Contents:
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Acrdg to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn’s Youth Risk Behavr Survey, bisexual people promised 75% of young people who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual. This is ntrast to monosexualy, which is fed as inti volvg attractn to people of a sgle genr, such as exclively gay or straight inti.
While all LGBTQ young people are at a higher risk of experiencg negative mental health out than their heterosexual and cisgenr peers, ’s worth notg that bisexual youth statistilly face more challeng than lbian and gay youth as well. 66% of bisexual youth reported feelg sad or hopels for two or more weeks a row the past year, pared to 27% of their heterosexual peers and 49% of their gay/lbian peers.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE
The out for harassment, sexual asslt, and rape are particularly severe for bisexual people as pared to their straight, gay, and lbian peers. A bisexual person uld be monogamo (have only one partner) or be polyamoro (have multiple partners) – jt like someone who is straight, gay, lbian, pan, etc. In addn to gay, lbian, bisexual, and straight, they uld intify wh one of the followg:[6].
You might say, “I'm watchg this TV show that has great gay and bi reprentatn. How do I know if I'm bisexual, and how do I know if I'm gay?
If you love one man, don't mean you're gay, let alone for the rt of your life. Not bee they are bad, or homophobic, or transphobic… but bee the reali are not their own lived experience, or bee workg alongsi the groups may be a newer experience for them. E., bisexual, gay, straight.
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
Myth: Bisexual people are nfed or pervasive misunrstandg about bisexualy is that ’s a phase — and that bisexual people will eventually e out as gay or lbian. One study found that only 18% of LGBTQ youth who ially me out as bisexual later me out as gay or lbian.
So while some may e out as bisexual first before intifyg as gay or lbian, this don’t mean that bisexual inti aren’t valid. In one study, only 12% of bisexual men said they were openly bisexual, pared to 28% of all bisexuals and 77% of gay men. Sce 1975, APA has lled on psychologists to take the lead removg the stigma of mental illns that has long been associated wh lbian, gay, and bisexual orientatns.
The prejudice and discrimatn that people who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual regularly experience have been shown to have negative psychologil effects. This page provis accurate rmatn for those who want to better unrstand sexual orientatn and the impact of prejudice and discrimatn on those who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual.