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- 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
- 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
- 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
- Key Terms and Concepts in Understanding Gender Diversity and Sexual . . .
About this Series This resource is part of a series of informational guides from Division 16 (School Psychology) and Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues) of the American Psychological Association This series, “Promoting Resiliency for Gender Diverse and Sexual Minority Students in Schools,” sets out best practices for educators
- Orientación sexual y identidad de género
Algunas personas gay deben preocuparse por perder sus empleos o ser objeto de actos de hostilidad en la escuela si se descubre su orientación sexual Lamentablemente, las personas gay, lesbianas y bisexuales tienen un mayor riesgo de ser objeto de ataques físicos y violencia que las heterosexuales
- Being Gay Is Just as Healthy as Being Straight
Being Gay Is Just as Healthy as Being Straight Evelyn Hooker's pioneering research debunked the popular myth that homosexuals are inherently less mentally healthy than heterosexuals, leading to significant changes in how psychology views and treats people who are gay
- 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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