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Today is #BiVisibilityDay
2021 ONS estimates put the prevalence of bisexuality at 1.1% of the UK population, rising to 5.3% of 16-24 year olds.
We saw yesterday that attitudes to LGB people generally had improved, but here are some stats on bisexuality specifically (thread)
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2021 ONS estimates put the prevalence of bisexuality at 1.1% of the UK population, rising to 5.3% of 16-24 year olds.
We saw yesterday that attitudes to LGB people generally had improved, but here are some stats on bisexuality specifically (thread)
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#BiVisibilityDay
From reading Prof Michael Biggs’ paper on the history of puberty blockers we find that of the first 70 children on the “Dutch Protocol”, 8.6% were bisexual.
One further child did not know their sexual orientation yet.
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From reading Prof Michael Biggs’ paper on the history of puberty blockers we find that of the first 70 children on the “Dutch Protocol”, 8.6% were bisexual.
One further child did not know their sexual orientation yet.
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#BiVisibilityDay
Statistics on referrals to GIDS in a 2014 paper showed that 26% were bisexual.
ONS estimates of bisexuality in 16-24 year olds in 2014 were only 1.3%, so referrals were roughly 20x higher than in the general population.
researchgate.net/publication/26…
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Statistics on referrals to GIDS in a 2014 paper showed that 26% were bisexual.
ONS estimates of bisexuality in 16-24 year olds in 2014 were only 1.3%, so referrals were roughly 20x higher than in the general population.
researchgate.net/publication/26…
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