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Lesbian and bisexual women's experiences of sexuality-based discrimination and their appearance concerns [PDF]

, 2012
Lesbian and bisexual women frequently experience sexuality-based discrimination, which is often based on others' judgements about their appearance. This short article aims to explore whether there is a relationship between lesbian and bisexual women's ...
Bower J., Bowleg L., Bradford J., Clarke V., D'Augelli A.R., Davison T.E., Dean L., Erickson J.M., Friedman C., Geiger W., Hayfield N.J., Holliday R., Huxley C.J., Huxley C.J., Huxley C.J., Kelly L., Krakauer I.D., Krieger N., Krieger N., Krieger N., Lyle J., Mays V.M., Mendelson B.K., Nestle J., Phinney J., Rothblum E., Rothblum E., Taub J., Taylor Y., Tiggemann M.   +29 more
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Gay and bisexual men’s perceptions of the donation and use of human biological samples for research: a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2015
Human biological samples (biosamples) are increasingly important in diagnosing, treating and measuring the prevalence of illnesses. For the gay and bisexual population, biosample research is particularly important for measuring the prevalence of human ...
Hilton, Shona, McDaid, Lisa M., Patterson, Christopher   +2 more
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Lesbian and bisexual women's human rights, sexual rights and sexual citizenship: negotiating sexual health in England. [PDF]

, 2011
Lesbian and bisexual women's sexual health is neglected in much Government policy and practice in England and Wales. This paper examines lesbian and bisexual women's negotiation of sexual health, drawing on findings from a small research project.
Bailey J.V., Bailey J.V., Bell D., Carabine J., Carabine J., Dolan K.A., Dolan K.A., Eleanor Formby, Evans D., Evans D., Farquhar C., Fish J., Fish J., Fish J., Formby E., Formby E., Hinchliff S., Hunt R., Kaplan M.B., Keogh P., Kollman K., London S., Marrazzo J.M., Marrazzo J.M., Marrazzo J.M., McDermott E., McIntyre L., McNair R.P., Miller A.M., Mugglestone J., Parker R., Petchesky R.P., Piercy H., Plummer K., Power J., Richardson D., Richardson D., Sheill K., Skinner C.J., Weeks J., Wilton T., Woodiwiss A.   +41 more
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Older Bisexual People: Implications For Social Work From The ‘Looking Both Ways’ Study [PDF]

, 2018
There is a growing social work literature about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older people. However, research and guidance are predominantly based on the experiences of older gay men and, to a lesser extent, older lesbians.
Almack, Kathryn, Jones, Rebecca, Scicluna, Rachael   +2 more
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Binge Drinking and Internalised Sexual Stigma among Italian Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Young Adults [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND - Literature has studied the relation between youth alcohol consumption and sexual orientation, showing that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) young people are at increased risk to develop alcohol-related problems compared to heterosexuals. AIM -
Baiocco, Roberto, Fontanesi, Lilybeth, Ioverno, Salvatore, Laghi, Fiorenzo, Petruccelli, Irene, Santamaria, Federica, Verrastro, Valera   +6 more
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Substance Use Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients Entering Substance Abuse Treatment: Comparisons to Heterosexual Clients [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: This study evaluated whether sexual orientation-specific differences in substance use behaviors exist among adults entering substance abuse treatment. Method: Admissions records (July 2007–December 2009) were examined for treatment programs in
Flentje, Annesa, Heck, Nicholas C., Sorensen, James L.   +2 more
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Resisting and conforming to the ‘lesbian look’ : the importance of appearance norms for lesbian and bisexual women [PDF]

, 2014
Appearance is one way in which lesbian and bisexual identities and affiliation to lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) subculture can be demonstrated. ‘Butch’ and ‘androgynous’ styles have been used by lesbian women to communicate a non-heterosexual identity ...
Bradford, Braun, Cass, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Corteen, Eves, Geiger, Halberstam, Herek, Hickey-Moody, Hodkinson, Holliday, Holliday, Hutson, Huxley, Huxley, Levitt, Levitt, Lyle, McLean, Riley, Rothblum, Rothblum, Snell, Sullivan, Tajfel, Tajfel, Taub, Taulke-Johnson, Taylor, Thornton, Widdicombe, Willig   +35 more
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TransitionED: A protocol for Co‐designing and implementing Canadian practice guidelines for transitions for youth with eating disorders

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Objective Limited guidelines inform the transition from paediatric to adult healthcare for youth and young adults (YYA) with eating disorders (EDs). This study will develop, implement, and evaluate Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for ED transition, including identifying the relevant measurement and evaluation tools for transition ...
Gina Dimitropoulos, Manya Singh, Christopher Mushquash, Melissa Kimber, Daphne Hutt‐MacLeod, Elder Kerrie Moore, Andrea Perri, Cheryl Webb, Lia Norman, Jessica Sauerwein, Maria Nicula, Jennifer Couturier   +11 more
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A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are 'protected' from sociocultural pressure to be thin [PDF]

, 2014
Heterosexual women in Western cultures are known to experience body image concerns, dieting and disordered eating as a result of intense social pressures to be thin. However, it is theorised that lesbian and bisexual women belong to a subculture that is ‘
Brown LS, Grogan S, Huxley CJ, Rothblum E, Smith JA, Tiggemann M, Willig C   +6 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
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