homosexuality

Rape Used to "Correct" South African Lesbians

Michael Santo — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:55:41 -0500

This is heinous, no matter what your opinion of homosexuality. NGO ActionAid has released a report titled "Hate Crimes: the rise of corrective rape in South Africa." Corrective rape, meaning that the rape is done in the belief it will lead to heterosexuality among the lesbians.

Gay and bisexual African-American men have lowest use of prostate testing

harminka — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:11:15 -0600

Gay and bisexual black men are less likely to be tested for prostate cancer than men of any other racial and ethnic backgrounds regardless of their sexual orientation, according to a recent study by a researcher at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science.

Tom Cruise Story Correction

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:31:11 -0600

Please note an important correction information about the story published here.

Homosexual Men Have Significantly Lower Personal Incomes

harminka — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:34:51 -0500

A new study in the Canadian Journal of Economics provides the first evidence on sexual orientation and economic outcomes in Canada. The study found that gay men have 12 percent lower personal incomes and lesbians have 15 percent higher personal incomes than heterosexual men and women.

Homosexuals' negative feelings about sexuality predict poor mental, sexual health

harminka — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:15:46 -0500

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have published a study showing that the degree of internalized homonegativity (negative attitude towards homosexuality) among homosexual men is what predicts poor mental and sexual health – not the act of being homosexual.

Homosexual behavior due to genetics and environmental factors

harminka — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:14:57 -0500

Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins.

An Israeli Audience with Adrienne

seher — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:11:45 -0600

A British theatre production investigating homosexuality, cross-dressing and gender has been invited to Israel to encourage artistic dialogue.

Sweden: Tee-Totallers Flee Organisation In Protest

seher — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:32:32 -0600

Members of the Swedish Temperance movement, IOGT-NTO are leaving the organisation in droves after the movement decided to exclude a controversial pastor who has openly slammed homosexuality from the pulpit.

In fruit flies, homosexuality is biological but not hard-wired

harminka — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:36:59 -0600

While the biological basis for homosexuality remains a mystery, a team of neurobiologists reports they may have closed in on an answer -- by a nose.

Singaporeans protect their right on gay sex

Dinka — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:40:14 -0500

Homosexuality is not a crime, Singaporeans argued their government ahead of a parliamentary debate on the most extensive revision of the city-state's penal code in 23 years.

HIV rates among gay men not fully explained by sexual behavior

harminka — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:40:31 -0500

Differences in sexual behaviours do not fully explain why the US HIV epidemic affects gay men so much more than straight men and women, claims research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Are civil unions a 600-year-old tradition?

harminka — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:46:06 -0500

A compelling new study from the September issue of the Journal of Modern History reviews historical evidence, including documents and gravesites, suggesting that homosexual civil unions may have existed six centuries ago in France.