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		<title>Bi Report Launch &#8211; now on video!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Open University have released a video of highlights of the launch event of The Bisexuality Report.. The report was launched in February 2012 in London, at the Open University&#8217;s Camden campus. As well as the report&#8217;s co-authors from BiUK. Bisexual Index and Bi Community News there are speakers from the Government Equalities Office, Stonewall, and the Metro Centre commenting on what the report means to them. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>El Informe sobre Bisexualidad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 06:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bisexuality Report is now available in a Spanish translation. The translation work was done by Manuel Sebastia, and you can download El Informe sobre Bisexualidad, along with the original version of the report here. Meg Barker from BiUK said, &#8220;We hope that the translation proves useful and might prompt further discussion about the different situations of bisexual people and communities across the globe. &#8220;We also welcome further translations of the report which we’ll happily make available through the BiUK website.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>EU condemns biphobia, transphobia and homophobia in Europe</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time since the last European elections, all five mainstream political groups in the European Parliament have united to adopt a resolution to condemn homophobic laws &#8211; and biphobic, transphobic and homophobic discrimination in Europe. With support of the conservative EPP, social democrat S&#38;D, liberal ALDE, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL it passed by a large majority (430 for, 105 against), In today’s resolution, the European Parliament “strongly condemns any discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity”. The Parliament adopted its official position after a debate on Tuesday, where MEPs almost unanimously asked the European Commission and European governments to better protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The resolution particularly condemns recent laws or proposals in EU countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary) and Council of Europe Member States Russia, Ukraine and Moldova, making it a penal or criminal offence to talk positively about homosexuality in public. These laws and proposals consider “gay propaganda” any support, tolerance or acceptance of LGBT people. They have already been used to arrest and fine citizens, and legitimise homophobia and sometimes violence, as was the case in Kiev and Saint Petersburg. Ulrike Lunacek MEP, Co-President of the LGBT Intergroup in the European Parliament, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calling Bis in and around Preston</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just over a week from now, Lancashire bis get their chance to have their say about same-sex marriage. In association with Government Equalities Office and Lancashire LGBT Centre, The Lesbian &#38; Gay Foundation is holding a consultation event at the The Urban Exchange, Mount Street, Preston PR1 8BQ at 7pm on Tuesday 29th May to look at the Government’s plans to open up civil marriage to all couples. Refreshments will be provided. To book your place at the event please visit http://equalcivilmarriage.eventbrite.com The government consultation website is here highlighting the questions the meeting will address. If you need some ideas, check the latest issue of Bi Community News for some ideas about responses to the issues it raises!]]></description>
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		<title>International Day Against Biphobia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 17th is the International Day Against Biphobia, Homophobia and Transphobia (commonly &#8216;IDAHO&#8217;). It was on 17 May 1990 that homosexuality stopped being considered a mental illness by the World Health Organisation. Across the country many Town Halls, business premises and community centres will be flying rainbow flags to show their support for LGB&#38;T equality &#38; liberation. There  is a more powerful dimension too though: there are over 70 countries in the world today where it is a criminal offence to be bisexual or gay. Seven countries still have the death penalty for those deemed to have had sex with someone of the same gender. Respect for transgender people in law varies hugely from one country to another similarly. Read more about events and the history of IDAHO here. &#160; IDAHO&#8217;s mission against prejudice against LGB&#38;T people is variously described as referring to homophobia, to homophobia and transphobia, and to biphobia, homophobia and transphobia. We prefer to think of it using the more inclusive language.]]></description>
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