“Online my sexuality is there for all to see – this doesn’t translate to life offline” BY RACHEL CHARLTON-DAILEY Rachel – 30, bisexual, spoonie, Doctor Who nerd. This is how easy it is for me to come out online. By including that one word in my Twitter profile everyone instantly knows my sexuality. I am [….]
“Contrary to the stereotypes, being bisexual really isn’t like discovering the benefits of Hovis Best of Both…” BY ANT JACKSON Bisexuals. They’ve got it good right? They really are living the dating dream. So many options to pick and choose from, some may even say they get to be a bit greedy. Contrary to the [….]
We meet the filmmaker carving out space for bisexual women and non-binary people’s stories BY DANIELLE MUSTARDE. IMAGE: STILL FROM TREACLE Filmmaker, actor and bi advocate April Kelley grew up in Hertford, England. “When I tell people that, they ask, ‘Whereabouts in Hertfordshire?’ Nah, Hertford itself.” Though Hertford (not Hertfordshire) might be Kelley’s hometown, it [….]
It’s all about the pink, purple and blue, baby… BY DANIELLE MUSTARDE Bisexual lighting. That’s right. It’s a thing, and it’s glorious. The release of Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe’s electro-pop tune Make Me Feel has breathed new pink, purple and blue life into the Twitter-based discussion which brought the term “bisexual lighting” star-jumping its way into the big, [….]
Ain’t no lie baby, bi, bi, bi… Pride is here! BY BI PRIDE UK On Saturday the 7 September 2019, the Round Chapel in Hackney will become home to the UK’s first ever… (drum roll please) Bi Pride! With just over a week to go, DIVA caught up with a few of Bi Pride UK’s [….]
A weekend-long gathering for bi people, their friends, partners and allies BY LIBBY BAXTER-WILLIAMS BiCon has come a long way since it began as a one day conference on the politics of bisexuality. Now in its 37th year (yep, that’s right), BiCon has become the highlight of the bi+ community calendar. This year BiCon takes [….]
“Bisexual women are used to feeling invisible – instead, let’s create queer spaces that are genuinely inclusive” BY RUTH DAVIES The tension between feeling “too gay” when you’re around straight people and “not gay enough” when you’re in queer spaces can be uncomfortable, frustrating and erasing. Thankfully, more bi people are speaking up about bi-erasure [….]
