Results for: bisexual
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New Research Says It Does, In Fact, Get Better for Gay Bullied Teens
A new study shows that it does seem to get better for bullied gay kids, but doesn’t provide much insight into how we can make things better for them now.
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Gallup Reports on Minuscule LGBT Population, Actually Gets Some Stuff Right
So what if we’re only 3.4% of the population? We’re an interesting bunch of people.
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100% Of Women Attracted To Other Women, Study Says
Dr. Gerulf Rieger, who declared in 2005 that male bisexuality doesn’t exist, is back with a new study claiming that female heterosexuality doesn’t exist. That would be really good news for anybody crushing on a straight girl… if only it were true.
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How Many People Are Queer? Probably More Than Two Percent
Alternative answer: not enough. Time to start recruiting! (…Kidding.)
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Gallup And Everyone Else Wants to Know: Were You Born This Gay?
42% of Americans believe that gay people are born rather than made.
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New Survey Reveals Every Other Poll About Gay People Was Probably Wrong
This week, a really significant and fascinating new study changed not only the information we have about queer people, but it may change what we know about research on queer people as a whole.
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Survey Says: Gay is Okay in the UK, Will Probably Continue to Be
The annual British Social Attitudes survey indicates increasing acceptance of homosexuality, though same-sex adoption and parenting remain controversial.
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It’s Official: GLSEN Says Internet Is Both Best and Worst Thing Ever for Queer Teens
A newly released GLSEN survey shows LGBT youth are more likely to be bullied online than their straight peers. But they’re also figuring out how to make it better for themselves.
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Scientists Find Lesbians, Bisexuals On the Telephone
No reports yet as to whether or not they have been found on the moon.
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Study Shows that Bisexual Men Exist, Bisexual People Not Surprised
New study by Northwestern University reverses their infamous 2005 study disputing the existence of male bisexuality.
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Study on “That’s So Gay” Says Words Can, In Fact, Hurt You
How little words can have big effects in the everyday lives of marginalized groups.
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Lovers in a Quantified Time: Canadian Census Counts Queer Families
Statistics Canada releases reports on the evolution of Canadian families in the years since same-sex marriage was legalized.
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Finally, A Study On Queer Latinas
Latina queers exist, believe it or not. And we’re having some trouble here. This time, though, we’re less alone.
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How Many Gay People Are Out There in the Big Wide World?
A new study suggests that only 1.7% of the U.S. is gay. Other studies say 4%. Or 10%. Or just “more (or less) than previously thought.” So which is actually right?
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The Trouble With Counting The Gays
This article is an example of a lesbian putting her B.A in Sociology to good use, regarding controversy surrounding a recent study that only 3.5% of the US population identifies as LGBT.
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Girls These Days: Bisexual or Lesbian, Educated and Unemployed, Raunchy but Unfunny
Today, let’s talk about why bisexuals & lesbians are popping up in big numbers on important surveys and how the American College Dream failed black graduates in the recession. Also, Vogue is combating lighter-skinned ideals of beauty in India, the conservatives are the only ones writing about the Day of Silence, and Justin Bieber is part of a lesbian conspiracy.
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Science Proves Homophobia is Really Screwing With Our Homogay Heads
THIS DATA IS A SCIENTIFIC REASON TO CHALLENGE HOMOPHOBIA, VIOLENCE, AND HARASSMENT, EVERYONE.
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Why Are Lesbian/Bi Teens Punished More Harshly Than Hets? Has This Happened to You?
According to a study released earlier this week, young gays and lesbians who commit misdemeanors are up to three times more likely to be punished than straight people who do exactly the same thing.
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How Many People Are Gay? New UK Survey Says 1%. They’re TOTALLY Wrong.
Sometimes people say things like, “”Now we have a clearer view of the real figures, we need to start asking some serious questions about the vast sums of taxpayers’ money being spent on such a small minority” and we want to smack them down.
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SMACKDOWN: Lies In “The Truth About GLSEN’s School Climate Report” from Anti-Gays
It’s tempting to look for people to blame in the wake of the terrible tragedies this past week has brought, but it’s best to resist that urge. Oh wait, no. You can blame these people.