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Association of sexual orientation with current alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking in Colombian adults from the general population 

open access: yesMedicina Clínica y Social
Introduction: The available data present an inconsistent association between sexual orientation and alcohol or cigarette consumption in high-income countries. However, such studies are scarce in low- and middle-income countries.
Adalberto Campo-Arias   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening for Sexual Orientation in Psychiatric Emergency Departments

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Introduction: Our goal was to explore whether emergency department (ED) patients would disclose their sexual orientation in a research evaluation and to examine demographic and clinical characteristics of patients by self-identified sexual orientation.
Currier, Glenn W.   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

European Survey Data on Attitudes to Equality and Human Rights Technical Paper. Research Series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This report maps the data available on attitudes to equality and human rights issues in Ireland collected in European surveys over the period 2000 to 2018. These surveys provide a rich source of evidence for researchers and policymakers in Ireland.
Fahey, Éamonn   +3 more
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Gender and Sexual Minority College Students: The Risk and Extent of Victimization and Related Health and Educational Outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A multisite survey conducted at eight campuses of a southwestern university system provides the data for the present study, total N = 17,039 with 1,869 gender and sexual minority (GSM) students.
Backes, Bethany   +6 more
core   +1 more source

How Do I Answer This? A Queer Critique of Australian Census Forms and the Reification of Cisheteronormative Families

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a critical examination of Australia's 2021 household, individual and interviewer census forms. Using a form‐led analysis, this research scrutinises the underlying cisheteronormative logic that implicitly shapes the Census process, from data collection to distribution of findings.
Xavier Mills, Sal Clark
wiley   +1 more source

Sexual Orientation, Prejudice and Segregation [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper 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 ...
Martin, Nicholas G.   +2 more
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The Sex Discrimination Argument in Gay Rights Cases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The argument that laws that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in fact discriminate on the basis of sex is not new. Advocates have been pressing this claim for almost thirty years.
Hunter, Nan D.
core   +1 more source

Metformin enhances external urethral sphincter integrity and restores continence via AMPK activation in a rat model of stress urinary incontinence

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
The pathogenesis of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is intimately associated with injury to the external urethral sphincter (EUS). In this study, we established an SUI model induced by double vaginal distension and demonstrated that metformin treatment activated the AMPK signaling in the EUS tissue.
Yuting Xu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Esencialismo psicológico y justificación del sistema en la percepción del cambio social

open access: yesAvances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 2015
Recent empirical evidence suggests that essentialist beliefs about social groups are often associated with prejudice and discrimination against them. This relation is moderated by social status and beliefs about system stability. This study aimed at:
Luisa Ramírez   +5 more
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How many sexual minorities are hidden? Projecting the size of the global closet with implications for policy and public health.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Because sexual orientation concealment can exact deep mental and physical health costs and dampen the public visibility necessary for advancing equal rights, estimating the proportion of the global sexual minority population that conceals its sexual ...
John E Pachankis, Richard Bränström
doaj   +1 more source

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