The UK lacks a comprehensive system for recording hateful graffiti and imagery, something which researchers argue must change.
A painting from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Niankhkhum and Khnumhotep, royal servants whom some scholars have interpreted to be lovers.
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Tina Chronopoulos, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Writing about same-sex relationships and gender beyond a strict male-female binary was more common in ancient Greece and Rome than students assume, a scholar writes.
Brides attend a mass wedding ceremony at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, south of Johannesburg.
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As the national debate over LGBTQ rights continues, teachers in the Midwest are facing challenges similar to those facing their colleagues elsewhere in the US.
Recent research has found that CEOs with significant power discourage LGBTQ+ initiatives in the workplace.
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Eddie Clark, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Fears that concerned parents might fall foul of a new law banning gay conversion practices are not borne out by the strict definitions in the bill before parliament.
How women describe themselves, and whom they engage romantically with, is changing.
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Sean G. Massey, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Mei-Hsiu Chen, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Sarah Young, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Women’s sexual identities and behaviors are changing in ways men’s are not.
Nelson Mandela, first president of a democratic South Africa, wanted human rights to guide the country’s foreign policy.
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A narrow definition of family can neglect the experiences of many people and can impact policy and programs. It’s time to expand our ideas of what family means.
First UK study to look at body weight and sexual orientation reveals health disparities in sexual minorities.
There are now many gender categorizations, from the traditional ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ to ‘gender fluid’ and ‘undifferentiatied.’ Health researchers can work with these to gain a more accurate understanding of disease susceptibilities.
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Psychologists don’t know much about why people have age-based sexual attractions – such as pedophilia – or how best to help people not act on sexual interests in children.
The massacre at an Orlando gay club is a savage reminder that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people still face harsh prejudice in America and lack full equal protections under the law.
An artist’s representation of how different people are involved in bullying.
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No one is only their sex or only their race or only their sexual orientation. Social psychologists are starting to investigate how people of multiple minority groups are perceived.
Young LGBTI students go to university hoping that they would be accepted, but are discriminated against instead.
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