On the heels of Pride Month this past June, a new survey published in Time magazine finds LGBTQ+ Americans feel increasingly vulnerable and at risk of losing hard-fought social and legal gains. The community’s growing fear seems discouraging. But if members of the LGBTQ+ community believe their interests aren’t being protected by politicians and the…
College students who belong to sexual minority groups are more likely to seek help for mental health problems than their straight peers, but they still face many barriers to using on-campus mental health services, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers found that students who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or questioning…
NEW ROCHELLE, NY —A new study demonstrates that gender dysphoria in individuals with coexisting psychotic disorders can be adequately diagnosed and safely treated with gender affirming psychological, endocrine, and surgical therapies. The study is published in LGBT Health, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the LGBT…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – GLAAD has unveiled its third annual Accelerating Acceptance report, a survey conducted on GLAAD’s behalf by Harris Poll, which shows that young people are significantly more likely to openly identify as LGBTQ than generations before them. The survey – fielded online November 2-4, 2016 among 2,037 U.S. adults ages 18 and…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina — Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are at high risk for being victims of physical and sexual assault, harassment, bullying, and hate crimes, according to a new study by RTI International. In a newly published report, funded by RTI, RTI researchers analyzed 20 years’ worth of published studies on…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Bisexual men and women are paid less for doing the same jobs than similarly qualified heterosexual men and women, according to Indiana University research that breaks new ground by treating bisexual individuals as distinct from gay men and lesbians in the workplace. The study, “Sexual Orientation in the Labor Market,” was published online…
To celebrate National Coming Out Day Tuesday, Oct. 11, Match reveals data from its 2016 LGBTQ in America study, the largest U.S. national study of American singles who identify as LGBTQ. The data uncovers new insights around singles’ personal journey of realizing their sexual orientation and coming to terms with who they are. “The data…
According to a recent study by U.S. Bank, one of the biggest concerns for Americans is reaching their goals. The study, U.S. Bank’s inaugural Possibility Index, breaks down aspects of everyday life between different races, gender, generations, as well as the LGBT community. The Possibility Index explores three critical aspects of everyday life: work, home and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Vanderbilt University study found that LGBTQ students attending high schools with gay-straight alliances reported significantly fewer incidences of bullying based on sexual orientation or gender expression and had a greater sense of personal safety compared to students in schools without GSAs. The new report is a meta-analysis of 15 independent studies…
SAN FRANCISCO – A new study funded by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) observes that pharmacological enhancement of the immune systems of HIV patients could help eliminate infected cells, providing an important step in the ongoing quest to find a lasting HIV cure….
