- Understanding sexual orientation and homosexuality
Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes
- A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movements
Most historians agree that there is evidence of homosexual activity and same-sex love, whether such relationships were accepted or persecuted, in every documented culture
- Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender identity . . .
Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from socially constructed norms associated with their birth sex This includes androgynous, bigendered and gender queer people, who tend to see traditional concepts of gender as restrictive
- Sexual orientation and gender diversity
Sexual orientation is a component of identity that includes sexual and emotional attraction to another person and the behavior and or social affiliation that may result from this attraction Gender identity is one’s self-identification as male, female, or an alternative gender
- LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curricula
Gay and bisexual adult men (Currin Hubach, 2020) and trans people (Hobaica, Schofield, Kwon, 2019) both retrospectively report a desire for more comprehensive and inclusive sex education LGBTQ+ youth experience more negative sexual health outcomes, which sex education seeks to mitigate
- Facts about “Conversion Therapy”
Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 15(3), 242-259 7Haldeman, D C (2001) Therapeutic antidotes: Helping gay and bisexual men recover from conversion therapy Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 5(3 4), 117-130 8Fjelstrom, J (2013) Sexual orientation change efforts and the search for authenticity
- Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender . . .
Gay and transgender adolescents had few sources of information to learn about their identity or to find support More recently, the Internet, school diversity clubs, and LGBT youth groups have helped gay and transgender youth find accurate information, guidance, and support
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
Increasing the understanding of gender identity, sexual orientation, lesbian and gay parenting, heterosexual bias and more through publications, policy statements, programs and other resources
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