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Why Do So Many Gay and Bisexual Men Struggle With Body Image?

By Philip Ellis — 2019

What began as a proud assertion of identity has itself become a trope; the stereotype of a gay man now is one who goes to the gym and takes care of himself.

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LGBTQ American Indians Report High Levels of Depression and Abuse, Study Finds

“If LGBTQ people get assaulted or beaten up in a hate crime on tribal land, it’s often not prosecuted,” one advocate said.

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Dan Avery
2021
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Latinx Actor Vico Ortiz Talks Coming Out Non-Binary, Breaking Down Gendered Barriers

“In Latin America, there’s been a great deal of progress around gay and lesbian identities,” Ortiz says. “But with being transgender and non-binary, a lot of people are still unsure what it all means and I believe it’s connected to the words we use.”

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Lamar Dawson
2021
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The Whiteness of ‘Coming Out’: Culture and Identity in the Disclosure Narrative

Ideas of visibility and the closet have largely been shaped by white America and the gay liberation movement of the 1970s. Refusing to subscribe to this narrative gives us space to connect with our gender, our culture and our sexuality on our own terms.

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Asiel Adan Sanchez
2021
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1 in 6 Gen Z Adults Are LGBT. And this Number Could Continue to Grow.

Bisexual adults are much less likely than gays and lesbians to be “out” to the important people in their lives, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from Stanford University.

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Samantha Schmidt
2021
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LGBTQ+ Celebrities Making It Easier to Be Black, Out, and Proud

These black women and gender-nonconforming individuals have created a space for other young girls and nonbinary persons to feel seen and heard.

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D’Shonda Brown
2021
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The Coming Out Handbook

Coming out isn’t always easy. It’s when a person decides to reveal an important part of their identity to someone in their life. For many LGBTQ people, this involves sharing their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

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The Trevor Project
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“In My Day, You Were Butch or You Were Femme”

Coming out as non-binary transformed the lives of these five Americans. Here are their stories.

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Annie Tritt
2020
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More than 1 Million Nonbinary Adults Live in the U.S., a Pioneering Study Finds

The U.S. Census doesn’t ask about gender identity. Until now, no population estimate of nonbinary LGBTQ adults in the United States existed.

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Caroline Anders
2021
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“Raising Baby Grey” Explores the World of Gender-Neutral Parenting

Gender is one of the first distinctions children learn to notice in themselves and others, and, even as strides are made toward equality, it will determine many aspects of their lives.

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Crispin Long
2020
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Young Trans Children Know Who They Are

A new study shows that gender-nonconforming kids who go on to transition already have a strong sense of their true identity—one that differs from their assigned gender.

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Ed Yong
2019
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