on Richmond Street. The same night from 6.30pm Cardiff bi group meet up.
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Another date from bi history for you: 6th July 1997 was the first London Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Pride. Previously called Lesbian & Gay Pride, the name change had happened at the start of the year following work in 1996 by a specially convened Pride Bi Working Group. For a couple of years...
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