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Part 4: The Pathologization of Homosexuality, and a little bit of Kinsey.

Part 4: The Pathologization of Homosexuality, and a little bit of Kinsey. When Angelides writes, at the beginning of Continue reading →

It’s in the Lords already

Amid the celebratory coverage of the Same-sex marriage bill for England and Wales passing third reading a week or so ago, you might have missed that as soon as it was passed in the Commons it was introduced for first reading in the Lords that same even...

Write to the Lords

With less than a week until the Lords begins to debate same-sex marriage, I used WriteToThem.com to write to a random Lord. I got given Lord Kalms, and here is the email I sent him.Dear Lord Kalms,Life is sometimes difficult. This is true for everyone,...

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Part 3: The return of the repressed: Freud, psychoanalysis and bisexuality.

The return of the repressed: Freud, psychoanalysis and bisexuality. Freud is probably one of the most well known theorists on Continue reading →

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Why I am writing this blog

Over the last year or so I’ve been working through various issues in my life. In short these have been Continue reading →

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Equal marriage: why we need equal civil partnerships too

Tim Loughton MP, the sponsor of yesterday evening’s amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill which would have introduced Civil Partnerships for opposite sex couples, does not have a record of supporting LGBT equality. Indeed, his motives in putting forward the amendment may not have been entirely straightforward, but that doesn’t take away from […]

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Welcome to my life… I came up with this bingo card as a…

Welcome to my life…

I came up with this bingo card as a way to keep sane whilst hanging out with white geeky folks. If you’re bisexual and you live in the U.K, hanging out with white geeky folks will be an unavoidable fact of life.

I’ve learned how to nod and look appreciative when people blather on about the focus of their lives, when their lives actively ignore anyone who is black, poor, not a programmer, or entrenched in a very specific range of British-isms. So instead of feeling sad, I can have fun shouting BINGO! at random moments during the evening.

This basic bingo card is very British-specific, so if you live elsewhere, go forth and make your own regional specialty.

P.S - Linux totally needs to go on the next expanded bingo card.

Will being bisexual affect my career?

This post is inspired by my last few weeks considering my third year (next year). It will be my last year of my vocational honours degree, and so comes with a few extra things on the to do list. A work placement, a 2500 words self-evaluation essay, and...

Will being bisexual affect my career?

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Public Health Outcomes Framework Companion Document

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Public Health Outcomes Framework Companion Document is a resource for all those commissioning and delivering healthcare services in order to support the delivery of an equitable public health system.

http://www.lgf.org.uk/phof

The LGB&T PHOF Companion Document is intended primarily for Health and Wellbeing Boards and public health teams, as well as local authorities, the NHS, and voluntary and community organisations that commission and provide services, as a resource to improve the health and wellbeing of the diverse LGB&T communities they serve.

The report includes bisexuality throughout, though usually with bi and gay men together and lesbians and bi women.

Bi specific bits:

pg. 8:
There is limited research into bisexuality. However, there is evidence for bisexual men and women of increased
risk of eating disorders, mental ill health and increased alcohol consumption compared to lesbians and their
heterosexual peers. Although bisexual women are more likely to have tested for sexually transmitted diseases than
lesbian women, significantly fewer bisexual men have ever been for an STD or HIV test than gay men.

pg. 11:
The national Integrated Household Survey included sexual orientation as a dimension in 2010. This found that
self-reported health was slightly better among lesbians and gay men than heterosexuals, but much worse among
bisexuals and those identifying with another non-heterosexual identity.
and
pg. 36:
The Healthy Life Expectancy section on page 11 includes data
on self-reported health, which suggests that self-reported health is slightly better among lesbians and gay men
than heterosexual people but much worse among bisexuals and those identifying with another non-heterosexual
identity.

pg. 13:
It is important to remember the increasing number of LGB&T identifying parents: an estimated 8% of lesbian and gay
people and 30% of bisexuals live in a household with one or more dependant children.

pg. 15:
2 in 5 lesbian women, 1 in 3 gay men and 1 in 4 bisexual men have experienced negative or mixed reactions from
mental health professionals.

pg. 27:
There is a lack of data on smoking amongst LGB&T people aged 15 in the UK, although US research found that
bisexual young people are twice as likely to smoke regularly as their heterosexual and homosexual peers.

pg. 31:
LGB people demonstrate a higher likelihood of being substance dependent, with between 4 and 13% of drug users
scoring as dependent. Dependence is highest amongst gay men and bisexual men and women.

pg. 47:
Bisexual and queer identified people are more likely than lesbians or gay men to have thought about and
attempted suicide in the past five years.

The report is referenced throughout. Bi specific references:

15 Jeffries, W.L, Dodge, B and Sandfort, T.G.M. ‘Religion and spirituality among bisexual Black Men in the USA’,
Culture, Health & Sexuality, 10:4, 2008, 463-477.

18 Guasp, A and Taylor, J. ‘Bisexuality – Stonewall Health Briefing’, London, Stonewall, 2012. http://www.healthylives.stonewall.org.uk/lgb-health/briefings/bisexuality.aspx

93 Saewyc, E. M., Homma, Y., Skay, C. L., Bearinger, L. H., Resnick, M. D., & Reis, E. (2009). Protective Factors in the Lives
of Bisexual Adolescents in North America. American Journal of Public Health, 99, 110-117

166 Count Me In Too: Bisexual Lives Community Summary, University of Brighton, 2009

I recognise and respect a number of the authors of the document and it seems pretty comprehensive. Do we have any more bi stuff to add to a companion to the companion document?

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