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Smoking rates significantly higher among homosexual men, women
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Men and women who are gay or lesbian are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to smoke, according to findings from a review study carried out by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Homosexual men have significantly lower personal incomes than heterosexual individuals
Oct 29, 2008 |
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A new study in the Canadian Journal of Economics provides the first evidence on sexual orientation and economic outcomes in Canada. The study found that gay men have 12 percent lower personal incomes and lesbians have 15 per ...
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Lesbians like men -- with major difference
May 16, 2006 |
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Lesbians react to body odors like heterosexual men but with an important difference -- they are not sexually aroused, Swedish researchers say.
Black gay men, lesbians, have fewer mental disorders than whites
Oct 02, 2007 |
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According to a study conducted at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations, blacks and Latinos do not have more mental disorders than whites.
Anti-gay hate crimes widespread
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Nearly four in 10 gay men and about one in eight lesbians and bisexuals in the United States have been the target of violence or a property crime because of their sexual orientation, according to a new study by University ...
Pregnant women who are lesbians want to be treated like any other expectant mother
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Midwives often struggle to meet the needs of pregnant women who are lesbians, with patients reporting that the focus is often on their sexuality rather than the fact that they are expecting a baby, according to research in ...
It's not easy being gay
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Members of 'sexual minorities' are around twice as likely as heterosexuals to seek help for mental health issues or substance abuse treatment. A model of treatment-seeking behavior, described in the open access journal BMC Ps ...
Bisexuality not a transitional phase among women, according to new research
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Bisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt "on their way" to lesbianism, according to new research published by the American Psychological ...
Belief in God, parenthood prompt gay partners to make commitment
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Which gay and lesbian couples are more likely to legalize their relationship and hold a commitment ceremony? Those with children and strong religious beliefs, says a new University of Illinois study.
Parents' sexuality influences adoption choices
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 03, 2009 |
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A couple's sexual orientation determines whether or not they prefer to adopt a boy or a girl. Gay men are more likely to have a gender preference for their adopted child whereas heterosexual men are the least likely. What's ...
Easily grossed out? You're more likely a conservative
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Are you someone who squirms when confronted with slime, shudders at stickiness or gets grossed out by gore? Do crawly insects make you cringe or dead bodies make you blanch?
Bill Hattoy dies of AIDS complications
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Bob Hattoy, a former Clinton aide and the first openly gay person with AIDS to speak at a national political convention, has died in California at 56.
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