The purpose of the study was to examine differences in aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity participation based on intersection gender sexual orientation among cisgender college students. Data from American College Health Association National Assessment collected between Fall 2015 2018 were analyzed. Differences population average for meeting (separately) recommendations computed each inte...

OBJECTIVE To explore how lesbian, gay, and bisexual healthcare practitioners manage their identity in the clinical examination of patients. DESIGN Qualitative study using grounded theory. SETTING Hospital and primary health care. PARTICIPANTS 16 healthcare professionals who identified themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and are involved in the clinical examination of patients. RESU...

A diploid parthenogenetic strain of Drosophila mercatorum was outcrossed to produce genetic variance among the impaternate female offspring. Selection experiments were carried out for reluctance of the parthenogenetic females to mate. After only two cycles of selection, a parthenogenetic strain which is significantly less receptive to males from three different bisexual strains was obtained. It...

BACKGROUND There is a dearth of research into the mental health of gay men, lesbians and bisexual men and women in the UK. AIMS To assess rates and possible predictors of mental illness in these groups. METHOD A comprehensive assessment was made of the psychological and social well-being of a sample of gay men, lesbians and bisexual men and women, identified using 'snowball' sampling. RES...

The Mpowerment Project is a community-level HIV prevention intervention for young gay and bisexual men ages 18-27. The program seeks to build a strong, supportive young gay and bisexual men's community where young gay and bisexual men nurture and protect each other, particularly with regard to HIV prevention. The program's theoretical framework draws from the areas of diffusion of innovations, ...

Despite ongoing prevention efforts, young gay and bisexual males continue to engage in sexual behaviors that place them at disproportionately high risk for HIV infection. Parental monitoring and parent-child communication have been found to be associated with low-risk sexual behavior among heterosexual youth, but the role of family interactions for gay and bisexual male youth remains largely un...

Research on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth with LGBTQ parents is absent in the social science literature. The present qualitative, exploratory study utilized a social constructionist and queer theoretical lens through which to explore the sexual/gender identity formation and disclosure experiences of 18 LGBTQ young adults with lesbian/bisexual mo...

Abstract Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) refers to a diverse community from gender, sexual, cultural perspective. While these identities tend be grouped under the broad heading of LGBT, diversity differences among between groups couldn't more obvious or evident. This brief review literature provides important information that will help nurses other health care providers offer cul...