Family acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children significantly impacted the risk of depression and better overall health in adulthood.
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Intersex defines people who do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies. The ambiguity regarding their sex can either manifest internally or externally.
Intersex defines people who do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies. The ambiguity regarding their sex can either manifest internally or externally.
"At a time when the media and families are becoming acutely aware of the risk that many LGBT youth experience, our findings that family acceptance protects against suicidal thoughts and behaviors, depression and substance abuse offer a gateway to hope for LGBT youth and families that struggle with how to balance deeply held religious and personal values with love for their LGBT children," said Caitlin Ryan, of the San Francisco State University.
The study, authored by Ryan and her team from the Family Acceptance Project, has critical implications for changing how families relate to their LGBT children and how LGBT youth are served by a wide range of providers across disciplines and systems of care, including custodial care systems such as foster care.
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Sexual deviance includes a range of abnormal sexual expression from fetishism, cross dressing, sexual sadomasochism to pedophilia, incest and rape at the extreme end of the continuum.
Sexual deviance includes a range of abnormal sexual expression from fetishism, cross dressing, sexual sadomasochism to pedophilia, incest and rape at the extreme end of the continuum.
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Lesbian, Gays, and Bisexuals� Health Negatively Impacted by Family Rejection
Researchers at San Francisco State University have found that family rejection of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents is linked to negative health outcomes in early adulthood.
Researchers at San Francisco State University have found that family rejection of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents is linked to negative health outcomes in early adulthood.
Disclosing Gay, Lesbian Identity may Lead to Negative Career Attitudes
A questionnaire study of more than 500 gay, lesbian and bisexual employees across the U.S. has found that “fears about disclosing a gay identity at work
A questionnaire study of more than 500 gay, lesbian and bisexual employees across the U.S. has found that “fears about disclosing a gay identity at work
