Plans to lift the ban on couples registering civil partnerships in religious settings in England and Wales were announced in February. The government has now invited views on how plans to lift a ban on civil partnerships taking place in religious settings will work in practice. The consultation, launched today, looks at how this...
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The National Union of Students’ annual LGBT conference in May will discuss bisexuality – and specifically, the way bisexuality is exploited in sexist advertising. The motion tabled for discussion reads: 405 Bisexuality – Sexism in Raunch Culture Conference Believes: 1. That many members of our campaign define as bisexual or as being attracted to...
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The government is to make an announcement “in the near future”regarding the ban on bisexual and gay men, and their female partners, donating blood, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health Anne Milton MP told the House of Commons today. She said, “I understand that there has been a lot of concern that the...
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LGBT Equalities Minister, Lynne Featherstone MP, today launched a new Government campaign to tackle bullying and discrimination against LGBT people in sport. Major sports organisations, such as the Football Association, the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Rugby Football League, have signed up to a Charter for Action in...
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The Coalition Government has announced the first steps towards proper marriage equality in the UK, taking gender out of the equation. The LGBT equality minister, Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone MP, blogged this morning that the government has: “identified a real desire to move forwards to equal civil marriage and partnerships, and will be consulting...
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Celebrating 30 years of UK bi activism, writer and blogger Sue George (Women and Bisexuality, Bisexuality and Beyond) leads a panel of speakers discussing bisexuals and bisexuality in the 20th century in London in just over two weeks’ time, as part of LGBT History Month. Tickets can be booked online here. Details: Saturday 12...
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A proud and happy Bi Visibility Day to all our readers! With at least ten events to mark the date around the UK this is the highest profile that the date has had since it was first marked as International Celebrate Bisexuality Day in 1999. You can find out about events in Birmingham, Bristol,...
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Join Bi Cymru/ Wales supported by Cardiff County Council for a launch and information event to celebrate bisexuality, tackle biphobia and promote understanding of bisexual people and their issues thoughout Wales for Bi Visibility Day. Bi Wales, the All-Wales bisexual network, representative and campaigning organisation will be on hand to answer any questions and...
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Can you write a manifesto for bisexuality in under 140 characters? In the 1980s, the idea of a “bisexual manifesto” was born out of one of the first UK BiCons. By the time it had come to fruition there were not one but three different manifestos, reflecting different approaches to issues around liberation and...
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Thanks to the person who pointed us at BiMedia at a space to share and rail against those moments of bisexual erasure: Facebook’s “B is not for invisi-bi-lity” group. That group name is a rare case of hyphens being handy for bisexuals!
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