Abstract Purpose of Review Bisexual individuals are at increased risk for negative health
outcomes compared to heterosexual individuals and often compared to gay/lesbian …

Recognition of sexual and gender diversity in the 21st century challenges normative
assumptions of intimacy that privilege heterosexual monogamy and the biological family …

Adolescence is a time of identity exploration, and preliminary evidence indicates the ways
adolescents are describing their sexual and gender identities (SOGI) are changing. A …

Existing literature suggests that both sexual and racial minorities are at a heightened risk of
developing symptoms of depression and anxiety. However, there is minimal research …

The present research investigates the way individuals under the bisexual umbrella
conceptualize their sexual identity. Participants included 172 adults who self-identified as …

Some nonheterosexual individuals are eschewing lesbian/gay and bisexual identities for
queer and pansexual identities. The present study aimed to examine the sexual and …

Abstract “Queer” has undeniably gained popularity as a reclaimed identity in the 21st
century. Recent studies find that between 5% and 20% of non-heterosexuals identify as …

The conceptualization and measurement of sexual orientation for transgender individuals is
uniquely complicated by the way sexual orientation is rooted in dichotomous notions of sex …

Gender is one of the first identities we learn and binary distinctions based on gender (eg
girl/boy, woman/man, cisgender/transgender) are pervasive. The conceptualization of …

Bisexual individuals experience increased risk of mental health disorders compared to
lesbian, gay, and heterosexual populations. This increased risk is theorized to arise from the …