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Fear of Discrimination causes LGBT Teens Distress August 23, 2009

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A recent publication on LGBT teens and emotional distress. LGBT teens are at higher risk for depression and thoughts of suicide. The cause? Discrimination and the resulting emotional distress. I know what you are thinking. Tell me something I don’t already know. Here’s what I’m thinking. Share this with anyone who tells you that this is not the cause. And be sure to point out to them that the researchers are from Harvard University.

J Youth Adolesc. 2009 Aug;38(7):1001-14. Epub 2009 Feb 24.Links

Emotional distress among LGBT youth: the influence of perceived discrimination based on sexual orientation. (more…)

Female to Male Surgery August 23, 2009

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A second upcoming publication on surgery in female to male transgender individuals.

Urology. 2009 Aug;74(2):419-21. Epub 2009 Apr 15.

Novel technique for proximal anchoring of penile prostheses in female-to-male transsexual. (more…)

FtM advancements in surgery August 23, 2009

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Advancements in reconstructive surgery in female to male transgendered individuals

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jun;123(6):1710-8

Scrotal reconstruction in female-to-male transsexuals: a novel scrotoplasty. (more…)

Latest Guidance on Endocrine Treatment for Transsexual Individuals August 23, 2009

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A recent publication from a group of experts proposing practice guidelines for the endocrine treatment of transsexual persons.

I do not have access to the entire paper at this time.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jun 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. (more…)

Lesbian Japanese Macaques – move over Penguins August 23, 2009

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Much has been written in the popular media about gay penguins living in zoos, to the point where the Chinese had a wedding ceremony for two gay penguins. Other zoos with gay penguins are in New York City and Germany. It is so controversial that the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” is on the censorship list of anti-gay rights groups. I can assure that the book is wholesome and adorable. I know. I read it. Any child would love it and it’s a great way to introduce your children to the concept of love between two beings of the same gender.

Well, it’s not just penguins in zoos. Many other animal species participate in same sex behavior. Here’s a recent report on Japanese macaques, which are a type of monkey. (more…)

Gay baby boomers and aging August 23, 2009

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We are all going to grow older. What happens to aging LGBT folks?

Unfortunately, I have access only to the abstract for an upcoming publication in this field. However, the paper references two organizations that seem important to mention.

Services and Advocacy for Gay Elders (SAGE) and American Society on Aging’s LGBT Aging Issues Network (LAIN).

Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2009;30(3):267-80.

Gay aging. (more…)

Male or Female? Gender tests are not always easy August 23, 2009

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Male or Female? Gender tests are not always easy

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Presto Chango. Now you are gay. August 21, 2009

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It has actually been known for several years now that fruit flies, commonly used for genetic research, can be made gay by turning on or off certain genes. In this case, just one gene. Are fruit flies human? No. But it is still proof that sexual orientation has a biological basis. (more…)

LGBT Mental Health – Study from California August 21, 2009

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Continuing the mental health theme, this abstract published very recently. The final publication is not yet out. However, you can read the provisional publication at http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-244x-9-52.pdf

I encourage you to take a look. It has a different perspective than the last paper that I published.

Yep, sometimes studies find different things. That’s real life. That’s the nature of science. That’s why experimental design and asking the right questions are so important. Especially in a field like psychology where there isn’t anything tangible to measure. (more…)

Are LGBT folks at higher risk for mental health issues? August 21, 2009

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Whew! This is a long research paper. I’ve published it here as it is an Open Access article which allows reproduction.

The paper is a review of many research publications regarding the mental health of lesbians, gays and bisexuals. I’m sorry, I don’t think it contains research on transgendered folks. Maybe there isn’t as much research out there to review.

I thought I would try to summarize a few of the “take home messages” from this paper as it is fairly difficult reading and quite long. Also, I did not include all of the tables and figures. You’ll have to follow the link to the original article.  The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/8/70

So what did these researchers do and what did they find? (more…)