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International Conference on Bisexuality
GenreBisexuality
Location(s)Varies
CountryVaries
InauguratedOctober 1991
FounderFritz Klein et al.
Attendance200–1000 (approx.)

The International Conference on Bisexuality (ICB), also known as the International BiCon, was a periodic gathering of bisexual activists and academics from around the world.

Started by Fritz Klein and a group of fellow activists, the first ICB was held in Amsterdam in 1991[1] and followed the concept of a BiCon started in the UK in 1984 and San Francisco in 1990.[1] The last one was 2010 in London.[2]

Past events

NumberDateLocationCountryAttendanceNotes
1st ICBOctober 1991AmsterdamNetherlands250[1]--
2nd ICB23–25 June 1992LondonUK253Held at a church in North London
3rd ICB24 June 1994New York CityUnited States350[1]The event was held in the week prior to the 25th Stonewall Anniversary Parade. A large number of participants at the conference marched under an "International Bisexuals" banner in the parade.
4th ICBOctober 1996Berlin[1]Germany196--
5th ICB3–5 April 1998Harvard University, Cambridge, MassachusettsUnited States910[1]Held over 140 workshops, panels, or performances; "largest-ever gathering of bisexual advocates from around the globe"[3]
6th ICB25–28 August 2000University of ManchesterUK265This event was held in combination with the UK's BiCon 18
7th ICB [1]25–28 October 2002SydneyAustralia80[1]Coincided with Mardis Gras and the Gay Games[1]
8th ICB5–8 August 2004University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Campus MinneapolisUnited States225This conference was hosted by the Bisexual Organizing Project.
9th ICB15–18 June 2006Ryerson University TorontoCanada200This conference was hosted by the Toronto Bisexuality Education Project. It offered 57 workshops and included keynote addresses from Dr. Loraine Hutchins and researcher Trevor Jacques.
10th ICB26–30 August 2010LondonUK454This event was held in combination with the UK's BiCon 28. During the 9th ICB this was announced as being the 11th, however the 10th ICB had no immediate takers. Although work was then done on the issue, a planned conference in 2008 in Rhode Island, United States failed to get off the ground. The 2010 ICB in the United Kingdom was consequently the 10th.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Burleson, William (2014-04-04). Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-71260-2.
  2. ^ Paternotte, David; Tremblay, Manon (2016-03-03). The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism. Routledge. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-317-04291-4.
  3. ^ Belmonte, Laura A. (2020-12-10). The International LGBT Rights Movement: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4725-0695-5.