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Pediatric Clinics of North America Dec 2023Exposure to violence remains a significant issue for children in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many of these exposures. Violence unequally impacts... (Review)
Review
Exposure to violence remains a significant issue for children in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many of these exposures. Violence unequally impacts children of color and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. Pediatricians can and must continue to advocate and intervene to decrease pediatric violence exposure and its effects.
Topics: Female; Adolescent; Humans; Child; United States; Exposure to Violence; Pandemics; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Bisexuality; Violence; Transgender Persons
PubMed: 37865430
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.005 -
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Jul 2016
Topics: Bisexuality; Humans; Sexual and Gender Minorities
PubMed: 27399855
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83b.07016 -
Seminars in Reproductive Medicine Sep 2017The family planning needs of sexual minority women (SMW) are an understudied but growing area of research. SMW have family planning needs, both similar to and distinct... (Review)
Review
The family planning needs of sexual minority women (SMW) are an understudied but growing area of research. SMW have family planning needs, both similar to and distinct from their exclusively heterosexual peers. Specifically, SMW experience unintended pregnancies at higher rates than their exclusively heterosexual peers, but factors that increase this risk are not well understood. Contraception use is not uncommon among SMW, but lesbian women are less likely to use contraception than bisexual or exclusively heterosexual women. High rates of unintended pregnancy suggest contraception is underused among SMW. Contraception counseling guidelines specific to SMW do not yet exist, but greater adoption of current best practices is likely to meet the needs of SMW. SMW may have unique needs for their planned pregnancies as well, for which obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) providers should provide care and referrals. In general, understandings of the distinct family planning needs for SMW are limited and further research is needed, with particular attention to issues of over-lapping health disparities related to status as a SMW and other factors such as race/ethnicity that may add additional layers of stigma and discrimination. Clinical resources are needed to help Ob/Gyns make their practice more welcoming to the needs of SMW.
Topics: Attitude of Health Personnel; Bisexuality; Contraception; Culturally Competent Care; Family Planning Services; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Homosexuality, Female; Humans; Physician-Patient Relations; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Unplanned; Pregnancy, Unwanted; Risk Factors; Sexual Behavior; Sexual and Gender Minorities
PubMed: 29073685
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604456 -
Journal of Homosexuality Jul 2024Monosexuality and bisexuality (attraction to one and more than one gender/sex, respectively) are historical constructs, as are monomodal (e.g., gender/sex-based) and...
Monosexuality and bisexuality (attraction to one and more than one gender/sex, respectively) are historical constructs, as are monomodal (e.g., gender/sex-based) and multimodal concepts of erotic attraction. I provide a brief outline of distinctions between single-gender and multi-gender attractions as they emerged in continental Europe. Nineteenth-century conceptualizations of sexual orientation in terms of gender-exclusivity were animated by medical frames for socio-sexual disfavor and aversion. From the early 1880s bisexuality became framed as a stage of "sexual inversion," and, from 1891, associated with notions of gender-independent attraction to particular "types." German and Dutch surveys reported in 1904 were pivotal in popularizing and internationalizing bisexual interest as a sexological intrigue.
Topics: Humans; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Male; Female; Bisexuality; Europe; Sexual Behavior; Homosexuality; Sexual and Gender Minorities
PubMed: 37272900
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2023.2218957 -
Journal of Aging Studies Jun 2023Critical gerontologists have called for more diverse and inclusive visions of a good old age, and especially for imaginings that do not depend on health, wealth and...
Critical gerontologists have called for more diverse and inclusive visions of a good old age, and especially for imaginings that do not depend on health, wealth and heterosexuality. They have suggested that LGBTQ people, alongside other marginalized groups, may have particular contributions to make to the project of reimagining ageing. In this paper, we bring together this work with Jose Muñoz's concept of 'cruising utopia' to examine possibilities for imagining a more utopian, queer life course. We present findings from a narrative analysis of Bi Women Quarterly, a grassroots online bi community newsletter with an international readership, analyzing three issues published between 2014 and 2019 that focused on the intersection of ageing and bisexuality. We found several ways in which the authors told counter-narratives that queered normative visions of successful ageing. They queered norms around the stability and reification of sexual and gender identities. They challenged current forms of LGBTQ activism. They embraced and celebrated ageing, through such activities as croning ceremonies, and directly addressed and contemplated death. Finally, they queered the narrative form, by giving accounts of personal experience that were dreamlike, poetic or inconclusive. We conclude that counter-normative spaces, such as activist newsletters, offer valuable resources to progress the wider project of reimagining successful ageing more inclusively.
Topics: Female; Humans; Bisexuality; Gender Identity; Homosexuality, Female; Courage; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Aging
PubMed: 37268378
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2023.101133 -
American Journal of Pharmaceutical... Jul 2020An ally is defined as one who is associated with another as a helper that provides support and assistance in an ongoing struggle or effort. Pharmacists should be allies...
An ally is defined as one who is associated with another as a helper that provides support and assistance in an ongoing struggle or effort. Pharmacists should be allies to their patients by ensuring optimal health outcomes and by helping their patients achieve therapeutic objectives and goals. However, most colleges of pharmacy are currently not well equipped to train future pharmacists to counsel lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) patients. This commentary explores reasons for discrepancies in health care access for LGBTQ patients and how efforts can be advanced to meet the needs of this minority group. Pharmacists require adequate training to provide optimal care for a more diverse patient population and to be both an ally in health and a reassuring supporter for members of the LGBTQ community.
Topics: Bisexuality; Education, Pharmacy; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Male; Pharmacists; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Transgender Persons; Universities
PubMed: 32773835
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe7835 -
Canadian Review of Sociology = Revue... May 2023Early studies and theory suggest sexual minorities are drawn towards the relative independence of self-employment to avoid discrimination in paid employment. However,...
Early studies and theory suggest sexual minorities are drawn towards the relative independence of self-employment to avoid discrimination in paid employment. However, recent evidence is mixed, suggesting that a higher propensity for self-employment (relative to heterosexual people) is found only among lesbian women relative to heterosexual women. This study overcomes the data limitations of prior research by using data pooled from 2007-2017 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and multivariate logistic regression to provide new evidence on LGB self-employment. The results show that self-employment is particularly high for bisexual people, especially bisexual women-but not for gay men or lesbian women. Overall, this study examines the enduring but nuanced relationship between self-employment and sexual orientation and discusses countervailing factors related to socio-economic resources, gender, and family structure.
Topics: Humans; Female; Male; Canada; Sexual Behavior; Bisexuality; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Employment
PubMed: 36859769
DOI: 10.1111/cars.12425 -
Ciencia & Saude Coletiva May 2019Bisexuality is the sexual, romantic, emotional and physical attraction that a person experiments for both of the biological sexes (men and women). Since the Venezuelan...
Bisexuality is the sexual, romantic, emotional and physical attraction that a person experiments for both of the biological sexes (men and women). Since the Venezuelan society is built under a heteronormative paradigm sometimes is considered that those sexualities, that drift apart from the social reality, are not comprehended thus generating a reject. Therefore, we conducted a study that was titled "Construction of Bisexual Identity in Venezuelan Adults: 'It is Not a transition, I Just Simply Am Like That'" that had as a general objective the understanding of the bisexual identity in Venezuelan adults. This article contemplates one dimension of this major project degree. In-depths interviews were carried out to willing participants and the obtained data were analyzed with the constant comparative method following an emerging design. Among the results four major categories were described, however, in this article we will be only focusing on the development of the bisexual identity.
Topics: Adult; Bisexuality; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Venezuela; Young Adult
PubMed: 31166502
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232018245.04382019 -
The American Psychologist Apr 2024Memorializes Charles Silverstein (1935-2023). One of Charles's most important contributions to the field of psychology and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights...
Memorializes Charles Silverstein (1935-2023). One of Charles's most important contributions to the field of psychology and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights in particular was his testimony in 1973 opposing the classification of homosexuality as a mental illness. His testimony, along with that of several others, led to the removal of homosexuality in the . He was also the founding editor of the , which began publication in 1976. Charles maintained a private practice in Manhattan for many years and was an advocate against conversion therapy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
Topics: Male; Female; Humans; Bisexuality; Homosexuality, Female; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Transgender Persons; Mental Disorders
PubMed: 38147037
DOI: 10.1037/amp0001292 -
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry :... Nov 2023Trichotillomania is a common psychiatric disorder, but little is known about whether or how it differs in people with minority sexual identities. We sought to understand...
BACKGROUND
Trichotillomania is a common psychiatric disorder, but little is known about whether or how it differs in people with minority sexual identities. We sought to understand whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other individuals differ from heterosexual individuals in terms of hair pulling and associated characteristics.
METHODS
A total of 207 participants age 18 to 64 with trichotillomania undertook clinical evaluations. Those who identified as sexual minorities were compared to those who identified as heterosexuals on clinical measures, comorbidities, impulsivity, and stress responses.
RESULTS
Overall, 33 participants (15.9%) identified as sexual minorities. These individuals showed significantly higher levels of attentional impulsivity and higher rates of co-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorder compared to heterosexual participants. The groups did not differ in terms of trichotillomania severity or dysfunction due to trichotillomania or in terms of stress response CONCLUSIONS: The rate of sexual minorities in this study (15.9%) is higher than recent US Census Bureau data for sexual minorities in the US population (11.7%). People with trichotillomania from sexual minority groups may present with unique clinical symptoms. Treatments may need to be tailored for this population.
Topics: Female; Humans; Adolescent; Young Adult; Adult; Middle Aged; Trichotillomania; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Homosexuality, Female; Sexual Behavior; Bisexuality
PubMed: 37850989
DOI: 10.12788/acp.0125