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A study by the Journal of the American Medical Association is pointing out that one in every four LGBTQ teens attemps suicide in the United States. The study, which was published recently but is based on data from 2015, was penned by UPenn’s Wharton School researchers Theodore Caputi, Davey Smith, and John Ayers. Together, the three looked over data about “sexual minority adolescents," which they ultimately decided would represent LGBQ youth (If you're wondering where the "T" is, more on...

Are We Too Busy On Grindr? Ugh! I feel like I can never get enough sleep. After constantly working, socializing, and day dreaming about my future; I finally understand why my mother always said “There isn’t enough hours in a day.” I used to tell her I wanted to say that! Why was I so crazy?! Alas, with maturity comes responsibilities and unfortunately, a lack of sleep. Day-to-day I will try to convince myself that I will go home and...

Research Shows The Odds Are Likely… Ahh, siblings. I’m one of the few people I know who don’t have any brothers or sisters. Yes, I’m a spoiled only-child who has a single parent. It probably has been the source of all my problems, mainly narcissism and being self-centered. I got to miss out on sibling rivalry and the comparisons to The Brady Bunch kids. I mean, I always by default got to be Marcia so perhaps I got the better...

You might wanna tag a Welshman... It’s the eternal question: does matter? Whatever your answer, you may still be interested to learn the results of this study. The UK average penis size is 6.36 inches, according to new research. Men in Wales measure the biggest, with an average size of 6.56 inches. London is in second place with 6.51 inches, followed by East Anglia with 6.47 inches. Furthermore, the smallest average penis size in the UK is the East Midlands with 6.11 inches. This was followed...

Using the term LGBT community should be used with caution, according to new research. Research from Sheffield Hallam University studied 600 responses exploring the phrase LGBT community. Many responses in the research have shown that a lot of people felt excluded when people used the phrase as the name suggests that everyone belongs to one big homogenous group. The results from this study have been used in a new book by Eleanor Formby, who is a senior research fellow at the university. The...

Biology could explain preferences to bottom or top Researchers believe they have discovered specific biological markers for gay men adopting preferred sexual positions. In other words, gay men might be predisposed to being a bottom or a top. For example, bottoms can exhibit indicators such as having older brothers, being left-handed or not conforming to gender norms from an early age. Researchers at the University of Toronto Mississauga believe ‘non-right handedness’ is a major biological factor. The study states: ‘Among gay men, variation in...

Support for gay marriage is still low among the over 65s New research has revealed shocking statistics about the UK public’s opinion on same-sex marriages. According to new data published by Emerald Life, an insurance provider set up to challenge injustice and inequality in the insurance sector, one in five people would outwardly refuse an invitation to a gay couple’s wedding. “One in five (21%) people in the UK would refuse an invitation to a same sex wedding or are unsure if...

A link has been found between the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the US and a drop in youth suicide attempts. Researchers at the John Hopkins University say suicide attempts by high school students fell by an average of 7% after marriage equality was introduced, with a 14% drop among gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers. Julia Raifman, co-author of the research, said: “These are high school students, so they aren’t getting married any time soon, for the most part. Still, permitting...

Why are you so straight? Why are you so gay? Why are you so bi? Science doesn't have any definite answers. I reached out to Ritch Savin-Williams, a developmental psychologist at Cornell University and author of several books focused on sexuality. I asked him what we know about why and how people develop their sexual preferences. He explained that the answer is not all that much, and that the problem is that there's no good way to do the necessary research. "We...

This just in: Bisexual men make the best lovers… At least, according to heterosexual women. A new study has found that bi guys are some of the most sexually attentive and emotionally available men out there. The study was led by Dr. Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli at the Deakin School of Health and Social Development in Australia. 78 women, ranging from ages 16 to 65 years, participated in the survey. They all came from a variety of cultural, sexual, and geographical backgrounds, but they each had one thing in common: they had all...

Studies reveal that gay men like to be in an open relationship more than in a monogamous one. Maybe you've read the stories about relationships where there were three men, not two. And their stories were depicting successful relationships. Now studies confirm this tendency of gay men to be involved with more than one man. The research made in Victoria, Australia, questioned 2886 gay men, out of which 32% were in open relationships. 31% said they were in monogamous relationships while...

In a research, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior that has been conducted throughout many years, during 1973-2014, the surveys with over 30,000 participants revealed that Americans have more openness to same-sex activities. The study focused on sexual behavior and attitudes towards same-sex activity. The number of men and women who had sex with same-sex partners increased, The General Social Survey shows. In comparison with year 1990, the number of men having sex with men rose from 4,5% to 8.2% in...

A new study released by YouGov shows that a half of the U.K.’s young people aren’t “totally heterosexual,” and one-third of American adults under 30 feel the same way. The researches were using a modified Kinsey scale to define sexuality by asking guys and girls to place themselves on a range from ‘totally heterosexual’ to ‘totally homosexual.’ The results of the study show that overall 78% of American people say they are totally heterosexual while 4% define themselves as gay....