 Let's go to the movies! The BiCONIC Film Festival is coming to the Roxie on September 20th 2023 at 7:00 PM.BiCONIC Film Festival 2023/2024 What: The BiCONIC Film Festival centers on the Bi+ umbrella, bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, multisexual, fluid, omnisexual, or anyone attracted to more than one gender. We were launched in early 2023 by artists and activists who perceived the programming of other LGBTQ+ film festivals as lacking a focus on the bi+ communities! (18+ Only) Where: The Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 When: Doors Open at 7:00 PM
 Thank you for marching with our groups in SF Pride! We had a lot of folks marching with Still Bisexual and the Bay Area Bisexual+ and Pansexual Network! Everyone brought the energy and stamina to keep us going through the long wait in the fog, wind and sun. They raised their Lani Ka'ahumanu inspired Biphobia Shields high and made the crowd roar with delight. The mustachioed Freddie Mercury brigade was on point and the Bi Fieri was awesome. Thank you Nicole, from Still Bisexual, for helping to organize and sticking with us as a driver with a clutch of steel, thank you Marisa for being the awesome person that you are and holding down the joint Bi+ Booth with Karen, thank you Carol Queen for your wheel monitoring, and thank you all of the amazing marchers and attendees who made SF Pride and all of Pride Week rock! Martin (Your Organizer)
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(Picnic Area near Dolores St and 20th Street) Saturday, September 24, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT) Marked each year since 1999, Bi Visibility Day raises bi awareness and challenges bisexual & biromantic erasure. 2022 will be the 24th year that we have celebrated bisexual lives and we will be celebrating on the 24th of September this year. This year we will meet outdoors and have a pizza party (including vegan options) and play games from 2-5pm.
 The evolution of the word 'bisexual' — and why it's still misunderstood The pervasive stereotype that bisexuality is an exclusive and limiting label is something bi activists have been fighting for decades.  Bi+ Visibility Night Today September 23rd, 2020 at 8 PM – 10 PM Pacific Time Public · Bay Area Bisexual+ & Pansexual Network (BABPN) Chat Online Event Register Here:http://bit.ly/BiVisibilityNight Please join the Bay Area Bi+ and Pan Network for Bi Visibility Day (also called Bisexual Pride Day, Celebrate Bisexuality Day, CBD, Bisexual Pride, and Bisexuality+ Day) for an evening Zoom get-together!  On Wednesday, September 23rd, at 5pm Pacific Time we will be hosting an event for Celebrate Bisexuality Day:
INVISIBLE NO MORE: A Celebration of Bisexuality & Bi+ Pioneers Event is free & open to the public; register on Zoom at: bit.ly/bidaypanel Wednesday, September 23rd is Celebrate Bisexuality Day, but what does it mean to celebrate bisexuality in 2020? As LGBTQ+ rights and awareness grow, is bisexuality becoming more accepted, or does it remain invisible and stigmatized? And as activism and communities move increasingly online, what even is "visibility" anymore? Join a panel of bisexual activist pioneers as we explore these questions and more in an unabashed claim to visibility and dignity. With: Loraine Hutchins, moderator: Co-Editor, “Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out" Luigi Ferrer: Activist, HIV/AIDS Educator ABilly Jones-Hennin: Marine Corp Veteran, Activist Lani Ka’ahumanu: Co-Editor, “Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out” Robyn Ochs: Speaker, Writer, Editor of Bi Women Quarterly
BiCon 2020 Schedule (aka bitinerary) — work in progress, check back for updates.
 SFBiCON's - Unico[r]nUnico[r]n has a small lineup of workshops/talks focusing on:Anti-Racism 101: Dismantling Racism & White Supremacy How To Be A Queer Ally with Shaun Haines, Karen Fleshman, Esq. and LeRon L. Barton
Trans Awareness with Aria Sa'id, Janelle Vinson, and Sean Greene Speed Dating (for friendship or dating) with Bex Additional Comedy later that evening with Nick Leonard and the Bilarious Show at Martunis The Bilarious Comedy Show at Martuni's requires a separate ticket. *Cost is $15 tickets available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4344015 6pm -9pm, Saturday 12 at Martuni's, 4 Valencia Street, San Francisco. https://www.facebook.com/events/369503070404304/?active_tab=discussion Just another tasty treat from your bi+ activists, working to create more community for those of us who love more than one gender. The SF BiCon Organizers (a very small group of local activists) Twitter: @sfbicon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sfpanbicon/ Email: sfbicon@gmail.com Website: www.sfbicon.com *** Anti-Racism 101 in the Queer CommunityKaren Fleshman, Esq. Founder, Racy Conversations, is an anti-racism trainer and police accountability activist. The mission of Racy Conversations is to flip 10% of white Millennials and Generation Z to anti-racism so we can have a majority anti-racist generation and transform our society. LeRon L. Barton is a writer. LeRon’s essays have appeared in Salon, The Good Men Project, Eastbay Express, Those People, AlterNet, SF Bay view, Buzzfeed, Gorilla Convict, and Elephant Journal. His first book, “Straight Dope: A 360 degree look into American drug culture” was released in Feb 2013. LeRon’s book, “All We Really Need Is Love” is available on Amazon. Shaun Haines is the Founder and Executive Director of San Francisco Impact Partners. His goals are to affect the remediation of disparities that impact communities that are most in need. Shaun is an Associate Member of the San Francisco Democratic Party. He is Founder and President of San Francisco Black Community Matters. He became elected in 2015 to the position of Assembly District Delegate. He was appointed to serve on the San Francisco Human Rights Commission – LGBT Advisory Committee, Commissioner on the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force and the African American Advisory Committee of the 17th Assembly District. As such Shaun understands how public policy can benefit or create consequences that impact low-income communities. Shaun is a Permanent Member of the San Francisco Police Department Chief’s LGBT Advisory Forum. The purpose of Antiracism 101 is to educate, mobilize, and build multi-racial community. All who are interested in understanding racism—and moving from awareness to action and accountability in unlearning and eliminating racism—are encouraged to request a consultation. Trans Awareness Aria Sa’id is a transgender advocate and award winning political strategist based in San Francisco Bay Area. She is a founder and the Executive Director of the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District- the world’s first transgender district, celebrating the resilience, culture, and presence of transgender people in San Francisco’s famed Tenderloin neighborhood. She is the founder of Kween Culture Initiative- a social and cultural empowerment project for Black transgender women. Janelle Vinson is an award-winning community organizer and transgender advocate native of the San Francisco Bay Area. She serves as Program Associate for the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District- the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. She also serves as Bay Area President of FLUX- a national transgender empowerment initiative through AIDS Healthcare Foundation. In addition she co-directs an annual transgender empowerment retreat, TRANScend- and is an ambassador for the National Transgender March on Washington D.C. In her work, she strives for the advancement of transgender women of color. Sean Greene has been working in the non-profit sector on and off for the past 25 years, with the past 10 years working specifically in Volunteer Management, Event Production and Development at Breast Cancer Emergency Fund, Positive Resource Center, the GLBT Historical Society and on the Board of Directors for Folsom Street Events. Sean Greene currently serves as Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Compton's Transgender Cultural District- overseeing fundraising, event production and organizational relationship building. The Compton's Transgender Cultural District will be leading a workshop on our work, transgender cultural competency, and the importance of both including transgender people in our spaces- as well as the need for our spaces that affirm transgender people overall. Speed Dating (for friendship or dating)Bex is a longtime queer activist and has been engaged with numerous local nonprofits in the queer and educational spheres. She currently sits on a local board of an LGBT nonprofit, and is involved in increasing SFPD transparency. She likes dogs and identifies as femme, demisexual and queer. Bilarious Show at Martunis Nick Leonard performs regularly as a comic and host at venues around California and beyond. For the past ten years, Nick has been producing the premiere gay comedy showcase in San Francisco, QComedy. He also performed regularly at the legendary Josie's Cabaret in San Francisco, as well as headlining, featuring, or hosting at Cobb's Comedy Club, The Punchline, Rooster T. Feathers, Russian River Resort, San Jose Improv, The Purple Onion and many other venues and events. The Bilarious Comedy Show at Martuni's requires a separate ticket. *Cost is $15 tickets available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4344015 6pm -9pm, Saturday 12 at Martuni's, 4 Valencia Street, San Francisco. https://www.facebook.com/events/369503070404304/?active_tab=discussion The Bilarious Show, an evening of laughs celebrating the diverse world of the bisexual community. This milestone event is a complete lineup of openly Bi comedians serving up the laughs. Too long invisible in the comedy world, the Bilarious Show changes all that with real live bisexual comics and performers speaking out about life, love, politics and people. Everybody's welcome to join us for a night of laughs, music and community with your funny Bi friends.  Self-Care Sunday at MeloMelo Kava Bar - Berkeley Self-Care Sunday at MeloMelo Kava Bar Introducing a new monthly social gathering for the bi+ and pan community. Non-facilitated and casual, it's a place to simply gather, chat, chill, connect and repeat. Every 4th Sunday of the month from 7-8:30pm The closer to 7pm you arrive, the more fun we'll all have. This is a community run group meaning we need each of you make an effort to find the other individuals (look for bi+ bling), introduce yourself, look for a good place for the group to sit together. MeloMelo feels somewhat like a bar but with a very chill and cozy atmosphere. Kava is a plant based beverage that is known to have calming effects. This is a non-alcohol gathering; We ask that all individuals come sober, open minded, and thirsty! They don't sell food, but you're welcome to bring your own. https://melomelokavabar.com/visit/berkeley/ We don't gatekeep, allies welcome. Spread the word. Look for the bi and pan stickers or colors, whoever gets there first, try to grab the back corner.  Bi+ Visibility Happy Hour w/ Open Hearts
It will soon be Bi+ Visibility Day, and SFBiCON is partnering with the Open Hearts Happy Hour to bring you a warm embrace for all sexualities and identities during this Bisexual+ Awareness Week, culminating in Bi+ Visibility Day on September 23. Also known as International Celebrate Bisexuality Day, the 23rd of September has been marked each year since 1999 to highlight biphobia and to help Bi+ folks find the Bi+ and Pan community in their geographic area. Please join us at Virgil's Sea Room for dash of drinking, a sprinkle of laughter and a splash of consent. The Open Hearts Club is a friendly social gathering every month for polyamorous and nonmonogamous folks and our poly-friendly friends and lovers. We are an inclusive space for LGBTQQIA and straight folks, kink and vanilla friendly alike.  We did it!
You showed up with your awesome outfits, flags, streamers, glitter and creative signs. You made the bi+ and pan community visible for not only the people watching the parade, but also the other contingents and the kofytv news broadcast (airs sept 15th). Our growing visibility and outreach is truly touching those around us who need more representation in order to feel confident and valid under the queer umbrella and also in the straight world. You are activists and the community thrives with your involvement. Thank you to all of you who helped organize the Bi+ and Pan Community Contingent: Martin, Lacy, Jeremy, Winfred, Grace, Marie. And all of those who collaborated in the planning document: Stephanie, Maddie, Michael, Cece, Sara and Jordan. This was all a volunteer collaboration and our first known involvement in Oakland's Pride Parade. We're certainly learning as we go. Please send any feedback about your experience and you ideas on how we can improve for next year's Pride Parades. Going forward, there is at least one bi/pan event every month and numerous opportunities for you to connect, contribute and benefit. The best way to stay connected and involved is through these Facebook groups and Meetup.com Like these FB groups: sfbicon BABN (bay area bisexual network) Check out: The bi/pan Meetup group www.sfbicon.com If you're interested in doing more volunteering for bi-activism, please reply here and let's continue the momentum. There's a lot more work to be done and a small group of us doing it. The next task is getting flyers distributed and sponsors for the two conferences Unico[r]n and BiCon. See you soon! Marisa   March with your community and promote bisexual+ and pansexual visibility, representation and awareness. We are #052! About this EventMarch with your community and promote bisexual+ and pansexual visibility, representation and awareness. The bi+ community had a great turnout in the SF Pride parade this year with nearly 50 people showing up, making signs, decorating, holding flags, marching and representing. We need you again, let's show Oakland that we're loud and proud. We're queer and we're here. Actual time, meeting location, volunteer duties, and props needed will be posted as we know them. Love, your bi+ community activists Update:Parade Lineup Process (Our exact lineup location: #52) Lineup time: 9:00am-10:45am (our organizers will be there by 9:30am) Marchers into position: 10:45am-11:00am The parade starts at 11:00am 14th St between Broadway and Jefferson St, Oakland, CA - Lineup starts at 9:00am and occurs on 14th Street on the two blocks between Broadway and Jefferson St. At least one representative from your contingent should show up before 9:30am to check in. - To check in, find a parade Assembly Captain in a bright red "Parade Staff" shirt and identify what group you are representing. They will confirm your arrival, give you some parade information, and direct your group to their assigned rallying location. - Everyone else in your contingent, who are not vehicle drivers or your check-in representative, can show up a little later- tell them to make it to Assembly by 10:30am at the latest. If people would like to show up earlier- there will be a pancake breakfast as well as a Zumba class right nearby the assembly area, so there will be things to do- and of course connecting with all of the fun people marching in this year's parade! - At 10:45 we will call for all marchers to get into position. That's the time to get everyone together, lined up, ready to go, and any vehicle drivers should get to their vehicles and start their engines. - At 11:00am we will give the signal, and the first contingents will turn left begin to roll down Broadway! Your contingent will need to do some movement in the assembly area before reaching Broadway. We will first load all of the contingents, one at a time, on the left (North) side of the assembly area, followed by the right (South) side. - Once on Broadway, the parade proceeds from 14th to 21st street. All along the way, sing and dance, hand stuff out to the crowd- be exciting! Do your best to show your Pride! Just please make sure to keep any marchers well clear of moving vehicles, and avoid having participants jump on or off of parade vehicles before the end. - When your contingent reaches the end of the route, another "Parade Staff" member in a red shirt will direct your marchers toward the Festival area.  Study Opportunity: Are you a member of the LGB community who is employed full-time in the United States and has begun your job in the past year? Researchers at the University of Memphis would like to hear about your experiences at work! This primary study involves completing six surveys over the course of two workweeks on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Participants who choose to participate in this study can earn up to $15 in Amazon gift cards for the completion of surveys related to this study. To learn more, contact the research team to receive a survey assessing your eligibility for this study at qlabdiversity@gmail.com. We encourage you to contact the research team using whatever email account you are most comfortable with. A potential risk of participating in this study is that others who have access to your email may discern potential dimensions of your identity by reading through the study information. We encourage potential participants to reach out using any email platform of your choosing (work, personal, or otherwise).
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