Sep 29, 2023 - MBN Research Launch

We are delighted and very proud to welcome everyone to the launch of not one, but TWO ground breaking Bi+ documents, made possible with funding from the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. Bi The Way is a set of Bi+ research guidelines, created by Bi+ researchers and community with support from research staff at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University. Intimate Partner Violence: Bi+ Inclusive Practice Report was developed through a series of lived experience interviews, and workshops with Safe and Equal, and Berry Street Service. This is the first report of its kind, focusing on the experiences of Bi+ women victim-survivors of domestic and family violence. Speakers include Penny McKay, Gabi Boyd, Juniper Muller, Ruby Mountford, Amber Loomis, and Jayde de Bondt. Download the reports at https://www.melbournebisexualnetwork.com/publications.

May 27, 2022 - Is passionate activism an act of love?

Guest Duc Dau, is one of the coordinators of Bi+ Community Perth, and Juniper Muller, from the Melbourne Bisexual Network, talk all things Bi+.

April 15, 2022 - How do you represent bisexuality in the erotic?

Guest Duc Dau, is one of the coordinators of Bi+ Community Perth, and Juniper Muller, from the Melbourne Bisexual Network, talk all things Bi+. Duc Dau is a researcher in the process of completing a long overdue academic book on the Bible book, Song of Songs, passages from which are often read at weddings. Tonight includes: The erotic through history, terms for sexuality being recent inventions, bisexuality behaviour having been around for centuries, and is sexuality important in film or is it more the acts that they engage in.

Feb 18, 2022 - Experiencing Pride

Juniper Muller and Megan Alexandra, from the Melbourne Bisexual Network, talk all things Bi+. Pride March 2022 took place in Melbourne on February 6th, so today Megan and Juniper talk pride, what pride means to Bi+, what it means to be Bi+, treatment of Bi+ people, pride as the opposite of shame, connection to history, community, activism, sharing joy, and safety.

Jan 21, 2022 - Attraction - Who to? Who not to ?

Juniper Muller and Megan Alexandra, from the Melbourne Bisexual Network, talk all things Bi+. Today, the conversion considers sexuality as who you are attracted to, and by how much, and who you are not attracted to. As a Bisexual you are attracted to more than one gender, but is that all genders, some genders, specific genders, while other sexualities may require a more detailed explanation.

Oct 29, 2021 - How to reconnect after long periods in lockdown.

Juniper Muller and Megan Alexandra, from the Melbourne Bisexual Network, talk all things Bi+.

Today, they discuss the complex topic of reconnecting with community after multiple, lengthy, lockdowns. Melbournians have endured longer than many, and repeated, periods of time where personal supportive interactions offered by others in physical social environments, including friends, family and new acquaintances, were just not permitted, while alternative online environments did not suit everyone.

Sep 24, 2021 - Bi+ visibility in 2021

September is Bi+ Visibility month! Juniper Muller and Megan Alexandra talk things Bi+;

Advocacy, Multi Gender Attracted, labels, invisibility, vulnerability, fears, fluidity, checking in with yourself, being treated as if the "B" is silent in LGBTIQA+, while enforcing the personal wellbeing, growth, and connection that a reach out to Bi+ support groups can achieve.

Jul 16, 2021 - Being a bisexual parent.

Megan Alexandra and Juniper Muller talk all things Bi+.

Tonight, the complexities of being a Bisexual Parent, Identity, defiance, fluidity, and assumptions (just to start with).

Mar 5, 2021 - Bi+ Health Awareness Month

Megan Alexandra and Juniper Muller talk all things Bi+.

Tonight, Bisexual+ Health Awareness Month, raising awareness of the vulnerability and health concerns experienced by Bi+ people, who are recorded as experiencing higher levels of Homelessness, Violence, and Discrimination, compared to other groups of the community.

Nov 13, 2020 - Physical Romantic Attraction

Megan Alexandra and Juniper Muller talk all things Bi+.

Tonight - bodies, physical or sexual and romantic attraction, interactions, and what can make Biplus people - special.

Oct 16, 2020 - Language, Phobia, Choice.

Megan Alexandra and Juniper Muller, from Melbourne's Bisexual Network, talk things Bisexual.

Tonight, they start by asking - Do we waste too much time discussing labels that are an individual choice.

Sep 18, 2020 - Bisexuality and Invisibility.

Juniper Muller and Megan Alexandra, from Melbourne's Bisexual Network, put into perspective Bisexuality and Invisibility. They consider: Visibility, Legibility, Isolation, Validating, Witnessing, Swamp of Shame, Finding Community, Who are Bi people visible to, Partner Dynamics, and limiting sexualities. All this in the first episode!

Apr 17, 2020 - The Melbourne Bisexual Network

Megan Alexandra, Vice-President, talks with Juniper Muller, President, of The Melbourne Bisexual Network (MBN).

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) celebrates LGBTIQ people globally and raise awareness for the work still needed.

Nov 8, 2019 - Multiculturalism and Bisexuality.

Anthony Lekkas (MBN) is joined by Rida Khan, who speaks on Multiculturalism and Bisexuality, in a refreshing and engaging manner.

Sep 23, 2019 - Interviews from Big Bi+ Bonanza.

Bi Visibility Day is celebrated on the 23rd of September each year. This year, the first of hopefully many Big Bi+ Bonanza events was held in Melbourne, proving again that Bi people exist and are everywhere. Big Bi+ Bonanza is a festival of food, music and more, to celebrate Bi+ Visibility Day on Sep 23.

Sep 20, 2019 - Info on th

Sep 20, 2019 - All about the upcoming Big Bi+ Bonanza celebration of Bi+ Visibility Day.

Visibility Day celebrations are held each year on the 23rd of September across the globe, proving that Bi people exist and are everywhere. This year MBN and shOUT Youth Choir are co-hosting a one day festival, Big Bi+ Bonanza.

Nov 4, 2017 - Introducing Melbourne Bisexual Network.

Anthony Lekkas and Ruby Mountford introduce the Melbourne Bisexual Network, a network of professionals who will take the outcomes of the largest bisexual mental health study in Australia, seriously. The study, into the mental health of people who are attracted to more than one gender, is by lead investigator Julia Taylor, from La Trobe’s Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS).