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You Didn't Hear it from us 11.04.15

Published 11th April 2015

Here’s a round-up of some of the news, blogs posts and comment we missed this week.

Wisconsin University offered a chance of extra credit for bisexual students; campus conservatives called it ‘disgusting’.
HBO released a trailer for Bessie starring Queen Latifah as the legend herself.
Call Me Tree A children’s book with no specific gender pronouns was released by author Maya Christina Gonzalez.
America’s Got Talent breakout star Kehlani talks tattoos, bisexuality and R&B with Complex.
Everyday feminism schooled us in how we build acceptable narratives for trans* people to follow – and how we shouldn’t.
The Guardian asked if Kinsey was right; are 10% of people really g ay?
ONITB released a trailer for season three and Biscuit wet its collective pants. OMG Ruby Rose.

Did we miss any other must-see stories? Let us know in comments…

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Published 4th April 2015

Here’s a round-up of some of the news, blogs posts and comment we missed this week.

Autostraddle gave us the lowdown on how bisexual women can take care of their health
Afterellen quizzed The 100 writer Kira Snyder of bi favourites Clarke and Lexa
Center Bi, the only bisexual organization that is hosted at a BLGT centre in the US is urgently seeking donations
A study by Australian mental health charity Beyondblue found homophobia in teenage boys is at alarming levels
An anonymous poster at the couple connection spoke candidly about what it’s like to be bi in a ‘lesbian’ relationship
Vanessa Celis wrote about the similarities, and differences, between bi- and pansexuality
Porn all-rounder, sexpositive feminst and generally awesome person Nina Hartley vlogged about the stigma of male bisexuality at sex parties, and for some reason MSN categorised it under ‘food and drink’.
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Published 28th March 2015

Here’s a round-up of some of the news, blogs posts and comment we missed this week.

LGBTQNation presented the case for why pronouns really matter.
The cast of Orange is the New Black made us giggle with their rendition of Don’t Talk to Me. We love those Litchfield Ladies.
Unicornbootly listed the things we say to bisexuals but shouldn’t.
The government pledged £2 million to defeat homo-, bi- and transphobic bullying in schools.
Biscuit fav EJ Rosetta rallied against casual biphobia.
Texan American Footballer Connor Mertens spoke to Al Jazeera about being out as bi in the sport
Blogger Rebecca of bluebec went to Canberra LGBT film festival shOUT and discovered just how insidious biphobia in allegedly inclusive spaces is.
HuffPo Gay Voices featured an interesting opinion piece on religious freedom bills.

Did we miss any other must-see stories? Let us know in comments…

Published 21st March 2015

Here’s a round-up of some of the news, blogs posts and comment we missed this week.

Following YA author Saundra Mitchell’s well meant but ill-informed comments about the misinformation teens face regarding bisexuality and the responsibility YA authors have to be credible and accurate.
OC Weekly carried an interview with Superstar LGBT activist and bimagazine.org editor Denise Penn.
Psychology Today provided a primer in genderqueer.
A Comment is Free piece on queerness and identity went viral.
Raechel Prince compared Gov. Kate Brown and Eleanor Roosevelt to describe how far we’ve come with bisexual erasure in politics.
Lesbian dating app Dattch has been relaunched as Her, and aims to be an all-round social experience.
After watching House of Cards, bimagazine.org asked, ‘is the fictional president bi?’

Did we miss any other must-see stories? Let us know in comments…

Published 13th March 2015

Here’s a round-up of some of the news, blogs posts and comment we missed this week.

In the wake of widespread disgust at the Home Office’s handling of Aderonke Apata’s asylum case, openDemocracy highlighted how the government just keep getting its judgements wrong. [Strictly speaking, we didn’t miss this, but Libby rightly thought you should see this wonderful article – Lottie].
Adolescent hearts of all genders fluttered when Harry Syles of One Direction dropped more hints about his possible bisexuality.
QWOC published a call for submissions from Muslim-Identified LGBTQ People of Colour.
King Chan wrote eloquently on solidarity, self-acceptance and belonging in the queer world.
A lone protester challenged the image used on a Bisexual Awareness Week poster at Spokane Community College. A rep for the College LGBTQI group called it a “lesbian and gay” issue and we at Biscuit rolled our eyes.
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