Bisexual Action Manchester - Revision history

Ross Burgess: /* Successor */

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Successor

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Jenbird: Add reference to successor group

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	==Other issues at that time==		==Other issues at that time==

			==Successor==

			Meetings faded in the late 1990s and [[Bisexual Action]] took up the role that BAM had held.

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Jenbird: /* “No Bisexuals” door policies */

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“No Bisexuals” door policies

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	In 2007 [[BiPhoria]] followed this up by surveying the venues in the gay village about whether they welcomed bi customers in the light of the goods and serivces provisions of the [[Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations]] which implemented provisions of the [[Equality Act 2006]].		In 2007 [[BiPhoria]] followed this up by surveying the venues in the gay village about whether they welcomed bi customers in the light of the goods and serivces provisions of the [[Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations]] which implemented provisions of the [[Equality Act 2006]].

Ross Burgess at 12:54, 23 December 2013

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Ross Burgess at 16:40, 10 October 2013

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Ross Burgess at 07:05, 14 August 2012

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	'''Bisexual Action Manchester''' was a local campaigning group in Manchester in the late 1990s.		'''Bisexual Action Manchester''' was a local campaigning group in Manchester in the late 1990s.

	It sought to address particular issues affecting bisexual people in the city, including [[Manchester City Council]]'s stance that bisexuality did not exist, and the “no bisexuals” door policies of several gay and lesbian venues in the city’s ‘gay village’ around [[Canal Street]] and Bloom Street.		It sought to address particular issues affecting bisexual people in the city, including [[Manchester]] City Council's stance that bisexuality did not exist, and the “no bisexuals” door policies of several gay and lesbian venues in the city’s ‘gay village’ around [[Canal Street]] and Bloom Street.

	The group was set up as a spin-off from [[BiPhoria]]. The brand name continued as [[Bisexual Action]].		The group was set up as a spin-off from [[BiPhoria]]. The brand name continued as [[Bisexual Action]].

	==Manchester City Council and Bisexuality==		==Manchester City Council and Bisexuality==
	Bisexual Action Manchester challenged [[Manchester City Council]] repeatedly over their biphobia in the 1990s. The city council's equal opportunities policies and service monitoring only recognised the existence of lesbians, gay men, and heterosexual people.		Bisexual Action Manchester challenged Manchester City Council repeatedly over their biphobia in the 1990s. The city council's equal opportunities policies and service monitoring only recognised the existence of lesbians, gay men, and heterosexual people.

	==“No Bisexuals” door policies==		==“No Bisexuals” door policies==
	In the 1990s a number of lesbian & gay bars in and around Manchester's Canal Street gay village operated admission policies of not allowing in customers who were thought to be heterosexual. Some of those venues also barred bisexuals, and the group sought to challenge these and spread awareness in the community of biphobic venues.		In the 1990s a number of lesbian and gay bars in and around Manchester's Canal Street gay village operated admission policies of not allowing in customers who were thought to be heterosexual. Some of those venues also barred bisexuals, and the group sought to challenge these and spread awareness in the community of biphobic venues.

	Venues recorded as unfriendly to bi clientele included:		Venues recorded as unfriendly to bi clientele included:

Ross Burgess: /* “No Bisexuals” door policies */

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“No Bisexuals” door policies

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	In 2007 [[BiPhoria]] followed this up by surveying the venues in the gay village about whether they welcomed bi customers in the light of the ~~£goods~~ and ~~serivces£~~ provisions of the [[Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations]] which implemented ~~the~~ provisions ~~in regard to goos and servcies in~~ the [[Equality Act 2006]]..		In 2007 [[BiPhoria]] followed this up by surveying the venues in the gay village about whether they welcomed bi customers in the light of the goods and serivces provisions of the [[Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations]] which implemented provisions of the [[Equality Act 2006]].

	==Other issues at that time==		==Other issues at that time==

Ross Burgess: /* “No Bisexuals” door policies */ There was no Goods & Services Act. around this time. Substituting what I assume is the correct reference

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“No Bisexuals” door policies: There was no Goods & Services Act. around this time. Substituting what I assume is the correct reference

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	In 2007 [[BiPhoria]] followed this up by surveying the venues in the gay village about whether they welcomed bi customers ~~ahead~~ of the ~~Goods & Services~~ Act.		In 2007 [[BiPhoria]] followed this up by surveying the venues in the gay village about whether they welcomed bi customers in the light of the £goods and serivces£ provisions of the [[Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations]] which implemented the provisions in regard to goos and servcies in the [[Equality Act 2006]]..

	==Other issues at that time==		==Other issues at that time==

Ross Burgess at 07:24, 8 May 2012

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Ross Burgess at 08:14, 15 November 2011

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	Venues recorded as unfriendly to bi clientele included:		Venues recorded as unfriendly to bi clientele included:
	* Poptastic		* [[Poptastic]]
	* Manto		* [[Manto]]
	* Hollywood Showbar		* [[Hollywood Showbar]]

	In 2007 [[BiPhoria]] followed this up by surveying the venues in the gay village about whether they welcomed bi customers ahead of the Goods & Services Act.		In 2007 [[BiPhoria]] followed this up by surveying the venues in the gay village about whether they welcomed bi customers ahead of the Goods & Services Act.


	==Other issues at that time==		==Other issues at that time==