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Accounting for Friendlessness: Stigma and the Quest for an Honorable Self

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
How do people who identify as friendless make sense of their condition in a moment when friendship is extolled for the support and satisfaction it offers? This article draws on interviews with 21 adults in an Atlantic Canadian city. We argue that our interviewees were rarely at ease with their friendlessness and were at pains to recover an honorable ...
Laura Eramian, Peter Mallory
wiley   +1 more source

That the Worst Shooting in US History Took Place in a Gay Bar Is Unsurprising [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The selection of Pulse, a gay Orlando nightclub, as the site for a murderous homophobic rampage makes the killer’s crime a special outrage in view of the role that nightclubs have played in this nation’s LGBTQ history.
Unger, Nancy
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LGBTQ Stigma

open access: yes
AbstractLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) individuals face significant stigma globally. Examples of stigma range from extreme acts of violence, such as murder, to more subtle yet pervasive forms of marginalization and social exclusion, such as being socially rejected, denied employment opportunities, and given poor healthcare ...
Valerie A. Earnshaw   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Power of Music: Connecting Leadership Developmental Theory to Modern Icons Beyoncé and Taylor Swift

open access: yesNew Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 17-23, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT This article links the connection between music and leadership, exploring ways to connect musical icons to teaching leadership theory and concepts. The authors utilize the relationship leadership model (RLM) and the leadership identity development (LID) model through case studies of Beyoncé Knowles‐Carter and Taylor Swift. We provide questions
Sanithia Tucker, Kaley Vincent
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Abstinence-Only Sex Education Programs in the United States on Adolescent Sexual Outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Though there are many evaluations of abstinence-only sex education programs in the United States, there is a relatively small body of literature exploring the programs’ impact specifically on adolescent sexual behavior.
Heels, Sonja W.
core   +2 more sources

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Homeless People: The Role of Discrimination and Family Rejection

open access: yesSocial Inclusion
The objective of this article is to compare the causal factors in the loss of housing between the LGBTQ and non‐LGBTQ populations. One hundred and twelve questionnaires were collected from LGBTQ people and 93 cases from the non‐LGBTQ population in the ...
Silvia Giménez-Rodríguez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Migration, Repression and Homosexual Sociability in Francoist Spain: An Analysis of the Case Files of the Special Courts of Barcelona (1965–1975)

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Spain, under General Franco's regime, homosexuality was regarded as an antisocial and dangerous behaviour. It was thus pursued both by the police and judicial courts. The Law on Vagrants and Crooks (1954) and, subsequently, the Law on Dangerousness and Social Rehabilitation (1970) constituted the legal mechanisms used by the dictatorship to
Jordi Mas Grau, Rafael Cáceres‐Feria
wiley   +1 more source

PREVENTION AND RELEVANCE OF CRIME AGAINST LGBTQ+ IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA

open access: yesJournal of Social Political Sciences
The acronym LGBTQ+ originated in the mid-20th century, evolving from the term "homosexual," which was commonly used to describe same-sex attraction but often carried derogatory connotations. As the gay rights movement gained momentum during the 1960s and
Sharan Kumar
doaj   +1 more source

Intimate partner violence among LGBTQ+ college students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Drawing from a survey of 391 college students in same-sex relationships, this brief documents the rates and patterns of intimate partner violence, and responses to it among LGBTQ+ youth.
Edwards, Katie, Sylaska, Kateryna
core   +1 more source

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