- Understanding sexual orientation and homosexuality
Gay and bisexual men have been disproportionately affected by this disease The association of HIV AIDS with gay and bisexual men and the inaccurate belief that some people held that all gay and bisexual men were infected served to further stigmatize lesbian, gay, and bisexual people
- A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movements
Gay marriage was first legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Canada; but the recognition of gay marriage by church and state continued to divide opinion worldwide After the impressive gains for LGBT rights in postapartheid South Africa, conservative evangelicals in the U S began providing support and funding for homophobic campaigns
- Sexual orientation and gender diversity
A person’s sexual and emotional attraction to another person and the behavior and or social affiliation that may result from this attraction Some examples of sexual orientation are lesbian, gay, heterosexual, straight, asexual, bisexual, queer, polysexual, and pansexual (also called multisexual and omnisexual)
- Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender identity . . .
The National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released a report in 2011 entitled Injustice at Every Turn, which confirmed the pervasive and severe discrimination faced by transgender people Out of a sample of nearly 6,500 transgender people, the report found that transgender people experience high
- Orientación sexual y identidad de género
Para algunas personas gay y bisexuales el proceso de "destape" es difícil pero para otras no lo es Con frecuencia, las personas lesbianas, gay y bisexuales sienten miedo, se sienten diferentes y solas cuando se dan cuenta de que su orientación sexual es diferente de la norma imperante en la comunidad
- Being Gay Is Just as Healthy as Being Straight
Hooker's work was the first to empirically test the assumption that gay men were mentally unhealthy and maladjusted The fact that no differences were found between gay and straight participants sparked more research in this area and began to dismantle the myth that homosexual men and women are inherently unhealthy
- Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth
One result of the isolation and lack of support experienced by some lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth is higher rates of emotional distress, 2 suicide attempts 3, and risky sexual behavior and substance use 4 Because their legitimate fear of being harassed or hurt may reduce the willingness of lesbian, gay and bisexual youths to ask for help
- APA Policy Statements on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns
Policy statements on discrimination against homosexuals, child custody or placement, employment rights of gay teachers, hate crimes, use of diagnoses "homosexuality" and "ego-dystonic homosexuality", LGB youths in the schools, appropriate therapeutic responses to sexual orientation, sexual orientation and marriage, sexual orientation and military service, and more
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