Bi things across the country to do in May

May 6, 4:24 PMBisexuality ExaminerMike Szymanski

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The logo for the proposed Los Angeles Bi Center

Check out this updated list of new social groups, a film festival, a writer's conference and more.

May 6

BI GROUPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Bi socializing in a supportive environment happens with the Bisexual Social and Support Group. This group meets on the 1st Wednesday and 3rd Thursday of each month. Meetings are held at the Boston Living Center, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston.  All bi and bi-friendly people of all genders and orientations are welcome to attend.

They will also be planning the Lilac Saturday brunch hosted by activist Robyn Ochs for the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network.

May 7

LA BI CENTER PLANNING,  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

A general meeting to discuss the creation of a Bisexual Center in Los Angeles will be held at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza of the Los Angeles GLBT Center. There will also be a planning for a party on May 16 that is a coalition of all bi groups in the Southern California to discuss projects and events that the group hopes to put together over the next year.

Go HERE at the LABiCenter.org,  for more information.

 

May 8

NEW BI GROUP BEGINS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

Bi-curious, bisexual and questioning people have a new support group that starts this month in Northern California. The meetings are every Friday at the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center .

Check out the center's activities at: http://www.saccenter.org
 

May 9

BI FILM AND PARTY IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

The entertaining youth documentary "Bi The Way" is being shown at the QFilms Festival in Long Beach and after the movie there will be a panel and a party. The panel will be hosted by Denise Penn, bi activist and journalist, and one of the panelists will be yours truly, Mike Szymanski, as a "culture critic" because I'm in the movie. The movie is at 2 p.m. and the panel is shortly after.

CLICK HERE for more info about the festival and movie. Also, click on the trailer below, and you'll see a cameo of me in it talking about the "whatever generation" or some such nonsense—whatever!

AMBI MEETS WITH THE DOLLS

Also this Saturday, AMBI (A Meeting of Bi Individuals),is getting together in Los Angeles. Join them  to cheer on the Los Angeles Derby Dolls all-star team, the Ri-Ettes at their upcoming match against an all-star team from Albuquerque called KC/DC. (Bi gal Drew Barrymore has a movie coming up about this phenom!)

And just for future reference, AMBI has monthly mixers on the 1st Saturdays and monthly meetings on 3rd Sundays. AMBI's official website is: www.ambilosangeles.com.

May 14

BI/FLUID PRIDE MARCH PLAN, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

In an effort to get more of the B involved in the LGBT Pride parade, there's a movement afoot to plan a spectacular contingent this year at the Christopher Street West Pride Parade in June. They need walkers (not the kind for senior citizens), ideas, supplies, sponsors and enthusiasm and energy. The meeting is being held 7-9pm at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place,
Los Angeles.

CLICK HERE for more information.


May 16

FIND A WET SPOT IN MANHATTAN

The funniest bisexual married duo—the Wet Spots—just returned from a tour in Australia and had great reviews. Now they're back on this continent and they have a few gigs worth going to, including Joe's Pub - Saturday, May 16, 11p.m. in New York City with special guest Lance Horne.

Also, don't forget the party HERE about the LABiCenter.

May 17

AMBI CALENDAR MEET-UP AND COFFEE IN LOS ANGELES

From 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. they will discuss business and come up with new and exciting ideas for our monthly socials.

May 28

GET LITERARY WITH THE WORLD'S BEST QUEER WRITERS IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Start spreading the news. The best LGBT writers in the nation (except my co-author and I won't be there this time) often congregate at the Lambda Literary Awards, and this time they're being held at CUNY in Manhattan.  The five amazing finalists in the Bisexual Category this year are:

        * Open, Jenny Block, Seal Press
        * Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love & Desire, Lisa M. Diamond, Harvard University Press
        * The Bishop's Daughter, Honor Moore, W.W. Norton
        * Kinsey Zero Through Sixty: Bisexual Perspectives on Kinsey, Ron Jackson Suresha, Taylor & Francis Journals                  
        * Rimbaud, Edmund White, Atlas & Company


May 30

PUTTING THE B IN LGBT SUMMIT, AT THE LGBT CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY

The Bi Writers Association is holding an all-day summit for bisexual inclusion in the media. Activist Robyn Ochs is the keynote speaker. This Summit brings together bi activists, national LGBT organizations, journalists, bloggers and political office holders to brainstorm about how to remedy the persistent bi-invisibility in reports on LGBT rights issues.

For more information and registration CLICK HERE.

For more information about BI VISIBILITY WEEKEND, click here

May 31

BISEXUAL ORGANIZING PROJECT IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

The Bisexual Organizing Project is planning a one-day bi community organizing retreat would love for interested people to join.  Got an idea?  Got a need?  Want to get involved?  Already involved?  All day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Teri Kline is organizing it and says, "I specifically invite organizations offering bisexual resources or programming and organizations that would like to get involved and offer more to the bisexual community than they currently do.  A couple of our goals are to link resources with needs and create resources where there are unmet needs."

Contact Teri Kline at buzytek@yahoo.com

          

Didn't find something bi in your neck of the woods? We're not all just bi-coastal, check here for events in your state. Go to the Bisexual Resource Center, or BiNet USA or Bisexual.org or all of them!

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