Articles related to "Sexual Orientation"
Anorexia and Sexual Orientation
Recent studies indicate that while male homosexuals have a greater risk of developing anorexia than their "straight" counterparts, lesbian populations show less incidence of the illness than heterosexual women.
• anorexia
• sexual orientation
• homosexual
• lesbian
• eating disorder
Bisexuality: Information and Resources
Offers information on bisexuality and some good online resources for people interested in learning more.
• bisexual
• bisexuality
• resources
• sexual orientation
• sexual identity
Maine Won't Discriminate
The Maine legislature, like many other state legislatures, decided that they should have the same equal protection as any other Maine citizen. In March 2005, Maine's legislature voted to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in areas of housing, employment, credit, accommodations, and education.
• maine
• maine won't discriminate
• sexual orientation
• discrimination
• gay rights
Illegal Workplace Harassment: It's Not Just Sexual!
Although harassment of a sexual nature is the most common form of illegal workplace harassment, harassment by supervisors, coworkers, and non-employees also occurs as a result of an individual's age, color, citizenship, disability, military status, national origin, race, or religion. This article explores all forms of workplace harassment.
• anti-discrimination statutes
• u. s. supreme court
• meritor savings bank v. vinson
• circuit court
• quid pro quo
Abstinence Teaching Ignores LGBTs
Abstinence-only-until-marriage education defines heterosexual marriage as the ideal for all students and prevents discussion of gay issues in the classroom.
• abstinence teaching ignores lgbt students
• abstinence-only-until-marriage education
• sex education
• sexual orientation in schools
• us federal guidelines exclude homosexuality
California and Gay Marriage
The California Supreme Court's decision affecting homosexuals' right to marry leaves many conservatives criticizing the case, again making gay marriage a campaign issue.
• california gay marriage
• california supreme court
• california constitution sexual orientation
• california homosexual marriage
• gay marriage john mccain
From Queers To Convicts
The Don't Ask, Don't Tell military policy is driving homosexual servicemen and women out in droves only to be replaced by prisoners with criminal records.
• don't ask don't tell
• gay soldiers
• dadt
• homosexuality
• sexual orientation
Homosexuality in the Media
The mass media has always been interested in public figures' sexuality; this is clearly evidenced in the case of Quebec Canada politician Andre Boisclair.
• sexuality and media
• gay politicians
• boisclair and the media
• canadian politicians and sexuality
• gay public figures
Three Genders In Japan and India
Japan's lady boys and India's hijras represent two populations that recognize and accept a third gender beyond man and woman, proving the gender binary wrong.
• transgender
• lgbt
• hijras
• lady boys
• japan
Discrimination Against LGBT People
Is discrimination against gays & lesbians sex discrimination? Robert Wintemute says yes - but poor legal analysis can make the orientation-gender link easy to miss.
• gay and lesbian discrimination
• lgbt discrimination
• sex discrimination
• sexual orientation discrimination
• orientation and sex discrimination
Gay as animals
Wild kingdom is coming out of the closet. The long-suppressed evidence of homosexual behaviour in other animals forces us to reconsider what it means to be gay, and its place in society.
• homosexuality behaviour in animals
• gay men
• lesbians
• compassion
• self-acceptance
Inadequate Legal Protection
Anti-discrimination legislation can be under-inclusive if it fails to provide a ground of discrimination that adequately reflects the adverse treatment suffered.
• under-inclusive grounds of discrimination
• multiple discrimination
• sexual discrimination
• racial discrimination
• pearce v governing body of mayfield school
Should We Ban Organised Religion?
Megastar Elton John must've expected a worldwide backlash when he said organised religion should be banned but caused little more than ripples among religions themselves.
• organised religion
• organised
• religion
• elton john
• banned