BiCon 2020 was online. Here’s my reasoning for why I think it’s probably best to do it that way again in 2021.
This last autumn, I spent a lot of time listening to people about BiCon, because of the anti-racism review. (Here’s the main write-up from that.)
I was talking to a friend one day in the middle of that process, and [...]
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Reasons for (& against) BiCon bei...
BiCon 2020 was online. Here’s my reasoning for why I think it’s probably best to do it that way again in 2021.
This last autumn, I spent a lot of time listening to people about BiCon, because of the anti-racism review. (Here’s the main write-up from that.)
I was talking to a friend one day in the middle of that process, and [...]
BiCon, revisited
Change, systems, racism, ethics, and other personal/political musings. Plus news of a BiCon anti-racism review.
About 12 years ago, I mostly disengaged with BiCon (annual residential UK bi gathering). I’ve dipped in as a day visitor a few times since then, when it came to Nottingham or Leicester – but&n [...]
New rules for meetups
Practical commentary on new English legislation to limit meetups, supposed to reduce covid virus transmission.
As someone who sometimes runs events, like gigs or bi community things or home ed meetups, I thought I’d better get my head round this new bit of law, which is active from 14 September 2020.
Discla [...]
The “Bisexuality Briefing”, at Notts ...
Just over 13 minutes of video, welcoming bi / pan / queer / no-label people to Notts Pride in 2019, and giving everyone some bi facts. Plus the story of how it came about.
Here it is!
Content note: small flashing lights occasionally – the actual stage lights on the day. Also, some wobbliness from the camera, but it’s mos [...]
Visibility and celebrations: 6-minute...
On International Celebrate Bisexuality Day 2015 in Nottingham, Hannah organised a gathering by the Robin Hood statue, round the corner from Nottingham Castle. This is the little speech I made to mark the day.
You can switch on subtitles using the little CC (“closed captions”) icon in the bottom right hand corner of the video sc [...]
Four points for better bi-related med...
Mainly for people who write articles and blog posts and want to up their bi-solidarity game.
That doesn’t only mean non-bi people; we can benefit from considering this stuff ourselves. And some of the points are also relevant where we ourselves might be writing about some other marginalised group.
There’ [...]
Bi erasure in a nutshell
New badge design, new micro-summary.
Regular readers will know that a current political theme of mine is bi erasure. In particular, I’ve been trying to explain & spread Kenji Yoshino’s ideas of how erasure functions on different interlocking levels. (Essay / video.) I think this understanding of bi erasure mecha [...]
Stop Erasing Bi People Day
Yesterday was 23 September, a big day in the bi calendar.
As the day went on and I read stuff online, I was increasingly feeling & noticing how much I don’t like the rise of the name “Bi Visibility Day”. (Originally it was called Celebrate Bisexuality Day – implications of which I have also pondered, no [...]
Bi erasure and the many names of May ...
Debates over the IDAHo((Bi)T) acronym overlap with bi erasure. Actions beyond the name can reveal which is which.
It’s an anniversary today.
On May 17, 1990, the World Health Organization declassified same-sex attraction as a mental disorder, stating that “homosexuality is not a disease, a disturbance or a [...]
Visiting Nottingham University by bus...
BiCon comes to Nottingham this weekend, so I thought I’d deploy some of my local knowledge to be useful to people :-)
This post is mainly about buses and bus stops… but I must also say first, don’t be misled by the tram testing! The trams which go to the new tram stop at the University are being tested at the moment, and so [...]
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