LGBTQ+ Mental Health Overall, the LGBTQ+ community has been found to be at a greater risk for mental health issues than their heterosexual counterparts. Moreover, recent studies on LGBTQ+ mental health show that these differences are significant. In particular, a study from Operario et al. (2015) found that sexual minority men and women were more likely than their heterosexual … [Read more...]
Australia Bisexual Study Learns More About Mental Health Affecting Our Community
Mental Health in Research Bisexual Australia ( The ‘Who I Am’) Study talks about the needs of our bi+ community and issues surrounding the effects of mental health. The study consisted of 2,651 Australian Adults who were bisexual or were attracted to more than one gender. The study tapped into topics Bi Social Network has been reporting since 2009 about how we need to focus … [Read more...]
Bi Social Network: Touching Lives, When It Matters
(Bi Social Network)—The goal for starting a mental health project under Bi Social Network is a vast undertaking, and something I’ve been thinking about for over three years. When we closed our shop as a bi media entity in December 2013, I didn’t know if I would ever return. After all, how can one person or group, continue to work on a single issue of “bi visibility” and not get … [Read more...]