Sexual Orientation

How Much Gay Sex Makes You Gay?

Allison Hope | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Sexual Identity, LGBTQ Labels, Sexual Identity Labels, LGBT Identity, Sexual Orientation, LGBTQ Identity, Lgbt Labels, Sexual Labels, LGBT Identity Labels, LGBTQ Identity Labels, Lesbian, Bisexual, Bisexuality, Gay, Gay Voices News
Allison Hope

We'd be foolish to think that judgment wasn't placed on us by ourselves and others based on how we self-identify and how closely that aligns with our actual behaviors. Where is the line between fantasy, desire, bedroom behavior, and identity, and who gets to draw it?

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Embracing Inclusion Banishes Fear

Robert V. Taylor | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Claiming Your Voice, Gay Air Force Cadets, Inclusion, Beyond Fear, Sexual Orientation, Courage, Personal Growth, Emotional Health, Fearlessness, Personal Development, Becoming Fearless, Becoming-Fearless, Sexuality, Healthy Living News
Robert V. Taylor

My own fears were not about the people I loved rejecting me. They were all fears about those outside of my immediate circle of trust and love.... In naming and befriending my fears, their power to confine and define me was deflated.

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Tyler Clementi's Suicide: Best To Look Not Only At Ravi But At Society At Large

Josh A. Goodman | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Internlized Homophobia, Lgbt, Social Support, Mental Health, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Dharun Ravi, Suicide, Twitter, Suicidality, Gay, Tyler Clementi, Glsen, Tracy Morgan, Modern Family, Rutgers Webcam Case, Gay Voices News
Josh A. Goodman

Ravi's Twitter posts, webcam spying, and homophobic attitude were stigmatizing, and it is possible that these pushed Clementi to a tipping point. But Clementi's suicide did not happen in a bubble with only him and Ravi; it took place in a society in which homophobia is still rampant.

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How Reliable Is 'Gaydar?' New Study Yields Surprises

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Gaydar Research, Gaydar Study, Video, Facial Features, Sexual Orientation, Science, University of Washington, Heterosexuality, Science News, Sexuality, Gaydar, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 05/16/2012 02:19 PM EDT on LiveScience People can judge with surprising accuracy whether...

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GOP Rep: It Should Be Legal To Fire Employees For Being Gay

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: James Lankford Gay Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, James Lankford Sexual Orientation, Lgbt, Video, Gay Rights, James Lankford Gay, LGBT Rights, Slidepollajax, James Lankford, Politics News

Freshman Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) told ThinkProgress in a recent interview that he was against laws designed to protect employees from workplace ...

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Missouri Bill Prohibits Discussion of Sexual Orientation in Classroom

Randy Turner | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Steve Tilley, Sexual Orientation, Tim Jones, Aclu, Public School Teachers, Missouri, Education News
Randy Turner

If a former teacher has his way, the game will change forever in Missouri schools. The students will still have their constitutional rights -- it is the teachers who will have to shed theirs at the door.

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'Man in the Mirror'

Kalup Linzy | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Joel Shumacher, Treviny Marie Colon, Bisexual, Man in the Mirror, Scenrios USA, Maria Minsky, Gay, Video, Sexual Orientation, Man in the Mirror Movie, Coming of Age Movie, Arts News
Kalup Linzy

Man in the Mirror tells the story of a high school basketball player struggling with his sexual orientation.

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Homophobia Study's Surprising New Take On Origin Of Gay Hatred

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Video, Freakonomics, Antigay, Bullying, Sexual Orientation, Homophobia, Science Of, Parenting, Gay, Authoritarian Parents, Parents, Science News

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/09/2012 01:01 PM EDT on LiveScience Homophobics should consider a little self-refle...

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Non-Discrimination Policies Do Not Threaten Religious Freedom

Marcus Luther | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: University, College, Sexual Orientation, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Fox News, Discrimination, Gender Identity, Vanderbilt, University of Puget Sound, Intervarsity, Lgbt-Q, Nondiscrimination, College News
Marcus Luther

While defenders of student religious groups have used rhetoric such as "faith-based qualifications" and "religious freedom," it's time for us to throw aside the axiomatic sugarcoating.

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Screening Job Applicants Through Facebook for Jobs Has Been a Dirty Little Secret for Years!

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Kathy Lee GIfford, Matt Lauer, Employment, Sexual Orientation, Facebook, NBC Universal, Unemployment, CBS News, Mark Zuckerberg, Racism, Washington Post, Discrimination, Hoda Kotb, Job Whisperer, The Today Show, Anne Curry, Linkedin, Relationships, Harpercollins, The View, David Muir, Gay, Bloomberg, Oprah Winfrey, Controversy, Rachel Maddow, Justin Bassett, Ellen Degeneres, Barbara Walters, Salary, Fox News, Identity, ABC News, Disney, Good Morning America, Business News
Stephen Viscusi

Recent news stories have announced as part of your ability to gain employment with some companies, perspective employers are demanding your Facebook password -- and now everyone thinks it's a big deal.

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Bisexual Invisibility Has Dangerous Consequences

Emily Dievendorf | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Bisexuality, Cynthia Nixon Bisexual, Sexual Orientation, Bi Invisibility, Bisexual Invisibillity, LGBT Issues, LGBT Community, Bisexual Health, Detroit News
Emily Dievendorf

Bisexuality is still offered only tentative acceptance in the gay rights movement. Bisexuals are seen as confused, invalid, incapable of monogamy, oversexed, greedy, or going through a phase. The stigma has serious consequences.

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To Ask Or Not To Ask: LGBT Identity On College Admission Forms

Shane L. Windmeyer | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: College Admissions Sexual Orientation, College Admissions, College Admission Forms Sexual Orientation, Sexual Orientation College Admission Forms, Colleges Sexual Orientation, Elmhurst College Sexual Orientation, Sexual Orientation, Gay Voices News
Shane L. Windmeyer

It is imperative that colleges and universities give out LGBT students the option to self-identify on the college admission form. This way the campus can take responsibility for the LGBT student experience, their academic retention, safety, and success from the beginning.

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Could The Symmetry Of Your Face Reveal Your Sexuality?

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Gaydar Research, Gaydar Study, Dr. Susan Hughes, Sexual Orientation, Heterosexuality, Gaydar Facial Symmetry, Albright College, Gay, Gaydar Study Facial Symmetry, Sexuality, Gaydar, Gay Voices News

For better or for worse, a person's sexuality is not usually something that can be determined simply by looking at them. But that doesn't mean that pe...

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OMG You Were a Nun and You're Black?

Deborah Plummer | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Political, Cozy Mystery, Atlanta, Obsession, Patient, Transgender, Psychologist, Drug Abuse, Nun, Murder Mystery, Cleveland, African American, Sexual Orientation, Ohio, Georgia, Therapist, Homosexuality, Catholic, Black Voices Life, Black Voices News
Deborah Plummer

I spent over four years researching friendship patterns of people from all ages in order to write Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relations th...

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Proposed Anti-Bullying Policy Aims To Protect LGBT Students

AP | VICKI SMITH | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Bullying, Family Policy Council, West Virginia Schools, Lgbt Bullying, Sexual Orientation, Fairness West Virginia, West Virginia, West Virginia Department of Education, Anti-Bullying Policy, Anti-Gay Bullying, Gender Identity, School Bullying, Civil Rights, Anti-Bullying, Education News

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A proposed anti-bullying policy for West Virginia schools acknowledges for the first time that sexual orientation and gender...

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Talk Nerdy To Me: The Gay Brain

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Video, Brain, Talk Nerdy to Me, Gay Gene, Sexual Orientation, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Sexuality, Education News

Even though biologists have yet to discover a gay gene, from a scientific perspective, genetic, hormonal, and structural-anatomical data show that homosexuality is definitely rooted in our biology.

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WATCH: Is Human Sexuality Innate?

Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Psychoanalytic Theory, Lgbt, Female Attitudes, Human Sexuality, Talk Nerdy to Me, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Nature Nurture, Sexuality, Sex, Video, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Education News
Cara Santa Maria

Recent studies are revealing that genes, environment, brain structure, and hormones all seem to have a mixed role in sexual orientation and preferences.

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Fox News Doctor: Perpetuating Homophobia and Misogyny, Again.

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Relationships, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, J. Crew, Fox News, Parenting, Media, Jenna Lyons, Sexuality, Keith Ablow, Gender, Jenna Lyons Fox News, Jenna Lyons Lesbian, Media News
Dr. Logan Levkoff

I thought after Toemaggedon, Fox News' Dr. Ablow would just go away. However, Jenna Lyons is back on his radar because she is getting divorced and currently dating a woman. And Dr. Ablow is disturbed.

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Suburban College Nation's First To Ask Applicants If They're LGBT

Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Lgbt, College Admissions, Scholarships, Bisexual Transgender, Chicago Suburbs, Elmhurst College, LGBT Youth, Lesbian, Sexual Orientation, Illinois, Lgbt in College, Gay, Elmhurst Illinois, Diversity, Diversity in College, College Applications, Chicago News

Elmhurst College, a private liberal arts school located in the western suburbs of Chicago, this week released a new undergraduate application [PDF] fo...

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Ending The Silence On Anti-LGBT Bullying In The Classroom

Maureen Costello | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: National Center for Lesbian Rights, Public Schools, Gay Bullying, Southern Poverty Law Center, LGBT Youth, Bullying, Sexual Orientation, Education News
Maureen Costello

It's important for schools to have clear and comprehensive anti-bullying policies, but policies that target only the bad behavior will never solve the problem.

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Urban Engines -- American Cities Must Grow

Greg Selkoe | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: La, Census, Gregory E. Selkoe, Economics, Zoning, Chicago, Urban Planning, Ethnicity, Non-Profit, Boston, Sexual Orientation, US Census, Inventions, Innovation, US Economy, Future, Policy, Business, Columbus, Race, Government, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Greg E. Selkoe, Development, Universities, Detroit, Greg Selkoe, Start-Ups, Invention, City, Innovation Economy, Census 2010, US Cities, New York, Creative Economy, Competition, San Francisco, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Cities, Diversity, 501-c3, Selkoe, Politics News
Greg Selkoe

My name is Greg Selkoe and I am an entrepreneur. This is a phrase I am proud of and no matter what the activity, whether it was when I worked at City ...

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Gay Judge Who Struck Down Prop 8 Never Thought About Recusing Himself

Reuters | Dan Levine | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Vaughn Walker Prop 8, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Doma, Sexual Orientation, Judge Vaughn Walker, Heterosexuality, California Prop 8, Defense of Marriage Act, Don't Ask Don't Tell, California Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Prop 8 Trial, San Francisco, Prop 8 California, Gay Marriage, Los Angeles News

April 6, 2011 11:33:59 PM By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. judge who struck down California's gay marriage ban never conside...

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Separate but Equal: Gen. Conway's Housing Project and the Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell

Ian Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Equality, Housing, Homosexual, Sexual Orientation, Obama, Health Insurance, Marine Corps, Legislation, Civil Rights, Homosexual Rights, James Conway, Defense of Marriage Act, State Department, Marriage Equality, Jerrold Nadler, Dod, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays in the Military, Marines, Gay Rights, Dadt, Military, Segregation, Department of Defense, Separate but Equal, Doma, Inequality, Gay Marriage, Health Benefits, Politics News
Ian Moss

General James Conway's comments last week are illustrative of a push to create a second-class status for gay troops once DADT is repealed.

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One Strike And She's Out: Softball Player Says Coaches 'Outed' Her To Parents Then Dropped Her From Team

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High School, Student Rights, Gay Rights, High School Sports, Gay Issues, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, Skye Wyatt, Education News

For some, it takes three strikes and they're out. For others, the play is already made before stepping up to bat. Two East Texas high school softball...

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To the LGBT Community: Now That You Can Join the Military, Please Don't!

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Iraq War, Politics, US Military, Military, Dadt Repeal, Sexual Orientation, LGBT Rights, Dadt, Codepink, Discrimination, Peace, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

As we struggle to find a more civilized way to treat each other in this world, let us recognize the commonalities in the fight for LGBT rights and the fight to end war.

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