Is some Homophobia Self-Phobia? That was one conclusion drawn by a recent study led by researchers at the University of Rochester.   Four separate experiments or questionnaires were conducted upon a total of 640 students in the US and Germany.  There is little previous research on the role that societal views ...

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There can be some inherent dangers in dating and hooking up within the LGBT community, especially if you are not in a committed relationship.  Now there’s a new way to keep yourself safe while you’re out enjoying yourself.  It’s a new iPhone app called Circle of 6 ...

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Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life is for queer women too. While it appears the book’s author Samhita Mukhopadhyay (Executive Editor at www.feministing.com) initially geared the guide toward straight women, its framework for assessing societal messages about dating and its toolkit for navigating casual sex ...

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   The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley (GAGV) has recently announced the creation of new pages on their website dedicated specifically to the issue of Partner Violence and Abuse.

   These new pages will provide information, education, important safety planning tools, and resources to find help, including the Gay Alliance Anti-Violence ...

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At 12:38AM on September 17, 2009 Mitrice Richardson was released from The Malibu Lost Hills Sherrif's Department, where she was last seen. There were a few reports of random sightings that came through shortly after that, which led to theories about where Mitrice might be.

That is until ...

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LGBT people are often the target of violence---from strangers and even at the hands of people we love and trust. Domestic Violence occurs in about 1 in 4 LGBT relationships. 20% of respondents in a recent study reported experiencing a sexual orientation based personal or property crime, and another recent ...

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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month, and it's a good opportunity to say a few words about intimate partner violence among LGBT youth.

We know that intimate partner violence in general occurs in same-sex and same-gender relationships at the same rates as opposite-sex or gender ones.

We ...

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The following information was borrowed from Another Closet, a great website that has a wealth of information and resources around same-sex and queer relationship violence.

Domestic violence is any type of abusive behaviour by one partner that attempts to gain and maintain control over the other. It's when one ...

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