Category: Research Corner
RESEARCH CORNER “We’ve come a long way, baby!”
By Sheri, aka Zoom Goddess The American Psychological Association has a long and troubled history with the queer and gender diverse community. For many years, it accepted the American Psychiatric Association’s classification of...
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RESEARCH CORNER: Redefining Education and Mentorship: A Revolution for the Bisexual Community
By Jenise Justice Education and mentorship have always been central pillars in the development of...
Read MoreResearch Corner: Child Free
Much is Unknown Still: Parenting and Being Childfree Among Bi+ People By Jessamyn Moxie July’s release of the updated report on LGBTQ+ Parents from UCLA’s Williams Institute points to numerous ways bi+ cisgender women stand...
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Research Corner Bi+ Discrimination is Higher for Trans and Racialized People
By Nicola Koper Discrimination, and its associated mental health issues, is a significant concern...
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RESEARCH CORNER: Gen Z Is the Queerest—and Most Bisexual—Generation
By Robyn Ochs The numbers are clear: Gen Z is the queerest—and the most bisexual—generation. In...
Read MoreRESEARCH CORNER: The Cost of Doing Business: Social Media Use among Bisexuals and Pansexuals
Summary of Full article: Social media use among bisexuals and pansexuals: connection, harassment and mental health (tandfonline.com) By Kallie Strong and Nicola Koper Studies of LGBT+ individuals and their internet and social...
Read MoreResearch Corner: Don’t Worry, Bi-Happy! Research Shows Bi-Positive Feedback Improves Our Mental Health
By Kallie Strong and Nicola Koper Most academic studies on bisexual individuals have focused on our higher risk for mental health challenges, such as depression and anxiety. The research study reviewed here, though, looked at...
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More from the Research Corner: ‘Femme it up or Dress it Down’: Personal Experiences and Research on Bisexual Women Pushing Back Against Normative Interpretations of Gender and Sexuality
By Lindsey Thomson As a (cis, white) bisexual woman, my gender expression has become more...
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RESEARCH CORNER: Bi the Numbers
By Nicola Koper and Robyn Ochs Following along with this issue’s theme, here is a brief summation...
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RESEARCH CORNER: “Femme it up or Dress it Down”: Personal Experiences and Research on Bisexual Women Pushing Back Against Normative Interpretations of Gender and Sexuality
By Lindsey Thomson As a (cisgender, white) bisexual woman, my gender expression has become more...
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RESEARCH CORNER: Why Our Numbers Matter: An Example from Canada
By Dr. Nicola Koper I probably notice numbers and statistics more than most people. I’m a...
Read MoreRESEARCH CORNER: Violence Against (Bi+) Women
By Josephine Raye Kelly What does bodily autonomy mean in a country where three women a day are killed by an intimate partner and over half of women have experienced sexual violence? These numbers get significantly higher when...
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