For lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and young adults, coming out to family
members, especially parents, is a major psychological decision and hurdle due to both …

Background Research suggests that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents have a
higher risk of suicidal behaviours than their heterosexual peers, but little is known about …

Motivated by the death of his partner, Adams seeks to redefine the closet as a relational
construct between all people and all sexualities. The closet is explored at each stage …

Parental responses to youths' coming out (CO) are crucial to the subsequent adjustment of
children and family. The present study investigated the negative parental reaction to the …

Correlational studies show that prejudiced people attribute stigmatized traits to controllable
causes, and blame stigmatized groups for their own fate. Attribution theory argues that …

The past decades have witnessed some of the most prolific changes in rights and
experiences for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) individuals and their families …

In recent years, there has been remarkable change in societal acceptance of lesbians and
gay men. This meta-analysis explored whether this positive shift has reduced the gender …

Existing theories of child and family development have rarely been applied to the families of
same-sex-attracted young people. This review employs family stress theory as a framework …

This article reviews the existing literature on gay parenting using two theoretical frameworks:
developmental and ecological. Findings suggest that the normal stressors of parenting are …

Objectives Siblings have been recognized as playing a major role in the coming out
process, because they share the same family as the lesbian and gay individual and are …