Simon and Gagnon’s sexual script theory identifies multitiered influences, which shape individual ideas about sexual relationships. The cultural celebration of heterosexuality as the accepted standard dominates major social institutions and permeates cultural sexual messages. The reception of these heteronormative messages influences the formation of individualized sexual scripts; however, how ...

Objectives. We investigated immune phenotypes of HIV+ patients who present late, considering late presenters (LPs, CD4+ < 350/μL and/or AIDS), advanced HIV disease (AHD, CD4+ < 200/μL and/or AIDS), and AIDS presenters (AIDS-defining condition at presentation, independently from CD4+). Methods. Patients newly diagnosed with HIV at our clinic between 2007-2011 were enrolled. Mann-Whitney/Chi-squa...

The objective of this study is to explore the inclusiveness lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adolescents in junior high school from perspective LGBTQ Sweden. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 GBTQ adolescents, aged 16 19. was approved by Swedish Ethical Review Authority (Dnr: 2019-03816). A Braun Clark inspired thematic analysis performed through a...

Background: CD4 can assess the immune status of a patient with HIV, and this is considered standard way assessing characterizing severity HIV-related immunodeficiency. cell counts are associated increased mucocutaneous manifestations. This study aims to explain relationship between manifestations in HIV-AIDS patients.&#x0D; Methods: analytical retrospective cross-sectional design. The data pres...

A large number of morphological, physiological and behavioural traits are differentially expressed by males and females in all vertebrates including humans. These sex differences, sometimes, reflect the different hormonal environment of the adults, but they often remain present after subjects of both sexes are placed in the same endocrine conditions following gonadectomy associated or not with ...

“Masculine capital” refers to the social power afforded by the display of traits and behaviors that are associated with orthodox, stereotypical masculinity. Men who are concerned with their masculine identity may utilize these traits and behaviors to increase their overall masculine capital, and to mitigate “failures” in other domains of masculinity. However, their success at accruing and tradi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify young women's ideal images of sexual situations and expectations on themselves in sexual situations. STUDY DESIGN We conducted audio-taped qualitative individual interviews with 14 women aged 14 to 20 years, visiting two youth centers in Sweden. Data were analysed with constant comparative analysis, the basis of grounded theory methodology. RE...

“Gender blending” is found on every continent; the Hijras in India, the female husbands in Navajo society, and the travestis in Brazil exemplify so-called “third genders.” The American version of a third gender may be drag queen performers, who confound, confuse, and directly challenge commonly held notions about the stability and concrete nature of both gender and sexuality. Drag queens sugges...