A packed meeting of members of the London Lesbian & Gay Centre in the Conway Hall on June 9th, 1985 voted to revoke the centre’s ban on bisexual people and groups using its facilities. Bi Monthly reported that “The votes against lifting the ban came mostly from a caucus of women who have persistently...
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2004 began with an away weekend in Milton Keynes for bisexual activists – people who were or who wanted to get involved in things like running local groups, helplines and events. It wasn’t the most high profile bi event ever, but the discussions of the 35 or so people attending shaped a lot of...
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2010′s International Bisexual Conference in London saw the first space for Black bis at such an event in a decade. A year later the 2011 BiCon in Leicester saw a similar session, in turn sparking new work on challenging racism in bi spaces. In the 1990s there had been regular meetings of the Black...
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BBC Radio Manchester talks to two of the co-authors of The Bisexuality Report tonight at nine. Meg Barker from BiUK and Jen Yockney from Bi Community News will be talking about the groundbreaking publication on the station’s LGBT Citizen show from 9pm. The show is available on the iPlayer for a week after broadcast.
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This week there are bi meet-ups in London, Swansea and Manchester. Tuesday in Manchester it’s BiPhoria‘s monthly bi pub night at the Waterhouse pub next to Manchester Town Hall. Meet from 8pm: look for the cuddly lion. The same night in Swansea it’s the local bi group, with talky space from 6.30pm and adjourning...
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Ani DiFranco’s so bisexual she was even born on International Celebrate Bisexuality Day, September 23rd. The American folk-rocker was one of the great queer icons of the 1990s, on the cover of Diva and Bi Community News alike. Her rugged independence, still running her own record label to avoid compromise with corporate giants, mirrors...
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Every so often in recent years the press have got excited about same-sex couples in nature: probably never moreso than when they find same-sex penguin couples. Nearly ten years ago, New York Central Park Zoo male penguins Silo and Roy hit the headlines with an article in The New York Times detailing their relationship. Their...
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Following the launch of The Bisexuality Report, Dr Meg Barker and Rebecca Jones, both lecturers at the Open University, talk about the topics covered in the report in this audio podcast. The report is available for download as a pdf document here.
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The latest edition of bi magazine BCN is out today with a major focus on bisexual history for LGBT History Month (including a plug for our daily bi history items – thank you!) and the launch of the Bisexuality Report. Lost Girl stars Anna Silk and Zoie Palmer are on the cover as season...
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