Because of ethical considerations, there are no clinical trials comparing the effects of hormone therapy to conversion therapy on trans youths. But a set of recent studies tease out cause and effect.
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The ABS is exploring whether and how to ask questions on gender, sexual orientation, and variations of sex characteristics.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are also LGBTQIA+ are often not considered in research and policies. This can mean First Nations people have limited access services.
Muslim teachings on sexual and gender diversity are far more diverse than what many conservative groups would like us to believe.
Barbie has long functioned as a proxy onto which cultural aspirations and anxieties about womanhood are projected.
How can we ensure ethical research principles for young trans people and their families are met – especially when they might see research as one of few avenues for accessing care?
People sometimes assume religious traditions’ ideas about gender have always been conservative and unchanging.
Two sociologists break down how cases related to plaintiffs’ beliefs and LGBTQ+ rights have fared in federal courts over several decades.
Misconceptions about sexuality and religion could put asylum seekers facing deportation to Rwanda in danger.
Queer disabled people struggle to be seen in queer spaces that often do not accommodate them.
Sex between women has never been specifically outlawed.
Gay and gender-diverse people have historically faced enormous obstacles finding refuge abroad.
A scholar of politics and religion explains how anti-LGBTQ laws are being used to distract the public from governance failures in many parts of the world.
Guided by policy, practice and relationships with students, families and communities, teachers are charged with helping all students thrive. To suggest otherwise is disturbing.
Research shows LGBTQIA+ employees go to many lengths to conceal their true selves from workplace connections.
Japan has a rich queer history and is seeing societal changes in favor of greater LGBTQ recognition. That said, national politicians have yet to catch up.
Women have often been maligned and mistreated within the Southern Baptist denomination, writes a scholar who has researched the SBC for 25 years.
While it’s tempting to focus on what people can do to ‘stay safe’ or respond effectively to harassers, this is ultimately the wrong question to ask and puts responsibility victims.
Camp can be an attitude, a style or a behaviour and it consists of several components – exaggeration, artificiality or theatricality, breaking social norms and silliness which results in humour.
The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary people and their families.
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