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Gender & Sexuality

For decades, our understanding of gender identity and sexual orientation has been extensively studied by three central academic disciplines - sociology, psychology and biology. In many cases, these disciplines often borrow, overlap and inform each other regarding this topic. Discover the latest research from each of these fields, below.

Sociology

Sociology strives to answer questions like: How do social interactions and structures impact the development and experience of LGBTQ+ populations? Find scholarly articles from:

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Try keywords such as:
- LGBT people, LGBT identity
- Families of LGBT people
- LGBT teenagers, Sexual minority youth
- Sexual orientation
- Sexual diversity
- Gender-variant people
- Gender differences, Gender expression, Gender identity

Psychology

Psychology strives to answer questions like: How is mental health unique to, or impacted by, the development and experience of LGBTQ+ populations? Find scholarly articles from:

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Try keywords such as:
- Bisexuality
- Gender identity
- Homosexuality, sexual orientation
- Human sex differences, sex roles
- Lesbianism
- Male homosexuality
- Psychosexual development
- Self Concept
- Transgender

Biology / Health Sciences

Biology strives to answer questions like: What role does genetics, hormones, etc. play in the development and experience of LGBTQ+ populations? Find scholarly articles from:

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Use the Advanced Search to limit to Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Try keywords such as:
- Gender dysphoria, Gender incongruence
- Cross-sex hormones
- Homosexuality, Sexual orientation, Sexual minority
- MSM
- Sexuality
- Transgender, Trans people

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