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Brighton bis hit by snow too
Following Tuesday’s decision to cancel the first Manchester bisexuals group meeting of the year, the first Brighton meeting has been cancelled too. Brighton Bothways‘ meeting tomorrow evening has been cancelled due to the snow.
We understand that Glasgow’s meeting tonight was not affected by the weather – so if you’re thinking of popping along to… »
Telling people there’s no hyphen in bisexual
Bisexual Index launched their “drop the hyphen” campaign earlier this year, and Manchester bi group BiPhoria took up the theme in the publicity for their recent bi community day event.
Writer Jacqui Applebee wrote a poem inspired by the campaign, which BiPhoria turned into a postcard, perfect for sending to writers and organisations that need a… »
Manchester: the programme
Manchester BiFest’s programme for today’s event runs as follows:
1pm Open – 1.45: Tea, coffee, etc.
1.45pm – 2.30pm Welcome / mixer games. Get to meet people!
Or Bi UK: A quick tour
2.30 – 3.00pm break for food etc
3.00 – 4.15 Workshops: either How Bisexual Are You? Kinsey, Klein and More
or Being bi in a gay and straight… »
Manchester!
Manchester BiFest is a one-day get-together for bi people and our allies in Manchester and the North West. If you’ve never been to a bi community event before, it’s a brilliant place to start.
When: This Saturday, 3rd October 2009 – 1pm to 7pm.
Where: The LGF centre in Central Manchester, just on the edge of… »
Happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day!
A fabulous International Celebrate Bisexuality Day to all our readers – it’s ten years since the first “ICBD” was marked. Back then here in the UK the only event to mark the occasion was a half-dozen bis propping up a corner of a bar in Manchester.
This year there are events in… »
Bi Speed Dating
Bi and single? There’s a bisexual speed dating night coming up in Manchester on October 5th, organised as a fundraiser by local community project the Lesbian & Gay Foundation. And there’s another on September 26th in London, organised by PinkDate.
Tickets for the Manchester event are £10 each, and you can find out more… »
Manchester’s Fifteen
Manchester bisexual group BiPhoria turns fifteen this month and have a mini-BiFest Bi Day lined up at the local LGB community centre on Saturday October 3rd to celebrate.
BiPhoria is now the longest running bi group in the UK, as bi groups set up before it have folded and sometimes been re-formed after a… »
Manchester Pride goes with a swing
Manchester Pride’s bi presence today was a great success with banners and marchers on the Pride parade. A stall in the Lifestyle Expo area drew lots of interest and sign-ups for the regional email list; and there were plenty of new faces already wearing bi colours.
The stall will be there in the Expo again tomorrow… »
Recruiting at Manchester Pride
This weekend it’s Manchester LGBT Pride and the bis will be out in force. There will be a ‘Bisexual Recruitment Army‘ banner on the pride parade (if you haven’t seen that spoof website, go and have a giggle) and a bi stall in the “Lifestyle Expo” community area all three days of the Bank… »
Twice Removed, tonight and tomorrow
A new one-woman play gives Manchester Pride a ‘bi angle’ this week. Twice Removed, a first play from upcoming writer / performer Sian Johnson, has drawn from a plethora of interviews with bi people and the wider LGBT community.
It’s on downstairs at Taurus bar, Canal Street, Manchester. Performances start tonight Tuesday 25th August at 7pm;and… »