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==Programs and campaigns== Some of the work the organization has been involved in includes the following. ===Campaigns=== * 1993: Played a key role in the successful national campaign to include "Bi" in the March on Washington for Gay, Lesbian and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. * 1998: Organizes an Ally Campaign, educating and holding ally organizations accountable for their actions. * After the 1991 bisexual [[anthology]] ''[[Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out]]'' was forced to compete in the [[Lambda Literary Award]]s under the category "Lesbian Anthology", and ''Directed by Desire: Collected Poems'', a posthumous collection of the bisexual poet [[June Jordan]]'s work, had to compete (and won) in the category "Lesbian Poetry", BiNet USA led the [[bisexual community]] in a multi year campaign eventually resulting in the addition of a Bisexual category, starting with the 2006 Awards. * 2008: Under the slogan "Vote Against Hate in 2008", partnered with [[Rock the Vote]] to successfully reach out to and register people from its constituent communities and encourage participation in the American electoral process. ===Policy initiatives=== * Bisexual Youth Initiative (1995): a survey was developed and sent out to organizations nationwide serving LGBTQ youth. The survey report was published and sent to agencies, offering assistance in improving services. * Bisexual Rural Initiative (1996): Initiative to reach out and determine specific needs of bisexuals in rural areas. * Bisexual Health Initiative (2007): participated in the development of the report ''Bisexual health: An introduction and model practices for HIV/STI prevention programming''<ref name= bihealth507>{{cite web |first1= Marshall |last1= Miller |first2= Amy |last2=André |first3= Julie |last3= Ebin |first4= Leona |last4= Bessonova |title = Bisexual Health: An Introduction and Model Proactices for HIV/STI Prevention Programming |work=[[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force| National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute]], [[Fenway Health|The Fenway Institute at Fenway Community Health]], BiNet USA |url= http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/reports/reports/bi_health_5_07.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043314/http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/reports/reports/bi_health_5_07.pdf |date= 2007 |archive-date= September 27, 2007 }}</ref> in conjunction with the [[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]] and [[Fenway Health|Fenway Community Health]], including the ''Bisexual Health Timeline''.<ref name= bihealthhtml>{{cite web |url=http://www.binetusa.org/bihealth.html |title=Timeline: The Bisexual Health Movement in the US |work=BiNet USA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022104318/http://www.binetusa.org/bihealth.html |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |access-date=June 10, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Conferences (partial list)=== * with the [[Bisexual Resource Center]] and the Washington, DC–based [[Alliance of Multicultural Bisexuals]] co-sponsor the largest US bisexual conference to date with over 600 people in attendance. (1993) * Hosts the First National Institute on Bisexuality and HIV/AIDS (1998) * Co-sponsor of the [[Transcending Boundaries Conference]] (2005) (2006) * With the [[Lambda Literary Foundation]] and [[New York City|New York City's]] [[Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Services Center]] co-sponsor of the ''"Big Bi Book Weekend"'' including ''"Bi Lines: A Celebration of Bisexual Writing in Reading, Music and Culture"'' a fund-raising event to benefit the [[Bi Writers Association]] (2007) * With the [[Bisexual Foundation]] et al. co-sponsor of the [[International Conference on Bisexuality]] (1994) (1998) (2004) (2006) when held in the United States. A member of the standing committee that is currently planning the 10th ICB to be held on the campus of the [[University of Rhode Island]] in July 2008.
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