Bialogue
Bialogue,aportmanteauof the wordsbisexualanddialogue,is an American activist group that started inNew York City,working on issues of local, national, and international interest to the bisexual, fluid,pansexual,queer-identified communities and their allies.[1][2]Bialogue's mission is to dispel myths andstereotypesaboutbisexuality,addressbiphobiaandbisexual erasure,educate the public on the facts and realities of bisexuality and advocate for thebisexual community.Its slogan is "Taking Action not just Offense".[3]
History
[edit]Bialogue was founded in 2005 and is the merger of two olderNew York City–based activist/political groups: BiPAC and the Coalition for Unity and Inclusion.[4]
Founded in 1989, BiPAC (short for the "Bisexual Political Action Committee" ) was an explicitly militant activist political group dedicated to confronting and eradicatingbiphobiaandbisexual erasure.In addition to working on issues exclusive to New York Citybisexual community,BiPAC also worked in conjunction with other New York CityLGBTand progressive groups of their day includingACT UP,Queer Nation,Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization,Children of the Rainbow,Por Los Niños,and the Coalition for a District Alternative (CoDA).
The Coalition for Unity and Inclusion (founded in 2000) was a coalition ofbisexualandtransgenderactivists who drew support from reform-minded directors of the more traditionalLGBT organizations,liberal politicians as well as the grassroots bisexual and transgender community. They used such tactics as letter writing campaigns, petition drives and an innovative "feedback campaign" to achieve their goals.[4]
The original impetus for founding both BiPAC and the Coalition for Unity and Inclusion was to combat instances of blatant biphobia within the larger New York CityLGBT community.Bialogue, which emerged in response to the flap[5]overthe 'Bailey Study'which attempted to invalidate bisexuality itself,[6][verification needed][unreliable source?]has always worked closely with such established bisexual organizations asBiNet USA,[7]theBisexual Foundation[8]and theBisexual Resource Centeras well as mainstream LGBT groups such asGLAAD.[9]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"find Bisexual, Fluid, Pansexual, Queer-identified & Bi-Friendly Communities in the USA".BiNet USA.Retrieved2014-06-29.
- ^Hilton M. Briggs Library Resource Guide: Gay and Lesbian Pride MonthArchived2010-07-28 at theWayback MachineJune 2007South Dakota State University
- ^"Taking Action not just Offense".Bialogue. 2007-04-06.Retrieved2014-06-29.
- ^ab"New York Area Bisexual Network - Our History page".Nyabn.org. 2001-07-12.Retrieved2014-06-29.
- ^New York Times Suggests Bisexuals Are "Lying": Paper fails to disclose study author's controversial historyArchived2006-04-19 at theWayback MachineJuly 8, 2005Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
- ^"Bisexuality Study: NYT Gives Prominence To Disgraced Researcher".Americablog. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-09-28.Retrieved2014-06-29.
- ^"Bialogue: BiNet USA".Bialogue.livejournal. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-09.Retrieved2014-06-29.
- ^"BiNet USA: American Institute of bisexuality".Bialogue.livejournal. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-08.Retrieved2014-06-29.
- ^"Bialogue: GLAAD".Bialogue.livejournal. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-07.Retrieved2014-06-29.
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