Television Oliver Stark opens up about playing bisexual firefighter British actor Oliver Stark has opened up about wanting to be “representative in a positive way” when playing bisexual firefighter in American procedural drama 9-1-1. The 9-1-1 actor’s on-screen character came out as bisexual last year and Oliver recently explained how he approaches the role. Oliver, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Survey finds 40% of bisexuals don’t feel accepted by the LGBTQ+ community A new survey by HER, a dating app for lesbian, bi, and queer individuals, has revealed that 40% of bisexual people feel invisible in LGBTQ+ spaces. Collating the responses of 2,000 users, the survey, which is published to coincide with Bi Awareness Week, highlights challenges in the bi community, in By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts What’s Cookin’? Jaq Bayles meets Woody Cook, whose new media company aims to ‘give back’ and create a community By Jaq Bayles • 4 min read
General News Happy Bi Visibility Day! Created to celebrate the bisexual and queer community while also debunking myths surrounding bisexuality, September 23 is Bi Visibility Day. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: BI THE WAY by Lois Shearing Shearing examines difficult subjects with a deft clarity of purpose, affirming and platforming real people’s experience throughout. It’s an engaging read, and if your head it turned by all sorts of folk, and your pulse quickened then the book supports an honest self-exploration of what that can mean By Eric Page • 2 min read
General News Daily Telegraph criticised for publishing ‘biphobic’ letter The Telegraph has come under fire after publishing a letter from a father who called his bisexual daughter a “snowflake Gen Z”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: 45% of gay and bi men have experienced sexual assault New research from SurvivorsUK found that nearly half of gay and bisexual men have been sexually assaulted. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: LGB adults disproportionately affected by poor mental and physical health A new NHS study has found adults who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are more likely to suffer from poor health. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Report: 45% of LGB people have faced workplace discrimination A new report found almost half of LGB people in the US have faced workplace discrimination. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Report: More people identifying as LGB than ever before New figures from the found more people in the UK are identifying as LGB than ever before By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News US report: Queer people more likely to be stopped by police A new report found queer people living in the US are considerably more likely to be stopped and profiled by police. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study finds three quarters of queer men defied early lockdowns for sex A new report found 76% of queer men in the UK defied early Covid-19 restrictions for sexual relations, with isolation being a driving cause. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Study confirms LGB people more likely to experience poor mental health A recent study as confirmed that gay, lesbian and bisexual people are more likely to suffer from poor mental health compared to heterosexual people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts LesFlicks’ LGBTQ+ History Month festival programme Lesflicks will be celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month with a short film programme aimed at increasing the knowledge of, and access to, lesbian and bisexual film. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Pansexual Pride Day 2020 Tuesday December 8 is Pansexual Pride Day 2020; an event dedicated to celebrating the pansexual community as part of Pan Week. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Norway bans transphobic and biphobic hate speech On Tuesday November 10, the Norwegian government updated the country’s penal code to outlaw hate speech against transgender and bisexual people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Election Special Jessica Benham becomes first bisexual, autistic Pennsylvania state representative On November 3, LGBTQ+ activist and disability advocate, Jessica Benham, became Pennsylvania’s first openly bisexual state representative. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Lesflicks: the streaming service for Queer women Lesflicks is a new entertainment platform sharing films which centre lesbian, bisexual and queer women. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Bi Week 2020: Actor Francois Arnaud comes out as bisexual Actor Francois Arnaud, known for his roles in The Borgias and Schitt’s Creek, came out as bisexual in a series of Instagram posts. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Democrat party member comes out as bisexual Andrew Gillum of the US Democrat party has come out as bisexual in an interview with Tamron Hall. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Disney show features first openly bisexual character Disney has made history by featuring its first explicitly bisexual character on animated Disney Channel show The Owl House – created by Dana Terrace. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Buckle up for Bi-Fi Festival today: 5pm A celebration of bi voices with thought-provoking discussions, performers, and top tunes! Buckle up for Bi-Fi Festival today: 5pm By Contributor • 1 min read
Community Report into evidence on gay/bisexual men blood donation still due FAIR steering group, including THT, Stonewall and National AIDS Trust, is still hoping to report its findings before the end of 2020 in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. By Contributor • 4 min read
