The American Institute of Bisexuality (AIB) is a

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founded on July 23, 1998, by

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and

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to promote research and education about

bisexuality Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, wh ...

. AIB produces the '' Journal of Bisexuality'', a quarterly academic journal focusing on issues relating to bisexuality. In addition, it runs bi.org, an education and outreach site for the general public, which provides accessible, science-based information on (bi)sexuality and helps create bi visibility by highlighting the lives of both famous and everyday bi people. AIB maintains a division known as the Bi Foundation that conducts outreach, community building, and education across the globe. The Institute is a

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non-profit corporation qualified for tax purposes as a private foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. AIB offers grants toward research and programming related to bisexuality.

BiReConUSA

In June 2013, the American Institute of Bisexuality and the Bisexual Organizing Project funded the first BiReConUSA, modeled on BiReCon (UK). It was co-chaired by Dr. Lauren Beach and Alex Iantaffi.

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American Institute of Bisexuality
— official website
Bi.org
— the public outreach site of the AIB
The Journal of Bisexuality
— the academic journal of the AIB Bisexual culture in the United States Bisexual organizations LGBT organizations in the United States Health charities in the United States 1998 establishments in the United States Charities based in Delaware Medical and health organizations based in Delaware {{LGBT-org-stub

BiReConUSA

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