Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, confirmed yesterday that the bar on bisexual and gay men in Northern Ireland donating blood might be lifted as it has been in Great Britain. In a written answer put…
Author: news
Happy birthday Bi Community News – new issue out now!
The new issue of Bi Community News magazine is out with features on Bi Visibility Day’s biggest September ever, bisexuality research and the Google bi ban. It’s the magazine’s 18th birthday edition, having launched back in the autumn of 1995.…
EU Court of Justice rules bisexuality grounds for fear of persecution in asylum cases
Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that people fleeing their country with a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of their sexual orientation may qualify for asylum in the European Union. This applies to bisexual…
Scotland’s final push for equal marriage
In a matter of days the Scottish Parliament will vote on Scotland’s equal marriage legislation, which will complement the same-sex marriage act passed for England and Wales earlier this year. The stage one vote on the Marriage and Civil Partnership…
Manchester offers HIV Home Sampling Kits
Manchester based Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) have teamed up with NHS Services Manchester Centre for Sexual Health and RU Clear to provide 600 Dry Blood Spot HIV Home Sampling Kits to gay and bisexual men who live in Greater…
