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BINGHAMTON, N.Y., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Is there a double standard for gay parents? A new study published this month by a Binghamton University research team suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents. Members of Binghamton University's Interdisciplinary Research Group for the Study of Sexuality and Gender conducted a study of people's reactions to the parenting behaviors of gay and straight parents. Their results showed a clear...
A new psychology study suggests the glue that cements these unique relationships is honest, unbiased relationship advice Why do straight women and gay men form close relationships with one another? A new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin suggests the glue that cements these unique relationships is honest, unbiased relationship advice. The study, published online in the February issue of Evolutionary Psychology, is the first to provide empirical evidence that the...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A wildly popular campaign aiming to let homosexual teenagers know life "gets better" with age now has a seven-year study to back up its claim. Researchers wrote in the journal Pediatrics they found bullying against lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth improves with age. During the study, the authors found absolute rates of victimization among the LGB youth decreased from late childhood, and early teenage, to young adulthood. Also,...
ATLANTA, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study found that lesbians and gay men reported IPV and SV over their lifetimes at levels equal to or higher than those of heterosexuals; with sexual orientation based on respondents' identification at the time...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council President Tony Perkins offered the following comments in reaction to the news that Pastor Louis Giglio has been "kicked out" of the inauguration program because he has expressed his biblical views of sexuality: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) "This is another example of intolerance from the Obama administration toward those who hold to biblical views on sexuality. Why is the...
New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman of The Perecman Firm applauds the American Psychiatric Association for revising the classification of transgender individuals. In the newest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, transgender will be considered a “normal human variant” and not a mental illness, a milestone victory for the transgender community. New York, NY (PRWEB) January 02, 2013 December saw a significant advancement in...
[ Watch the Video: Researchers Say They Have Found Genetic Switches for Homosexuality ] Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study from the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) reveals that epigenetics, rather than genetics, could be the basis for homosexuality. To begin, epigenetics looks at how gene expression is managed by temporary switches, known as epi-marks. In the report, recently published online in The Quarterly...
University of Cincinnati research is examining the effectiveness of a relationship education program that was created to specifically address the needs of male same-sex couples. Details on the program and the study, led by Sarah Whitton, a UC assistant professor of psychology, will be presented Nov. 17, at the 46th annual convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) in National Harbor, Md. Whitton explains that same-sex couples and heterosexual couples...
SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Straight allies, in large numbers, flex their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) coworkers, according to the 2012 Out & Equal Workplace Survey. Representing over a fourth (26%) of all U.S. adults, self-identified allies to the LGBT community reported specific ways of expressing that support. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO) Nearly three-fourths (73%) of...
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Homoquotables, the leading gay-lesbian greeting card company, is expanding its product line and adding national distribution. "Since news of our tasteful line of gay and lesbian greeting cards was first announced, requests for our products have soared," said Dan McLellan. "My focus now is on making my cards more accessible. Two stores on the East Coast and one here in Boulder are stocking them. I've also found a way to give customers a...
