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Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Bisexuals

Bisexual men are 50 percent more likely to live in poverty than gay men

Bisexual women are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as lesbians

Bisexual men and women are at least one-third less likely to disclose their sexual identity to their doctors than gays or lesbians

In comparison with lesbians and gays, bisexuals have a higher lifetime prevalence of sexual victimization.

Forty percent of LGBT people of color identify as bisexual

Bisexual women are almost six times more likely than heterosexual women to have seriously considered suicide, and four times more likely than lesbians

Bisexual men are almost seven times more likely than heterosexual men to have seriously considered suicide, and over four times more likely than gay men

Bisexual employees are eight times as likely to be in the closet compared to lesbian and gay counterparts

Fifty-five percent of bisexual employees are not out to anyone at work

From 2008 to 2012, only $5,000 in grants were awarded to bi-specific projects or bisexual organizations.

This led to a debate on gun control and in 1997 2 firearms amendment acts were passed making it illegal to own a handgun for personal use in the United Kingdom.  We have had no shooting on a similar scale to this since.

6 weeks later in Australia was the massacre in Port Arthur when 35 people were killed and 23 wounded, which led to the imposing strict gun control. There have been no shootings on a similar scale to this since, either.

AB, O+ and O- blood donors needed ASAP!!! Due to the shooting overnight, the hospital and blood bank is critically low right now for donated blood. If you are able, please go this morning to donate at one of the locations below. This valuable gift you can give is a direct way to help those injured from this tragic incident. The Orange, Osceola, and Seminole locations open today are:

Orlando - West Michigan Donor Center 345 West Michigan St #106 Orlando, FL 32806 Phone: 407-835-5500 Fax: (407) 835-5505 Sun: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Orlando - Main Donor Center 8669 Commodity Circle Orlando, FL 32819 Phone: (407) 248-5009 Fax: (407) 455-7570 Sun: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Apopka Donor Center 131 North Park Ave Apopka, FL 32703 Phone: (407) 884-7471 Fax: (407) 884-7475 Sun: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Kissimmee Donor Center 1029 North John Young Pkwy Kissimmee, FL 34741 Phone: (407) 847-5747 Fax: (407) 847-9605 Sun: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Oviedo Donor Center 1954 West 426 #1100 Oviedo, FL 32765 Phone: (407) 588-1291 Fax: (407) 365-9982 Sun: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Need to talk?

You can call The Trevor Project at (866) 488-7386. The Trans Lifeline in the US: (877) 565-8860 and Canada: (877) 330-6366. Scarleteen is open all day. You can text them at (206) 866-2279.

Want to donate?

Equality Florida has set up a GoFundMe for victims of the Pulse shooting. This is the best place to donate. You can donate to Orlando hospitals through the Orlando Health Foundation. The Orlando Youth Alliance provides services to LGBTQ+ youth. The Center is Orlando’s largest LGBTQ+ organization and is taking donations.

Remember, even the shooter’s father insists this was not based on religious beliefs or ideologies. Do not use this horrific incident as an excuse to attack Muslims. These were the actions of one person driven by hate. Don’t perpetuate that hate. The Medium has posted a guide to contacting your local representatives about gun control, which you should if you are able to.

The Pulse Nightclub Shooting has left 50+ dead, 53 injured.

This is the worst mass shooting, the deadliest massacre, in American history. This is the most amount of people killed at once on USA soil since the Twin Towers collapsed in 2001, the worst terrorist attack on America since 9/11.

And it was at a gay nightclub. During pride month. The shooter’s father says the gunfire started in direct reaction to the shooter seeing two men kissing.

Someone I love was at D.C. pride earlier today. They texted me last night, excited, telling me about how happy they were to attend. I woke up this morning to a notification that read, “Shooting during pride celebration.” There was no city listed. I felt my heart stop. When I saw the city was Orlando and not D.C., I cried, both from relief and from fear. This could’ve been my best friend. This could’ve been any of my best friends. This could’ve been my aunt and her wife. Or any of you. Or maybe even me. This could’ve happened at the Motorco in Durham, where I was just last month, for an LGBTQ-positive protest concert. This could’ve happened to me and my best friends on a night that was supposed to be a celebration of who we are and of who we love.

It could have been any of us. It could have been. It still could be.