Bi'Cause
Bi'Cause is a French advocacy association focused on bisexual and pansexual visibility, rights, education, and support.
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Overview
Bi'Cause is a French bisexuality and pansexuality advocacy association based in Paris. It emerged in 1995 when four bisexual women left a lesbian discussion circle after encountering rejection and created an independent space for people who were bisexual or questioning. The group initially held discussion meetings addressing biphobia, bisexual identity, and rights within the LGBTQI+ Center of Paris and Île-de-France. A newsletter bearing the Bi'Cause name followed in 1996, giving the organization an early means of sharing information and connecting members. In May 1997, Bi'Cause formalized itself as a think tank, advocacy group, and legal association. At that point it was described as the only organization in France devoted exclusively to bisexual advocacy. Its work combined peer support, public education, community organizing, and participation in wider LGBTQI+ mobilization. The association took part in EuroPride in Paris in 1997, joined Paris Pride for the first time in 1998, and attended the sixth BiCon gathering in England. Since 2006 it has also participated in ExisTrans, later known as ExisTransInter, a French march focused on trans and intersex awareness. Bi'Cause has used events and publications to make bisexual experiences more visible in both LGBTQI+ spaces and the wider public sphere. In 2001 it organized and hosted the first Bisexuality Forum in Paris together with the Swiss LGBTQ+ rights group VoGay. The forum created a setting for discussion of bisexuality and included sociologist Daniel Welzer-Lang among its keynote speakers. Since 2009, Bi'Cause has taken a leading role in organizing or promoting Celebrate Bisexuality Day on September 23, linking local French activity to an international date for bisexual visibility. The association's publishing work developed over time. From 1997 to 2008 it distributed the Bi'Cause newsletter, later called Bi'Cause News. This was subsequently converted into the monthly online newsletter Le Bi'llet. In 2017 the title was expanded to Bi'llet + Pan'carte, reflecting the organization's broader inclusion of pansexual people. Bi'Cause also conducts and supports research-oriented public education. It collaborated with SOS Homophobie, MAG jeunes gais, lesbiennes, bi et trans, and ACT UP-Paris on surveys examining biphobia, with one research project covering 2012–2015 and a second running from 2017 to 2021. Around its twentieth anniversary, Bi'Cause expanded its stated advocacy scope to include pansexual people. This change was reflected in its communications and in the 2017 newsletter title. In 2015, it began working with the Toulouse-based association Être bi ou ne pas être bi, one of the few other French groups specifically associated with bisexual rights. Bi'Cause also rejoined the Assault and Discrimination Support Network, known as RAVAD, which assists LGBTQ+ people affected by discrimination and violence. Its activities include discussion groups, workshops, themed debates, meetings, public-awareness events, publications, and cooperation with other LGBTQI+ organizations. In 2021, for Pansexual Visibility Day on May 24, it worked with Inter-LGBT on the film Pan : pas une mode, directed by Dylan El Kara. The film addressed stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination directed at pansexual people. Bi'Cause is therefore best understood not as a commercial consumer brand but as an identity-based civic and community organization whose public presence is built around advocacy, education, peer exchange, visibility campaigns, and collaboration within the French LGBTQI+ movement.
History
Bi'Cause originated in Paris in 1995 after four bisexual women left a lesbian discussion circle where they had experienced rejection. They began organizing discussion groups at the LGBTQI+ Center of Paris and Île-de-France, focusing on biphobia, bisexual identity, and the rights of bisexual people. The initiative published a newsletter called Bi'Cause in 1996. In May 1997, the group became a think tank, advocacy organization, and legal association. It was then regarded as France's only organization dedicated solely to bisexual advocacy. The association quickly connected local organizing with broader LGBTQI+ events: it participated in EuroPride in Paris in 1997, joined Paris Pride for the first time in 1998, and attended the sixth BiCon gathering in England. From 2006 onward, it also participated in ExisTrans, later ExisTransInter, a march raising awareness of trans and intersex issues. Bi'Cause expanded its role as a forum and convenor in 2001 by organizing the first Bisexuality Forum in Paris with VoGay, a Swiss LGBTQ+ rights organization. The event included sociologist Daniel Welzer-Lang as a keynote speaker. Since 2009, the group has led activities for Celebrate Bisexuality Day on September 23, helping maintain a public focus on bisexual visibility. Publication has remained an important part of the association's work. The original Bi'Cause newsletter, later called Bi'Cause News, was distributed from 1997 through 2008. It was eventually replaced by the monthly online newsletter Le Bi'llet. In 2017, the publication became Bi'llet + Pan'carte, a name change that reflected the association's inclusion of pansexual people. In 2015, Bi'Cause began working with Être bi ou ne pas être bi, a Toulouse-based bisexual advocacy group. Around the same period, its advocacy broadened beyond bisexuality to include pansexuality. The association also rejoined RAVAD, the Assault and Discrimination Support Network, which supports LGBTQ+ people who have experienced discrimination or violence. Bi'Cause has participated in research and public education about prejudice. It collaborated with SOS Homophobie, MAG jeunes gais, lesbiennes, bi et trans, and ACT UP-Paris on two survey programs concerning biphobia, one covering 2012 to 2015 and another covering 2017 to 2021. Its regular work includes discussion groups, workshops, debates, and meetings organized around particular themes or invited speakers. In 2021, Bi'Cause worked with Inter-LGBT on Pan : pas une mode, a film directed by Dylan El Kara for Pansexual Visibility Day on May 24. The production examined stereotypes and discrimination directed at pansexual people. Through its history, Bi'Cause has combined community support, publications, research cooperation, visibility events, and rights advocacy, maintaining a specialist role within France's broader LGBTQI+ movement.
- 2021
Pansexual visibility film released
[1]Bi'Cause collaborates with Inter-LGBT on Pan : pas une mode.
- 2017
Newsletter expands to pansexual representation
[1]Le Bi'llet is renamed Bi'llet + Pan'carte as the organization broadens its focus.
- 2015
Cooperation with Toulouse advocacy group
[1]Bi'Cause begins working with Être bi ou ne pas être bi.
- 2009
Celebrate Bisexuality Day leadership
[1]Bi'Cause begins leading September 23 visibility celebrations.
- 2001
First Bisexuality Forum in Paris
[1]The association hosts the first Paris Bisexuality Forum with VoGay.
- 1998
First Paris Pride participation
[1]Bi'Cause takes part in Paris Pride for the first time.
- 1997
Formal association created
[1]Bi'Cause becomes a think tank, advocacy group, and legal association and participates in EuroPride in Paris.
- 1996
First Bi'Cause newsletter
[1]The group publishes a newsletter under the Bi'Cause name.
- 1995
Bi'Cause begins in Paris
[1]Four bisexual women establish independent discussion activity after leaving a lesbian discussion circle.
Products and positioning
A specialist French LGBTQI+ advocacy association centered on bisexual and pansexual visibility, community support, public education, and anti-discrimination work.
Publication · 1996
Bi'Cause newsletter
The association's original newsletter, launched in 1996 and distributed under the Bi'Cause or Bi'Cause News name through 2008. It provided community information and discussion related to bisexuality and bisexual rights.
Online newsletter
Le Bi'llet
A monthly online newsletter that followed the earlier Bi'Cause publication and continued the association's role in circulating information about bisexual communities, advocacy, and events.
Online newsletter · 2017
Bi'llet + Pan'carte
The expanded title adopted in 2017 to signal Bi'Cause's inclusion of pansexual people alongside its established bisexual advocacy work.
Short film · 2021
Pan : pas une mode
A 2021 educational film made with Inter-LGBT for Pansexual Visibility Day. Directed by Dylan El Kara, it examines stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination associated with pansexuality.
Marketing campaigns
- 2021Pan : pas une mode
France
Bi'Cause and Inter-LGBT produced an educational film for Pansexual Visibility Day addressing misconceptions and discriminatory treatment of pansexual people.
Outcome. The film provided a public-education resource for pansexual visibility and anti-discrimination advocacy.
- 2009Celebrate Bisexuality Day
France
Bi'Cause has led September 23 activities intended to increase recognition and visibility of bisexual people.
Outcome. The campaign became a recurring part of the association's public advocacy work.
Brand decisions
2015
Expand advocacy to pansexual peopleStrategyBackground
Bi'Cause broadened its scope around its twentieth anniversary as pansexual communities and visibility needs became part of its advocacy remit.
Action taken
The association incorporated pansexual people into its advocacy and communications and began cooperation with Être bi ou ne pas être bi.
Aftermath
The broader remit was later reflected in the Bi'llet + Pan'carte publication title and pansexual visibility work.
1997
Formalize as a specialist advocacy associationStrategyBackground
The founding discussion group needed a durable structure dedicated to bisexual community support and rights advocacy.
Action taken
Bi'Cause became a think tank, advocacy group, and legal association.
Aftermath
The formal structure supported participation in pride events, forums, publications, and broader LGBTQI+ advocacy.
Recent events
- 2021
Bi'Cause collaborates on Pan : pas une mode[1]
Campaign · Product launch
For Pansexual Visibility Day, Bi'Cause and Inter-LGBT produced a film addressing stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination affecting pansexual people.
- 2015
Bi'Cause broadens advocacy to pansexual people[1]
Other
Around its twentieth anniversary, the organization expanded its advocacy remit to include pansexual people and renewed cooperation with other specialist groups.
- 2009
Bi'Cause begins leading Celebrate Bisexuality Day activities[1]
Campaign
The association began leading celebrations in France connected with September 23, the annual date dedicated to bisexual visibility.
- 2001
Bi'Cause organizes the first Bisexuality Forum in Paris[1]
Other
Bi'Cause co-organized and hosted a Paris forum with VoGay, creating a dedicated setting for public and community discussion of bisexuality.
- 1997
Bi'Cause is established as a bisexual advocacy association[1]
Other
The group formalized its structure as a think tank, advocacy group, and legal association after emerging from bisexual discussion meetings in Paris.
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