Higher Rates of Pregnancy Among LGB Teens in BC

Filed Under Bisexuality, Health, LGBT Youth, Lesbian matters, Sex | December 17th, 2008

LGB Teen Pregnancy ReportVANCOUVER, BC — Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) teens in British Columbia are at a higher risk of pregnancy because of discrimination, sexual abuse and harassment compared to heterosexual teens, according to a University of British Columbia study. Read more

Researchers Revisit Male Bisexuality

Filed Under Bisexuality, Research | December 16th, 2008

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The landmark “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male” report revealed major insights into bisexual behavior and orientation — without even using the word “bisexual” — when it was published 60 years ago by pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey and his research team at Indiana University. Read more

Looking Past the ‘Down Low’

Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Bisexuality, Health, Research, Sex | September 24th, 2008

Bisexual Sex Report - Men on the 'Down Low'BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The popular media in the U.S. have focused too much on moral issues surrounding black bisexual men who do not disclose their same-sex behaviors to female lovers, otherwise known as men “on the Down Low,” with this focus creating a stigma that interferes with effective public health strategies, says Indiana University sexual health expert Brian Dodge. Read more

Bisexual Community Reports Need for Improvements in Mental Health Services

Filed Under Bisexuality, Health, Research | September 18th, 2008

TORONTO, ON — New research by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Sherbourne Health Centre sheds light on the mental health of bisexual people in Ontario by looking at the context of mental health issues in this group. The Bisexuality, Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Research Project also found that the existing mental health services do not adequately meet the needs of bisexual people. Read more

Damning Inequalities Revealed in Lesbian and Bi-women’s Health Survey

Filed Under Bisexuality, Health, Lesbian matters, Research | July 9th, 2008

Prescription for Change ReportEDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — The first major survey ever conducted into lesbian and bisexual women’s health in Scotland reveals deeply disturbing levels of self-harm, discrimination and exclusion from routine testing for cervical cancer. Read more


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