The main factor for women is what's clled the hypersexualization of women. The idea being that bi sexuality in women is a way to manipulate and seduce men, or for the end ment of men. And within bisexual men, it's different, because there there's often the assumption that while they're actually gay. There's different adversity that bisexual men face. But for women, the hyper sexualization of it means that the risk for sexual assault are almost double what heterosexual woman experience. When you look at support services afterwards as well, so if you look at research on therapy after sexual salt,. the therapy for bisexual people is massively under performing.
Bisexuality is the world’s largest sexual minority but is potentially the least understood. In her new book, Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality, psychological scientist Dr Julia Shaw sets out to answer the questions and eliminate common misconceptions around bisexuality. Discussing the history of the B in LGBTQ+ and the myth of the bi gene, Julia is joined in conversation by our host Sharan Dhaliwal, author of Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman. If you'd like to explore more of the topics raised in today's discussion, check out Julia's own podcast, Bi People, a four part series made with Sofie Hagen.
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