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biwocstudy · 2 years

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Today is Bisexual Visibility Day!

I figured it would be a good time to share the main findings of my dissertation study with all of those interested. My dissertation study aimed to understand how identity affirmation may protect bi+ women of color from negative bisexual experiences. Thank you to everyone who participated and/or shared my study. Please let me know your thoughts and if you have any questions.

#bi visibility #bi visibility day #bi visibility week #bi woc study

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biwocstudy · 2 years

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[Alt text: Yellow background with three fists raised in the air. Text reads “Thank you for participating! Check your inboxes and spam folders to see if you won a gift card from the survey’s raffle.”]

Thank you once again to everyone who has shared and/or participated in my study on bisexual+ women of color! The raffle winners have been selected and sent an email with a link to the gift card. Please check your inbox and spam folders. Unfortunately, if you did not receive an email, you did not win.

In terms of the study's findings, the data has been analyzed, and I'm waiting for feedback from my dissertation committee chair. Once my dissertation has been defended (aka once I've presented it to complete my doctoral program requirements), I'll share a link to the dissertation and create an infographic of the main findings.

Thank you again!

#biwocstudy #dissertation study #phdblr

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biwocstudy · 2 years

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[Alt text: Image of the silhouette of four different feminine presenting people at the bottom. Text reads "Update: Data Collection Complete"]

Thank you to everyone who has shared and/or participated in my dissertation study on bi+ women of color. Data is currently in the process of being analyzed. Within the next several weeks, I'll be sending out emails to the participants who won the raffle for one of the fifty $25 gift cards.

As with my previous study, I'll make an infographic of general study findings to share once the writing is completed.

Thank you again!

#bisexual research #bi+ woc study #study updates #phdblr #phd research #lgbtq research #queer women of color

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Thank you to everyone who has participated so far and/or shared! The study is still open as of today (10/13/21) for anyone who hasn’t participated and meets the requirements.

Happy Bi Week folks!

Please consider participating in a 15 to 20-minute anonymous online survey on perception of positive and negative experiences based on marginalized ethnic-racial and sexual identities, specifically of bisexual+ women/femmes of color. This study is being done to complete my dissertation requirement and has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Missouri - St. Louis, IRB: #2057182.

I’m looking for participants who are: 1.) 18 years old or older, AND

2.) cisgender and transgender women of color or nonbinary/gender non-conforming individuals of color who also identify as femmes of color, AND

3.) who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or individuals who sexually, emotionally, and/or romantically have the potential to be attracted to more than one gender identity, AND

4.) who currently live in the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territories to participate in a survey.

Participation is completely voluntary, and you can stop at any time. The full informed consent information and access to the online survey can be found here.

If you meet the requirements, please participate. Even if you don't meet the requirements, please share with your networks!

Thank you!

#bisexuality #pansexuality #bi pride #lgbtq community #bi visibility #lgbtq research #queer people of color #queer women of color

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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How to support the Bi+ community!

Believe that bisexual+ people exist.

Validate their bi+ experience, no matter what.

Respect whatever their relationships look like.

Speak up against binegativity and bi erasure.

Continue to learn!

#bisexuality #bi+#Bi Visibility Day #bisexual+#bisexual #lgbtqia+#lgbtq+#Bi Pride Month #bi pride #Bi Week #bi positivity

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Happy Bi Week folks!

Please consider participating in a 15 to 20-minute anonymous online survey on perception of positive and negative experiences based on marginalized ethnic-racial and sexual identities, specifically of bisexual+ women/femmes of color. This study is being done to complete my dissertation requirement and has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Missouri - St. Louis, IRB: #2057182.

I’m looking for participants who are: 1.) 18 years old or older, AND

2.) cisgender and transgender women of color or nonbinary/gender non-conforming individuals of color who also identify as femmes of color, AND

3.) who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or individuals who sexually, emotionally, and/or romantically have the potential to be attracted to more than one gender identity, AND

4.) who currently live in the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territories to participate in a survey.

Participation is completely voluntary, and you can stop at any time. The full informed consent information and access to the online survey can be found here.

If you meet the requirements, please participate. Even if you don't meet the requirements, please share with your networks!

Thank you!

#Bi Week #Bi Visibility Week #Bi Visibility #Bisexuality #Pansexuality #Bi Pride #LGBTQ Community #LGBTQ Research #queer people of color #queer women of color #women of color

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Hi! I wanted to send your survey to a bi femme friend, but I got an error message on the UMSL page saying "Sorry, this survey is not currently active." Did this study end already? (Thanks for doing this awesome research BTW!)

Hi anon! I'm so sorry! The study is still active. I don't know why an error message keeps popping up. I've tried to edit the link but it still happens. Here's the long version of the link that should work:

https://umsl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VLx9wZs1w6e0Zw

Hopefully one of these will work or I can figure out why the link in the main post is being wonky.

Thank you so much for pointing this out and for your help! Appreciate it!

#biwocstudy answers #biwocstudy

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Radio Free Monday

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday! Ways to Give: rilee16 has had to pay for multiple unexpected medical scans out of pocket; they need help covering utilities and October rent. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here. Help for Free: agentlewomanandascholar is a doctoral student in Library Science and is currently running a survey on AO3 reading habits to gain a better understanding of how fans read on AO3. You can read more and take the survey here. biwocstudy is looking for participants for her research study who are bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, etc.) women/femmes of color. Must also be 18 years old or older and currently live in the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territories to participate. This is an anonymous online survey that should take 15 to 20 minutes to complete. The purpose of the study is to understand how bi+ women/femmes of color feel about themselves and perceive positive and negative experiences based on their sexual identity. Tumblr user biwocstudy will share updates and results of the study on her page as she did with her previous study when she is able to. You can read more and find links to participate here. News to Know: arukou-arukou linked to A People’s WPA, a project of the US Department of Arts and Culture. In the spirit of the original Works Progress Administration, the department commissioned artists and art collectives from marginalized communities to create posters around ambitious and radical policies grounded in seven themes: healing, nourishment, liberation, regeneration, remembering, truth telling, and deepening democracy. You can download the posters as well as a packet giving guidelines for grassroots activism here. Recurring Needs: daydream-gemz continues to face severe and ongoing financial difficulties due to welfare benefits being under a review, which is due to worsening mental health and the UK’s controversial changes to how benefits are assessed and assigned. Updates are available at the main blog; you can donate via PayPal or via Ko-fi. Katy linked to grrlcookery, who is raising funds for gas and car repair among other expenses; you can read more here or give via paypal or via Ko-Fi. And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form. If you’re new to fundraising, you may want to check out my guide to fundraising here.

#radio free monday

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Please use this link if the link above does not work for you: https://umsl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VLx9wZs1w6e0Zw

Hi everyone! Happy Bi Pride/Bi Visibility Month!

You may have seen this before, but I had to restart because of bots filling my survey with invalid responses. Here's attempt #2!

I’m looking for participants to participate in my dissertation study who are:

1.) 18 years old or older, AND

2.) cisgender and transgender women of color or nonbinary/gender non-conforming individuals of color who also identify as femmes of color, AND

3.) who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or individuals who sexually, emotionally, and/or romantically have the potential to be attracted to more than one gender identity, AND

4.) who currently live in the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territories to participate in a survey.

The purpose of the survey is to understand how sexually marginalized women of color and individuals of color who also identify as femme feel about themselves and perceive positive and negative experiences based on their sexual identity.

The survey should take approx. 15 to 20 minutes, participation is completely voluntary, and you can stop at any time. The full informed consent information and access to the online survey are at this link: https://tinyurl.com/BiWOCAffirm

If you meet the requirements, please participate. Even if you don't meet the requirements, please share with your networks! Thank you!

#bisexuality #pansexuality #lgbtq research #lgbt research #queer research #dissertation #lgbtq+#phd study

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Hi everyone! Happy Bi Pride/Bi Visibility Month!

You may have seen this before, but I had to restart because of bots filling my survey with invalid responses. Here's attempt #2!

I’m looking for participants to participate in my dissertation study who are:

1.) 18 years old or older, AND

2.) cisgender and transgender women of color or nonbinary/gender non-conforming individuals of color who also identify as femmes of color, AND

3.) who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or individuals who sexually, emotionally, and/or romantically have the potential to be attracted to more than one gender identity, AND

4.) who currently live in the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territories to participate in a survey.

The purpose of the survey is to understand how sexually marginalized women of color and individuals of color who also identify as femme feel about themselves and perceive positive and negative experiences based on their sexual identity.

The survey should take approx. 15 to 20 minutes, participation is completely voluntary, and you can stop at any time. The full informed consent information and access to the online survey are at this link: https://umsl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VLx9wZs1w6e0Zw

If you meet the requirements, please participate. Even if you don't meet the requirements, please share with your networks! Thank you!

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Article now available!

Hi all!

So update! My article is finally available! Here's the link where you can see an impact statement of the study and also be linked to where you can find the publication if you have access via a university: https://link.growkudos.com/1swtbh9olj4

If you don't have university access, you can use the link following to view the article. This is a prepublication copy of the article. Basically, what that means is it has the same information as the published version, it's just not formatted in the journal style. Here's the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HFEcCk_32Tmbm6-2cG9XgpgZPeaHCgrM/view?usp=sharing

As always, if you have any questions, my inbox is open!

Hi folks! Happy Pride! It's taken longer than I expected but I'm excited to share with you the results of the study I collected data on back in 2019. Above is the infographic of the study's main findings. Thank you to everyone who participated and shared my post when I was looking for participants. I seriously appreciated it!

My inbox is open and I'm happy to answer any questions about the study. The actual research article isn't available yet but once it is I'll let y'all know.

Thank you again!

[ID: Seven social slides.

Slide 1: Pink, purple, and blue background with a white box. Inside the box is text that reads, "Research results. Bisexual+ Women of Color and Body Satisfaction. Let's discuss."

Slide 2: Same background. Different text. "Helpful definitions. Bisexual+/Bi+ is an umbrella term used for those who have the potential to be emotionally, romantically, and/or physically attracted to more than one gender identity (i.e. bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, etc.). Not everyone who falls under this umbrella likes this term though. Academic literature sometimes uses the terms plurisexual or nonmonosexual. The second bullet point reads Internalized Biphobia/ Binegativity: A person's negative views and feelings about themselves being bisexual+ that stem from society's biases. The third bullet point reads Internalized Racism: A person's negative views and feelings about themself being part of a racially marginalized community that stem from society's biases."

Slide 3: Same background. Image of four sketched women of varying skin color wearing some combination of blues, pinks, and purples. "Women, Objectification, and Body Satisfaction. According to objectification theory, cisgender and transgender women's bodies are constantly under scrutiny and objectified by the society around them and unconsciously by themselves. Objectification of oneself, or self-objectification, may predict body dissatisfaction, internalized discrimination, and other mental health issues, especially in women with marginalized identities. Source: Comiskey et al., 2020; Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997."

Slide 4: "Does internalized discrimination predict body dissatisfaction in bi+ women of color? Yes, internalized biphobia and internalized racism, respectively, did predict body dissatisfaction in the 292 predominantly bisexual cisgender women of color who participated in the survey. Source: Paul, in press."

Slide 5: "Why does it matter? Bisexual+ individuals report greater mental health-related issues, such as depression, anxiety, and disordered eating than their lesbian and gay counterparts. This may likely be due to invalidation and/or stereotypes about bisexuality. However, there is a small amount of research on the unique experiences of bisexual+ individuals, especially bi+ people of color. The more we know about predictors of negative mental health that are unique for bisexual+ women of color, the more mental health professionals can help their clients with these intersecting identities."

Slide 6: "References: Brewster, M. E., Moradi, B., DeBlaere, C., & Velez, B. L. (2013). Navigating the borderlands: The roles of minority stressors, bicultural self-efficacy, and cognitive flexibility in the mental health of bisexual individuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60(4), 543. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0033224

Campón, R. R., & Carter, R. T. (2015). The Appropriated Racial Oppression Scale: Development and preliminary validation. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 21(4), 497. https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/cdp0000037

Flanders, C. E., Anderson, R. E., Tarasoff, L. A., & Robinson, M. (2019). Bisexual stigma, sexual violence, and sexual health among bisexual and other plurisexual women: A cross-sectional survey study. The Journal of Sex Research, 56(9), 1115-1127. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1563042

Fredrickson, B. L., & Roberts, T. A. (1997). Objectification theory: Toward understanding women's lived experiences and mental health risks. Psychology of women quarterly, 21(2), 173-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00108.x

Ghabrial, M. A. (2019). “We can shapeshift and build bridges”: Bisexual women and gender diverse people of color on invisibility and embracing the borderlands. Journal of Bisexuality, 19(2), 169-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2019.1617526

Ghabrial, M. A., & Ross, L. E. (2018). Representation and erasure of bisexual people of color: A content analysis of quantitative bisexual mental health research. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 5(2), 132. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000286

Hayfield, N., Clarke, V., Halliwell, E., & Malson, H. (2013). Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women. In Women's Studies International Forum, 40, 172-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2013.07.015

Paul, Z. (in press). The mediating effects of body surveillance on internalized discriminations and body satisfaction in plurisexual women of color. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.

Szymanski, D. M., & Kashubeck-West, S. (2008). Mediators of the relationship between internalized oppressions and lesbian and bisexual women's psychological distress. The Counseling Psychologist, 36(4), 575-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000007309490" Slide 7. Follow Me and has the Tumblr symbol and the Facebook symbol next to biwocstudy. The Instagram and the Youtube symbols are next to AmberInsights. And the Twitter symbol is next to ZoriAmber. In the corner is a drawn heart with the colors of the bisexual flag, pink, purple, and blue. End ID]

#bisexual #bisexuality #pansexual #pansexuality #queer #lgbtqia+#lgbt research #phd study #phd research #phdblr #research results #non monosexual #plurisexual

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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UPDATE

Please use this link to participate. The link above is no longer active: https://umsl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VLx9wZs1w6e0Zw

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for participants who are: 1.) 18 years old or older, 2.) cisgender and transgender women of color or nonbinary/gender non-conforming individuals of color who also identify as femmes of color, 3.) who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or individuals who sexually, emotionally, and/or romantically have the potential to be attracted to more than one gender identity, 4.) and who currently live in the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territories to participate in a survey.

The purpose of the survey is to understand how sexually marginalized women of color and individuals of color who also identify as femme feel about themselves and perceive positive and negative experiences based on their sexual identity.

The survey should take approx. 15 to 20 minutes, participation is completely voluntary, and you can stop at any time. After the survey, there will be an option to enter into a raffle to win one of fifty $25 gift cards. The full informed consent information and access to the online survey are at this link: https://bit.ly/3hSsyLa

If you meet the requirements, please participate. Even if you don't meet the requirements, please share with your networks!

Thank you!

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Have you watched Motherland fort salem? If you haven't watched it, I recommend it. The lead actor of the series is a Queer character. The subject of the series and the couple Raylla are so great

Hi anon!

I haven’t watched it though my mom has. It definitely looks interesting though and I’m all for more queer representation in the media!

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biwocstudy · 3 years

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Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let y'all know that the article is now available. If you have access to a university library you can find it here: https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000488

If you don't have access but are still interested in reading the full article, send me a DM.