Essentialism is an ontological belief that social groups share underlying “essences,” while
social constructionism suggests social groups are formed and upheld by cultural …

Bisexual individuals face identity denial and erasure and qualitative analyses suggest that it
may be gendered, such that people stereotype bisexual women as truly heterosexual and …

Delivery of culturally competent care toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
patients depends on how health-care providers (HCPs) communicate with them; however …

The present study examined essentialist beliefs about sexual orientation and their
implications for sexual identity uncertainty, internalized homonegativity and psychological …

This qualitative study investigates the contemporary landscape of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) politics and activism, specifically the concept and identities of …

Social constructionist beliefs posit that sociocultural forces shape power-stratified social
categories, whereas essentialist beliefs posit that social categories are defined by an …

Homophobic and transphobic beliefs that lead to bias-based harassment remain a critical
concern for young people in the USA. The aim of the present study was to examine the …

There are several factors that indicate the need for sexuality education during schooling.
However, sexuality education programmes are very heterogeneous. The aim of this …

Prejudice toward the LGBT community has become prevalent in Poland under the
ultraconservative populist government. The results of three studies conducted between 2018 …

Emergent gender and sexual identity discourses that circulate on social networking sites in
spaces organised around non-normative genders and sexualities (ie networked …