Jameson K. Hirsch, a clinical psychologist at East Tennessee University, is conducting a survey about well-being and post election stress in LGBTQ communities. If you have 20 – 30 minutes to spend taking a survey, you can contribute to greater understanding of this topic. Take the survey at this link. Dr. Hirsch has already collected […]
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Study finds 1 in 3 American young adults identify on bisexual spectrum
By John Mack Freeman A YouGov poll has found that 1 in 3 American young adults identifies as not completely heterosexual. Using a modified Kinsey scale, the researchers asked participants about their identification and their experiences. Here are the results broken down: The full results can be read here. Additionally, the study found that young […]
New poll finds 50 percent of European Pride attendees identify as “straight”
By John Mack Freeman A recent poll of European Pride attendees found that about half of them identify as heterosexual. Via PinkNews: The results of the study were released in the run up to this year’s Pride Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, to mark the 18th pride festival in the city. The poll – conducted during […]
Study finds doctors likely to be biased against LGBT people
By John Mack Freeman A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that many healthcare providers harbor internal biases towards their LGBT patients. The study found that an implicit preference for heterosexual patients was pervasive among heterosexual healthcare providers. Via Advocate.com: The researchers looked at results from the Implicit Association Test […]
New report shows homosexual criminalizing countries dropping from 92 to 76 in last decade
By John Mack Freeman A new study from ILGA shows that the number of countires that criminalize homosexuality has dropped from 92 to 76 from 2005 to 2015. Some of the top sheet results include: there are 117 countries (UN Members) where same sex sexual acts between adults in private are legal. Mozambique and Palau […]