BiPhoria
From its first meeting on 1st September 1994 to 2000 it met monthly at the Lesbian & Gay Centre on Sidney Street on the first Thursday of each month for the main social/support meetings, with other social events in the rest of the month. From September 2000 onwards it has met at the Lesbian & Gay Foundation building on the first Tuesday of each month. With the arrival of the COVID pandemic the group moved online, with "bi lunch" hangouts meaning the group held around 100 zooms during lockdown before restrictions on meeting in person were relaxed. In 2024 BiPhoria celebrated its 30th birthday.
The group has hosted events each year since 1999 to mark Bi Visibility Day on September 23rd, as well as several Bi Activist Conferences, four BiFests and other events. Their "This banner is on the fence, bisexuals aren't" signs have appeared annually on Canal Street around Bi Visibility Day annually since 2018.
Spin-off groups have included Bisexual Action Manchester, Bi Youth, Bisexual Action.
In addition to its core face-to-face work, BiPhoria has published a number of reports and resources reflecting bisexual needs and issues. Current resources include a publication on bisexuality & mental health (2011) and a pocket guide to coming out and staying out, “Getting Bi in a Gay / Straight World” (2011).
The longest-running bisexual group in the UK was previously London Bi Group which ran for over twenty years but closed in 2003.
External Links
BiPhoria website https://www.biphoria.org.uk
Current Publications https://biphoria.org.uk/read/
Getting Bi in a Gay/Straight World https://www.flickr.com/photos/biphoria/sets/72157626275005967/show/
