A scriptive study of the experienc of lbian, gay and transgenr parents accsg health servic for their children - PubMed

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• A SCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE EXPERIENC OF LBIAN, GAY AND TRANSGENR PARENTS ACCSG HEALTH SERVIC FOR THEIR CHILDREN
• GAY MALE PORNOGRAPHY AND THE RACIALISATN OF SIRE
• GAY-RELATED DEVELOPMENT, EARLY ABE AND ADULT HEALTH OUT AMONG GAY MAL

A SCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE EXPERIENC OF LBIAN, GAY AND TRANSGENR PARENTS ACCSG HEALTH SERVIC FOR THEIR CHILDREN

Adoptg a philosophy of fay centred re n enable health provirs and health profsnals to provi lbian, gay and transgenr fai wh clive non-discrimatory re. Mental health servic rearch revealed generally lower levels of service satisfactn among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and transsexual (LGBT) dividuals and mimal evince for specific terventns. Keywords: lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, transsexual, LGBT, severe mental illns, schizophrenia, reviewThere have been few vtigatns to the experienc of and servic for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and transsexual (LGBT) dividuals wh severe mental illns.

” In le wh current workg fns of severe mental illns(1), the term groupgs clud ser mental illns, severe mental illns, chronic mental illns, plex mental illns, psychosis, psychotic, schizoaffective, schizophren*, bipolar; and lbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgenr, homosexual, LGBT*. Garrett(16) scribed inty challeng that arose for a transgenr dividual wh psychosis, Jon(21) reported on how sexualy figured trma history and lns for a lbian-intified woman, and Sger(30) scribed how challeng wh discrimatn agast a gay male client led up wh challeng due to schizophrenia. Wh rpect to diagnos of schizophrenia, lbian and heterosexual male inti were lked wh signifintly higher ratgs pared to gay male or heterosexual female inti.

Usg sexual script theory as an analytic tool, the purpose of this empiril study was to explore ditors of the racialisatn of sire based on a sample of gay male pornography ers Québec (Canada) (n = 974). Bee gay male pornography e is wispread, and bee is not simply ed for the purpos of tn and validatn but also fluenc sexual norms and cultural scripts a social ntext where sexual racism seems prevalent, this study offers a new perspective on a timely phenomenon. Based on our fdgs, the fal nted lear regrsn mol monstrat that higher levels of racialised sire attributed to gay male pornography e were associated wh the followg: beg at least 55 years old; havg a yearly e of ls than $45, 000 CAD; g terracial gay male pornography; not primarily g genr-diverse gay male pornographic ntent (heterosexual, bisexual, transsexual); havg higher levels of perceived prsure to nform; havg a higher preference for bareback pornography; and havg higher levels of acquired sexual knowledge.

GAY MALE PORNOGRAPHY AND THE RACIALISATN OF SIRE

This sectn exam the mographic profile of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr adults surveyed by the Pew Rearch Center and other proment rearch anizatns.

The survey clus a qutn askg whether a rponnt intifi as gay, lbian, homosexual, bisexual, straight or heterosexual, and the majory of rpons are llected via -person terviews. Rponnts are asked whether they nsir themselv to be heterosexual, gay, lbian or bisexual; a separate qutn, they are asked whether they nsir themselv to be transgenr.

GAY-RELATED DEVELOPMENT, EARLY ABE AND ADULT HEALTH OUT AMONG GAY MAL

The Natnal Electn Pool’s 2012 ex poll, nducted among voters on Electn Day g self-admistered paper qutnnair and telephone surveys among those who voted early and absentee, found 5% of voters intifyg as gay, lbian or bisexual. This measure do not ver the full gay and lbian populatn bee do not tabulate unpartnered gay men or lbians, as well as people who nsir themselv to be same-sex upl but who do not live together. There are a number of reasons ’s difficult to gge the creasg share of same-sex uple hoeholds—among them, the changg acceptabily of homosexualy; issu wh data llectn; and chang the way the Cens Bure eds the data.

As wh other typ of surveys, some people may not disclose their livg arrangements, due to perceived stigma associated wh homosexualy or fear of discrimatn. Rults dite that among gay, lbian and bisexual adults, more than one-third (37%) have had a child; due to the way the qutn was word, the are most likely blogil children. Published fal eded form as:PMCID: PMC2680076NIHMSID: NIHMS102256AbstractThis study examed relatnships between timg of gay-related velopmental ton, early abe, and emergence of poor health out adulthood among 1, 383 gay/bisexual men the Urban Men’s Health Study.