The Los Angeles Bi+ Task Force Putting the 'B' in LGBT since 2008.

In the case of Bi+ people, the impact from the fall of Roe will be particularly devastating.  Cisgender straight women are not the only gender or orientation to have abortions or need reproductive health care.    

Bi+ people, and even more so Transgender and Non-Binary individuals with uteruses, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color in the Bi+ Community, are some of the most underserved people in American society.  

Even when Roe was in place the following stats were true.  How much worse will they be now that it's gone?  Bisexual and related orientations are associated with worse mental health than heterosexual orientation on a range of measures of psychological distress, with gay and lesbian groups falling between the two.   

* Bi+ people are four times more likely vs. lesbian and gay adults being two times more likely to report attempted suicide than straight adults 

 * 46% of Bi+ women have experienced rape, compared to 13% and 17% of lesbian and straight women 

 * 61% of Bi+ women have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner vs. 43% of lesbian and 35% of straight women 

 * Bi+ women report the highest prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (26.6% versus 6.6% of straight women), with high prevalence of PTSD setting the stage for poorer health throughout adulthood 

 * Bi+ women are almost twice as likely to have a mistimed pregnancy. 

 * Bi+ women are over twice as likely as exclusively heterosexual women to have ever had an abortion.  

* 29.4% of Bi+ women people are under the Federal Poverty Level  Roe enabled broad and improved health care for a spectrum of people, but especially in the Bi+ Community since it comprises between 52 and 57% of the overall LGBTQ+ Community and approximately 4% of the US population.     

With so many Bi+ people already suffering from ongoing negative health morbidities and living under or just above the Federal poverty line, they will be disproportionately negatively affected.  How will they get the care they need?   

 This action is unconscionable and must not be allowed to stand.  We, the board of the Los Angeles Bi+ Task Force, stand beside and will continue to strongly advocate for our siblings with uteruses in our Community and with all people who need reproductive health care.    

Los Angeles Bi+ Task Force Board of Directors 

 Eric V. Beck, President  

Mike Szymanski,  Secretary  

Mimi Hoang, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Treasurer

Arwen Edinger, Board Member  

RJ Aguiar, Board Member  

Denise Penn, LCSW, Board Member  

About the LABTF:    

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