A week Saturday is Brum BiFest: a one-day get-together for bi people and our allies. BiFest is about celebrating and exploring bisexuality in the form of bi-friendly surroundings where there are workshops, discussion sessions and chill out spaces. This year’s programme is not yet out but we understand will feature favourites from last time...
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The government have today announced that in five weeks’ time – on December 5th – the law will change to permit civil partnership ceremonies to be conducted at religious premises in England and Wales. As a devolved matter, the Scottish Parliament is separately looking at its own changes to partnership law. The change taking...
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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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November is upon us and there’s a busy week of bi events around the UK to look forward to. On Tuesday 1st it’s BiPhoria at the LGF, Manchester, from 7.30pm, and Bi Cardiff from 6.30pm. The day after it’s the Bi Glasgow meetup, and then on Thursday evening it’s the turn of Brighton with...
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The bisexual lion drew a great crowd of bis to the first Brum Bi Coffee meeting today. Planting the bisexual flag firmly on the table it’s set a new regular date on the bi map – so in your diary mark the Coffee Lounge for the fourth Sunday of each month. Or just follow...
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We’re delighted to report the first Brum Bi Coffee meet-up. It’ll be tomorrow, Sunday, from 1.30pm at the Coffee Lounge (opposite New Street Station) . The organisers say, “look for the lion!” – like many bi groups, they have a lion motif, so if you see some people a cuddly lion toy on the...
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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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Alan Cumming, once named Time Magazine’s most fun person in show business, has added his name to Bi Social Network’s I Am Visible bisexual awareness campaign. The USA bi site reports: “Bi Social Network is delighted to announce Alan Cumming has signed on our imagery series for the “I am Visible’ Campaign, to help...
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The coalition government has announced that overseas aid funding may be cut to countries which treat their bisexual, gay and trans citizens badly. Malawi has already had its funding cut and the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has warned he is willing to reduce aid to Uganda and Ghana unless they reform their laws...
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