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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"gay & lesbian"”.
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Suicide risk among gay, lesbian, and bisexual college youth
… of suicidal behavior and victimization among gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) college students, expanding the current literature involving GLB high school youth. This was accomplished by examining (1) the incidence of suicidal behavior among GLB college youth compared to their non-GLB peers, …
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Sexual consent in a gay, lesbian, and bisexual population: An exploratory study
… no literature to draw upon when working with gay males, lesbian women, or bisexual (GLB) individuals, potentially assuming heterosexist dynamics. Conducting research within a GLB population on sexual consent will not only render the sexual consent literature more inclusive, but also legitimize …
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The Differences of Attraction Patterns Between Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual People and Heterosexual People
… females. However, the attraction patterns of gay/lesbian and bisexual individuals have not been thoroughly examined. The present study explores the differences of attraction patterns between gay/lesbian individuals and straight individuals. It asks the question whether a person’s attraction …
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Identity Development and Acculturation Processes in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth: Associations with Depressive and Suicidal Symptoms
Previous studies have suggested that gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals may be at increased risk for symptoms of depression and suicidality, but little empirical investigation to date has attempted to make clearer the stressors or factors that are associated with the development of symptoms. …
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Narratives of how young men raised in lesbian and gay families navigate South African Heteronormativities
… should be celebrated, those who live openly as gay/lesbian continue to be despised by a large portion of the population (Gouws, 2005). There is an overwhelming body of research in the continent, including South Africa, that focuses on the narratives of homophobia and violence experienced by …
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The Interrelatedness of Homosexual Identity Development and Perceptions of Campus Climate for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Students at the University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
… University of South Florida, Tampa Campus for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender students. Specifically, the study determined if there was any relationship between level of homosexual identity development acquired and perceptions of campus climate. If a relationship existed, it would …
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Working in a Majority Context: A Structural Model of the Antecedents and Outcomes of Heterosexism in the Workplace
… that negative social attitudes toward gay, lesbian, and bisexual people are widespread. In the current study, such views are posited to arise from heterosexism, a broad construct encompassing a variety of behavioral manifestations of anti-gay attitudes. Theoretical models are developed …
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Social Change in the Media: Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans and Queer (GLBTQ) Representation and Visibility in The New York Times: A Critical, Qualitative Social-Historical Content Analysis of The New York Times
… news and containing one or more of the terms "Gay", "Lesbian", " Bisexual", "Transexual", "Transgendered" and "Queer" (GLBTQ), were selected. Feminist, Marxist, Postmodern, and critical theory is used to analyze social representation, cultural norms, stereotypes and levels of visibility. The …
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Adolescent sexual orientation and parent-child relationship quality
<p>The literature on gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) young people commonly assumes that GLB adolescents have difficult relationships with their parents, due to their parents' difficulty accepting their sexual orientation. However, research tends to show that the family experiences of GLB …
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“Jewish, Gay and Proud”
… and institutional integration of the first gay-lesbian synagogue Beth Chayim Chadashim, which was founded in Los Angeles in 1972. As early as June 1974, the synagogue was admitted to the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the umbrella organization of the Reform congregations in the …
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Attitudes Toward Homosexuality at Private Colleges
… of this study is to investigate attitudes toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people from the point of view of heterosexual males who attend private institutions. The literature in regards to private institutional campus setting is very limited. Data was collected through the …
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The Gay Games : the play of sexuality, sport and community
… social history of the international Gay Games from its inception in 1980 up until 2002. These Games have become one of the largest sporting, cultural and human rights events in the world, as well as the largest international participatory gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and …
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School's Out : a comparative study of workplace sexuality through the experiences of gay and lesbian teachers in California and Texas
… investigates the workplace experiences of gay and lesbian teachers. In-depth interviews and field observations were conducted with 51 teachers in Texas and in California, two states with different legal approaches to gay rights and worker rights. This comparative study highlights the …
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Perceptions of nonconforming sexualities and genders on television talk shows
GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer/Questioning) people often appear as guests on daytime television talk shows. Using cultivation analysis, the author explored television talk show viewers' perceived realism of television talk shows and GLBTQ people. This quantitative study tested …
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The Social Construction of Rural Lesbian Identities
… these desires with various labels including "gay," "lesbian," "queer," "bisexual," or preferred no label. Each of the participants talked about growing up rural areas of the Midsouth in communities which often were based on traditional, patriarchal families, fundamentalist Christianity, and …
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GLBTQ characterization in young adult novels, 1998-2004
<p>Since the first young adult (YA) novel with gay content appeared in 1969, the number of gay-themed novels available for teens has increased significantly. However, research has shown that the long-awaited movement away from stereotyped characters and conservative storylines and into more …
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Queer Natives
… utility of identity categories such as gay, lesbian, and bisexual, but, arguably, more foundational categories such as normative and non-normative. During the first half of the twentieth century, black diasporic intellectuals sought to define racial and sexual normativity, two concepts …
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College Students Who Self-Injure: A Study of Knowledge and Perceptions of Self-Injury
… numbers of females and individuals with gay, lesbian, and questioning sexual orientations. Further, when examining the perceived riskiness of self-injury, the NSSI group views the behavior as less risky than the non self-injury group. Results are discussed in relation to the need for …
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The force of law: Effects of legislation on formal and interpersonal discrimination towards gay and lesbian job applicants
… which the same applicants portray themselves as gay (lesbian) or non-gay while applying for retail jobs in neighboring cities with or without legislation, and (iii) a lab experiment in which prior to interviewing a gay or lesbian confederate applicant for a management position, participants are …
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