Study from Harvard and Yale shows positive psychological effects of hormone therapy in transgender individuals

NEW ROCHELLE, NY—Transgender individuals may experience significant improvement in psychological functioning after as little as 3–6 months of hormone therapy, with improved quality of life reported within 12 months of initiating therapy by both female-to-male and male-to-female transgender individuals, according to an article published in Transgender Health, a new peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann…

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13 percent of Harvard 2015 graduating class identify as gay, bisexual or something else

As the Class of 2015 prepares to leave Harvard, the Harvard Crimson has published its annual “By the Numbers” survey on the graduating class. Within the findings 13 percent of the Class of 2015 identified as gay, bisexual or something else and 47 percent of those respondents said they have felt marginalized because of their…

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Harvard study finds substance abuse and mental health problems in MSM interfere with HIV medication adherence

New Rochelle, NY—Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for more than 60% of HIV infections in the U.S. and 78% of new infections in men. Antiretroviral therapy can control HIV infection and suppress viral load, but mental health and substance abuse problems common among MSM can interfere with medication adherence. How conditions such…

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FRC miraculously draws conclusions on same-sex households where none exist

Leave it to the Family Research Council (FRC), one of America’s most ravenously anti-gay organizations, to draw conclusions about same-sex households where none exist. In a report published by Harvard, which examines upward mobility among children raised in single-family households versus dual-family households, a team of social scientists have concluded that “children growing up in…

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