September is the month where we spread awareness and celebrate and acknowledge the bisexual community, the history of bisexuality, and relationships! More specifically, Bisexual Awareness week is the 16-23 of September, and we can take the time to celebrate bisexual identity but also inform ourselves about Bisexual mental health. “Bisexual people have consistently been found to … [Read more...]
001 Episode: The Bi+ Flag and Bisexual Health Awareness Month [Podcast]
In this episode, Elizabeth and Tijana cover the beginnings of the creation of the Bisexual flag ranging from shapes outside of the standard rectangle as well as bi+ folks' health in honor of Bisexual Health Awareness Month. This is a three-part series. Bi+ Talk Podcast: Bi+ Talk is run by Step Up For Mental Health (A peer-to-peer nonprofit) and hosted by Step … [Read more...]
The Bisexual Community Is At A Higher Risk of Mental Illness
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...]
000 Episode: Bi+ Talk Introduction [Podcast]
Join Adrienne McCue (Step Up For Mental Health, Bi+ BSN Project) debate topics of the day on our 15-30-minute podcast called Bi+ Talk. Discussions will deal with the bisexual community on mental health, culture, news topics, and social issues. Bi+ Talk is a program of Step Up For Mental Health that will be talking about important news and community of the day. Settle in, … [Read more...]
Bi Social Network News: BiNet USA Press Releases, Changes and Updates
Step Up For Mental Health under our Bi Social Network Project was given this statement (from a concerned community member) that was sent out from BiNet USA's President Faith Cheltenham and Juba Kalamka, BiNet USA VP. This email was dated May 3, 2020, at 9:42 p.m., 10:02 p.m., 10:10 p.m. We are posting this information as it was written. We will send out an editorial on this in … [Read more...]