Update: at the time of publication of this post/document, figures from research gave reason to assume about 1 million bi+ people in the Netherlands. Figures in the October 11, 2024 Safety Monitor from the Central Bureau of Statistics show that we can assume 1.7 million bi+ people in the Netherlands.
Not in one box
Experiences and well-being of bi+ persons in the Netherlands
Our society tends to view sexual orientation as binary, focused on men or women: the monosexual norm. This makes bi+ orientations invisible, and this invisibility affects policy, legislation and education.
The research by the Bi+ Research Consortium is the first large-scale study into the experiences of bi+ persons in the Netherlands with the monosexual norm and into their well-being. The results of this questionnaire survey of nearly 3,000 bi+ people were incorporated into the first part of the study, of which we present you a summary in English on this page.
The original Dutch publication can be found here: Niet in één hokje, Ervaringen en welzijn van bi+ personen in Nederland. (March 2021).
In October 2021 the second part of the research followed: “I was always not standard”, Qualitative research into the experiences of bi+ adults. The original Dutch publication can be found here: “Ik was altijd al niet standaard” Kwalitatief onderzoek naar de beleving van bi+ volwassenen
Bi+ Research Consortium
- Dr. Laura Baams – Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Dr. Hanneke de Graaf – Rutgers
- Dr. Diana van Bergen –Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Dr. Marianne Cense – Rutgers
- Dr. Emiel Maliepaard
- Prof. Dr. Henny Bos – Universiteit van Amsterdam
- Prof. Dr. John de Wit – Universiteit Utrecht
- Prof. Dr. Kai Jonas – Maastricht University
- Dr. Chantal den Daas – University of Aberdeen
- Fayaaz Joemmanbaks , M.Sc. – Rutgers
This research was conducted by the University of Groningen and Rutgers in collaboration with the Bi+ research consortium.
