Mar 16, 2023 · Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), formed in 1972, offered family members greater support roles in the gay rights movement. And political action exploded through the …

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 …

Oct 26, 2015 · The present research attempted to integrate these two established lines of research findings. We hypothesized that male-typical sexual arousal of lesbians is linked to their nonsexual …

An extensive list of APA and other resources to support the aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Includes a summary of research findings on lesbian mothers, gay fathers and their children, an annotated bibliography of the published psychological literature and additional resources relevant to …

Furthermore, among lesbians, gay men, bisexual men and women, and transgender people, there are subpopulations based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, age and other …

This American Psychologist reprint presents suggestions for avoiding heterosexual bias in language concerning lesbians, gay men and bisexual persons.

Research is being conducted to determine if gay and lesbian couples fare better or worse than heterosexual pairs when it comes to lifelong commitment.

Heterosexist bias is conceptualizing human experience in strictly heterosexual terms and consequently ignoring, invalidating or derogating homosexual behaviors and sexual orientation, and lesbian, gay …

Austin (2013) found that rural lesbians were significantly less likely to disclose their sexual orientation to health care providers than suburban or urban lesbians. This study also found that 13% (n 934) of …