Italian Bisexual Women’s Perspectives on Sexuality Education: A Mixed-Methods Study

The present work aims to understand Italian bisexual women’s perspectives regarding sexuality education through a mixed-methods study. Self-identified bisexual women (n = 439; Mage = 27.25; SD = 5.34) participated in the first stage and completed a questionnaire. In the second stage, 23 of the 439 women responded to semi-structured interviews. Quantitative results show that informal sources of information, such as newspapers and magazines, TV, social media, the Internet, and pornography, are the primary references for sexuality education. Using bottom-up thematic analysis, three themes emerged: (a) Sources of Sexuality Education; (b) Positive Aims of Sexuality Education; and (c) Barriers to Sexuality Education. The study has relevant policy and educational implications for the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education, highlighting the importance of including LGBTQ+ issues in school curricula.