Research

BiUK and Bi Community News have produced guidance for researchers working on and around bisexuality. Frequently at BiMedia we get contacts from academics and researchers wanting to find subjects to interview about being bi.  We know other bi projects in the UK do too, and imagine the same goes for bi organisations overseas. When...
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender History Month begins today with events all across the UK over the coming 29 days (it’s a leap year so we get that little bit more history this time!) Last year there were two bi-specific events that we know of (in London and Manchester) celebrating bi history, but this...
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The lack of funding of bi-specific work is highlighted in a new piece in the Huffington Post by Amy Andre. While the figures are specific to the USA, the findings seem likely to have strong parallels in the UK. The news report contrasts figures for work tackling lesbian, gay, bi and trans issues in...
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This summer’s UK bisexual research & academics conference has issued its Call for Papers: Call For Papers BiReCon 2012: Bisexuality and mental healthPlease circulate 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...
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Tis the season to write reviews of the year, so jumping on a bandwagon for once… Our bi year highlights: * The biggest UK BiCon ever with 297 people over four days in Leicester * Bi Visibility Day on 23rd September having a bigger profile than ever – Bi Day website september23 reported double...
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Pollsters Angus-Reid have published new research into the experiences in Canada of bi and gay people at work.  Their findings from an online survey of 983 gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadian adults interestingly mirrored those in the UK which Stonewall published at the start of last year. “Bisexual men and women are more likely...
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Earlier this year the UK Census was carried out to gather information necessary to planning and improving service provision across the country. But – despite lobbying in recent years – there was no question asking about sexual orientation. This missed a chance to find out important information about the lives of bisexual people across...
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BiCon 2012 today opened bookings for the biggest event in the bisexual calendar. With prices for the five day residential event starting at just £135 including accommodation, attendance is expected to be high: 2011′s BiCon set a new record attendance for a UK bi event. Libby, one of the pair heading the team this...
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    This Saturday sees a special speaker panel in London from 2-6pm at the Bishopsgate Institute to celebrate four decade of LGBT activism in the UK. “We Are Revolting! 40 Years of Queer Activism”  is organised by the Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive (LAGNA), as a free event to acknowledge and commemorate the...
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Bisexuals want it both ways with marriage and civil partnership, says a reader poll in BCN magazine. With the government consulting on changes to both civil partnership and marriage laws, there is the chance of either being opened up regardless of gender to any couple – or that civil partnerships might be abolished and...
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