Bisexual Microaggressions, Affirmative Experiences, and Social Appearance Anxiety Among Bi+ Women and Femmes of Color

Bisexual+ individuals with multiple marginalized identities face compounded stressors due to the intersection of experienced and internalized binegativity and other discriminations based on their marginalized identities. Specifically, bisexual+ women and femmes of color (Bi+ WFOC) have unique experiences of objectification by others and themselves due to societal stigma and stereotypes related to their racial-ethnic and sexual identities. The internalization of discrimination based on identity can lead to symptoms of negative psychological well-being for Bi+ WFOC. Previous research has not ful