“Double discrimination” and loneliness place bisexual individuals at “higher danger for poor health that is mental,” according to a recently available study away from United states University.

“Bisexual individuals face dual discrimination in numerous settings bisexual individuals are frequently hidden, rejected, invalidated [and] stigmatized when you look at the heterosexual community because well due to the fact conventional LGBTQ communities,” Ethan Mereish, an associate professor at United states University plus the study’s lead author, told NBC Information.