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Bi+ Mental Health

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“I call myself bisexual because I acknowledge that I have in myself the potential to be attracted - romantically and/or sexually - to people of more than one sex and/or gender, not necessarily at the same time, not necessarily in the same way, and not necessarily to the same degree.” - Robyn Ochs
"Bisexuality is a whole, fluid identity. Do not assume that bisexuality is binary or dougamous in nature; that we must have “two” sides or that we must be involved simultaneously with both genders to be fulfilled human beings. In fact, don’t assume that there are only two genders." - Bisexual Manifesto, 1990

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Defining Bisexuality

Bisexual+ (abbreviated Bi+) is a broad term that includes all people who experience attraction to more than one gender. Bi+ Community is inclusive of all non-monosexual identities including pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, m-spec, and more.

Bi+ is a majority

According to a Pew Research Survey conducted in 2022, among LGB Adults in the U.S., 62% identify as bisexual, while 38% are gay or lesbian.

Outness

In another survey, 19% of bisexual adults said they were out to all or most of the important people in their life. Whereas 75% of gay or lesbian adults said they were out to all or most of the important people in their life.

Around 26% of bisexual adults said they were not out to any important people in their life. Among lesbian and gay adults, only 4% were not out to any important people in their life.

Bi+ Antagonism

You may know this term as biphobia; however, I appreciate the Bisexual Resource Center’s clarification that to use the word biphobia is incorrect as it is disrepectful to those with actual phobias. Biphobia is about hate and antagonism.

Bi+ antagonism perpetuates stereotypes around bisexuality. A bi+ person might be told that they are sexually greedy, untrustworthy, attention-seeking, and/or in a phase.

Bi+ antagonism is one of the many reasons it can be challenging to be bi+. Not being believed or accepted can greatly impact one’s sense of safety and belonging.

IMAGINE

How can therapy be Bi+ affirming?

We can examine the monosexism and biphobia present in our worlds, and work to externalize it
We validate the uniqueness of your identity, build self-compassion, and develop affirmations specific to you.
We can work on communicating wants/needs and boundaries when someone tries to minimize you.
We can develop bi specific affirmations so you can internalize how unique, expansive and 100% queer you are.