Mar 16, 2023 · An earlier version of this essay was written as an appendix for a lesson plan for high school psychology teachers called The Psychology of Sexual Orientation: A modular lesson plan/teaching resource for high school psychology teachers (login required).

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.

Oct 29, 2008 · Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes.

Mar 1, 2025 · Note: This article was written at the end of 2024 but includes a few updates as they unfolded in 2025. As of mid-February, the Trump administration has issued executive orders to eliminate DEI efforts in the federal government, schools, and universities; remove legal protections against employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; significantly cut the National ...

Five states require advance parental notification of any LGBTQ-related curricula and that seven states censor discussion of LGBTQ people and issues throughout all school curricula. Data on the status of book banning was not available as this is a more recent and growing development that primarily plays out at the district and community level.

Dementia Study First in a Series on Health Needs and Challenges of LGBTQ Seniors Science of Caring (Itl), November 2018. Gen Silent This award-winning documentary asks six LGBT seniors if they will hide their friends, their spouses and their entire lives in order to survive in the care system. No Golden Years for LGBT Seniors

A Clockwork Lavender: Sexology, Psychology and the LGBTQ+ Community Investigates scientific understandings about sexual orientation and gender identity over the course of the 20th century, spotlighting the researchers and activists whose work had a profound impact on the lives of countless LGBTQ+ individuals.

The focus of LGBTQ activism has evolved over the years, with the issues and political pressures of the day—from the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s, to the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" rule in the 1990s, to the fight for marriage equality in the early …

May 20, 2022 · In 2020, the Trevor Project launched the largest study of LGBTQ youth mental health ever conducted. Out of 40,000 LGBTQ youth surveyed, 60% of transgender and nonbinary youth reported engaging in self-harm in the past 12 months. More than half of transgender and nonbinary youth reported seriously considering suicide.

Information and resources from both government agencies and the non-profit health care community to address a range of LGBTQ health related topics. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging Resources to address the unique disparities facing a growing population of older LGBTQ adults.