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Study analyzes the relationship between pets and their young LGBTQ owners
There are pros and cons to owning a pet as a marginalized individual.
Mexico City just outlawed gay conversion therapy. These cities have not
Mexico City, already progressive, takes more steps to protect its LGBT+ citizens.
LGBTQ+ community sees spike in first-time depression in wake of coronavirus
Gender and sexual minority populations are experiencing rising anxiety and depression rates during the pandemic.
8 lesser-known orientations along the sexuality spectrum
Sexuality is fluid and it's important that people get to define it for themselves.
How is diversity being weaponized?
Striving for diversity is honorable — but the focus should settle on something much deeper than phenotypic traits.
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Is asexuality psychological or biological?
Or is "the hidden orientation" more complex than that?
Sports and politics: How strong is group identity?
No matter how arbitrary the distinction, human beings take affiliation very seriously.
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#4: What makes someone gay? Science is trying to get it straight. | Top 10 2019
Taking the fourth spot on Big Think's 2019 top 10 countdown is the question: Evolutionarily speaking, is being gay still something of an enigma?
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Self-liberation and the watershed moment of coming out
Sally Susman explains how to use truth-telling moments to your future benefit.
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Exposing our hidden biases curbs their influence, new research suggests
Do you know the implicit biases you have? Here are some ways to find them out.
Straight millennials are becoming less accepting of LGBTQ people
The surprising results come from a new GLAAD survey.
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
Among women, bisexuality is statistically on the rise.
Supreme Court to hear 3 cases on LGBT workplace discrimination
In most states, LGBTQ Americans have no legal protections against discrimination in the workplace.
What makes someone gay? Science is trying to get it straight.
Evolutionarily speaking, being gay is still something of an enigma
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Americans have become less biased — in regard to race, disability, and sexuality — since 2004
The study suggest implicit biases can change significantly over a relatively short timeframe.
People Are Aggressively Prejudiced If They Think They Won’t Get Caught, Study Finds
A study suggests people act aggressively on their prejudices when they have plausible deniability.