Is Homosexuality a Personal Choice or do You know at Birth?Is there a "Gay Gene"?
This is compiled from different professional papers that discuss the influence of genetics on sexuality.
Are Gay Teenagers More Likely To Think about Suicide? Gay teenagers more likely to think about suicide:Study
Children's Mental Health Ontario
Published this week in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, the study is considered among the first to tease apart the issue of identity and attraction. Gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers are twice as likely to think about killing themselves or to attempt suicide as their heterosexual peers, Montreal researchers have found.
Homophobia in Schools://**LGBT Students Need Support at School**//
This short article is an interesting and disturbing read about the prevalence of bullying related to sexual orientation and the steps that can be taken to support LGBT students at school.
Gay Stereotypes: Are They True?ABC News
This article, posted on the ABC News website, asks the question if gay stereotypes contain any legitimacy. It includes interviews with Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Stars Carson Kressley and Ted Allen, as well as a professional male dancer, a hairstylist, and Northwestern University professor Michael Bailey. They explore biological and hormonal influences on behavioural characteristics and career choices of gay people. This article will be of interest to researchers, those in the LGBT community and anyone else interested in gender and sexual orientation stereotypes.
Frequently Asked Questions about Gay Pride Gay Pride/Parade FAQ
This article, on About.com, explains all of the frequently asked questions that people may have regarding attending a Gay Pride Parade, which is a parade where everyone dresses in bright colours and marches through a city celebrating their pride of being an LGBT. These parades are very interesting to see and are very fun to attend. Within the article, it explains that you don't have to be an LGBT to attend, even if you are straight but you support Gay Pride, you can attend and have fun as well. Gay Pride is a celebration of being who you are and being happy to be who you are, and not being afraid to admit that you may have deviated from the line a bit but that we're all the same on the inside.
This is compiled from different professional papers that discuss the influence of genetics on sexuality.
Are Gay Teenagers More Likely To Think about Suicide? Gay teenagers more likely to think about suicide:Study
Children's Mental Health Ontario
Published this week in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, the study is considered among the first to tease apart the issue of identity and attraction. Gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers are twice as likely to think about killing themselves or to attempt suicide as their heterosexual peers, Montreal researchers have found.
Homophobia in Schools: //**LGBT Students Need Support at School**//
This short article is an interesting and disturbing read about the prevalence of bullying related to sexual orientation and the steps that can be taken to support LGBT students at school.
Binkley, G.& Stossel, J. (2006). Gay stereotypes: Are they true? Retrieved April 7, 2010, from http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2449185&page=1
Gay Stereotypes: Are They True? ABC News
This article, posted on the ABC News website, asks the question if gay stereotypes contain any legitimacy. It includes interviews with Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Stars Carson Kressley and Ted Allen, as well as a professional male dancer, a hairstylist, and Northwestern University professor Michael Bailey. They explore biological and hormonal influences on behavioural characteristics and career choices of gay people. This article will be of interest to researchers, those in the LGBT community and anyone else interested in gender and sexual orientation stereotypes.
Frequently Asked Questions about Gay Pride Gay Pride/Parade FAQ
This article, on About.com, explains all of the frequently asked questions that people may have regarding attending a Gay Pride Parade, which is a parade where everyone dresses in bright colours and marches through a city celebrating their pride of being an LGBT. These parades are very interesting to see and are very fun to attend. Within the article, it explains that you don't have to be an LGBT to attend, even if you are straight but you support Gay Pride, you can attend and have fun as well. Gay Pride is a celebration of being who you are and being happy to be who you are, and not being afraid to admit that you may have deviated from the line a bit but that we're all the same on the inside.
Belge, K. (2010). About.com, Frequently Asked Questions About Gay Pride Retrieved April 21, 2010, from http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbianactivism/a/FAQGayPride.htm