Discrimination is everywhere in society and there is empirical statistics. Empirical means concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory of pure logic. I'm only to write about Empirically Studies and what statistics are important to Discrimination against Bisexuals. People are subjected to empirically because we want to measure people compared to others. The statistics are important to see who is discriminated and how much. There is many different ways people can measure discrimination. Through test results that show and empirical study, that shows Bisexuals have employment Discrimination.
Employment Discrimination against Bisexuals: An Empirical Study
"This paper discusses the results of an online survey the authors conducted of bisexuals and others with fluid identities concerning employment discrimination. Although bisexuals are believed to be the largest sexual minority group in the United States, there is currently very little data on the extent to which bisexuals face employment discrimination. However, it is known that bisexuals, particularly bisexual women, tend to have worse physical and mental health outcomes than heterosexuals and, in some respects, gays and lesbians. Furthermore, both bisexual men and women experience higher rates of suicide ideation than gay or heterosexual men and lesbians or heterosexual women, respectively. Bisexuals also face considerable prejudice from both heterosexual and gay and lesbian groups. Despite bisexuals’ physical and mental health challenges and the known social discrimination that bisexuals face, there appear to be very few sexual orientation discrimination cases brought by bisexual plaintiffs."
"In conducting the survey, the authors defined discrimination broadly and asked respondents to report on their experiences with sexual orientation discrimination of a variety of different types. One hundred and seventeen self-identified bisexuals responded. They reported significant levels of employment discrimination, with slightly over fifty percent reporting at least one experience with sexual orientation-based employment discrimination at some point in their lives. The most common types of discrimination reported were inappropriate jokes or insults, verbal sexual harassment, unfair access to fringe benefits, and verbal harassment based on sexual identity. Additionally, several themes emerged from open-ended questions, including firing due to bisexuality, hypersexualization of bisexual employees by others, discrimination by lesbian and gay co-workers and supervisors, and discrimination by religious persons and organizations. Despite the apparent prevalence of employment discrimination among our respondents, only six of them reported that they filed any kind of complaint, including an internal complaint. Moreover, about forty-five percent of those who did not file a complaint cited a concern that they would not get the assistance they needed as one of the reasons. This reason may itself be based on feelings of stigma."
"In conducting the survey, the authors defined discrimination broadly and asked respondents to report on their experiences with sexual orientation discrimination of a variety of different types. One hundred and seventeen self-identified bisexuals responded. They reported significant levels of employment discrimination, with slightly over fifty percent reporting at least one experience with sexual orientation-based employment discrimination at some point in their lives. The most common types of discrimination reported were inappropriate jokes or insults, verbal sexual harassment, unfair access to fringe benefits, and verbal harassment based on sexual identity. Additionally, several themes emerged from open-ended questions, including firing due to bisexuality, hypersexualization of bisexual employees by others, discrimination by lesbian and gay co-workers and supervisors, and discrimination by religious persons and organizations. Despite the apparent prevalence of employment discrimination among our respondents, only six of them reported that they filed any kind of complaint, including an internal complaint. Moreover, about forty-five percent of those who did not file a complaint cited a concern that they would not get the assistance they needed as one of the reasons. This reason may itself be based on feelings of stigma."
"In order to gain an empirical understanding of the reasons for bisexuals‟ invisibility in the legal realm, and in employment discrimination case law specifically, we decided to ask bisexuals themselves and others with fluid identities(such as those who identify as pansexual or omnisexual)33 whether they had experienced employment discrimination and whether they had sought relief of any kind. We explored these questions via an online survey that was approved by Hamline University‟s Institutional
Review Board. In designing the survey, we elected to define bisexuality in terms of sexual identity rather than solely based on either our respondents‟ reports of sexual behavior or even their reports of attraction to both sexes if coupled with a homosexual or heterosexual identity. We took this approach for several reasons. One is that we wanted to include those who have attractions to both sexes rather than focusing solely on those who have engaged in sexual behavior or have had relationships with both sexes because, in accord with the prevailing scientific view, we see attraction as more indicative of sexual orientation than sexual behavior.34 Additionally, we view identity as generally more culturally salient than the more objective concept of sexual orientation35 (and thus as a more likely basis of discrimination)."
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The university set up an non bias study on how Bisexuals were affected in their online surveys. Which shows an empirical aspect that shows discrimination can be measured. Thus people that are bisexuals who want to be counted from their discrimination have to register online surveys to be tested and measured to see what type of discrimination they experience and from who. This makes data unlike the Lesbians and Gays, Bisexuals do face more discrimination from their one community of LGBT and straight community. Empirically Studies Discrimination against Bisexuals differ compared to highly measured data of Lesbians and Gays because there is not a lot of data being produced yet.
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For the LGB community there has been new empirical evidence on how mental health differs with hetrosexuals. Mental health rates of LGB are have a higher mental disorders because of discrimination they face is much higher then heterosexuals.
Discrimination and mental health
In a study that examines possible root causes of mental disorders in LGB people, Cochran and psychologist Vickie M. Mays, PhD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, explored whether ongoing discrimination fuels anxiety, depression and other stress-related mental health problems among LGB people. The authors found strong evidence of a relationship between the two.
Again using data from one of the large public health surveys, the team compared how 74 LGB and 2,844 heterosexual respondents rated lifetime and daily experiences with discrimination.
They looked at particular instances of discrimination, such as not being hired for a job or being denied a bank loan, as well as feelings of perceived discrimination, such as the sense that people treated them with less respect. The team also assessed rates of mental health disorders in both groups.
LGB respondents reported higher rates of perceived discrimination than heterosexuals in every category related to discrimination, the team found.
While the findings do not prove that discrimination causes mental health problems, they take a step toward demonstrating that the social stigma felt by LGB people has important mental health consequences. That again points to the need for tailored mental health treatment, in particular therapy that includes ongoing discussion of how discriminatory experiences may affect stress levels, they note.
Source:http://www.apa.org
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