Even in the LGBTQ community, bisexual people experience

Nicole Holmes has happily attended Pride events since she was a teen because she enjoys being with others who share her interests.

She claims that when she brings up a male partner, other LGBTQ individuals assume she is "straight", giving her troubling gaze.

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"As a bi woman who has mostly been in dating relationships with men, it becomes pretty unpleasant in terms of things like the stares,

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Bisexual individuals in the United States, who make up 57 percent of the adult LGBTQ community, deal with a particular type of prejudice.

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Even inside their own community, this can have wide-ranging effects, especially in terms of health difficulties, according to campaigners.

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According to Lauren Beach, assistant professor of research at the Feinberg School of Medicine, bisexuals experience stigma from straight people.

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Lacking access to a larger "Bi+" community made up of bisexuals and those who are attracted to others regardless of gender

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Many, many people in society who do not identify as bisexual and report different types of sexual orientation

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