A new study, believed to be the first to look at the mental health of transgender children who have “socially transitioned,” finds that they had rates of depression and anxiety no higher than two control groups of children.
Date Posted: February 29, 2016
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & ...
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Since 2010, more than 613,000 people have pledged to combat bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens as part of the "It Gets Better" campaign. And a new Northwestern Medicine study has found that most adolescents would agree ...
Feb 10
Categories: Child Development, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) ...
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A new website aims to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTI Australians by providing targeted information on drugs, alcohol, and mental and sexual health.
Nov 25
Categories: Addictions, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
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Last year, the US psychologists Clayton Critcher and Melissa Ferguson reported interesting research showing that fatigue from concealing sexual identity can actually hinder cognitive performance. This cost stacks upon others: complications in ...
Aug 25
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
GOA short film depicting two parents’ coming to terms with their son’s homosexuality has gone viral in China, garnering ...
Feb 25
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues, Mental ...
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The LGBT community is facing an increased burden of mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety and substance abuse.
Jan 22
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
GOTransgender women have no choice but to wear feminine clothes to express their identity as part of the medical condition, gender ...
May 23
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues, Mental ...
GOA new study by psychology researchers suggests that whether parents are gay, lesbian or straight, how well they work together as a couple and support each other in parenting is linked to fewer behavior problems among their adopted children and is ...
Jul 15
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues, Parenting
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"Empirical research demonstrates that the psychological and social aspects of committed relationships between same-sex partners largely resemble those of heterosexual partnerships," the briefs state. "Like heterosexual couples, same-sex couples form ...
Mar 2
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
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Why do straight women and gay men form close relationships with one another? A new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin suggests the glue that cements these unique relationships is honest, unbiased relationship advice.
Feb 22
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
GOBisexual men are less likely to disclose and more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay men. In the first study to look at the mental health of this population, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found ...
Jan 3
Categories: Anxiety, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
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