Good practice
Respondents were asked to describe examples of their experiences of good bi+ inclusion by service providers. This question had our lowest response rate, with 24 answers out of 427 respondents. Although it is not possible to know why so many people skipped the question, we can take some clues from those who did answer: out of the 24 comments we had, a third of them wrote variations of “Sadly I cannot answer this” or “I wish I had something to write here”.
The remaining 16 comments cited good practice in a variety of services, including a church and medical professionals:
“The Unitarian Church has absolutely fantastic inclusion. There are openly queer people in positions of leadership, including gay, bi and trans alike, and an overarching culture of inclusion, equality and social justice.”
“The nurse who processed [my intake form] said firmly ‘write whatever you like. It’s your form, and we want to do our best for you’. I instantly felt safe because I knew I had her support.”
Two comments cited general tips for inclusion rather than specific services:
“Nothing specially other than general acceptance and standing up for bi+ folk and defending from slurs and nasty comments.”
“Inclusion of full acronym in service title, regular support of bi+ identities including (but not limited to) Bi+ Vis Day, provision of bi+ literature.”
