2023年3月16日 · Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), formed in 1972, offered family members greater support roles in the gay rights movement. And political action exploded through the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Human Rights Campaign, the election of openly gay and lesbian representatives like Elaine Noble and Barney Frank, and, in ...

2008年10月29日 · Although many lesbians and gay men learn to cope with the social stigma against homosexuality, this pattern of prejudice can have serious negative effects on health and well-being. Individuals and groups may have the impact of stigma reduced or worsened by other characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, religion, or disability.

A Growing Population. More than 39 million people in the U.S. are age 65 years or older including 2.4 million people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

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.

Among women 18-44 years of age, 29 percent of bisexual women and 23 percent of lesbians are living in poverty, compared to 21 percent of their heterosexual counterparts. 20 percent of gay men and 25 percent of bisexual men 18-44 years of age are living at or below the federal level of poverty, compared to 15 percent of heterosexual men.

Guidelines for Psychotherapy With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients Division 44/Committee on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns Joint Task Force on

Among lesbians and gay male practitioners, 71% specialized in treating homosexual clients, compared with 42% of the bisexual providers and only 9% of the heterosexual providers. It should be noted that these materials are not based on or intended to be a …

The families of lesbians and gay men: A new frontier in family research. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 111-127. Examined the extent to which the family relations of lesbians and gay men are integrated into the family literature by reviewing over 8,000 articles published between 1980 and 1993 in nine journals that publish family research.

An example such as "Psychologists need training in working with special populations such as lesbians, drug abusers, and alcoholics" is stigmatizing in that it lists a status designation (lesbians) with designations of people being treated. Comparisons of lesbians or gay men with parallel groups. When comparing a group of gay men or lesbians to ...

A study found lesbians reported equally strong levels of mental health as their heterosexual sisters and higher self-esteem. A new study of gay and lesbian youth finds that they are only slightly more likely than heterosexual youth to attempt suicide, refuting previous research that suggested much higher rates.