Category: Sexual Orientation

Rachel H. Farr conducted a longitudinal study during the early 2000s to see whether parental sexual orientation effected childhood development in early to middle childhood of children that were adopted (Farr, 2017). The participants for the study were recruited from five private adoption agencies from across the continental United States, where adoption by same-sex couples…

Brief Overview A critical factor in understanding health disparities lies in defining the status of sexual minority groups over an extended development period. Lack of quality and unanimity in the methods used to collect, operationalize, and analyze data is a critical barrier, especially when sexual orientation begin to emerge. The age between adolescence and the…

Recently, in western society sexual orientation has been a large topic of discussion. Kauth and Kalichman (1995) defined sexual orientation as the cumulative experience and interaction of erotic fantasy, romantic-emotional feelings, and sexual behavior directed toward one or both genders (p. 82, as cited in Wilkinson & Roys, 2005, p. 66). Yet, questions arise with…

Most people usually would say yes to my question. Why is that? Why do individuals that are more for versed in LGBTQ(+) rights community or equality would usually agree to with this type of question. The Equality Act 2010 states, You mustn’t be discriminated against because you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual or heterosexual. This is called…