Sexology

EP256 - Is It True That All Women are a Little Bisexual? with Dr. Mimi Hoang

Nov 16, 2021

25:50

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Is Bisexuality a Myth or a Misconception?

03:00

Are You a Lesbian, a Lesbian or Straight?

04:43

I Love Puns, and I Love That Name

04:39

Introduction

2min

How Did You Come Out of Depression?

3min

I Love Puns, and I Love That Name

5min

Is Bisexuality a Myth or a Misconception?

3min

Are You a Lesbian, a Lesbian or Straight?

5min

Is There a Community for Bisexuals?

4min

Doctor Mini Fan Dot Com

2min

Are You Interested in Sexual Skills?

3min

Welcome to episode 256 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Dr. Mimi Hoang (she/her) to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss the common misconceptions around bisexual people, the pressures bisexual people face when getting into a same-sex relationship and looking at the ways in which Dr. Mimi has helped uplift the bisexual community.

Dr. Mimi Hoang (she/her) is an internationally-recognized psychologist, educator, author, and grassroots activist specializing in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQ+) and Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities. Since the 1990s, she has co-founded three organizations in Los Angeles for bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and other nonmonosexual (AKA "bi+") individuals, authored multiple publications, and earned a seat at the landmark 2013 White House Bisexual Community Roundtable.

Dr. Mimi's steadfast leadership has earned her multiple awards, a feature in Jan Dee Gordon's LGBTQ of Steel photography book, and being named “One of the Most Significant Women in the Bisexual Movement.” She currently works as a Staff Psychologist at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Clinical Supervisor of the LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy Center at Airport Marina Counseling Services, and is the creator of the "Bi on Life" self-empowerment series and Bi+ Women's Space, a virtual support group for bi+ women in Los Angeles.

In this episode, you will hear:

How Dr. Mimi became interested in this line of work
The ways in which Dr. Mimi has helped uplift the bi community
Overcoming the mental health challenges around coming out as bi-sexual
How many people try to invalidate bisexuality as a pathway to becoming gay or lesbian
How the percentage of people in the US identifying as LGBTQ+ has doubled since 2012
Looking at the common misconceptions around bisexual people
Why it’s important to understand that bisexuality is not experimentation
The pressures bisexual people face when getting into a same sex relationship
Recommendations for communities and support groups for bisexual people