Bialogue, a

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'' and ''

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'', is an American activist group that started in

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, working on issues of local, national, and international interest to the bisexual, fluid,

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, queer-identified communities and their allies. Bialogue's mission is to dispel myths and

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s about

bisexuality Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, ...

, address

biphobia Biphobia is aversion toward bisexuality and bisexual people as individuals. It is a form of homophobia against those in the bisexual community. It can take the form of denial that bisexuality is a genuine sexual orientation, or of negative ste ...

and

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, educate the public on the facts and realities of bisexuality and advocate for the

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. Its slogan is "Taking Action not just Offense".

History

Bialogue was founded in 2005 and is the merger of two older

–based activist/political groups: BiPAC and the Coalition for Unity and Inclusion. Founded in 1989, BiPAC (short for the "Bisexual Political Action Committee") was an explicitly militant activist political group dedicated to confronting and eradicating

and

. In addition to working on issues exclusive to New York City

, BiPAC also worked in conjunction with other New York City

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and progressive groups of their day including

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, 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 2000) was a coalition of

bisexual Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whic ...

and

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activists who drew support from reform-minded directors of the more traditional LGBT 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. 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 City

LGBT community The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, GLBT community, gay community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a common culture and so ...

. Bialogue, which emerged in response to the flap over the 'Bailey Study' which attempted to invalidate bisexuality itself, has always worked closely with such established bisexual organizations as

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, the Bisexual Foundation and the

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as well as mainstream LGBT groups such as

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History

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