{"id":5383,"date":"2017-07-11T10:31:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T09:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bimedia.org\/blogs\/?guid=5f4b73e5b58bb4facb59627e5d9b1ebe"},"modified":"2017-07-11T10:31:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T09:31:24","slug":"bye-biphobia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bimedia.org\/blogs\/2017\/07\/bye-biphobia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bye Biphobia!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leeds Beckett University held their first Campus Pride at the beginning of LGBT History Month this year.<\/p>\n

Running a stall there for Leeds Bi Group, it was great to see a mix of student societies plus the Council, Mesmac and others. I had a great day chatting to students, staff and visitors about bisexuality and why events like this are so important, as well as stealing a number of Trans Society\u2019s pronoun badges!<\/p>\n

As well as promoting LGBTQ* inclusivity, the Leeds Beckett Student Union also used this platform to launch their Bye Biphobia! campaign. There was a heavy bi contingent with BiCon, Leeds Bi Group and the Bye Biphobia! stall in a row near the Leslie Silver building entrance on City Campus. The student stall was giving out free pink, purple and blue ribbons to passers-by imploring them to \u201ctake a stand against biphobia on campus\u201d. They also gave out a large number of flyers with information about biphobia and the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n

However, their fight against biphobia does not end there! We met with some of the Student Unions reps from the student LGBTQ* Society to discuss the next steps for the campaign. As well as developing a survey for students to collate experiences of biphobia, they are also planning some focus groups in the future on the same theme.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s wonderful to see a prominent university taking biphobia seriously as well as the wider LGBT+ issues. Leeds Beckett have placed within Stonewall\u2019s Top 100 Employers for the past three years, showing a dedication to diversity and inclusivity.<\/p>\n

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Leeds Beckett University held their first Campus Pride at the beginning of LGBT History Month this year.<\/p>\n

Running a stall there for Leeds Bi Group, it was great to see a mix of student societies plus the Council, Mesmac and others. I had a great day chatting to students, staff and visitors about bisexuality and why events like this are so important, as well as stealing a number of Trans Society’s pronoun badges!<\/p>\n

As well as promoting LGBTQ* inclusivity, the Leeds Beckett Student Union also used this platform to launch their Bye Biphobia! campaign. There was a heavy bi contingent with BiCon, Leeds Bi Group and the Bye Biphobia! stall in a row near the Leslie Silver building entrance on City Campus. The student stall was giving out free pink, purple and blue ribbons to passers-by imploring them to “take a stand against biphobia on campus”. They also gave out a large number of flyers with information about biphobia and the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n

However, their fight against biphobia does not end there! We met with some of the Student Unions reps from the student LGBTQ* Society to discuss the next steps for the campaign. As well as developing a survey for students to collate experiences of biphobia, they are also planning some focus groups in the future on the same theme.<\/p>\n

It’s wonderful to see a prominent university taking biphobia seriously as well as the wider LGBT+ issues. Leeds Beckett have placed within Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers for the past three years, showing a dedication to diversity and inclusivity.<\/p>\n

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