Surveyed male homosexual college students (n=61) about how they came to identify themselves as gay, how they discussed this with their families, what kind of social relationships with other gay people they have, and the nature of their involvement in gay social and political activities. (ABL)

Argues that gays/lesbians accept Congressman William Dannemeyer's suggestion that homosexuals have been perceived as the enemy of family values whose deviance could effect the end of civilization, because such a suggestion would affirm differences instead of assimilating those differences to traditionally oppressive institutions. (RS)

Administered Death Anxiety Scale, Death Depression Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Scale, and questionnaire assessing demographic and life-situation variables to 94 human immunodeficiency virus-infected gay men. Higher death anxiety and death depression were most highly correlated with state anxiety, trait anxiety,…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. States that these articles demonstrate that psychology may be transitioning from the tolerance stage and is now moving toward the acceptance stage involving shared responsibility in promoting life adjustment and advancement of LGB people in…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. Emphasizes these articles contribute to the literature regarding LGB issues and addresses implications for research, theory, and practice. Extends Laura Brown's lesbian-gay paradigm for psychology as it applies to these articles. (MKA)

Provides educators and researchers with an awareness of the financial security issues faced by same-sex couples and offers suggestions for incorporating the discussion of these ideas into existing curricula and research. (Author/JOW)

Reports on conflicts between student religious groups and college nondiscrimination policies concerning homosexuality. Incidents involved the student Christian Fellowship chapters at Tufts University (Massachusetts) and Middlebury College (Vermont). Conflict focuses on freedom of religion versus the institution's right to withhold funding from…

Explores how heterosexism and homophobia contribute to the construction of a school failure, making the point that what is considered a "private" problem is in reality a socially constructed issue that needs to be addressed at a level beyond that of the individual. (SLD)

Psychometric properties of the Workplace Sexual Identity Management Measure were tested with 172 professionals. Results suggest it successfully assesses a continuum of lesbian and gay identity management strategies (passing, covering, implicitly out, explicitly out). (Contains 27 references.) (SK)

Argues that AIDS educators in the gay community in the United States have designed "generic" prevention programs that do not distinguish between those with and without HIV infection in an attempt to prevent the isolation of HIV-positive persons. Suggests that this type of undifferentiated education is a disservice to the community. Contains 36…

Scientists should reconsider traditional empirical and theoretical paradigms that narrowly define sexual-minority adolescents in terms of those who adopt a culturally defined sexual identity label such as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. This will lead to a different understanding of sexual-minority youths than is apparent in most published studies.…

Seeks to import a more complex understanding of gendered subjectivity into discussions of young people and homosexuality. This study is based on an Australian national survey of same-sex attracted youth (N=749). Results reveal significant gender differences with regard to patterns of sexual attraction. (MKA)

Examines teachers' perceptions of homophobic bullying, the responses made to this form of bullying, and the factors which impact on the provision of education and support of lesbian and gay pupils. Findings suggest that teachers were aware of homophobic bullying, but were confused, unable or unwilling to address the needs of lesbian and gay…

Seven essays by youths ages 14-18 describe their experiences of pain, alienation, and secrecy as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. (SK)

Suggests that research practices of a heterosexually constructed social order suppress nonheterosexual knowledge. Advocates research that is designed, constructed, and analyzed from a "queered position" that challenges the dominant view of what may be known and who may be the knower. (SK)