Category: News Briefs

News Briefs: What Happens Next, pt. 2

Jul 15, 2021 | 2013 Summer - What Happens Next? Pt. 2, News Briefs

News Briefs: Child Free

Sep 1, 2024 | 2024 Fall - Child Free, News Briefs

Compiled by Dylan Fee “Nearly one-in-five American women ends her childbearing years without having borne a child, compared with one-in-ten in the 1970s. While childlessness has risen for all racial and ethnic groups, and most...

News Briefs: More than One Letter

May 31, 2024 | 2024 Summer - More than One Letter, News Briefs

Compiled by Dylan Fee According to new polling from Gallup, the percentage of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has more than doubled since 2012. In 2012, 3.5% of adults aligned themselves with the community compared to 7.6% in...

NEWS BRIEF: 2023 Lambda Literary Award Winners

Sep 1, 2023 | 2023 Fall - Bi+ Joy, News Briefs

On June 9, at an event in New York City, Lambda Literary announced its award winners. Of the 25 award categories, three are bisexual-focused. Here are this year’s winners: Bisexual Fiction: Reluctant Immortals, by Gwendolyn...

News Briefs: Traditions

Dec 2, 2021 | 2022 Winter - Traditions, News Briefs

Catching up on a couple of 2020 election results, two openly bisexual women were elected mayors of their respective cities in California. Sasha Renée Pérez (see photo at right, top) was elected in Alhambra, California as the...

News Briefs: Bisexual Enough?

Jul 15, 2021 | 2013 Fall - Bisexual Enough?, News Briefs

By Robyn Ochs Because we’ve been making so much progress so quickly, here is a summary of the past few months’ victories: In the UK, the Queen has given her Royal Assent to same-sex marriage in England and Wales....

News Briefs: What Happens Next? Pt. 1

Jul 9, 2021 | 2013 Spring - What Happens Next? Part 1, News Briefs

By Robyn Ochs and Katrina Chaves In the last issue of Bi Women, we reported on a record number of out bisexual elected officials, as well as the first out pansexual representative. Turns out, there is one more: Representative...

News Briefs: Mixed Marriages

Jul 9, 2021 | 2013 Winter - Mixed Marriages, News Briefs

By Robyn Ochs and Katrina Chaves Political Firsts: Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona, has...

News Briefs: Mental Health

Jul 9, 2021 | 2014 Spring - Mental Health, News Briefs

By Robyn Ochs DESIREE AKHAVAN, a 29-year-old bisexual filmmaker living in Brooklyn, NY, premiered her film Appropriate Behavior at the Sundance Film Festival in January. From the Sundance website: “For Shirin, being part of a...

News Briefs: The Bi Trans Connection

Jul 9, 2021 | 2014 Winter - The Bi *Trans* Connection, News Briefs

By Robyn Ochs IT ISN’T JUST A GOOD IDEA, IT’S THE LAW! There is much U.S. news of relevance to bi and LGT folks: In 2013 alone, California, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Delaware achieved marriage...

News Briefs: Pick a Side

Jul 8, 2021 | 2015 Fall - Pick a Side, News Briefs

By Robyn Ochs The Third Annual Bisexual Book Awards were held on Saturday, May 30 in New York...

News Briefs: Toy Stories

Jul 8, 2021 | 2015 Summer - Toy Stories, News Briefs

By Robyn Ochs The finalists for this year’s Bisexual Book Awards and Lambda Literary Awards were...

News Briefs: Religion/Spirituality

Jul 8, 2021 | 2015 Winter - Religion/Spirituality, News Briefs

By Robyn Ochs Preserving Our Bi-story The GLBT Historical Society & The GLBT History Museum in...

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