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Sexual Orientation, Prejudice, and Segregation [PDF]

Journal of Labor Economics, 2011
This article examines whether gay and lesbian workers sort into tolerant occupations. With information on sexual orientation, prejudice, and occupational choice taken from Australian Twin Registers, we find that gays and lesbians shy away from prejudiced occupations.
Plug, E., Webbink, D., Martin, N.
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Psychosocial burden of discrimination based on sexual orientation in university students—A cross-sectional analysis [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionSexual minority individuals continue to face prejudice and discrimination within medical care and academic settings. This contributes to elevated stress levels, which increases their vulnerability to mental health issues like anxiety and ...
Konrad Jakob Endres, Aneliana da Silva Prado, Aneliana da Silva Prado, Sarah-Lena Klemm, Juliane Hug, Juliane Hug, Elisabeth Kohls, Elisabeth Kohls, Christine Rummel-Kluge, Christine Rummel-Kluge   +9 more
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Face Validity of Measures of Sexual Orientation and Family Functioning Among Hispanic Sexual Minority Youth

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Measures of sexual orientation and family functioning are widely used among sexual minority populations. However, data on whether these measures are culturally syntonic and responsive to the needs of a particular population, such as Hispanic sexual ...
Alyssa Lozano, Vanessa Morales, Elliott R. Weinstein, Audrey Harkness, Manuel A. Ocasio, Tatiana Perrino, Ahnalee M. Brincks, Guillermo Prado   +7 more
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Post-traumatic stress disorder and adverse pregnancy outcomes: sexual orientation disparities in a prospective cohort study [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a recognized risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Growing research indicates that sexual minority (SM) people face elevated risks for both PTSD symptoms/diagnosis and adverse pregnancy outcomes ...
Michelle W. Tam, Isa Berzansky, Payal Chakraborty, Colleen A. Reynolds, Kodiak R. S. Soled, Sarah McKetta, Cindy Veldhuis, Karestan Koenen, Brittany M. Charlton   +8 more
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Is everyone a mix of straight and gay? A social pressure theory of sexual orientation, with supporting data from a large global sample

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Sigmund Freud, Alfred Kinsey, E.O. Wilson, and others have suggested that social pressure suppresses natural tendencies for humans to express bisexuality, the apparent norm for one of our two closest genetic relatives, the bonobo.
Robert Epstein, Hongyu Wang, Vanessa R. Zankich   +2 more
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SEXUAL ORIENTATION MYTHS: DOES THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AFFECT SEXUAL ORIENTATION MYTHS?

International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 2021
Sexual myths differ from one culture to the next, and one society to the next and they can even differ regionally within the same culture. The aim of this study is to determine the sexual orientation myths of university students studying theology. The
Hacer ÜNVER, İpek TURAN
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SEXUAL ORIENTATION ATTRIBUTIONS АND CONVENTIONAL PRE-EXISTING VALUES IN THE CONTEXT OF SEXUAL MINORITIES’ RIGHTS [PDF]

, 2022
Attributions concerning the origins of sexual orientation are acknowledged as significant predictors of attitudes toward sexual minorities. Sexual prejudice and opposition to same-gender couple’s rights are strongly linked with support of traditional ...
Grigoropoulos, iraklis
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Transgender transitioning and change of self-reported sexual orientation. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Sexual orientation is usually considered to be determined in early life and stable in the course of adulthood. In contrast, some transgender individuals report a change in sexual orientation.
Matthias K Auer, Johannes Fuss, Nina Höhne, Günter K Stalla, Caroline Sievers   +4 more
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Perceived sexual orientation based on vocal and facial stimuli is linked to self-rated sexual orientation in Czech men. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Previous research has shown that lay people can accurately assess male sexual orientation based on limited information, such as face, voice, or behavioral display. Gender-atypical traits are thought to serve as cues to sexual orientation. We investigated
Jaroslava Varella Valentova, Jan Havlíček   +1 more
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Pansexuality: A Closer Look at Sexual Orientation

Philosophies, 2023
‘What is ‘sexual orientation’ for?’ is a question we need to answer when addressing a seemingly more basic one, ‘what is sexual orientation?’. The concept of sexual orientation is grounded in the concepts of sex and/or gender since it refers to the sex ...
Arina Pismenny
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