The UK national organisation for bisexual research and activism
16/04/2013
Lou Andreas-Salomé’s ‘Freud Diary’ (from her discussions with Freud c.1913). Describing a lecture by Freud on Feb 15 1913 to the Wednesday Group: “He spoke very sympathetically of the enrichment which can be attain by bisexuality and the extent to which it need not disturb normal development. Only when it has already become abnormal does the neurosis take change of the situation and batten on it mightily” p.100 (diary entry Feb 15, 1913)
27/02/2013
Nice article in Ebony (despite the title!) about black bisexual men’s experiences.
http://www.ebony.com/love-sex/talk-like-sex-is-male-bisexuality-really-real-304
25/02/2013
Meg has written about media reporting of bisexuality over on Rewriting the Rules.
This weekend I was contacted by a programme-maker with the following request regarding a series on sexuality. They said that they were putting together their bisexual episode and wanted me to contribute to the discussion of whether ‘there really is such as thing as being bisexual’. Read more…
05/02/2013
A fascinating Ted talk arguing that most people are somewhere between completely gay and completely straight. Good to hear the Kinsey idea given some new energy.
28/01/2013
Bisexual Women Almost Twice As Likely To Be Abused As Straight Women
They are also three times as likely to be raped, according to the first-ever nationwide study on domestic violence and sexual orientation.
The first nationwide study to break down domestic violence rates by self-identified sexual orientation has found that lesbian and bisexual women are at higher risk than straight women, with bisexual women facing especially high rates.
The study [PDF], conducted by the CDC in 2010 and released Friday, found that 35% of straight women had experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by a partner at some point in their lives. But 43.8% of lesbian women had experienced one of the three, as had a full 61.1% of bisexual women. Researchers interviewed a total of 9,709 women — 96.5% of them identified as straight, 2.2% as bisexual, and
1.3% as lesbian.
Bisexual women were also the most likely to have been raped by anyone, partner or not — 46.1% of them had experienced rape at some point, compared with 13.1% of lesbian women and 14.7% of straight women. And they were more likely to report that domestic violence had negatively impacted their lives — 57.4% of bisexual women who’d experienced violence said they also suffered aftereffects like missing work or having symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Only 33.5% of lesbian women and 28.2% of straight women said the same. Read more…
31/12/2012
The Bisexuality Report made the Kinsey Chronicles top 5 news stories of 2012.
See here for details.
29/11/2012
There’s a great article today by Matt Stanley and Lauren Connors in the Huffington Post responding to a recent belittling piece they published about bisexuality. Nice mention for The Bisexuality Report too. Thanks Matt and Lauren!
Bisexuals – its seemingly okay for belittling blogs questioning our identity (or even if we exist) to not only be granted a voice, but to remain largely unchallenged. This fact has been uncomfortably highlighted by Daniel Warner’s recent exercise in hackery, creatively entitled ‘Bisexuality: Is It Fun, Non Committal or Just Plain Greedy?’.
We hope Daniel realises how short this falls from the mark for groundbreaking, or even ‘edgy’ writing. Being bisexuals ourselves, we can assure you that being called ‘greedy’ happens to us with a tedious frequency – imagine, if you will, the number of times a day you might have to read an irritating phrase like ‘float my boat’ or ‘cut the mustard’. Lazy writing aside, we thought we could take this opportunity to explain (for those of you who are ‘confused’ or can’t make up your minds) what bisexuality is and is not. Read more…
29/11/2012
It was great to see Nicola Adams leap right into the number one spot of the Independent on Sunday‘s annual Pink List. A fantastic occasion for bi visibility!
Olympian
Nicola Adams punched her way into the history books this year, becoming the first woman ever to win an Olympic medal in boxing. Since the 30-year-old flyweight from Leeds floored China’s Ren Cancan to win the gold she has become an inspiring role model for young people in Britain and around the world. Rarely seen without the smile that is now emblazoned on billboards and buses around the country, Adams is modest, hard-working and friendly. Everything, in short, that you would hope from a sporting hero. Adams, who is bisexual, persevered with the sport for more than a decade when representing her country — let alone getting an Olympic medal — was not an option for girls. This year, her talent and charm have won over many of the chauvinists who queued up before the Games to say that putting a woman in the ring was “unnatural”. “It’s amazing to be on top of a list of such inspiring and influential people,” Adams said. “Thanks to everyone for their continued support.” Read more…
09/11/2012
There’s some great mythbusting going on over on Bis of Colour: usefully raising awareness of intersecting prejudices, oppressions and exclusions that impact bisexual people of colour.
08/11/2012
Request for participants from Birkbeck researchers for a new study on bisexual parenting:
