Hey, if you're reading about #EvanRachelWood's disclosure today, PLEASE also educate yourself on the epidemic of sexual violence against bisexual women of all gender identities (and against all bi+ people tbh).

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The piece linked above includes data on the INCREDIBLY high rates of sexual violence, assault, stalking, and rape that bi+ people face.

SIXTY ONE PERCENT OF BI+ WOMEN REPORT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE!!!!

Some of that data comes from here:

https://www.lgbtmap.org/invisible-majority
FORTY SIX PERCENT OF BISEXUAL WOMEN REPORT HAVING BEEN RAPED!!!!!

THAT'S NEARLY HALF!!!!!!!!!!!
Queer, pansexual, and bisexual transgender people face incredibly high levels of sexual violence

This is from here: https://www.lgbtmap.org/bisexual-transgender
Here's the CDC report from which those data on levels of intimate partner violence and rape come from

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/datasources/nisvs/summaryreports.html
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