Young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are twice as likely to have smoked than their heterosexual peers, according to new research published in BMJ Open. Lesbian and gay young people were also more likely to drink alcohol…
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Bi magazine looks forward to 18th birthday
Bisexual mag BCN is 18 next month – and they want to hear from you about how the magazine has touched your life. Born from a discussion at the 1995 BiCon bisexuality conference, the first issue was simply called “Issue…
Manchester trumpets #endthebiban
It’s Manchester Pride weekend and local bi group BiPhoria have a stall running across the Bank Holiday weekend. They’re highlighting Google’s decision to block ‘bisexual’ from its predictive search under the slogan “Dear Google, End The Bi Ban!” When users…
Google under fire for bi erasure
A new online petition is putting pressure on search engine Google to change its ways over the word “bisexual” More than two years ago we reported that search engine Google was blocking searches for information about bisexuality. The website’s “autocomplete”…
Bi Visibility Day: a month to go!
With a month to September 23rd, this year’s Bi Visibility Day plans are shaping up across the country and around the world. Marked since 1999, the day combines celebrations of bisexuality and the work of the bi movement with outreach…