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 theme for the Ball at this year’s biggest bi event has been announced -and this time BiCon is all at sea. “You are cordially invited aboard the HMS BiCon for a sea-faring adventure that’s naughty-cal, but nice!” say the organisers. “Help us celebrate the 30th UK BiCon with an oceanic party of DJs,...
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Are you in Brighton, Glasgow, or London? February is nearly upon us and a lot of bi groups hold their meetings in the first week of the month. The evening of Wednesday 1st February sees the Glasgow bi group having their regular meeting; the night after is the turn of Brighton bis with their...
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This Valentine’s Day campaigners will be marching from Edinburgh University to the Scottish Parliament in support of legalising same-sex marriage in Scotland. Starting at Bristo Square at 2:30pm on Tuesday Feb 14th, the Equal Marriage march, organised by the Scottish Youth Parliament, NUS and the Equality Network, will head for Holyrood. There’s more information...
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LGB campaign group Stonewall have launched two postcards highlighting the growing campaign for same-sex marriage – and we’re delighted to report the cards reflect that many people who would like to marry a member of the same sex aren’t gay or lesbian. Stonewall say: “We … want to see civil marriage available to same-sex...
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Oxford’s first BiFest in 2010 was an excellent day out with lots of bi and bifriendly people and a packed programme of discussion spaces, dancing and more. That set the bar high so perhaps it’s no wonder it has taken 2 years for another Oxford BiFest to come together! But we’re delighted to report...
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A new press campaign urges us to remember charities working in and for the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities in our wills. Under the slogan “It’s Good To Give” the ads encourage people to remember LGBT charities in their will. Paul Martin OBE, Chief Executive of Manchester’s Lesbian & Gay Foundation says: “It...
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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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