Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender People Research Articles

‘There’s Nothing Clinical About It’: LGBT Health and the Atmosphere of the Clinic

ABSTRACT Over the last decade, several former Australian AIDS Councils (turned LGBT health organisations) have opened dedicated primary healthcare clinics for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Operating at the intersection of medical practice and queer politics, these clinics try to enact a type of care that is attuned to the power relations between LGBT people and medicine. Drawing on the concepts of affective atmospheres (Anderson, 2009, “Affective Atmospheres.” Emotion, Space and Society 2 (2): 77–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2009.08.005) and queer feelings (Ahmed 2014, The Cultural Politics of Emotion. Edinburgh University Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt1g09 × 4q), this article argues that senses of the feelings and emotions of LGBT people evoked by mainstream medical spaces are central to the design of LGBT clinics. This analysisis based on situated interviews with practice managers which examined the affective intent of LGBT clinics. By examining how practice managers consider location, the curation of art and health promotion materials, and the employment of peer workers, this article argues that LGBT clinics are helping to make LGBT health a tangible and meaningful subcategory of public health by designing spaces in which medicine can be encountered within a ‘queer atmosphere’.

The impact of Internet pornography on children and adolescents: A systematic review

ObjectivesYoung people's exposure to online pornographic material has increased in the past years. Its impact is a complex topic but an important issue due to growing concerns. Therefore, we reviewed the literature on Internet pornography consumption and its impact on children and adolescents. Furthermore, we examined young people's thoughts about pornography and their reasons for consumption. MethodWe performed a systematic literature search in the online databases ERIC, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, and PSYNDEX for peer-reviewed articles in English, published between 2000 and 2022 and additionally identified secondary references. ResultsWe could determine associations between pornography consumption and demographic variables (e.g., age, gender), personal characteristics (e.g., [sexual] sensation seeking, sexual interest and experience, general risk behavior), environmental variables (e.g., peers, family), attitudes (e.g., gender role attitudes, permissive sexual attitudes), behavior (e.g. sexual risk behaviour, sexting) and sexual aggression (e.g., sexual cybervictimization, grooming). Moreover, we found that girls have a more negative attitude towards pornography than boys who have an ambivalent opinion on the subject. Most adolescents are aware that the majority of pornographic material is exaggerated and unrealistic. Furthermore, pornography is not only watched out of curiosity and for sexual arousal but also used as a source of sexual information, especially by minority groups. DiscussionMany effects that impair children's development have been documented. The results found in this review are often contradictory. Therefore, further replication studies are needed. In addition, we propose several preventive measures, e.g., sexual health education at schools for both heterosexuals and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) people.

Non-linear changes in public opinion on LGBT in Estonia and Ukraine

Over the past few decades, the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people has improved significantly and attitudes towards these vulnerable social groups have become more favorable, but discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity remain widespread. Based on the corpus of data obtained during 1991–2023 from series of representative international and national studies, changes in public opinion about LGBT people in two post-Soviet countries were analyzed. It is shown that despite the numerous differences between Estonian and Ukrainian societies, different legislative fields and other factors, the dynamics of attitudes towards LGBT issues in both countries have many common features (namely, the initial period of stable low public support for LGBT is replaced by its rapid growth, which, in in turn, passes into a period of stable high support), and the process of changes in public opinion over time can be described by a logistic equation. The nature of changes in public opinion described in the article is applied to most of the considered data, and the duration of the initial period of stable-low support (on average, 11 years for Estonia and about 20 years for Ukraine) is comparable to the period separating two generations. The applied mathematical model gives grounds for predicting that the maximum of public support for LGBT may be reached in Estonia at the end of the 2020s, and in Ukraine at the beginning of the 2030s. Unfortunately, social stigmatization of LGBT issues significantly limits the availability of data that can become basis of the analysis. The article discusses some possible factors of changes in public support for LGBT issues (the number and openness of LGBT people, instability in the respective societies / states, etc.), and outlines the heuristic value of the proposed model and directions for further development.

Life satisfaction in the Spanish LGBT community: Sexual and gender identities, health and sociodemographic correlates

This paper examines differences in the life satisfaction (LS) of Spanish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community as a function of sexual and gender identities, health and sociodemographic variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted (1,451 LGBT adults) and non-parametric analyses were performed. LG presented higher LS than bisexuals and non-cisgender participants had lower LS than cisgender. LS was lower among obese persons than overweight and normal range groups. Those participants who accomplished the WHO’s physical activity recommendations reported higher LS than those who did not meet them. The oldest persons and those with higher incomes reported higher LS than other corresponding groups by age and SES. This group of sexual, gender, health and sociodemographic correlates of LS among LGBT people provides additional information that may be useful for social policies aimed at improving the quality of life of this community, especially in the economic and health crises due to COVID-19.

Examining Associations Between Discrimination, Social Cohesion, and Health among White LGBT versus POC LGBT Chicagoans

Consistent with the minority stress perspective, lesbian/gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals on average report worse health than heterosexual individuals in several domains, for example, general health, mental health, physical health, and healthcare access. Intersectionality‐based research shows that LGBT people of color (POC) are, on average, at even greater risk for adverse health outcomes. Discrimination and social cohesion may be two mechanisms underlying these between‐ and within‐group disparities, given that both constructs are frequently reported within marginalized populations, and that both broadly relate to health. This study used data from the Chicago Department of Public Health to examine broad health differences between White LGBT and LGBT POC, and to test specific models in which social cohesion mediated links between discrimination and health. LGBT POC reported experiencing worse general health, lower access to health care, more experiences of discrimination, and lower feelings of social cohesion than did White LGBT individuals. No mediation effects emerged; however, there was a direct effect of experiencing discrimination on mental health distress. Discrimination exposure inversely related to the feelings of social cohesion.

Kontekstualisasi Nilai-Nilai Pancasila dan Hadis dalam Merespon Fenomena LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, dan Transgender)

This study aims to contextualize the values of Pancasila and Hadith in responding to the phenomenon of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) as a human unnaturalness. This article also seeks to reveal how the fundamental differences between Pancasila and Hadith in responding to LGBT as well as our attitude towards LGBT people in the current context. This research is a library research with data analysis techniques using content analysis. The data analysis technique in this research is done by collecting all materials related to LGBT through Google Scholar both in the perspective of Pancasila and Hadith. Then conducted a literature review of the content in depth. The findings are Pancasila and Hadith have the same perspective that LGBT cannot be legalized. Pancasila and Hadith limit freedom of expression and not unlimited freedom. Our attitude towards LGBT people in the context of today is to embrace, rehabilitate, and provide education, not to judge, discriminate, and segregate them.

Fenomena Perilaku LGBT di Kalangan Muslim dan Kristen: Studi Kasus Media Sosial

The Phenomenon of LGBT Behavior Among Muslims and Christians: A Case Study of Social Media. While the type of research used by the author is a library research. As for the data analysis using descriptive qualitative methods, content analysis comparative methods, and hermeneutic methods. Problems on social media related to LGBT come from pornographic sites where users can easily participate, share and create content in the virtual world which is immediately widespread, apart from that there are facts proving this deviation, also because this issue is a classic issue that then it is developing again at the present time, especially in the community and has a very negative impact because it can damage the morale of the nation's children and is very contrary to religious norms, values and Pancasila. This research approach takes the historical approach method. The results of this study indicate that the phenomenon of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) is a group that has a different sexual orientation than heterosexuals. In Indonesia, it began to be advertised openly in people's lives. Many people claim that they are LGBT. For Muslims and Christians in Indonesia about the Sodom people at the time of Prophet Lut who were punished by God for same-sex sexual behavior that deviated and left religious teachings. One of the developments of LGBT is the spread of social media where users can communicate, share and create content by spreading photos or videos. The issue of sexual deviance has become the object of debate where people still think that LGBT behavior is an act that is not appropriate. And some people think that everyone has the right to freedom of belief, express thoughts and attitudes according to their conscience.This finding is in accordance with Akhmad Said Asrori The Executive Board of Nadhlatul Ulama (PBNU) emphasized that he rejects the practice or actions of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) because it greatly deviates from the teachings of Islam. All Muslims are obliged to guide LGBT actors to the right path. Research, these findings disagree with the world leader Barrack Obama who legalized same-sex marriage and indicated that he supports LGBT people. Same-sex couples who wish to marry, can register their marriage at the US civil registry office.

The Formation of the Generational Difference in Social Cognition of Homosexuality: A Case Study of Mainland China

In mainland China, approximately 70 million LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people are existing in society. In a predominantly heterosexual Chinese society, homosexual people are often treated with discrimination and prejudice. The perception of homosexuality also varies greatly by different age groups. These differences are generated by multiple social factors. This paper first uses semi-structured interviews to summarize the differences in perceptions of homosexuality among people of different age groups (young generation, middle-aged generation, old generation) from two perspectives (substantive identity and outward expression). Next, the paper analyzes the reasons for these differences in three major aspects: history, culture, and politics. Finally, this paper also looks into the future direction of homosexuality perceptions in China and offers practical advice and expectations from different aspects. The paper is hoped to promote greater acceptance and tolerance of homosexuals in Chinese society and practical measures taken by governments to create a homosexual-friendly society.

MASLAHAT DALAM HUKUMAN MATI BAGI PELAKU LGBT

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) is a term used since the 1990s to describe a group of people with different sexual orientations and behaviors. This term replaces the previous phrase "Gay Community". Some countries that reject LGBT people are Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan and Iran, which are known to have imposed the death penalty on LGBT people. Though there have been no reports of actual death sentences in recent years. This study aims to reveal the relationship between the benefits of Islamic law and the possibility of imposing the death penalty on LGBT offenders. A normative approach is used in this study and it is found that in Islam, LGBT is prohibited. Although scholars differ on the punishment for LGBT offenders, there are still LGBT offenders found in the Muslim community. The maslahah perspective is presenting studies and guidelines that can be used as a reference in determining the appropriate punishment for LGBT offenders. The assumption about the permissibility of being LGBT can be rebutted by the presence of power that underlies one's religious beliefs. Scientists hope that punishment for LGBT offenders will not only become a discourse but should be considered if possible to be implemented. The government and all related elements must be able to provide awareness that stigma, discrimination or prejudice against LGBT people is something that can happen because religion prohibits LGBT actions and the concept of human rights is upheld in Indonesia.

LGBT tourist decision-making and behaviours. A study of Millennial Italian tourists

PurposeSociological researches about tourism of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are growing in number. These studies are carried out mainly in Anglo-Saxon countries, although nowadays tour operators, travel agencies, cruise and airline companies have started to reserve more and more services and promotions to this group of travellers all around the world. To fill this gap, the paper presents the results of a research that involved 650 Italian LGBT Millennial travellers.Design/methodology/approachUsing the exploratory technique of multiple correspondence analysis, the research focussed on the study of decision-making processes, finding out the factors that drive young LGBT people to prefer one destination over the others, distinguishing motivations between pull and push factors.FindingsFor Italian LGBT Millennials, tourism means more than just recreation. Tourism could also represent a strategy that gives them temporary escape from social prejudice and inequality, since tourist experiences provide an opportunity to re-build LGBT people' sexual identity and enjoy social freedom that LGBT people are deprived of whilst being at home.Originality/valueThe analysis allowed to underline some differences. Even if LGBT people share the burden of being as a member of a sexual and gender minority, LGBT people attribute a slightly different meaning to tourism, considering distinct push and pull factors.

Bound by Bostock: The effect of policies on attitudes

Do laws affect attitudes? Traditional models of policy creation emphasize how public opinion shapes policy but isolating the effect of one on the other is empirically challenging. The unexpected and exogenous nature of the Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court decision, which banned employment discrimination for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) people, lends credibility to the notion of isolating the effect of policies on attitudes. Additionally, the Bostock decision affects labor market policy, while prior work on the relationship between policies and attitudes has primarily examined changes in social policy. I use the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock, paired with state variation in LGBT employment protections to estimate difference-in-differences and event study models to demonstrate that states that were “bound by Bostock” experienced a reduction in unfavorable attitudes towards LGBT people, supporting a legitimacy model of policy effects on attitudes. Finally, I examine heterogeneity in effects and find suggestive evidence that those who are interested in government, are male, or are Republican drive effects.

Attitudes and knowledge of the tunisian medical staff towards LGBT patients

IntroductionSexual minorities have been coming out more than ever before. However, Tunisian laws and society are still not supportive of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights. To this day, Tunisian doctors are requisitioned to carry out anal tests as part of expert testimonies in cases of conviction for homosexuality.ObjectivesAssess Tunisian physicians’ attitudes and knowledge towards LGBT patients.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study in October 2021, among 445 Tunisian physicians and medical students. Data were collected via an anonymous self-administered online questionnaire including sociodemographic data and the LGBT Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT-DOCSS).ResultsThe overall LGBT-DOCSS score was quite good (4.47 ±0.85). The attitudes of Tunisian doctors were better than their knowledge (p=0.01; t=2.6), which was better than their clinical preparedness (p<10-3; t=25) in treating LGBT patients. Doctors who self-identify as sexual minorities and those who interacted with LGBT people in their daily lives, were less stigmatising, more able to treat them and had better knowledge of their needs. Those who had had sexology training (5%) had better LGBT-DOCSS score (p=0.013), better knowledge (p=0.045) and preparedness (p<10-3) in treating LGBT patients but did not appear to be less stigmatising than the rest of the group (p=0.9). Religiosity was associated with a more stigmatising attitude (p<10-3), but had no impact on knowledge or preparedness.ConclusionsThis study points to gaps, identified by doctors themselves when faced with an LGBT patient. A more inclusive health system requires better matching of health services to the needs of the whole population without discrimination.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on mental health and well-being of LGBT adolescents

PurposeThe lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face discrimination, verbal harassment, rejection and physical violence that affect their mental health and well-being. Adolescence is a critical period for the development of mental health and well-being. The purpose of this study is to analyze research publications on the mental health and well-being of LGBT adolescents.Design/methodology/approachA comprehensive research strategy was implemented using the SciVerse Scopus database to accomplish the objective of the study. The study period was all times up to 2020. VOS viewer program was used for mapping of frequent author keywords, journal citations and research collaboration.FindingsThe search strategy found 1,167 documents authored by 4,067 researchers and disseminated through 321 scientific journals. Research on the topic started half a century ago but showed a visible steep growth after 2008. Authors and institutions in the USA dominated the field. Northwestern University, based in the USA, was the most active institution. No significant cross-country collaboration was observed in this field. The most active journal was Journal of Adolescent Health (n = 67, 5.7%), followed distantly by the Journal of LGBT Youth (n = 48, 4.1%). The contribution of journals in the field of mental health to the topic was limited. Documents on family acceptance, suicidality and school victimization/violence received the highest number of citations. The retrieved documents in the field had five major topics: suicide, mental health/depression, bullying/victimization, substance use/alcohol and violence.Research limitations/implicationsThe present study has a few limitations that are typical of any bibliometric study. Both the search strategy and the use of Scopus are inherent limitations of bibliometric studies.Practical implicationsPolicymakers and public health experts in various countries need to prioritize research on the mental health and well-being of LGBT adolescents based on the number of publications produced by the country. The finding that certain world regions have limited research contribution does not mean the absence of mental health problems of LGBT adolescents.Social implicationsThe limited number of scholars in the field of sexual health, the cultural barriers are the main obstacles for publishing in this field. Research on LGBT adolescents’ mental health and well-being should be prioritized in countries and world regions with limited research in this field. Therefore, journal editors should endorse publications in this field through publishing thematic issues in this field.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to assess the scientific research publications on the mental health of the LGBT people as an indication of interest and social problems facing this community.

LGBT Health Care Access: Considering the Contributions of an Invitational Approach

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have historically, and continue today to encounterbarriers to accessing health services. This has been attributed to the well-documented heterosexism,homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia that shape all health and social institutions. In this paper,invitational theory offers insight into the challenges faced by a childbearing lesbian couple to accesssupportive health care, and sheds light on inequities faced by LGBT people when accessing health care inCanada. The author draws on critical feminist research and invitational concepts to build an understandingof four dimensions of this couple’s access to supportive care. The invitational approach is combined withan explicitly critical stance to highlight gender and other relations of power, and to provide a theoreticalrationale for incorporating invitational concepts into equity-related research, including a currentapplication focused on improving LGBT home care access in the Canadian context. Given the deeplyembedded structural inequities that hinder the creation of intentionally inviting environments for diversegroups, this research has implications both for shedding light on areas in need of health care accessresearch, as well as for integrating invitational approaches that align with critical pedagogies into healthcare education.

Pastoral Counseling Services For LGBT Congregations

LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) people are currently becoming a topic of conversation in Indonesian society. The debate about LGBT is also viewed from various aspects of the life of the Indonesian people, especially from the moral and spiritual aspects. Some accept, and some also reject the existence of LGBT people. However, the church generally rejects their existence and excommunicates and punishes them. This attitude does not describe the church as a place to show love. LGBT people need a touch of love from the church with pastoral assistance. Through pastoral care provided by the church, LGBT people can be helped to experience recovery through a touch of Christ's love.

Disarming as a tactic of resistance in Pink Dot

Abstract Pink Dot is an annual rally in support of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people in Singapore. In a country where many prefer to avoid overt displays of dissent, Pink Dot has gained significant popular support. In this article, I explore how it has done so. Through a close multimodal analysis focusing on the use of colour, layout, and typography in a Pink Dot 2017 flyer, I demonstrate how these features work together in the Singaporean context to realize meanings of positivity, warmth, and inclusivity whilst simultaneously de-emphasizing notions of claiming rights. I argue Pink Dot discursively attenuates the potentially discordant elements of its message and marshals this apparent neutrality to gather support for its ostensibly depoliticized message – a process that I term disarming. It is an assimilationist strategy deliberately made for Singapore’s particular sociopolitical context and it has proven effective in securing mass popular support amongst Singaporeans.

Linking LGBT inclusion and national innovative capacity

This paper investigates the relationship between the social inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, and technological innovation. It empirically establishes that LGBT inclusion helps foster human capital skills, thus strengthening national innovative capacity. Exploiting cross-country data, this research provides suggestive evidence that social tolerance towards homosexuality is positively correlated with the economic complexity index, a novel measure of cross-country differences in innovative capabilities. Individual-level analyses, based on data from the World Values Survey, reveal that surveyed respondents who self-report tolerance towards homosexual acts tend to have positive attitudes towards technological innovation, ceteris paribus. This lends credence to the international evidence. Further analyses indicate that the link between LGBT inclusion and innovation is partially mediated through the accumulation of human capital. The main findings suggest that the social exclusion of LGBT people, at least to some extent, impedes long-run economic development by hindering innovative activities.

Learning Management on Sexual Diversity in Social Studies through a Case Study on Identity Formation in LGBT Elderly

The purpose of this research is to study learning management on sexual diversity in social studies through a case study on identity formation in the LGBT elderly. The sample included 12 LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) elderly people determined by the concept of age ranges or generations. This study is in the form of a qualitative study by using the methodology, autobiography, and storytelling of life history. 
 
 The results of the study revealed that these LGBT elderly people developed or formed LGBT identity at their early age before entering to acceptance of LGBT. Most of them were aware that they had a sexual identity different from general people since they were young. Some of them accepted such identity and express it right away whereas some tried to hide it since it was unacceptable in their living societies. Then they sought knowledge by themselves through direct experience and from other people with the same sexuality. However, these LGBT people thought that education should take the role to educate about LGBT to understand LGBT people as well as others. Regarding learning management, the focus should be on the target group of teenage students by emphasizing understanding and awareness of right, liberty, and equality in genders and societies.

Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are often stigmatised and discriminated against. This population is expected to experience poorer mental health outcomes compared with heterosexual and cis-gendered people, a phenomenon healthcare providers need to take note of and act upon. This study aimed to explore and describe the mental health challenges of LGBT people. An integrative literature search was conducted. The following electronic databases were searched: Academic Search Premier, Africa-Wide Information, Business Source Premier, eBook Collection (EBSCOhost), E-Journals, ERIC, Family & Society Studies Worldwide, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Humanities Source, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, Social Work s, TOC Premier, WorldCat.org, Taylor and Francis Journals, Biomed Central and Wiley Online Library. An internet search was also carried out using Google and Google Scholar databases. The following search terms were identified: ‘LGBT’ OR ‘LGBT community’ AND ‘mental health challenges/problems’ OR ‘mental/psychiatric illness’. The reviewed literature comprised research conducted globally between 2010 and 2019. From the 2545 titles, 345 abstracts were examined, resulting in 57 articles. The 57 full-text articles were examined to verify whether they addressed the scope of the literature review, of them, 21 addressed the mental health challenges of LGBT people. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people experience the following mental health challenges: emotional distress, stigmatisation, victimisation, discrimination and barriers to accessing healthcare services. The results showed that although LGBT has been legalised in many countries, LGBT communities still experience significant mental health challenges. Healthcare providers are in a position to address challenges related to social and healthcare structures and act as advocates in order to promote the mental health of LGBT individuals.

Discrimination and Exclusion on Grounds of Sexual and Gender Identity: Are LGBT People's Voices Heard at the Workplace?

The review explores key issues associated with discrimination and hostility faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people at work and organizational responses to it. Starting from a description of the main challenges facing LGBT workers' identity management, the review examines manifestations of negative attitudes towards gender and sexual minority groups, highlighting processes of subtle discrimination and exclusion. It presents and critiques dominant organizational responses to LGBT stigmatization, highlighting the need for holistic, intersectional approaches, and pointing out issues requiring further research.