Victimization of bisexual women

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Bisexual can most clearly be described as an individual who feels romantic and/or sexual attraction towards more than one gender.^[1] Victimization is any damage or harm inflicted by one individual onto another.^[2] In the United States, bisexual women are more prone to various types of victimization. They tend to experience rape, stalking, and partner-perpetrated contact sexual violence at significantly higher rates than heterosexual women. Bisexual women of color reported these forms of violence at much higher rates than white bisexual women, lesbians of all races, and heterosexual women in general.

Bisexual women, as a whole, face increased rates of sexual abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse in their childhood compared to heterosexual identifying women. Bisexual women of color encounter these forms of victimization at an even higher volume than white bisexuals, lesbians, and heterosexuals. The bisexual community reports a higher rate of physical health problems along with mental health struggles and substance abuse.

This article is not intentioned to claim that bisexual women are the most victimized out of the LGBTQ+ community. It aims to research the levels and types of victimization and touch on statistics regarding the treatment of bisexual women.