Contemporary Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + Identities

Sexual Orientation & Identity Definitions

• Research on genetics of same-sex behaviour ignites ethical debate (National Post)

• There's no such thing as totally 'straight' (Independent)
• Study confirms link between the number of older brothers and increased odds of being homosexual (Medical Xpress)
• What It Means To Be Asexual, Bicurious & Other Sexualities (Refinery 29)
• The term 'LGBTI' confuses desire, behavior and identity (The Conversation)
• LGBT definitions every good ally should know (USA Today)

Sexual Orientation & Identity Demographics

• 2020 census will ask about same-sex marriages for the first time (Pew Research Center)

• More US teens are rejecting 'boy' or 'girl' gender identities (CNN)
• Number of people identifying as LGBT in the US hits a record high (Pink News)

Self-Identities

• Why so many people who identify as straight are having same-sex hookups (Cosmopolitan)
• Trying to figure out where you fit on the sexuality spectrum? Dabbling in these tests might help. (Popular Science)
• Too Many Gay Men Still Hate Their Bodies (Vice)
• Coming Out As Genderqueer (The Huffington Post)
• Straight men have a lot of gay sex (Pink News)

Prejudice & Discrimination

• Transgender Americans are more likely to be unemployed and poor (The Conversation)
  

• Majority of LGBTQ Americans Report Harassment, Violence Based On Identity (National Public Radio)
• Your Well-Intentioned ‘I Don’t See Gender’ Comment Makes Me Feel Invisible (Self)

Heterosexual Privilege

• The trouble with making LGBTIAQ people live on heterosexuals' terms (The Conversation)

Cultural Stereotypes

• Here Are Ten Common Misconceptions About LGBT People And Their Lives (Huff Post)
• Gay-identifying AI tells us more about stereotypes than the origins of sexuality (The Conversation)

Violence

• Me Too: The Difficult Truths About Gay Men And Sexual Assault (Huff Post)

Institutional Discrimination

• Pride Is Still an Elitist White Gay Fantasy (Them)
• Doctors Still Believe Intersex People Need To Be "Fixed" & That’s A Problem (Refinery 29)
• LGBTQ Workers Still Face Legal Discrimination (Fortune)
• Queer Characters Are Woefully Underrepresented On The Big Screen, Report Finds (The Huff Post)

Public Policy

• Interior Department Cut ‘Sexual Orientation’ From Anti-Discrimination Guideline (Huff Post)

• 26 US states still deny LGBT people 'basic equality' (Pink News)
• Supreme Court Decisions Affect LGBTQ Social Acceptance, Research Finds (NBC News)
• Why gay Americans have won the right to get married but can still be fired for being gay (Quartz)
• California Just Became The First State To Recognize A Third Gender (The Hill)
• A teen health survey crucial to US public policy is finally asking kids about their sexual orientation (Quartz)
• In US, 10.2% of LGBT Adults Now Married to Same-Sex Spouse (Gallup)

Youth

• The Day My Dad Kicked Me Out For Being Gay Changed My Life Forever (HuffPost)
• Eating Disorders Among LGBTQ Youth (Trevor Project)
• Anti-gay laws in 7 states affect millions of youth (Washington Blade)
• 80,000 teens will undergo 'conversion therapy' in near future, study estimates (NBC News)
• Homeless LGBTQ youth struggle to escape harassment at shelters (Think Progress)
• This Trending Hashtag Makes An Important Point About LGBTQ Youth Homelessness (Refinery 29)
• Gay, Lesbian Teens More Likely to Suffer Rapes, Attacks: CDC (The Courier)

Transgender Identities & Issues

• Even as gay rights battles are won, transgender people continue to face obstacles (Los Angeles Times)
• Transgender man tries to join sorority at Northwestern, pushes for change in Greek life (Chicago Tribune)

Social Change

• The New Gay Sexual Revolution (Advocate)