Bisexual speedskater Ireen Wüst has won her fourth medal of the 2012 Winter Olympics for the Netherlands. She started the games by winning gold in the 3,000m and has now notched up silver in the 1,000m, 1,500m and 5,000m contests. …
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This Olympics’ first bi medal
Speedskater Ireen Wüst became the first out-LGBT athlete to win a medal at the controversial Sochi Winter Olympics yesterday, taking gold for the Netherlands in the 3000 metres. It’s the third time Ireen has won an Olympic gold – winning…
Bis lead Sochi solidarity parade in Manchester
The UK’s longest-running bisexual community group led a 1,200-strong protest march in Manchester today in solidarity with LGBT people in Russia as the Winter Olympics opened in Sochi. BiPhoria shared honours in leading the parade with Dykes on Bikes, each…
Manchester holds hands for Sochi
The upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi are dogged by controversy due to the Russian government’s growing biphobia, homophobia and transphobia. LGBT equalities campaigners have organised events around the world to raise awareness of the situation for bi, gay and trans…
LGBT History Month
February is LGBT History Month in the UK. Here are some resources on bisexual history that might be useful to anyone running LGBT History Month events this year – or interesting to anyone wanting to pick up on some snippets…