Coming out is a contentious issue, particularly for the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) populations. The following questions attempt to address the three large issues here: (i) Is coming out necessary in the first place? (ii) If yes, who does the BME-Queer (BME-Q) individual come out to, and (iii) where does he/she come out (in) to? The first question is related to the sexual identities that BM...

INTRODUCTION Since the 1950s, sexual health education in medical schools has been evaluated and reported upon, but there has never been an assessment published about sexual health curricula in U.S. physician assistant (PA) programs. AIM The aim of this study was to gain better understanding of how PA programs cover sexual health topics. METHODS Between January and March 2014, 181 accredited...

In visual media, men are often shown with more facial prominence than women, a manifestation of sexism that has been labeled face-ism. The present research extended the study of facial prominence and gender representation in media to include magazines aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) audiences for the first time, and also examined whether overall gender differences in fac...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people experience distinct health disparities and are one of the largest underserved populations in any nursing setting. Transgender health has been the subject of relatively little health research, particularly within the nursing community. Studies investigating nursing’s knowledge and attitudes towards LGBT persons suggest a gap that can affect t...

BACKGROUND To investigate the relationship between sexual orientation and gender identity in regard to levels of depression; levels of perceived social support; comfort with disclosure of orientation; and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) campus climate. METHODS E-mail invitations to participate in the current cross-sectional questionnaire-based study were sent to all thirty ...

Abstract This paper relates the size of present-day LGBT population to discovery gold during nineteenth century rushes. Comparing surroundings rush counties other mining counties, we find that there are currently 15% more same-sex couples in former and residents these have favorable attitudes toward homosexuality. Gold were initially isolated, mostly uninhabited lacked strong formal institution...