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octopusice: bidyke: [Image: Dark blue/purple grunge background. First line text: “Did you know?”. Second line image: 10 people symbols/silhouettes, of which 5.5 are colored pink, and 8 very light pink. Third line text (large): “55% of bisexual people are not out at work”. Fourth line, smaller text: “By contrast, 8% of gay men and 6% of lesbians report not being out at work.” Fifth line: “STOP biphobia and monosexism!”] This is the sixth in a series of infographics. Sexual violence Suicidality Bullying Physical health Post-traumatic stress disorder Source: Bisexuality and Identity: The Double-Edged Sword: Stonewall Research into Bisexual Experience Oh my god look at the disparities between the two levels.
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bidyke:

[Image: Dark blue/purple grunge background. First line text: “Did you know?”. Second line image: 10 people symbols/silhouettes, of which 5.5 are colored pink, and 8 very light pink. Third line text (large): “55% of bisexual people are not out at work”. Fourth line, smaller text: “By contrast, 8% of gay men and 6% of lesbians report not being out at work.” Fifth line: “STOP biphobia and monosexism!”]

This is the sixth in a series of infographics.

Source: Bisexuality and Identity: The Double-Edged Sword: Stonewall Research into Bisexual Experience

Oh my god look at the disparities between the two levels.

gaywrites: Colorado’s civil unions law took effect at midnight on May 1, and couples from around the state flooded into county clerk offices to celebrate. The first same-sex couple to enter into a union: Fran and Anna Simon, pictured above with their five-year-old son Jeremy. In tears. Congratulations, all! My HUSBAND and I are part of history today as well as we too received our Civil Union.
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gaywrites: Colorado’s civil unions law took effect at midnight on May 1, and couples from around the state flooded into county clerk offices to celebrate. The first same-sex couple to enter into a union: Fran and Anna Simon, pictured above with their five-year-old son Jeremy. In tears. Congratulations, all! My HUSBAND and I are part of history today as well as we too received our Civil Union.
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gaywrites: Colorado’s civil unions law took effect at midnight on May 1, and couples from around the state flooded into county clerk offices to celebrate. The first same-sex couple to enter into a union: Fran and Anna Simon, pictured above with their five-year-old son Jeremy. In tears. Congratulations, all! My HUSBAND and I are part of history today as well as we too received our Civil Union.
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gaywrites: Colorado’s civil unions law took effect at midnight on May 1, and couples from around the state flooded into county clerk offices to celebrate. The first same-sex couple to enter into a union: Fran and Anna Simon, pictured above with their five-year-old son Jeremy. In tears. Congratulations, all! My HUSBAND and I are part of history today as well as we too received our Civil Union.
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gaywrites: Colorado’s civil unions law took effect at midnight on May 1, and couples from around the state flooded into county clerk offices to celebrate. The first same-sex couple to enter into a union: Fran and Anna Simon, pictured above with their five-year-old son Jeremy. In tears. Congratulations, all! My HUSBAND and I are part of history today as well as we too received our Civil Union.
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gaywrites: Colorado’s civil unions law took effect at midnight on May 1, and couples from around the state flooded into county clerk offices to celebrate. The first same-sex couple to enter into a union: Fran and Anna Simon, pictured above with their five-year-old son Jeremy. In tears. Congratulations, all! My HUSBAND and I are part of history today as well as we too received our Civil Union.
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gaywrites:

Colorado’s civil unions law took effect at midnight on May 1, and couples from around the state flooded into county clerk offices to celebrate. The first same-sex couple to enter into a union: Fran and Anna Simon, pictured above with their five-year-old son Jeremy.

In tears. Congratulations, all!

My HUSBAND and I are part of history today as well as we too received our Civil Union.
queerability: Among those asked to describe the most important problem facing their lives right now: LGBT youth identified 1. Non-accepting families (26%) 2. School/bullying problems (21%) 3. Fear of being out or open (18%) Non-LGBT youth identified 1. Classes/exams/grades (25%) 2. College/career (14%) 3. Financial pressures related to college or job (11%) I talk about this statistic when outreaching to schools on why bullying is an important issue.
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queerability:

Among those asked to describe the most important problem facing their lives right now:

LGBT youth identified
1. Non-accepting families (26%)
2. School/bullying problems (21%)
3. Fear of being out or open (18%)

Non-LGBT youth identified
1. Classes/exams/grades (25%)
2. College/career (14%)
3. Financial pressures related to college or job (11%)


I talk about this statistic when outreaching to schools on why bullying is an important issue.

Just when you think things are changing….

Today alone I met a young man who’s brother doesn’t accept him for being transgender, another young man whose father kicked him out of the house for being gay, and another young man who’s dealing with the death of his friend committing suicide who happened to be LGBT. Just when you think things are changing….

That’s what I wrote on my Facebook page after a long day of work on Monday night. The drive home I was infuriated; this still happens.

We see marriage equality being accepted with celebrities and candidates come out to support it like wild fire. However, family rejection and teen suicide are still happening.

With so much happiness and goodness I see from Inside/Out I sometimes forget these things happen, but let’s not forget.

I was infuriated, but this fuels me to ensure Inside/Out is a safe, supportive, understanding and a respectful space for the LGBTIQ youth in our community. I met three young men going through tough times, but I’m glad Inside/Out Youth Services is here for them.

queerability: Image is an infographic: Gender 101 Gender Binary: The categorization of gender into two distinct, opposite sexes. Trans*/Transgender: An umbrella term applied to those whose gender identity is not the same as the sex they were assigned at birth. Cisgender: Someone who is not transgender Genderqueer: a term applied to individuals who do not identify within the gender binary. Transition: the process of changing one’s gender expression to match their gender identity. From Trans Student Equality Resources.
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queerability:

Image is an infographic:

Gender 101

Gender Binary: The categorization of gender into two distinct, opposite sexes.

Trans*/Transgender: An umbrella term applied to those whose gender identity is not the same as the sex they were assigned at birth.

Cisgender: Someone who is not transgender

Genderqueer: a term applied to individuals who do not identify within the gender binary.

Transition: the process of changing one’s gender expression to match their gender identity.

From Trans Student Equality Resources.

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