Bi+ community groups
The mainly volunteer led bi+ community faced many challenges during the pandemic, because they could not meet in person, because of financial hardship among individuals who supported mostly unfunded groups, and because of the illness and death of volunteers.
Despite these challenges, the already growing online bi+ community has further expanded and solidified, with groups and communities taking advantage of the various, often free, apps and social media platforms available. To this day, a large number of groups and communities are still continuing with events and social spaces either solely online, or with a mix of online and in-person events. Several bi+ and bi-inclusive groups took advantage of Scottish Government funding administered by the Equality Network to access paid Zoom accounts and similar applications to improve connectivity and reduce loneliness. For some people this move online made their communities more accessible in some ways than they had ever been.
“I found online BiCon much more relaxing in a lot of ways as I wasn’t always tired and sore from travel.”
