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Lesbians and bisexual women are both underrepresented populations in current research on aging and health disparities, according to a review of available literature. Traditional health literature has grouped lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT people, ignoring the differing health needs of each group. Further review of research reveals that even less is known about the health concerns of elder Black lesbian and bisexual women. Gynecological cancers are a group of cancers impacting sex organs in the pelvis.

Almost a quarter of young black women in the US identify as bisexual — a proportion which is nearly three times higher than it was a decade ago. The General Social Survey , which is carried out every couple of years, asks people about their attitudes on matters spanning from race relations to drug use. Bisexual identifying women account for almost all of the growth among those who say they are lesbian, gay or bisexual. Out of all of the women who responded to the study, more than one in 18 identified as bisexual. On the other hand, only one in 65 did ten years ago.

Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction , or sexual behavior toward both males and females, [1] [2] [3] or to more than one sex or gender. The term bisexuality is mainly used in the context of human attraction to denote romantic or sexual feelings toward both men and women, [1] [2] [3] and the concept is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation along with heterosexuality and homosexuality , all of which exist on the heterosexual—homosexual continuum. A bisexual identity does not necessarily equate to equal sexual attraction to both sexes; commonly, people who have a distinct but not exclusive sexual preference for one sex over the other also identify themselves as bisexual. Scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation, but they theorize that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic , hormonal , and environmental influences , [9] [10] [11] and do not view it as a choice.

Indeed, Amani is among a growing number of young women of color who self-identify as bisexual or lesbian. But what this trend means for her and other women like her is complicated by how sociologists often measure and make sense of sexual minority identities. Would everyone encountering her story understand her sexuality in the same way?