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Society, Politics & Law
Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales
There has never been a specific criminal offence of lesbianism – but does that really mean that women have never been prosecuted for same-sex relationships? This article separates myth from reality.
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Society, Politics & Law
Stay together: Can LBGTQ+ and older couples show the way to a lasting love?
Who knows what makes for happy relationships? Increasingly, it looks like same-sex couples might have the secret...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression
Adolescence can be tough for young people, but it can be especially hard for teenagers who aren’t straight. Dr Mathijs Lucassen explains.
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Education & Development
Why do transgender students need safe bathrooms?
Which bathroom transgender people use has become a flashpoint in a lot of educational institutions - and other public spaces are likely to follow. Alison Gash explains why it's important.
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Society, Politics & Law
LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference
While so much progress has been made regarding the rights of the LGBTQ community, it might come as a surprise that young people in this community are at considerable risk of becoming homeless. Dr Mathijs Lucassen explores this issue and how we can overcome it.
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Society, Politics & Law
57 genders (and none for me?) - Part two
Meg Barker points to some of the problems with Facebook's new range of gender options.
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Society, Politics & Law
57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Meg Barker explores the world of Facebook gender categories, in the first of two posts.
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Education & Development
Cognition and gender development
This course taster is taken from the Open University’s ‘Child Development’ course (ED209). It is an extract from one of the four course text books (Banerjee, R. (2005) ‘Gender identity and the development of gender roles’, in Ding, S. and Littleton, K. S. (eds) Children’s Personal and Social Development, Oxford, Blackwell.) © Open University 2005
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ
Disabled people are often wrongly assumed not to have sexuality or interest in sex! Here, Jamie Hale reels off 5 things you need to know about being disabled and LGBTQ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What do you really know about HIV and AIDS?
You've probably heard a lot about HIV and AIDS in the news - but can you separate the myth from the reality? Take our quiz to find out...
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Society, Politics & Law
Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro
Danni Glover reviews a solid theoretical introduction to the social study of bisexuality.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender
Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Meg-John Barker challenges the 'gender is binary and fixed at birth' narrative.