Bi+ Research Showcase - Spaces to Be launch

Join us at the Victorian Pride Centre to celebrate Bisexual Visibility Day and recent achievements of the bi+ community.

Spaces to Be research launch

Bi+ Pride Victoria (a merger of Bisexual Alliance Victoria and Melbourne Bisexual Network) is proud to present the launch of 'Spaces to Be', the first major project researching bi+ history in Victoria. This project has brought together a picture of bi+ community groups in Victoria from 1975 to the present. Oral history interviews, questionnaires and archival research help to centre bi+ voices and highlight the strong history of bi+ organising that we continue to build on today.

Researcher and author Dr. Hamish McIntosh will speak about what Spaces to Be tells us about bi+ history in Victoria, as well as the gaps that remain, including the urgent need to support more First Nations-led research on queer history.

Previous publications from 2023, namely 'Intimate Partner Violence: Bi+ Inclusive Practice Report', and 'Bi the Way: A Guide to Bisexual+ Research', will also be celebrated.

Special guests

Special guests at this event include Victoria's Minister for Equality, Harriet Shing, and our new Victorian LGBTIQA+ Commissioner, Joe Ball.

Event information

This event will be held in the forum, the downstairs lobby area of the Victorian Pride Centre.

Light catering will be provided, no alcohol.

The Pride Centre is a wheelchair accessible venue.

We thank the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing for funding this research and for their assistance in coordinating this event.