The significance of this report speaks volumes for itself. (download the PDF)

The Williams Institute recently announced findings from the US National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (the longest study ever conducted on American lesbian families - 24 years) that NONE of the 78 adolescents (17 years of age) who participated reported ...

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The Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University is conducting a survey to collect what they hope will be "the largest, most diverse data on the sexual lives between women in contemporary history."

Their goal is to provide better and more adequate safer sex information to queer women (if ...

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The Zuna Institute, a national advocacy organization for black lesbians, just announced the release of the Black Lesbian Needs assessment report entitled: Black Lesbians Matter.

The report examines the unique experiences, perspectives, and priorities of the Black Lesbian community.

Download a full copy of the report here.

Learn more.

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And what an insightful & compelling theory it is!

Clearly, lesbian, bisexual and queer women partnering with other women has EVERYTHING to do with men... I mean, it does make perfect sense. We are living in a hideously patriarchal, heterosexist, homophobic society after all.

Why shouldn't the phenomenon that women ...

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Based on findings from a new study, published in an article in the NY Times, women undergoing lumpectomy may not need an operation to remove underarm lymph nodes, a procedure that has long been a standard part of treatment. The procedure commonly leaves women with painfully swollen arms, hands and ...

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In Gay Candidates Get Support That Causes May Not, read about how gay candidates have made strides in the last election cycle and why being out and proud has been one of the most integral components to shifting societal attitudes over the past decade.

But, I wonder - is it really ...

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...and is being reconsidered for asylum in Canada. A Federal Court has ruled that the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) reconsider her failed claim for refugee status.

Some background: Two years ago, Skyler James fled the U.S. military after being outed by a peer. She was the target of ...

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Cervical cancer is an important issue to be aware of for all women. But much like breast cancer, it may be the case that lesbian and queer women are at greater risk of developing cervical cancer at some point during their lives. This is because many of the risk factors ...

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Breast cancer is clearly an issue of relevance for all women---an alarming one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in her lifetime!---but we’re going to talk a little bit about why it is a particularly important issue for lesbian and queer women.  You might ...

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