Young bisexual people among most likely to experience bullying at school

Young bi people are more likely than many other groups to face bullying at school, research has found.

Bisexual Awareness Week, which runs until Monday (23 September), culminating in Celebrate Bisexuality Day, seeks to “accelerate the acceptance of the bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, fluid, no label, queer) community”, the event’s co-founders GLAAD said.

“BiWeek draws attention to the experiences, while celebrating the resiliency of, the bisexual+ community. Throughout BiWeek, allies and bi+ people learn about the history, culture, community and current policy priorities of bi+ communities,” the group adds.

To mark the event, LGBTQ+ young people’s charity Just Like Us re-shared its Positive Futures report from 2023, which revealed that 73 per cent of the bisexual/ pansexual young people surveyed had experienced bullying. 39 per cent “rarely” or “never” feel good

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