Recent Posts in the Sexual Orientation Category:
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Illness and Deception? Asexuality on House, MD
Guest blogger Kristina Gupta examines the misconceptions surrounding asexuality in popular media.
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Cynthia Nixon Processes (bi)Sexual Identity
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The Kinsey Scale: Its Purpose And Significance
The work of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, including his Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale ("the Kinsey scale"), continues to be significant in society and culture.
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Q&A Confused About Ex-Girlfriend’s Sexual Orientation
Maybe she feels that she truly is bisexual or lesbian but ultimately wants to be dating, in a relationship with or married to a man.
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Do Our Evaluations Based On Sexual Orientation Vary By Race?
A new study reveals that the effect of sexual orientation on our evaluations of others may vary by race.
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Q&A: I Feel Guilty About My Same-Sex Attractions
The way people live their lives and the way they feel doesn’t always line up into mutually exclusive boxes.
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How Many Americans Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender?
With more and more data on sexual orientation in the United States, Kinsey's 10% figure has been challenged, and smaller percentages have been offered.
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Is There A “Gay Agenda” In The Classroom? College Students Say Yes
A new study of undergraduate students' evaluations of Human Sexuality professors suggests that lesbian/gay professors are assumed to be politically biased.
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What They’re Reading: Shane Vogel
Book recommendations from experts in the fields of sexuality, gender, health, science and relationships
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What Is Sexual Orientation Discrimination?
Sexual minorities continue to be the targets of sexual orientation discrimination, which results in negative economic and health consequences.
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What They’re Reading: Colin Johnson
Book recommendations from experts in the fields of sexuality, gender, health, science and relationships
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Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women
The Center for Sexual Health Promotion is recruiting participants for their new study examining attitudes toward bisexual men and women.
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Bottoms, Tops, Versatiles! Gay and Bi Men’s Positional Identities
In recent years, the labels gay and bisexual men use to describe their preferred position during anal sex has gained quite a bit of attention.
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What Can Sex And Dating Teach Us About Race And Ethnic Relations?
Unlike the role of gender in our sexual orientation, we are less clear in our understanding of other social characteristics, including race and ethnicity.
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Kinsey And The 10 Percent Homosexuality Myth
Determining statistics on homosexuality was challenging back in Kinsey's time, and is still controversial.
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The End Of The “Gay Chicken” Game: Is Homophobia On The Decline?
One researcher has found that kissing is common among heterosexual young men in the United Kingdom. Is this a sign of total acceptance of same-sex sexuality?
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