Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Methods for Sampling in the Bisexual Community

Researchers focusing on sexual minority populations face certain difficulties in identifying and recruiting participants for research. Using the author's own research and experiences recruiting bisexual-identified participants as an example, she discusses several strategies and techniques that were adopted based on the literature to recruit a diverse sample for research. This article provides a practical discussion of the techniques that worked, as well as those that did not, to assist others who are struggling with recruitment and sampling of bisexuals and other hard-to-find populations.