Bi+ stories

November 18, 2025

For us, at Bi+ Equal and many other NGOs, governance is much more than a set of policies. It’s about how we make decisions together, how we share power fairly, and how we make sure every voice can be heard. Our governance shapes a democracy where the voices of the unheard are heard and their rights are guaranteed. In other words, it’s how we bring our values of equity, transparency, and intersectionality to life, while learning from the experiences and history of the LGBTQIA+ movement, the racialised and displaced people movements, indigenous people, and more. Knowing we won’t be able to be perfect at all times, Bi+ Equal aimed for a strong foundation. We want to plant a seed to be nourished by our common values and dreams to become a structure, a tree nourishing us, and beyond the bi+ community back. Here is a memoir of this journey, so far.

May 16, 2025

Have you ever wondered why bi+ activism often feels like an afterthought, even within the LGBTQ+ movement? That’s exactly what the founders of Bi+ Platform asked themselves. For years, bi+ issues have been overlooked, and in places like Russia, where LGBTQ+ rights are already under attack, the situation is even more dire.

May 16, 2025

Esther (she/her), chair of Bi+ Nederland executive board, talks about the beginning of this Dutch national bi+ organisation, what the organisation has grown into and works on, and what she considers to be some of the best practices of the organisation.

February 10, 2025

Ege (they/them) is a bi+ activist currently living in Canada. Ege talks with Bi+ Equal about the Bi+ Forum held in Izmir, Türkiye, in 2019, and how they created inclusive spaces for bi+ activists, refugees and migrants and how they tried to continue and move forward with bi+ activism in Türkiye.

March 4, 2025

Hilde (she/they) is a bi+ activist, both in the Netherlands and internationally, with a great amount of experience. She is co-founder and coordinator of the informal European Bisexual Network of Activists, co-organizer of the EuroBiCon in 2001 and 2016, and part of the Bi+ Equal team, to name a few. In this story, Hilde elaborates on co-organizing the EuroReBicon and EuroBiCon of 2016 in Amsterdam.

May 16, 2025

We spoke with Ian Watters, a long-time BiCon organizer, about its evolution, challenges, and what keeps it going strong after all these years. For over 40 years, BiCon has been a cornerstone of the UK’s bi+ community—a space where bisexual people and allies come together to connect, celebrate, and build a movement. More than just a conference, BiCon has grown into a lasting influence in the UK’s bi+ community, shaped by the people who attend it and the teams who organize it.