Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Today Is National Coming Out Day. What Does It Mean To “Come Out”?

  

  October 11 is National Coming Out Day, a day celebrated by lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and gay people, and heterosexual allies. What does coming out mean?

• Translation: An Encounter With Gender Identity

  

  What is said casually may not be casually received; my encounter with the complex world of pronouns.

• Transgender, Genderqueer, Cisgender… What Do These Terms Mean?

  

  To further our understanding of gender, I define three terms that relate to gender identity and expression: transgender, genderqueer, and cisgender.

• What Is “Sexual Identity”? Is It The Same As Sexual Orientation?

  

  What is sexual identity? How is it related to sexual orientation, and how is it different from it? It is quite complex, multidimensional, and fluid.

• Barring Same-Sex Marriage Has Economic And Health Consequences

  

  Recent research has found that barring same-sex marriage has its consequences: it hurts the economy and leads to an increase in mental illness among LGB people.

• Cuba’s Universal Health Care Covers Gender Reassignment Surgery

  

  The costs of surgical procedures to change one's sex from either female to male or male to female are covered now under Cuba's universal health care system.

• Q&A: I’m Attracted To Both Trans and Genetic Women. Am I Bisexual?

  

  Some people consider a person’s sexual orientation to be defined by the pattern of romantic and sexual attractions that they experience.

• International Transgender Day of Rememberence

  

  The International Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed on November 20th to honor transgender victims of violence.

• Psychologists Say Sexual Orientation Cannot Be Changed

  

  Late this summer, the American Psychological Association voted to denounce the practice of treating clients to change their sexual orientation.

• Women In (Sex) Science – Kinsey Style

  A week ago a few Kinsey Institute interns and research assistants participated in Indiana University's Women in Science Program's annual research conference.

• Is There Such A Thing As “Gayface”?

  Samantha ponders a new study about sexual orientation and facial characteristics - is there such a thing as "gayface"?

• Our Brush With Kinsey (Sicks) Stardom This Weekend At MBLGTACC

  

  Natalie highlights one of her favorite parts of the MBLGTACC conference - the Kinsey Sicks performance and their tour of their namesake - the Kinsey Institute.

• A New (Queer) eHarmony Thanks To Lawsuit

  A new lawsuit opens up online dating site eHarmony.com to individuals looking for same sex partners.

• Free Sex Changes Now Available in Cuba!

  Cuban officials announced earlier this month that free sex-change surgery is now available to citizens.

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