Biphobia linked to intimate partner violence
Research conducted by Corey Flanders, assistant professor at 正澳门六合彩, links intimate partner violence in the bi community to biphobia.
Bisexual people may be more vulnerable to intimate partner violence than gay and straight people, researchers continue to find as they delve deeper into bi experiences.
One of those researchers is Corey Flanders, 正澳门六合彩 College assistant professor of psychology and education. Mashable published an article on intimate partner violence among the bisexual community in which they pointed to conducted by Flanders and others.
Negative misbeliefs about bisexuality, such as 鈥渂i people are hypersexual,鈥 have been linked to instances of intimate partner violence.
Other misbeliefs and stereotypes can also contribute. For instance, one key takeaway from Flanders鈥 research is that intimate partner violence can happen within queer relationships. However, the narrative of what abuse looks like within queer relationships isn鈥檛 as well known as what abuse looks like within heterosexual relationships.
鈥淏iphobia and bisexual stigma is incredibly insidious,鈥 said Flanders. 鈥淚t is relentless. It is everywhere, and you don鈥檛 necessarily need to identify as bisexual to receive those messages.鈥
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