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- 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
- LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curricula - American Psychological Association (APA)
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 - American Psychological Association (APA)
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 Journal of
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Gender and sexual orientation diversity in children and adolescents in . . .
The working group that wrote the Resolution on Gender and Sexual Orientation Diversity in Children and Adolescents in Schools created these additional resources to support and facilitate dissemination and implementation of the policy Together, these policy resources call for K-12 public schools to be places of safety and support for all students
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