Updated/Revised Date: 17th Nov 2022
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Synopsis: News articles and information relating to sexual diversity including recent laws, discrimination acts and sexual health.
This section provides news articles and information relating to sexual diversity, including recent laws, discrimination acts, and sexual health, including feature stories, video clips, and other unique content about, and of interest to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
| Recent LGBTQ+ News and Information | |
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 | Men Leaving Feminizing Occupations Study findings clearly show that men are less likely to remain in jobs when a higher proportion of women enter the occupation. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: University of Zurich Publish Date: 24th Jan 2023 |
| Cause of Hypospadias Penis Birth-Defect The increase in occurrence of hypospadias is likely due to environmental factors such as toxicant exposure which alter epigenetic programming in a forming penis. Category: Male Sexual Health Author: Washington State University Publish Date: 23rd Jan 2023 |
| Bisexuals Use More Cannabis for Coping and Enhancement Bisexuals reported higher levels of cannabis use disorder, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, depression, and suicidality than either the groups classified as exclusively straight or gay. Category: Bisexualality Author: Washington State University Publish Date: 23rd Jan 2023 |
| Gender-Affirming Hormones Improve Transgender and Nonbinary Youth Mental Health Evidence from largest study in the United States on the impact of gender-affirming hormones, with longest follow-up. Category: Transgender News Author: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Publish Date: 21st Jan 2023 |
| 10% of Minors Seeking Abortion Must Pursue Court Approval, Many Are Denied U.S. states, including Colorado that have not banned abortion still do require those under age 18 to involve their parents before terminating a pregnancy. Category: LGBT Adolescents Author: University of Colorado at Boulder Publish Date: 21st Jan 2023 |
| Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity May Affect Risk of Stroke People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or non-binary may have a higher risk for stroke at a younger age. Category: Sexual Health Information Author: University of California - San Francisco Publish Date: 21st Jan 2023 |
| American States Have Vague Inconsistent Hate Crime Legislation Study provides a content analysis of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and disability hate crime legislation in America. Category: Sexual Discrimination Author: Florida Atlantic University Publish Date: 18th Jan 2023 |
| Separation Leads to Gender Differences in Parent-Child Time Separation leads to significant but temporary gender differences in parent-child time, and parental break-up results in changes in children's daily activities. Category: LGBT Divorce and Separation Author: Trinity College Dublin Publish Date: 17th Jan 2023 |
 | Creamy and Seductive: Gender Surveillance in Flight Attendant Work Despite airline industry attempts to cultivate diverse working environments, gendered practices and pressures persist with female cabin crew encountering expectations on appearance not extended to male counterparts. Category: Workplace Discrimination Author: University of Surrey Publish Date: 17th Jan 2023 |
| Inclusive Gender Signs Create Positive Attitudes to Trans, Nonbinary A study finds seeing all-gender signs in public places, like restrooms, was linked to adolescent acceptance of transgender and nonbinary people. Category: LGBTQ+ Symbols Author: Washington State University Publish Date: 17th Jan 2023 |
 | Gender Inequality Among Scientific Editors Women are consistently underrepresented among editors, and female editors are less likely to publish their research in the journals they edit. Category: Gender Equality Author: New York University Publish Date: 16th Jan 2023 |
  | Strong Ethnic Identity Can Buffer or Bolster Effects of Online Sexual Racism in Black Men A recent study of sexual racism experienced by young sexual minority black men in online dating communities sheds light on these different outcomes and the circumstances in which they can occur. Category: Love and Romance Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Publish Date: 14th Jan 2023 |
| Less Than 4% of Sperm Donors Accepted Less than four in 100 men who apply to be sperm donors reach the end of the process and have samples frozen and released for treatments. Category: Male Sexual Health Author: University of Sheffield Publish Date: 10th Jan 2023 |
 | Fraysexual Pride Flag The Fraysexual Pride Flag consists of four colored stripes; Blue, Cyan, White, and gray. The origin of the flag design is currently unknown. Category: LGBTQ+ Flags Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 6th Jan 2023 |
 | Genderfae Pride Flag The Genderfae Pride flag features seven primary pastel colors, green, green, yellow, white, pink, lavender, and purple. Category: LGBTQ+ Flags Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 31st Dec 2022 |
 | Trigender Pride Flag The trigender pride flag has five horizontal stripes; pink, blue, green, blue, and pink. Trigender people experience three gender identities, either simultaneously or varying between them. Category: LGBTQ+ Flags Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 30th Dec 2022 |
| Men Deterred from HEED Careers Due to Male Gender Bias Bias against men in health care, early education, and domestic (HEED) fields have been documented, and the current study sought to gauge the impact of that bias. Category: Gender Equality Author: American Psychological Association Publish Date: 24th Dec 2022 |
| Spermatogenesis Rapid Evolution Heidelberg researchers decode the genetic foundations of rapid testicle evolution in mammals and humans. Category: Sexuality Author: Heidelberg University Publish Date: 24th Dec 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
 | The Difference Between a Kink and a Fetish Clear communication can be a challenge. It helps to know what our words mean. Category: Tsara's Column Author: Tsara Shelton Publish Date: 23rd Dec 2022 |
 | Characters Actions in Movie Scripts Reflect Gender Stereotypes Movies, tv shows, and other media consistently portray traditional gender stereotypes, some of which may be harmful. Category: Entertainment Author: PLOS Publish Date: 22nd Dec 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
| LGBT People Are Significantly More Likely than Non-LGBT People to be Victims of Violent Hate Crimes About 1 out of 10 violent victimizations against LGBT people are hate crimes. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: The Williams Institute Publish Date: 22nd Dec 2022 |
| Adults More Likely to be Estranged from Fathers than Mothers Early adulthood is full of transitions such as college, new jobs, marriage, and parenthood, all of which can help lead to estrangement or, in some cases, protect against it. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: Ohio State University Publish Date: 15th Dec 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
| Economic Behavior Not Influenced by Gender or Biological Sex Analysis of transgender and cisgender economic behavior and the first to consider whether sex assigned at birth plays a significant part in economic decisions. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: University of Exeter Business School Publish Date: 15th Dec 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
| Congress Renews Major Child Protection Bill Congress passed the PROTECT Our Children Act (USA). Category: Sexual Health Information Author: RAINN Publish Date: 9th Dec 2022 |
| How Many Genders Are There? Gender Identity List Alphabetical list of gender identities and terms people use when identifying themselves and talking about gender. Category: Education and LGBT Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 7th Dec 2022 |
 | Pangender Pride Flag The Pangender Pride Flag has four primary colors consisting of light shades of pink, red, and yellow, as well as a central white stripe. Category: LGBTQ+ Flags Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 6th Dec 2022 - Updated: 8th Dec 2022 |
| Improving Cancer Outcomes for LGBT Patients Requires Earning Trust and Challenging Assumptions Annual NCCN Patient Advocacy Summit explores stories and data highlighting barriers to high-quality care that LGBTQ+ people with cancer experience, examining persistent setbacks and promising developments. Category: Sexual Health Information Author: National Comprehensive Cancer Network Publish Date: 3rd Dec 2022 |
| Managers Exhibit Bias Based on Race, Gender, Disability and Sexual Orientation Research reveals those in management positions demonstrate explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups and often express more implicit bias than those not in management. Category: Workplace Discrimination Author: University of Florida Publish Date: 2nd Dec 2022 |
 | How Sex Education Training Videos Can Be More Inclusive The article explores several lessons learned about inclusivity during formative research and video production efforts. Category: Education and LGBT Author: Dfusion (United States) Publish Date: 2nd Dec 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
 | Child Sexual Abuse Material Reduced After Online CBT The study analyzed internet-delivered anonymous, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for people who view images or videos of children being sexually abused. Category: Sexuality Author: Karolinska Institutet Publish Date: 1st Dec 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
| Once Upon a Time In this story of my first sexual fantasy, I strip naked influences that helped create it. Category: Tsara's Column Author: Tsara Shelton Publish Date: 30th Nov 2022 - Updated: 9th Dec 2022 |
 | What Dumped Men Often Tell Themselves When a partner breaks up with them, men often try to make sense of it by telling themselves stories about how it happened. Category: Male Dating and Romance Author: University of British Columbia Publish Date: 30th Nov 2022 |
 | Teen Boys Uncertain About Sexual Consent and Culture Article explores how boys are being taught about consent at school and how they relate to and interpret educational messages about consent. Category: Male Adolescence Author: University of Surrey Publish Date: 30th Nov 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
| LGBTQ Youth in Juvenile Correctional Facilities at High Risk for Suicide and Self-Harm A new study finds that LGBTQ youth are disproportionally represented in juvenile correctional facilities. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: The Williams Institute Publish Date: 29th Nov 2022 - Updated: 30th Nov 2022 |
 | Polyamory Pride Flag The Polyamory Pride flag consists of three equal-height horizontal blue, red, and black, colored stripes, with a gold Greek lowercase letter pi symbol in the center of the flag. Category: LGBTQ+ Flags Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 28th Nov 2022 - Updated: 8th Dec 2022 |
 | Ending Gender Bias in Internet Algorithms Many internet algorithms are based on stereotypes, leading them to associate the sciences with masculinity and the arts with femininity. Category: Gender Equality Author: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Publish Date: 24th Nov 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
  | Bigender Pride Flag The Bigender Pride Flag features seven colored stripes pink, purple, blue with a white stripe in the middle to represent bigender people. Category: LGBTQ+ Flags Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 22nd Nov 2022 |
| Transgender Youth and Sleep Disorders A study finds those who had gender-affirming therapies were less likely to have sleep disorders, suggesting a possible protective effect. Category: Transgender News Author: Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Publish Date: 21st Nov 2022 - Updated: 5th Jan 2023 |
 | Lipstick Lesbian Flag The Lipstick Lesbian Flag, designed in 2010 by Natalie McCray, has six shades of pink and red stripes, one white one in the middle, and a red kiss printed on them. Category: LGBTQ+ Flags Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 20th Nov 2022 |
 | Butch Lesbian Pride Flag The Butch Lesbian Pride flag, designed using shades of blue and purple, is one variation of several lesbian flags. Category: LGBTQ+ Flags Author: Sexual Diversity Publish Date: 20th Nov 2022 |
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