Pri holds a special place the hearts of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, asexual+ (LGBTQIA+) dividuals as a time to celebrate the progrs we have ma, and advote for the advanc yet to e. Here, I highlight ways which the scientific muny has had a ccial role drivg this progrs, and provi a personal perspective on the importance of beg open and proud of my inty as a gay cell blogist.
Contents:
- POT/COUNTERPOT: BOTH SIS OF THE GAY RIGHTS BATTLE DEBATE THE ISSU
- THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS
POT/COUNTERPOT: BOTH SIS OF THE GAY RIGHTS BATTLE DEBATE THE ISSU
POINT: Gay Rights Battle Is Far From Over The transformatn over the past two s how Amerins view gay people is the rult of one of the most succsful social jtice movements of morn tim. * human nature gay members *
The gay sger's sexualy has never been much of a secret, but now that his tws are on the way, he's been much more open about his relatnship. Sce 1975, APA has lled on psychologists to take the lead removg the stigma of mental illns that has long been associated wh lbian, gay, and bisexual orientatns.
The prejudice and discrimatn that people who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual regularly experience have been shown to have negative psychologil effects. This page provis accurate rmatn for those who want to better unrstand sexual orientatn and the impact of prejudice and discrimatn on those who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual. In the Uned Stat the most equent labels are lbians (women attracted to women), gay men (men attracted to men), and bisexual people (men or women attracted to both sex).
THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS
Prejudice and discrimatn make difficult for many people to e to terms wh their sexual orientatn inti, so claimg a lbian, gay, or bisexual inty may be a slow procs. There is no nsens among scientists about the exact reasons that an dividual velops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lbian orientatn. Lbian, gay, and bisexual people the Uned Stat enunter extensive prejudice, discrimatn, and vlence bee of their sexual orientatn.