this is bbc news. the headlines: bisexual, transgender, the prime minister looks for ways and loads of other people to come to bring her eu withdrawal together and celebrate who they are. agreement back to the commons for a fourth time. well, not according to this lot. i think what we have to do is to make sure that we deliver these events are often not fully on the will of the people at the referendum. inclusive to bi people, we have to keep trying, so this is an opportunity for us that is what people voted for. to say, actually, we're going to create our own space. they have decided to try put it at the end ofjanuary and lost by the largest ever and do something never before done in the uk — majority the government was defeated in parliamentary history, to organise a pride event put it back again then again specifically for bisexual people. and is now going to apparently try again next week. this is beyond ridiculous. today is the deadline for public sector bodies with more than 250 employees to declare the pay difference between their male and female workers, it can be quite difficult trying but thousands haven't yet done so. to fit in within the lgbt community. definitely a lot that i have heard thousands of palestinian take part about just wanting everything. in protests on the border for the past 11 months, between gaza and israel to mark we have been following a year since the campaign to get a bi pride. weekly demonstrations began. can they do it? mick jagger is forced to postpone the upcoming along the way, we have been trying to find out why, whether it is mental health or sexual violence, research suggests bis are having a tough.

bi people have to move through every dayjust living in a world that doesn't get you. i don't get how two people can be both sides, straight or gay. curious people, like they don't know what they want in life. we have also been meeting people who say their lives have suffered massively, just through being bi. bisexuality is seen by a lot of people as just a type of porn, two women and one man, and that definitely influenced what happened to me. why would you not want to date a guy that has been with a guy before? like an insecure thing because i'm quite jealous, and like a lot of people would be jealous of it.

what are we doing today? so we've got people gathering today to march with us for pride in london. we're going to have 100 people in the parade and we're selling these absolutely lovely silicone wristbands, one in the bi pride flag colours and one in the pan colours, and then we're going to be off marching and having fun. yes, pride in london, one of hundreds of pride events that already go on all around the country, celebrating the entire lgbt community. so if bisexuals can happily take part in this, why do they need their own pride too? it is absolutely incredible to see the amount of people that have come out to show their support. you are probably feeling,

like why do we need our own pride? we get to come to these prides, and unfortunately there are still rather a lot of stigma in the lgbt community. lesbians saying that you are untrustworthy, that they don't want to date bisexuals. it happens across the whole bi community. so we will have people turn up and celebrate their own individuality. it is going to be wonderful. as a bisexual, i have felt prejudice when i am in lgbt spaces and within the lgbt community from gay men. i get comments like that's not a real thing, and just... bi now, gay later. and just being with my girlfriend, i sometimes can feel uncomfortable in spaces that are specifically for gay men. bi pride!

now, of course i will be there next year. i have kept like four prides myself. this is so amazing, the atmosphere is so happy, everybody here is so amazing. we all know that love is love, but to have such focus on us as a group would just mean the world to so many people who feel the same way as we do. it would be, you know, it would just be fantastic. there's not a great deal of large—scale, credible research out there about bisexuality, but what research there is suggest bisexuals don'tjust experience prejudice from the gay community. a lot of bisexual men reckon they are treated massively differently to bisexual women, so how does it feel when so many members of the opposite sex would rule out dating you before they've even met you? to find out, we've enlisted the help of a 22—year—old bisexual named ryan from huddersfield. i think there's definitely a huge

difference in the way that male and female bisexuals are viewed in society, and just one example, like, how glamorised lesbians are, like on porn, you see lesbians all over the place and bisexuals, female female, you do n't see the same relationship when it comes to male bisexuals and girls watching porn. there are people out there who have a problem dating bisexual males, for sure. i've never had any problems, but i know that it's a problem for some guys. to open ryan's eyes, we're packing him off to glasgow on a date with a girl called sophie, except it's not really a date because they're both already in relationships and sophie told us she wouldn't date a bisexual. i'm excited to meet sophie, i think she'll be a regular person with some slightly backwards views.

i wouldn't hold it against someone having an opinion, but i do think it is very much worth them trying to take a more open—minded view. there's a very good chance that sophie and i may fall in love. so ryan's feeling confident, what about sophie? i'm nervous, i'm really nervous. we found sophie after putting up a very unscientific poll on facebook asking women whether they'd date a man who had had sex with another man. most said no. it's not my preference, but it has never, as yet with anyone that i have dated, so it has never been something i've had to think about as of yet, until now, so this will probably be a bit of an eye—opener to me. i will understand a bit more than what i do, really. well, afterfive long hours, ryan is nearly there. here goes nothing. hey, sophie. you 0k? how are you?

so far, so good? thank you. cheers. thank you. so, the reason we're here is to talk about sexuality and specifically dating a male bisexual. i think, for most people, for me as well, it is like an insecure thing because i'm quite jealous and most people would be jealous of that.

you would be like they like that girls or actually like that person's picture, they are liking everyone's picture, you are like, oh, god, like... you just have more to worry about than if you are with someone that's straight. i don't know, surely we judge that person by their character, so if i was like a known player, like someone who would sleep around a lot, withjust women, and i just slept around with a lot of women, that could play on the girlfriend's mind. yeah, that would put me off, personally. but then, if it was like i would only sleep with people that i find interesting, whether it be guys or girls, surely that would be fine, if you could trust them. yeah, i know that they are interested in both sexes, so you would find that you are never able to give them everything

that they want but, at the same time, from what you are saying, it is not just about that. i think, with straight people, there's an assumption that they can only be with other straight people because that's what's stereotypical, and it's a shame. i mean, this has opened my mind a lot. i have never been in a situation to have this discussion with a bisexual or gay person. now that i have, i probably wouldn't care going forward. yeah. me and sophie and hanging out with sophie was really cool. i think the thing i've taken away is the reason she gave me for not

wanting to initially date bisexual males were less malicious than i initially thought they would be, less prejudiced. it is very logical in the way she thinks, but it also seems very personal. i feel like i have learned a lot from him and that i shouldn't be so quick to judge and assume what i would be interested in, without getting to know the person, rather than just going off what society tells me to go offjust because i'm straight. so if ryan wanted to, would you go on a second date with him? i would, yeah.

hey, i'm salli owen. i'm a bi activist and i work with the lgbt community, and i know how sexual violence affects the community because i was raped by a hetero couple. this is the first time sali has spoken about the attack publicly. some of her memories of that night took weeks to come back to her. they were just giving me loads to drink and i was drinking water because i'd had enough, i didn't want any more but i kept finding vodka in front of me, not water. i was just hoping they would say soon that they were going to sleep because i was so tired, but they didn't. so, eventually, i asked them, i said "can i go to sleep now? "i am so tired." and i had so many drinks that i couldn't speak properly, i couldn't walk straight,

and then they suddenly seemed really nervy around me, really edgy, and then, when i stood up to go to bed, they stood up as well and they grabbed me and... that's when it started and it went on for hours and hours, and... it was, a lot of it i don't remember but, i remember, i remember the pain and i remember bits of it, like being smacked so hard around the head that everything went white and i couldn't see. it was really scary but i was too scared to say anything, and i think, even if i'd tried to, because i was so out of it, then i'm not sure i would have been able to say anything anyway. i was there for maybe six hours in total, and the only reason they let me out in the end

was because they had work to do, so... i went home then, passed out for a bit, and then when i woke up, i went to a&e. sali says, before the attack, the couple repeatedly quizzed her on her sexuality. bisexuality is seen by a lot of people as just a type of porn, meaning two women and one man, and that definitely influenced what happened to me. despite the violence, it was not until later sali started to think of what happened as rape, but because only around 2% of reported rapes in england and wales resulted in conviction, she was put off coming forward. you decided not to go to the police? although i fully support people who do go to the police about sexual violence, bi women are seen as greedy, slutty, asking for it, if i had've even got as far as having it taken to court, which wouldn't happen anyway,

it would have been dropped long before that. there's no way i would win. historically, the reason why bi people face this prejudice is that society has been invested in the idea that sexuality is you're either straight or gay, and there's nothing in between. on the lesbian and gay side of things, it's been really helpful to them politically, and whether or not it's actually the case, to say, we were born this way and we can't help our sexuality and therefore we ought to have the same rights as everybody else. and then bisexual people are muddying that message a bit and making it a little bit more messy because, if you can be with partners of more than one gender, then maybe that suggests that sexuality isn't something that's born into you but, for some people, there's a level of choice. and so, because society has historically been homophobic, you've got people here

who are invested in not being gay, and you've got people here who are invested in not being straight and not being able to be straight, and then you've got bi people in the middle who are unpopular on both sides because they're messing with the messages that both sides are trying to put across. over the summer, the bi pride team have been going to as many existing lgbt pride events as they can to drum up support for their own bi pride. it's now september, and we've dropped in on a fundraising event in london. just setting up for bi—lights, which is our bi visibility day fundraising event. but our production manager has just resigned, unfortunately, and that was the person who was going to be responsible for basically arranging the main event. so we're all pitching in at the moment and desperately trying to plan for march,

and this has been at the top of my mind because i've been focusing on this for the time being. and this is an indicator because, if you can't get people here, what chance do you stand next march? i know, don't remind me! we have the whole summer. we've had loads of people come up to us to our stands and said, it's great what you're doing, we really need a bi pride, we need a space where we can be celebrated. and then you ask people to come, and you don't sell tickets. i don't know what the issue is, but we just haven't sold enough tickets. i don't know. so i'm a little bit stressed. how many tickets have you sold? about 30. if we'd sold out, we could have raised £3,000 towards our event and would have made so much difference because we just have no money at all. at the moment, it's like £250, which isn't ideal. but, hey. so this is the most despondent i think i've ever seen you.

i'm so worried. yeah. all the optimism of earlier this year is dwindling. there's still so much to do. we don't have a venue yet. we don't know if we're going to do a march yet, we don't know if we can close the streets, acts are not confirmed. all we've done is advertise the day. so basically everything! but we've got flyers. so, great. i have never seen a man put a condom on so fast!

so wejust finished, and the acts were incredible. we probably had a0 or 50 people. not to dampen it but, if you want to put on the uk's first major bi pride event, 50 people won't be a major event. no, absolutely not. we're looking at a venue for about 2,000 people, hopefully. i'm hoping that an unpaid full pride event, hopefully, we'll get some more people. sam is putting a brave face on it, but she's clearly worried there might not be as much appetite for their pride as they'd hoped. she might well be right. we met lulu and herfriends

at a gay bar in sheffield. for me, as a bisexual person, another event to celebrate the lgbtq+ community cannot be negative. it's a good thing. but i wonder if we're going to end up separating all these things, and eventually there'll a pride for every sexuality every weekend of the year. and then will we lose our momentum as a minority? i think we are better together. the more we get together, the stronger we are going to be and the better we are going to face the future about all these things and these issues and the stigma. the pride that we have now is enough. i don't crave a special occasion, just to represent my part of the community. i'm not opposed to it, i'm just not sure if it's the number one thing on my agenda with my sexuality.

it's been a bit of a tricky time lately. we have had some financial issues. basically, we had a massive issue with the bank that we were setting up an account with, and they took three or four months longer than expected to set our bank account up, which meant that we couldn't apply for grants and we couldn't get any sponsorship and basically couldn't get any money in. so we've had to postpone our 9th march event. really gutted, to be honest. do you mind reading us one of your poems? i've got loads of different ones. what do you want it to be about? one that touches on your mental health? i've got one called i'm fine.

when i say i'm fine, i mean i'm tired. i'm tired of waking up and feeling like i'm not in control of my life. i feeljust like a puppet, my body on loan. i'm tired of my mind's thoughts cutting away at me like a knife. i've had mental health difficulties ever since i can remember. when i first started going to the gp about it, they were hesitant to give me any sort of diagnosis. they basically told me i was a teenager and i'd grow out of it. i even self—harmed and stuff like that and, for a 12 or 13—year—old to be going through these things, it's really difficult to get across to people that you need help without feeling like you're attention—seeking. so at the moment

i am on mirtazapine. it's an antidepressant and it basically just releases serotonin in the brain, like an extra chemical. i do think, for me, definitely, bisexuality has had an impact on my mental health because i constantly feel like half of myself is missing. if i'm in relationship with a man, ifeel like i can't talk about my attraction to women and, if i'm in a relationship with a woman, ifeel like i can't talk about my attraction to men. just because i'm meant to be in a committed relationship, it shouldn't matter who else i'm attracted to, so i do feel like it has had an impact, just because i feel like there's always a part of me that's not being true to myself and a part of me isjust kind

of being left and forgotten. so when you ask me how i'm doing, know that i'm tired. know to just stop asking because i know i'm getting there and i know i'll be ok. so i'lljust say, i'm fine. that was really good. thanks. so this is the venue that we'd have been in today. this would have been full of food trucks and people and flags with people coming in and out of those doors. our main auditorium in that big building there but, yeah, it's all a little empty today, which is sad. there's probably going to be a wedding or something like that later. but, yeah, this is where we would have been had 9th march still been happening. we were looking at closing

the roads and having a big parade and everything, so that would have been pretty amazing. it's a bit sad, there are no flags or cheerful pride people. we've been here since, 6am which is also sad. it's actually not raining as well. yeah. according to the weather forecast, it looks like the hours that the event would have been open today, it's not going to rain. amazing! so is this the end for bi pride? we've now booked the same venue on 7th september in bi visibility month. and we're going to do an epic event. at the end of day, this is the first time this event has ever happened in the uk so, as long as it happens, it's happening at the right time. six months' delay isn't the biggest deal. if we'd done this event now, today, it would not have been what it should have been. how would you reflect

on the last year? what a rollercoaster! yeah, i'm thinking of the best times and the stressful times. it's been all over the place, but in a very good way. every time we've hit a bump, we've come back stronger. so, yeah, building a dynasty! it will go on for years, for ever, hopefully. this isjust the beginning. hello there. if you managed catch sarah's weather for the week ahead on friday, you'll know that the warmest spot in the uk then was 19 celsius in sheffield. well, saturday, we had 19 celsius again, but this time it was further south. and in fact, because of the incursion of this cloud,

a weak front further north, temperatures haven't been as high across the northern half of the country, just 13 celsius in sheffield on saturday. still reasonable for the time of year, but the cold air is already with us in the north. so, although it's a weak weather front, it is having quite a significant impact on the feel of our weather, and it will feel colder right the way across the uk by the time we get to sunday morning. so, for mothering sunday, it might well feel like a very wintry start, actually. we'll have lost an hour's sleep, of course, with the clocks leaping forward, and we will have a widespread frost to open our curtains to across the northern half of the country. more cloud will greet us further south, even a little bit of mist and fog potentially as well. gradually, that will lift and break and it will turn out to be a reasonable day — dry the most part, bright but windier in the south, and temperatures will be considerably lower, so it will feel chillier. in the north, actually, probably there will be a bit more sunshine than we had on saturday and lighter winds but then, through the night, the cloud comes and goes and, actually, with a lack of cloud generally, the frost will be more widespread as we go into monday morning.

and this is the theme for the week ahead as we start april. we've got our high pressure just about still hanging on through monday and it will certainly bring a lot of dry, fine if rather chilly weather across many central and eastern areas, that chilly weather particularly first thing. but by the end of play, we've got more rain, rain and a big change coming into the north and the west and, as it comes in, we've still got some relatively cold air, as i've mentioned. we'll see some snow falling over the hills as well. so temperatures still holding just around average on monday. but from monday onwards, it's low pressure with us, and it looks like a pretty complicated sunny spells and showers picture for the most part. yes, we've got a more persistent band of rain on tuesday clearing away but, behind it, sunny spells and scattered showers, but there could be hail and, certainly over the hills, sleet and snow, there'll be thunder as well, and they'll be slow—moving with relatively light winds across the uk on tuesday. look at the temperatures — only 8—11 celsius, so we are getting right back down to where we should be, in fact, a little bit below for the time of year. and a northerly flow reaches us on wednesday, so pushing down that cold air. it's remaining cold,

that means frost, of course, by night and really quite chilly weather by day. with that wind as well added on, we really will notice the difference. in fact, there could be some wintriness in the showers, even across the hills in the south on wednesday, most certainly in the north, and, in the heavier showers in the north, there could be some snow penetrating to lower levels. it's a similar situation on thursday. we've still got the low pressure around, but probably lighter winds. the devil's in the detail, really, for the week ahead, always that way when we get to sunshine and showers. of course, we'll firm up as we go through time but, again, temperatures are struggling just to reach double figures. but, of course, the sun is strengthening, so it will feel pleasant if the winds are light but, later next week, we start to see the jet stream splitting again, diving southwards and then pushing northwards, which means that, for the coming few days, the jet stream will plough low pressure across the uk but, as it moves to the north and south of us, that means high pressure could potentially start to build again later next week, and we may start to see the temperatures recover once again. but between now and then, it looks colder definitely.

there's a greater chance of much more unsettled weather, notjust rain, but some wintriness as well and frosty nights too. there's more on the website.