2004 began with an away weekend in Milton Keynes for bisexual activists – people who were or who wanted to get involved in things like running local groups, helplines and events. It wasn’t the most high profile bi event ever,…
Tag: Bi History
28th August 2010: Bis of Colour
2010’s International Bisexual Conference in London saw the first space for Black bis at such an event in a decade. A year later the 2011 BiCon in Leicester saw a similar session, in turn sparking new work on challenging racism…
23rd September 1970: Ani DiFranco born
Ani DiFranco’s so bisexual she was even born on International Celebrate Bisexuality Day, September 23rd. The American folk-rocker was one of the great queer icons of the 1990s, on the cover of Diva and Bi Community News alike. Her rugged…
May 2004: Bisexual Penguins news: Silo dumps Roy for Scrappy
Every so often in recent years the press have got excited about same-sex couples in nature: probably never moreso than when they find same-sex penguin couples. Nearly ten years ago, New York Central Park Zoo male penguins Silo and Roy hit…
28th August 2008: Bis Get Academic
2008 saw the first “BiReCon” bi academia & research conference. This was a day of workshops, presentations, and research seminars seeking to build bridges between organisations, researchers and bisexual communities. It was held at Leicester University’s Oadby campus. Organisations represented…