This bibliography lists 285 books and articles from the past 20 years which researchers or scholars interested in men's studies can use to investigate the portrayal of men or masculinity in the media. Many of the studies listed in this bibliography were clearly conceived as research on women rather than men, but offer insights into masculinity as…

Clinical interest in lesbian mothers has begun to emerge from the closet in recent years. Culture has dictated the milieu in which lesbian parents live and has prevented most therapists from being able to respond to lesbian parenting as a healthy option. In a heterosexist world, virtually all public displays of sexuality or family life are…

This paper discusses possible roles of a counselor in affirming a client's lesbianism. In 1983, it was legal to be a lesbian in only 26 states. Of 55 other countries on which statistics were available, lesbianism was legal in 18 countries. The prevailing view on lesbianism by mental health professionals today seems to be one of cautious…

This study explored homosexual and heterosexual friend and love relationships as measured by Wright's (1984) Acquaintance Description Form-Final (ADF-F). It was hypothesized that homosexual relationships would vary from heterosexual relationships on certain aspects of the relationships. Homosexual subjects (N=78) responded toward a target person…

The courts are likely to protect teachers whose nonconventional behaviors are practiced with discretion. The delicate balance between the private rights of teachers and the interests of school officials in protecting the integrity of the educational process is summed up in the teacher's duty to privacy. (Author/IRT)

Five adolescent novels with significant homosexual themes were analyzed for patterns of conflict and resolution. Content analysis revealed eight major conflict situations in the novels: sexual conflicts, interpersonal conflicts, peer conflicts, intrapersonal conflicts, parental/family conflicts, heterosexual character conflicts, community…

This paper considers recent state and federal court decisions regarding the private lives of teachers. It discusses in detail cases involving homosexuality, which are the most controversial, and cases involving heterosexuality. Also discussed are cases involving teacher relationships with minor students, nonsexual immorality, drug-related…

This paper takes the position that homosexuality is still considered deviant and that homosexuals are still discriminated against in many ways. The author views the present response to homosexuality as not advancing the homosexual's cause and feels that true acceptance is yet to be achieved. (NG)

The author examines sex education in schools, deviant sexuality and contraceptive use in the Soviet Union, and compares the sexual standards in Russia to those in the United States at the turn of the century. (MJB)

The author describes various forms of interpersonal relationships--same- and opposite-sex platonic relationships, dyadic hetero- and homo- sexual relationships, and communal relationships--and discusses ambiguities and uncertainties attendant on each that may cause emotional problems for students. (MJB)

Assessed the psychosocial impact of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic on the lives of homosexual men (N=301) who had not been diagnosed with AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC). Found subjects reported increasing frequency of no-risk sexual activities and decreased frequency of possible risk and high-risk activities. (ABL)

Interviewed homosexual men and women (N=18) aged 40 to 72 to identify the characteristics and needs of this group. Results showed that issues involved in adaptation to aging are essentially the same for heterosexuals and homosexuals: need for activities, friends,and sufficient finances, and concerns about health and sexuality. (LLL)

Data on sexual preferences of 243 male homosexuals were analyzed to determine how they fit the insertee-inserter dichotomy. The fit between the dichotomy and the data was very poor. The most popular set of sexual preferences was for all roles combined, both active and passive, anal and oral. (Author)

This report presents information from the 2000 United States Census on gay and lesbian families. It notes that the 2000 numbers for same-sex unmarried partner households are a dramatic increase from 1990, but the total number still represents an undercount of the actual number of gay or lesbian coupled households in the country. The Human Rights…

This paper reviews the statistical evidence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) violence in the United States and in the world. Statistics are from Amnesty International and the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. Reasons why this violence exists and international human rights responses are reviewed. In addition,…