Movement Advancement Project, BiNet USA, and Bisexual Resource Center.September 2014. Understanding Issues Facing Bisexual Americans. https://mapresearch.org/report/understanding-issues-facing-bisexual-americans/.
Understanding Issues Facing Bisexual Americans is an introduction to the many issues facing bisexual Americans, a frequently invisible community within the LGBT population. Due to unfair laws and stigma, bisexual Americans experience significant and shocking health, safety, and economic disparities. The guide includes policy recommendations to address these harmful disparities and to improve the lives of bisexual Americans.
Women who are LGBTQ have the same concerns as other women. They worry about finding and keeping good jobs, saving for the future, taking care of their children and families, and making ends meet. But America’s 5.1 million LGBTQ women face added challenges and worries not just because of their
LGBTQ people in the United States have the same worries as others when it comes to finding good jobs, providing for their families, and saving for the future. But research consistently finds that LGBTQ people and their families are more likely to struggle economically and experience higher rates of poverty
Bisexual people live in every state and are ethnically and racially diverse. Research shows that more women identify as bisexual than men. Bisexual people are parents, teachers, athletes, writers, politicians, musicians, artists, and more. While bisexual people comprise more than half of the lesbian, gay, and bisexual population, they often
Many people don’t understand what it means to be transgender or gender diverse, so some parents or family members struggle when their child comes out as transgender or gender diverse. It is natural for parents to have questions, and this document, jointly created by the Biden Foundation, Gender Spectrum, and
