About Us
About Us
A decade of the Equality Act 2010, The Law Society Gazette
LGBT lawyers overseas - Are law firms doing enough? The Law Society Gazette
Five bi-myths busted, The Law Society
What is it like to be BAME and LGBT+ at work?, The Law Society
A decade of the Equality Act 2010, The Law Society Gazette
LGBT lawyers overseas - Are law firms doing enough? The Law Society Gazette
Five bi-myths busted, The Law Society
What is it like to be BAME and LGBT+ at work?, The Law Society
Articles and Publications
Articles and Publications
The London Bisexual Network is a professional network catering to those who work in the legal, insurance, banking and professional services industries. We aim to build awareness of and support for the bi communities within the city of London. While primarily focused on the bi community, we welcome individuals from the greater LGBTQ+ and pan community, as well as allies
What we want to achieve
The London Bisexual Network was founded in 2015 with three main objectives:
Education: To educate professionals about the specific issues bisexuals face in the workplace.
The London Bisexual Network has co-hosted numerous panel discussions at Simmons & Simmons, Barclays, Latham & Watkins, Moody’s and many more. With hundreds in attendance, our participants helped educate professionals on topics, such as:
- Workplace issues for bisexuals, including bi-visibility, inclusiveness and bias
- Myths and stereotypes surrounding bisexual identity at work and outside
- Intersectionality with a focus on the crossroads of ethnicity and sexual orientation
- Myths and stereotypes surrounding bisexual identity at work and outside
- Intersectionality with a focus on the crossroads of ethnicity and sexual orientation
Visibility: To raise awareness about bisexual communities in the professional space
All of our committee members are open and proud bisexual people who work in the legal, insurance, banking and professional services industries. We feel that it is important to have active role models in the business environment and the broader LGBTQ+ community.
We are also happy to serve as mentors to any LGBTQ+ professionals or allies who want to learn more about what it means to be bisexual in the workplace and/or would like career advice from someone who actively brings their full selves to work.
Community: To help build a strong community of LGBTQ+ professionals and their allies to support each other as we grow in our careers*
We release periodic communications on issues relevant to the bisexual and broader LGBTQ+ community through email and our social media channels. To subscribe, email info@londonbisexualnetwork.co.uk or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
We also host informal gatherings, which LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies throughout the legal, insurance, banking and professional services industries are welcome to join. For dates and details, subscribe to info@londonbisexualnetwork.co.uk or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
*A special note to our trans brethren: It is sometimes said that bisexuality discriminates against trans people and people of non-binary genders. This is often because people think bisexuality can refer only to attraction by men or women to (cis or non-trans) men or women. Some people view bisexuality in this way and prefer the term “pansexual” to cover attraction to non-binary or trans people. Yet many others view bisexuality “as an attraction to more than one gender.” To the London Bisexual Network, bisexuality includes awareness of, and attraction to, trans and non-binary people.
Who we are
Who we are
