Confronting Biphobia: A Blog Series on Understanding the Unique Needs of Bi+ Survivors

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Biphobia, or the fear or rejection of Bi+ identities and people, has been pervasive throughout history and is still present today. This not only has a lot to do with a lack of understanding about human sexuality, but also due to society’s reliance on binaries.  Bisexuality is often wrongly regarded as a place between being...
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The Bi+ community has struggled to be seen both as part of the LGBTQ+ spectrum and a community of its own kind, particular to itself. As a result, Bi+ specific resources are less common than resources for other LGBTQ+ communities. Despite this, there has been a growing awareness of the unique needs of the Bi+...
An animation of three friends standing side by side, the first holding a pride flag. All are in rainbow clothing symbolizing the Bi+ flags
*This blog covers issues of sexual violence, self harm, and discrimination and may be triggering for some readers.  Sexual Violence Statistics While sexual violence is disproportionately perpetrated against the queer community across the board, the Bi+ and trans communities are found to have the highest rates as subcommunities. Studies indicate that 61 percent of bisexual women...
An animated woman is sitting cross legged on the ground with different colored hearts revolving around her signifying the different Bi+ flags
The Bi+ community has faced and continues to face adversity and difficulty in being recognized and respected. Many queer scholars have theorized that much of the social pushback is due to society’s reliance on binaries (two set ways of being, like male/female, gay/straight, etc.). Social movements of the past century have increasingly rallied for the...
Sexual Assault Services that Support Healing for Male Survivors
Offering services that provide healing for our clients is one of the core functions of a sexual assault center. Maybe you’re seeking to provide services that are more relevant to the needs and experiences of male survivors, or maybe you’re noticing that not a lot of men are using the services your center provides. As...
Sexual Assault Services that Support Healing for Male Survivors
Offering services that provide healing for our clients is one of the core functions of a sexual assault center. Maybe you’re seeking to provide services that are more relevant to the needs and experiences of male survivors, or maybe you’re noticing that not a lot of men are using the services your center provides. As...

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