BBC Science Focus Magazine

WHY DOES RESEARCHING BISEXUALITY MATTER?

DR JULIA SHAW

(@drjuliashaw)

Julia is a psychological scientist at University College London, the author of multiple best-selling books, and the co-host of the hit podcast Bad People on BBC Sounds.

The number of people who identify as queer in the UK Census has increased over the past few years. This trend is in particular driven by the rising number of LGBT+ identities among people aged 16 to 24 years. The most popular sexual identity within this emerging group is bisexual

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