Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr – What’s the difference? | Office of Equy, Diversy, and Incln

Contents:

• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE
• HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH

Gay and bisexual men are part of a very diverse muny.

This webse provis an overview of the different health and other issu faced by gay and bisexual and bisexual men are part of a very diverse muny.

This webse provis an overview of the different health and other issu faced by gay and bisexual men. Not bee they are bad, or homophobic, or transphobic… but bee the reali are not their own lived experience, or bee workg alongsi the groups may be a newer experience for them. E., bisexual, gay, straight.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

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.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE

gay/lbian (havg emotnal, romantic, or sexual attractns to members of one’s own sex).

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). How do people know if they are lbian, gay, or bisexual?

People n be celibate and still know their sexual orientatn—be lbian, gay, bisexual, or heterosexual.

HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

Different lbian, gay, and bisexual people have very different experienc regardg their sexual orientatn.

Some people know that they are lbian, gay, or bisexual for a long time before they actually pursue relatnships wh other people. 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.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

There is no nsens among scientists about the exact reasons that an dividual velops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lbian orientatn. What role do prejudice and discrimatn play the liv of lbian, gay, and bisexual people?

Lbian, gay, and bisexual people the Uned Stat enunter extensive prejudice, discrimatn, and vlence bee of their sexual orientatn. Intense prejudice agast lbians, gay men, and bisexual people was wispread throughout much of the 20th century. Public opn studi over the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s routely showed that, among large segments of the public, lbian, gay, and bisexual people were the target of strongly held negative attus.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

More recently, public opn has creasgly opposed sexual orientatn discrimatn, but exprsns of hostily toward lbians and gay men rema mon ntemporary Amerin society. In fact, bisexual dividuals may face discrimatn om some lbian and gay people as well as om heterosexual people.