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This study tested the effects of multiple ideologies on support for restrictive policies against gay and lesbian individuals and organizations and if these effects were mediated by sexual prejudice. Social dominance orientation (SDO), conservatism, and right‐wing authoritarianism (RWA) each had significant direct and indirect effects. SDO had the most consistent direct effects in addition to its effects through sexual prejudice. The direct effects of conservatism were smaller and similar in size to its indirect effects through prejudice. Although the direct effect of RWA was significant for policy attitudes, its effect was entirely mediated through sexual prejudice for organization opposition. Results suggest that high‐RWA individuals adopt their positions largely because of prejudice toward sexual minorities, while high‐SDO individuals adopt their positions partly out of prejudice and partly because these positions perpetuate hierarchies between heterosexuals and sexual minorities. Results also diminish the principled conservatism argument that conservative positions on these policies and organizations are absent of prejudice. As policies continue to be enacted that affect the sexual minority community, research is needed to identify the underlying motivations for individuals' positions toward these policies.

This study evaluated the psychosocial outcomes of sexual and gender minorities (SGM) youth attending a community social support group in Central Texas from October 2019 to October 2020. SGM youth are at an increased risk of experiencing depression and social challenges due to hetero and cis-normative social norms. This study examined the efficacy of a group intervention for addressing the challenges of 128 SGM youth who participated in this study. Data collection included levels of social support and depression. Analysis between three groups, newcomers ( n = 67), <6 months attendance ( n = 30), and >6 months attendance ( n = 29), found significant differences among Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale 10 total scores, peer support, significant other support, and overall support with greater support seen in participants with greater attendance. We provide recommendations for community-based organizations to better serve SGM youth per our findings.

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Paceley, MS, Fish, JN, Conrad, A, Schuetz, N. Diverse community contexts and community resources for sexual and gender minority youth: A mixed-methods study. J Community Appl Soc Psychol. 2019; 29: 445– 460. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2417, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2417. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley's version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. ; Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth face marginalization and oppression on the basis of their SGM identity, and they often lack traditional support systems to deal with these minority stressors. SGM community resources may alleviate the impact of the stressors that SGM youth face, but these have not been studied in relation to the size and climate of SGM youth's communities. This mixed-methods study examined the relationship between community size and the climate toward SGM individuals and the availability and utilization of SGM community resources. Survey findings indicate that nonmetropolitan communities were associated with less availability and utilization; hostile communities were associated with lower availability only. Interview findings reveal nuanced complexities on the relationship between community and resource provision. Implications for future research and community practice are discussed.

Research concerning sexual and gender minority (SGM) health has flourished in recent years in conjunction with a period of intense social, political, and legal discourse about SGM persons. While this attention has increased understanding and recognition of SGM experiences, recent advances have often been met with resistance and backlash rooted in social stigma and long histories of discrimination. This volume of Advances in Medical Sociology showcases rich theoretical and empirical contributions on SGM health and wellbeing. The chapters address a variety of topics, drawing from classic and contemporary sociological frameworks and constructs, and reflecting intersecting interdisciplinary approaches to SGM health. Research presented in this volume provides an in-depth focus on sexual and/or gender minority populations, as well as the diverse sub-populations within them; theoretical and empirical explanations for SGM health disparities and resilience; aging and life course perspectives on the health experiences of SGM persons; health in the context of critical relationships in the lives of SGM persons; and the experiences of seeking general and specialized health care among SGM. The time is ripe for deeper examinations of the social determits of SGM health, and this volume seeks to begin filling existing gaps in the literature.

"Gender, sex and sexuality are separate, distinct parts of people's overall identity, and are not always obvious or easy concepts to understand. Sexuality is about how you see and express yourself romantically and sexually. Gender refers to an internal sense of identity, while sex refers to the identity assigned to a person at birth based on physical characteristics. There are lots of ways to describe sexuality and gender, a number of which are captured by the term LGBTQIA+. Many LGBTQIA+ people face discrimination and prejudice that can affect their health, wellbeing, rights and opportunities. This book explores a range of issues across the sexual identity and gender diversity spectrum, including issues such as coming out and disclosure, being an ally to LGBTQIA+ people, and addressing the human rights of the LGBTQIA+ members of our community. Not everyone's identity and orientation is black and white. Learn how to acknowledge all people's true colours with acceptance and understanding, and without prejudice."--

Preliminary Material /Ashley Tellis and Sruti Bala -- Introduction: The Global Careers of Queerness /Ashley Tellis and Sruti Bala -- Back in the Mythology of the Missionary Position: Queer Theory as Neoliberal Symptom and Critique /Neville Hoad -- Queer of Color Critique and the Question of the Global South /Roderick A. Ferguson -- Unqueering India: Toward a psychic account of same-sex subjects in South Asia /Ashley Tellis -- Lesbianism, Saudi Arabia, Postcoloniality: Al-Akharun/The Others /Shad Naved -- Dismantling the Pink Door in the Apartheid Wall: Towards a Decolonized Palestinian Queer Politics /Haneen Maikey and Mikki Stelder -- The Silent Movements of the Iranian Queer /Iman Ganji -- Localized Trajectories of Queerness and Activism under Global Governance /Josephine Ho -- Of Comrades and Cool Kids: Queer Women's Activism in China /Wei Tingting -- Queering Thailand: On the Emergence of New Gender and Sexual Identities /Witchayanee Ocha -- Queer-(in') the Caribbean: The Trinidad experience /Krystal Nandini Ghisyawan -- When the State Produces Hate: Re-thinking the Global Queer Movement through Silence in The Gambia /Stella Nyanzi -- "Eating European Chicken": Notes toward Queer Intercultural Thinking /Guillermo Núñez Noriega -- At the Forefront of Sexual Rights? Notes on Argentinean LGBT Activism /Soledad Cutuli and Victoria Keller -- The Neocolonial Queer /Julieta Paredes -- Outside and Onstage: Experiences of the lesbian feminist theater collective Teatro Siluetas from Guatemala and El Salvador /Laia América Ribera Cañénguez -- Contributors /Ashley Tellis and Sruti Bala -- Index /Ashley Tellis and Sruti Bala.

Intro -- SEXUAL MINORITY RESEARCH IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM -- SEXUAL MINORITY RESEARCH IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- EDITORS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- "HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE IT IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED IT?" ASEXUAL AGENCY AND THE SEXUAL ASSUMPTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING ASEXUALITY -- METHOD -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Asexual Agency -- FRIENDS AND PEERS -- FAMILY -- ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS -- The Sexuality Assumption -- Limitations -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ASEXUALITY: AN EMERGENT SEXUAL ORIENTATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ASEXUALITY DEFINED -- ASEXUALITY AS A SEXUAL ORIENTATION -- COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF ASEXUALS -- ASEXUAL INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIETY -- CONCLUSIONS -- METHOD -- Participants -- Measures -- Procedure -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDBEARING DECISIONS AMONG LESBIAN COUPLES PLANNING A FAMILY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WHICH ONE WILL BIRTH THE CHILD? -- Anonymous or Known Donor? -- METHOD -- Participants -- Procedure -- Quantitative Measures: Individual Characteristics -- Quantitative Measures: Dyadic Characteristics -- Quantitative Measures: Social Network Characteristics -- Qualitative Measures -- Analytical Strategy -- RESULTS -- Individual Characteristics -- DYADIC CHARACTERISTICS -- Social Network Characteristics -- Legal and Cultural Context Surrounding Choice of Donor Type -- DISCUSSION -- Individual Characteristics -- Dyadic Characteristics -- Social Network Characteristics -- Legal Uncertainty -- Study Limitations -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF GAY FATHERHOOD IN ALBERTA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Sex Parenting -- Prevalence of Same-Sex Parenting -- Gay Fatherhood.