Bisexual Health Awareness Month
07/03/2014byMeg-John Barker
Activists and researchers in the US have dubbed this month ‘Bisexual Health Awareness Month’ to highlight the health disparities faced by bisexual people.
Ellyn Ruthstrom draws on the extensive evidence that now exists in this area to report that:
- Forty-five percent of bisexual women have considered or attempted suicide, followed by bisexual men (35%), lesbians (30%), gay men (25%), and much lower rates for heterosexual women and men.
- Bisexual women are twice as likely to have an eating disorder than lesbians.
- Bisexual women report the highest rates of alcohol use, heavy drinking, and alcohol-related problems when compared to heterosexual and lesbian women.
- Bisexual men and women report the highest rates of smoking of all orientations.
They also created this useful summary image:
You can read the full post about the Bisexual Resource Centre initiative here.
Filed underActivism,Media,ResearchTagged withbisexual health,health,mental health,physical health,suicide
"Bi people make up the largest part of the LGBT community. Sadly ... their experiences are rarely represented or considered at all." Stonewall, UK.
Discussion lists
- Academic BiA great international email list for discussions of theory and research related to bisexuality.
- Bi History GroupInternational facebook group interested in bisexual history.
- Bi Research GroupEmail list for those interested in bisexual research, UK based.
- UK bi activismMailing list for UK bisexual activists.
Events
- BiConThe UK’s national Bisexual Convention
- BiFestA one-day event celebrating bisexuality, for bisexuals and bi-friendly people.
- BiReConBisexual research-related event.
- Critical SexologyAn interdisciplinary seminar series on sexuality research open to all.
- ICBInformation about the international conference on bisexuality.
Organisations
- American Institute of BisexualityUS organisation which supports research and education about bisexuality.
- Bi MediaBisexual news and opinion.
- BiNetUSAOrganisation advocating for bisexual, pansexual, and fluid communities.
- BiUKNational UK organisation for bisexual research and activism.
- Kinsey InstituteOrganisation which works towards advancing sexual health and knowledge worldwide.
- LGB&T Partnership
- Pink TherapyThe place to find LGBTQ friendly therapists and information about therapy with sexual and gender minorities.
- The Bisexual IndexExtremely useful first port of call for all things bisexual in the UK.
Publications
- BCNBritain’s biggest selling bisexual magazine.
- Bi MagazineAIB online magazine about bisexuality.
- Journal of BisexualityThe main academic journal on bisexuality.
- Psychology & Sexuality.Journal advancing research and global perspectives on sexualities.
- SexualitiesInterdisciplinary journal on sexualities.
Recommended blogs
- Bi bloggersMembers of the UK bi community
- Bisexuality & beyondSue George’s blog
- Either/andJen Yockney’s blog
- Meg-John's blogMeg-John Barker’s blog
- Radical biRadical bisexual blog.
- This is MarcusMarcus Morgan’s blog
- YemmynistingBlog of bisexual activist Yemisi Ilesanmi
Resources
- bi.orgA web portal for the bisexual community.
- Bisexual Resource CenterUS based centre for bisexual resources.
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