At ACT for Youth we are interested in building resources for those working with bisexual youth. If you have links and resources to share on this topic, let us know! E-mail Karen Schantz at ks548@cornell.edu, or post your resources on the bisexual thread on the ACT for Youth Forum. 
Where to Start
- Definitions and issues related to bisexuality: While the focus is on HIV/STI prevention, this report from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Fenway Institute, and BiNet
USA also offers a good introduction to current thinking about bisexuality. The lengthy report includes definitions, a literature review, and an executive summary that highlights issues of special concern for health care providers. See also the discussion of issues facing bisexual youth (p.29 – 31): Bisexual Health.
Research
- Bisexuality Research: For the first professional quarterly to publish both professional articles and serious essays on bisexuality and its meaning for the individual, the community, and society, see The Journal of Bisexuality.
- Sex and Social Policy: The National Sexuality Resource Center publishes empirical research in its journal, Sexuality Research & Social Policy.
Personal Voices
- International anthology: Robin Ochs and Sarah E. Rowley edited an anthology of personal writings on bisexuality entitled Getting Bi.
- Bisexual label: Speaker, writer, and activist Robin Ochs offers voices from an informal survey of women who reject the bisexual label although they have had attractions to both men and women, Don’t Put Me in a Box.
Health Care
- Safer Sex: Fenway Community Health offers the free brochure Safer Sex for Bisexuals and Their Partners
- Sexual Health: Model practices for HIV and STI prevention programming are included in this report from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Fenway Institute, and BiNet
USA: Bisexual Health.
- Federally funded report on LGBT health: The Gay & Lesbian Medical Association spearheaded this extensive report, including a review of existing data (with all references cited) and detailed recommendations in its Healthy People 2010 Companion Document for LGBT Health.
- For Health Care Providers: Fenway Community Health also provides a brochure for health care providers, Talking about Safer Sex with Your Patients.
- Inclusive Care: The Gay & Lesbian Medical Association offers a guide that includes sample language for medical histories and other suggestions for creating a welcoming clinic environment in its Guidelines for Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients.
Bisexuality and Human Rights
- Sexual Rights are Human Rights: On March 26, 2007, a groundbreaking set of principles on sexual orientation, gender identity, and international law was launched by a group of 29 international human rights experts. Addressing a broad range of human rights standards and their application to issues of sex and gender, they are known as the Yogyakarta Principles.
- Advocacy: For an approach to bisexuality based in human and civil rights, visit the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
- Homeless Youth: The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force reports on homelessness and LGBT youth (registration required for download), including a fact sheet specific to New York.
More information
- The Sexuality Information and Education Institute of the
U.S. provides an annotated bibliography of resources for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender sexuality and related issues.
As an aid to those who work with youth, ACT for Youth is beginning to compile resources on sexual health and adolescence:
Growing Up Transgender (pdf)
Reflections on Sexual Development