List of LGBT-related organizations - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Bisexuality: Encyclopedia - Bisexuality
Biological factors / Choice / Environment Demographics / History Gender role / Gender identity Human sexual behavior / Animal sexuality C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia - Gay
Biological factors / Choice / Environment Demographics / History Gender role / Gender identity Human sexual behavior / Animal sexuality C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Media Depictions
Lesbians often attract media attention, particularly in relation to feminism, love and sexual relationships, marriage and parenting. Les...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Causes Of Transsexualism
There is no scientifically proven cause of transsexualism. However, many theories have been proposed which suggest that the cause of tran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Media Depictions
Lesbians often attract media attention, particularly in relation to feminism, love and sexual relationships, marriage and parenting. Les...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bisexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Bisexuality - Bisexuality In History
Historical and literary records from most literate societies indicate that male bisexuality was common and indeed expected. These relatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Feminism
Historically, lesbians have been involved in womens' rights. Late in the 19th Century, the term Boston marriage was used to describe roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Stealth
After this level of transition and development has been achieved, some transsexual men and women may wish to blend in with other members ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Retransitions
While rare, transsexuals sometimes choose to retransition to their original sex. However, every recent study done on the number of these ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Transsexual Youth
Different individuals begin to come to terms with their gender identity during many different stages in their life. In most cases, the tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Depictions Of Transsexuality In The Media
Male-to-female transsexuals are commonly featured in pornography. When depicted without having undergone vaginoplasty, they are usually r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Depictions Of Transsexuality In The Media
Male-to-female transsexuals are commonly featured in pornography. Typically depicted without having had vaginoplasty, they are usually re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Stealth
After this level of transition and development has been achieved, some transsexual men and women may wish to blend in with other members ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Sexuality
Sexual activity between women is as diverse as sex between heterosexuals or gay men. Some women in lesbian relationships do not identify ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Public Policy
In Western societies, explicit prohibitions on women's homosexual behavior have been markedly weaker than those on men's homosexual behav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Etymology Of Lesbian
See also: Terminology of homosexuality The word lesbian originally referred to an inhabitant of Lesbos, a Greek island located in the Eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Transsexuals In Non-western Cultures
Transsexuals enjoy varying degrees of acceptance in non-Western societies. In 1976, the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Culture
Throughout history, hundreds of lesbians have been well-known figures in the arts and culture. (See List of gay, lesbian or bisexual peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Terminology
Gender terms used to describe transsexual people always relate to the target. For example, a transsexual man is someone who was identifie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bisexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Bisexuality - Bisexuality In Modern Western Entertainment
Comparatively positive and notable portrayals of bisexuality can be found in mainstream movies such as: Goldfish Memory; The Rocky Horror...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bisexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Bisexuality - Social Status Of Bisexuality
Historically, bisexuality has largely been free of the social stigma associated with homosexuality, prevalent even where bisexuality was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bisexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Bisexuality - Modern Western Prevalence Of Bisexuality
Main articles: Demographics of sexual orientation and Kinsey Reports Some modern surveys report about 2%-6% of modern western populations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bisexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Bisexuality - Description
Bisexual orientation can fall anywhere between the two extremes of homosexuality and heterosexuality; a bisexual person is not necessaril...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Legal And Social Aspects
Main article: Legal aspects of transsexualism Many Western societies, nowadays, have some sort of procedure whereby an individual can cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Etymology Of Lesbian
See also: Terminology of homosexuality The word lesbian originally referred to an inhabitant of Lesbos, an island in Greece where an anci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Gender Reassignment Therapy
Most transsexual men and women suffer from great psychological and emotional pain due to the conflict between their gender identity and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Culture
Throughout history, hundreds of lesbians have been well-known figures in the arts and culture. (See List of gay, lesbian or bisexual peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Definitions
The minimum requirements for a person to be considered transsexual are debated. Some feel that hormone-induced changes, without surgical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Public Policy Regarding
In Western societies, explicit prohibitions on women's homosexual behavior have been markedly weaker than those on men's homosexual behav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesbian: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesbian - Sexuality
Sexual activity between women is as diverse as sex between heterosexuals or gay men. Some women in lesbian relationships do not identify ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay - Etymology
The word started to acquire sexual connotations in the late 17th century, being used with meaning "addicted to pleasures and dissipations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay - Pejorative Usage
When used with a derisive attitude (e.g. "that film was so gay"), the term gay is purely pejorative and can be deeply offensive. The dero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay - Commonly Accepted Usage
Overview article: Terminology of homosexuality Gay is used as an adjective to describe sexual orientation (attraction, preference, or i...   » Read the article