Updated/Revised Date: 17th Nov 2022
Author: Sexual Diversity | Contact: SexualDiversity.org
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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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 | BRÜT Party: NYC Pride 2025 NYC Pride 2025, Friday June 27th 10:00PM - Saturday June 28th 06:00AM, 1604 Broadway, New York, NY, 10019. Category: LGBT Events Author: BRÜT Party Publish Date: 22nd Mar 2025 |
 | LGBTQ+ Young Adults with IDD: Recreational Therapists Perspectives Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: recreational therapists perspectives. Category: Education and LGBT Author: National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) Publish Date: 12th Nov 2024 |
| The Struggle of the LGBTQI+ Community in the Favelas of Brazil OP-ED article by L.M Bonato about LGBTQI+ resistance in Brazil amidst organized crime. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: L.M Bonato Publish Date: 8th Nov 2024 |
| The Flirting Paradox: How Others' Attention Can Diminish Desire Why the attention your partner receives from others is liable to diminish your desire for them. Category: Love and Romance Author: Reichman University Publish Date: 16th Oct 2024 |
| Language in Sexual Offense Judgments Makes Victims Responsible Judgments are supposed to reflect objectivity of the courts, but when we use language we inevitably express some kind of idea or conception of the world. Category: Discrimination and Abuse Author: Uppsala University Publish Date: 19th Sep 2024 |
| Running Through the Jungle Running Through the Jungle is an erotic story written by RJKIII. Category: Erotic Stories Author: RJKIII Publish Date: 26th Jul 2024 |
| Peri-Operative Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals New guidance for clinicians and departments published for peri-operative care of transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Category: Transgender News Author: AAGBI Publish Date: 24th Jul 2024 |
  | Saudi Women's Pursuit of Reform Secures Citizenship Rights The research comes as Saudi Arabia's women can now drive, travel abroad without a male guardian's permission, apply for passports, and are almost on equal footing to men. Category: Gender Equality Author: University of Sharjah Publish Date: 28th Jun 2024 |
| Study Highlights Need for Tailored Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines for Transgender Women Study finds PSA tests may give false reassurance for transgender women on estrogen therapy and could miss some cancers. Category: Transgender News Author: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Publish Date: 28th Jun 2024 |
| Increased Adoption of They/Them Pronouns Research paper provides the first evidence of how people use they or them when talking about a specific person in a spoken storytelling context. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Publish Date: 19th Apr 2024 - Updated: 24th Jun 2024 |
| Research Reveals Connection Between Partner's Gender and Women's Orgasm Expectations Study investigates factors influencing orgasm rates for women across sexual orientations. Category: Sexuality Author: Society for Personality and Social Psychology Publish Date: 4th Apr 2024 - Updated: 5th Oct 2024 |
| Dietary Supplement Use in Transmasculine People Study highlights the need for population-level research on the nutritional needs of transgender people. Category: Transgender News Author: George Mason University Publish Date: 25th Mar 2024 |
 | Exploring Sex and Gender in Science Cell issue on sex and gender in science includes a collection of articles on topics related to strategies for promoting gender equality in academia, enhancing rigor in the study of sex-related variables, and supporting transgender researchers. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: Cell Press Publish Date: 14th Mar 2024 - Updated: 5th Oct 2024 |
 | Transgender Scientists Address Academic Challenges and Offer Ways to Provide Support Transgender, and family members of transgender, scientists describe what it is like to be a transgender person in STEMM. Category: Transgender News Author: Cell Press Publish Date: 14th Mar 2024 - Updated: 5th Oct 2024 |
| Psychiatric Care of Transgender and Gender Diverse People The gender minority stress and resilience model can help psychiatrists understand and address the mental health challenges this population experiences. Category: Transgender News Author: Wolters Kluwer Health Publish Date: 8th Mar 2024 |
| Today's Problematic Use of Pornography International study reveals how problematic use of pornography is affecting people in different parts of the world, across various genders and sexual orientations. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: University of Montreal Publish Date: 5th Mar 2024 - Updated: 5th Oct 2024 |
| High School Biology Textbooks Do Not Provide Comprehensive View of Sex and Gender Textbooks used by a majority of introductory U.S. biology classes paint a Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus image, running afoul of scientific evidence. Category: Education and LGBT Author: New York University Publish Date: 22nd Feb 2024 |
   | Teaching Controversial Topics in U.S. Schools: How Americans Really Feel Americans united on core principles like importance of public education and parental involvement, but diverge on the details. Category: Education and LGBT Author: University of Southern California Publish Date: 22nd Feb 2024 |
| Golden Showers and Other Fun Things An erotic sex story featuring golden showers with urophagia, cum tributes, and more. Category: Erotic Stories Author: Anon Publish Date: 21st Feb 2024 - Updated: 30th Mar 2024 |
 | One Year Itch - LGBTQIA+ Comedy Show All-Female - Non-Binary LGBTQIA+ Comedy Theatre Show to debut in London, Great Britain. Category: LGBT Events Author: Awkward Branch Productions Publish Date: 31st Dec 2023 - Updated: 4th Feb 2024 |
 | BRÜT Party - SF Pride 2024 BRUT Party SF Pride 2024 event is on Friday, June 28th, 2024 from 10:00pm to 4:00am. Category: LGBT Events Author: BRÜT Party Publish Date: 14th Dec 2023 |
 | BRÜT Party - NYC Pride 2024 BRUT Party NYC Pride 2024 is on Friday, June 28th, 2024, 10:00pm to 4:00pm at 1604 Broadway, Manhattan, NY. Category: LGBT Events Author: BRÜT Party Publish Date: 14th Dec 2023 |
| Sport for All Genders and Sexualities European Union (EU) Project Sport for all Genders and Sexualities (SGS) presents the research on women and LGBTQ+ individuals in European grassroots sports. Category: LGBT Sports Author: German Sport University Publish Date: 23rd Nov 2023 - Updated: 14th Dec 2023 |
| Kids Quitting Sports Due to Body Image, Social Media and Gender Biases The reasons participants gave for abandoning sports were coaching issues, poor body image comparison from social media and the competitive pressure of the sport. Category: LGBT Sports Author: Nemours Publish Date: 21st Oct 2023 - Updated: 16th Dec 2023 |
| Harsh Workplace Pushing Women Out of Academia Researchers found a harsh workplace climate, which can include harassment and feelings of not belonging, was the most common reason women left academia. Category: Workplace Discrimination Author: University of Colorado at Boulder Publish Date: 21st Oct 2023 |
| Challenging Gender Roles in Prehistoric Times Research finds that women were hunters too and found little evidence to support the idea that roles were assigned specifically to each sex. Category: Sexual Diversity Studies Author: University of Delaware Publish Date: 21st Oct 2023 |
| Lack of Sexually Injuries Does Not Mean Rape Victim Is Making It Up A new study reveals the absence of sexually related injuries cannot be used in court to infer that rape victims are making it up. Category: Discrimination and Abuse Author: University of Birmingham Publish Date: 8th Oct 2023 |
| I Was Married With 2 Children When I Realized My Husband Was Gay: Why I Support National Coming Out Day My parents were very loving and strict Catholics who never allowed me or my sister to have a boyfriend until perhaps college. Category: LGBTQ Stories - Mainstream Author: Anonymous Publish Date: 7th Oct 2023 - Updated: 14th Dec 2023 |
  | Silc Touch Ergonomic Handle - The Easiest Way to Hold a Sex Toy Silc Touch ergonomic handle makes holding a sex toy easier for those with arm, hand and wrist disabilities. Category: Disability and LGBT Sexuality Author: Silc Arts LLC Publish Date: 6th Oct 2023 |
| Effect of Sexual Orientation on Sexual Function and Distress A new study suggests cisgender heterosexual women are more satisfied in relationships and have fewer depression and anxiety symptoms than cisgender sexual minority women. Category: Female Sexual Health Author: The Menopause Society Publish Date: 27th Sep 2023 |
| Sex Lives in Britain Revealed Study reveals the number of sexual partners we have changes as we age, and there are some surprising results. Category: Sexuality Author: University of East Anglia Publish Date: 8th Sep 2023 - Updated: 14th Dec 2023 |
 | Making Mental Health Services Accessible for LGBTIQA+ People in Distress Barriers to accessing potentially life-saving support persist, according to new research into suicidality in the LGBTIQA+ community. Category: Sexual Health Information Author: RMIT University Publish Date: 7th Sep 2023 |
| LGBTQ+ Friendly National Park Tours Good Trip Adventures offers specialized trips designed exclusively for queer travelers and gender minorities to explore America's national parks. Category: Travel and LGBT Tourism Author: Good Trip Adventures Publish Date: 23rd Aug 2023 - Updated: 5th Oct 2024 |
 | Gender Equality Progress Is Stalling Gender equality recovers to pre-pandemic levels but pace of progress has slowed with Iceland remaining the most gender-equal country, followed by Norway, Finland, New Zealand and Sweden. Category: Gender Equality Author: World Economic Forum Publish Date: 27th Jul 2023 - Updated: 5th Oct 2024 |
| Majority of U.S. Public Opposes Using Religious Beliefs as a Reason to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People Most U.S. adults oppose denying medical care, employment, and other services to LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs. Category: LGBT Rights Author: The Williams Institute Publish Date: 15th Jun 2023 |
 | Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to all Creation by Olivia Judson– a book review The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex: A delightful opportunity to watch things get weird and wild in the name of science and sex. Category: Tsara's Column Author: Tsara Shelton Publish Date: 14th Jun 2023 |
| Survey Finds 1 in 15 Changed Reported Sexual Identity Over a Six-Year Period Report reveals over 6% of the UK population aged 16 and over, or 1 in 15, changed their reported sexual identity over a 6 year period. Category: Sexuality Author: Lancaster University Publish Date: 12th Jun 2023 |
| Why Sexually Harassed People Might Not Come Forward Immediately or at All What would a reasonable person do? Exploring the gap between experienced and anticipated responses to sexual harassment. Category: Discrimination and Abuse Author: University of Exeter Publish Date: 10th Jun 2023 |
| Gender-Affirming Care Bans Carry Significant Penalties for Physicians State laws and policies banning gender-affirming care for minors include a range of penalties for physicians that continue to provide care. Category: LGBTQ+ News Author: The Williams Institute Publish Date: 6th Jun 2023 |
| Neuroscientific Evidence Important for Rape Trials Victims of sexual assault are often blamed for not fighting or fleeing their attackers and 70% report being frozen during the ordeal, and unable to move or cry out. Category: Physical and Verbal Abuse Author: University College London Publish Date: 23rd May 2023 - Updated: 8th Oct 2023 |
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