Drevon, D. D., Almazan, E. P., Jacob, S., Rhymer, K. N. (2015). Impact of mentors during adolescence on outcomes among gay young adults. Journal of Homosexuality, 63(6), 821-837. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2015.1112583
Summarized by Jessica Cunningham
Introduction:
LGBTQ adolescents are … Read the rest
The National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) has published the latest installment in their series: Mentoring Model/Population Review. The September 2016 iteration is a review of the latest research on the subject of mentoring youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, … Read the rest
But experts say that processing a child’s proclamation of their sexuality is … Read the rest
Eight questions for transgender expert Walter Bockting, PhD
Founded in 1998, the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 honors those murdered as a result of anti-transgender prejudice. According to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 16.8 percent of … Read the rest
A new study examines a link between mental health and coming out early.
by madeline roth 2/10/2015
While it’s easy to dismiss the at times naïve idea that “it gets better” for all LGBT youth as they grow up, a … Read the rest
Posted by Beth Salamon, Rutgers
Positive relationships with family and open dialogue lead to more safe sex practices among young gay and bisexual people, report researchers.
On the flip side, the study finds that disrupted family relationships result in … Read the rest
Fenway Health recommends that its providers maintain a level of cultural competence in order to best serve their LGBTQ clients, and one element of this is having a working vocabulary surrounding LGBTQ life and health. In the same spirit during … Read the rest
Torres, R.S., Harper, G.W., Sanchez, B., & Fernandez, M.I. (2012). Examining Natural Mentoring Relationships (NMRs) among Self- Identified Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning (GBQ) Male Youth. Child and Youth Service Review, 34 (1), 8-14.
Summarized by Chelsea Kearin, CEBM Editorial … Read the rest
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