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.…
Category: Politics
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…
European Parliament “LGBT” without the B?
Today the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) will start working on “a new strategy against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity”. The debate can be watched live online from…
Dear Google – #EndTheBiBan
Search engine Google is making it harder for bis to find information and support online. When users type words like ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ into the Google search page, it suggests what they might be looking for – gay dating, gay…