It’s been more than two months since news broke about sexual harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. But still, much of the discussion around how to prevent sexual violence revolves around the same people: cisgender straight male perpetrators and (usually white) cisgender straight female victims. Read the full article HERE.
Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, queer, and/or questioning (LGBTQ) people is unacceptable in any instance but it is particularly unforgiveable when encountered in a hospice or palliative care environment. When an LGBTQ person has a serious or life-limiting illness and seeks palliative care or… Read the full article HERE.
Less than 4 percent of young adult men-who-have-sex-with-men in the U.S. – a population at significant risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – reported ever using the pill that protects them from the virus, in a recently published study. The data were drawn from an anonymous online survey of 2,347 black, white and Hispanic males… Read the full article HERE.
If you’re a guy with an older brother, there’s an increased chance you’re gay. Scientists have noticed this pattern in previous research, but now they think they have a biological explanation as to why, and it starts long before birth. The results were published in the journal PNAS on Monday.Read the full article HERE.
This past Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Allies and Safe Zones 101 workshop offered a three-hour basic training in allyship and basic LGBTQ+ issues. The Allies and Safe Zones program promotes acceptance and support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and Pansexual (LGBTQ+) individuals. Read the full article HERE.
Sexual abuse will not orient you, it will disorient you. In my psychotherapy practice, I’ve been addressing the many-faceted issue of straight men who have gay sex. It may seem easy to conclude that such men are gay or bisexual and simply in denial… Read the full article HERE.
Every morning, Jamal Jones rolls out of bed, shuffles over to his bathroom, and flips on the light switch. The 29-year-old Washington, DC, resident is slim-framed, by all accounts handsome. On those mornings, he can see the sleep in his eyes, the stubble growing on his chin… Read the full article HERE.
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