Findings from 27 gay male adolescents revealed that most respondents reported feeling different from other boys as children. Average age of first crush on another boy was 12.7 years; average age for realizing they were gay was 12.5 years. Traditional family values played greater role in predicting coming out experiences than did race. (Author/NB)

Reviews trends in career counseling with lesbian and gay clients. Presents role of career development with lesbian and gay clients based on information regarding employment discrimination, decision to pass as heterosexual on job, counselor and student training issues, age-related factors, and differences between gay men and lesbian women with…

Examined impact of social support and HIV-related conditions on depression among 508 gay men. Number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related symptoms experienced significantly predicted depression cross-sectionally and one year later. Satisfaction with each of three types of social support (emotional, practical, informational) was inversely…

Discusses speaker panels as educational interventions in which lesbian women and gay men share their personal stories and respond to questions and comments. Presents practical information on effective speaker panel presentations for counselors, student development professionals, and other human service professionals. Discusses empirical findings…

Studied Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-related stressors and suicidal ideation/intent among 778 gay and bisexual men (none with AIDS). Compared to those who reported no suicidal ideation over past six months, those who reported ideation (n=212) were more likely to report recent bereavement of partner, AIDS-Related Disorder (ARC)…

Presents preliminary psychometric data for two inventories that assess conflict in couples. Discusses factor structure of items, internal consistency and one-year stability of composite scores, relationship between couple members' composite scores, and link between composite scores and relationship satisfaction, change in satisfaction, and…

This second part of an article on sexual harassment and libraries features stories of library workers who have suffered sexual harassment. Highlights include problems from men and women; homosexuality issues; harassment from supervisors, employees being supervised, co-workers, and patrons; and the involvement of Equal Employment Opportunity…

Examined data on frequency with which relationship conflict is experienced in specific content areas and relationship satisfaction for both partners of 75 gay, 51 lesbian, and 108 heterosexual couples who lived together without children. Couple scores fell into six clusters that represented areas of conflict regarding power, social issues,…

Provides overview of salient issues related to scientific and therapeutic work with lesbians and gays. Five sections focus on terms and concepts, sense of social context faced by gay people, discussion of psychology's approach to gay/lesbian issues, overview of gay identity development, and outline of roles and responsibilities of counseling…

Surveyed male homosexual college students (n=61) about how they came to identify themselves as gay, how they discussed this with their families, what kind of social relationships with other gay people they have, and the nature of their involvement in gay social and political activities. (ABL)

Argues that gays/lesbians accept Congressman William Dannemeyer's suggestion that homosexuals have been perceived as the enemy of family values whose deviance could effect the end of civilization, because such a suggestion would affirm differences instead of assimilating those differences to traditionally oppressive institutions. (RS)

Administered Death Anxiety Scale, Death Depression Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Scale, and questionnaire assessing demographic and life-situation variables to 94 human immunodeficiency virus-infected gay men. Higher death anxiety and death depression were most highly correlated with state anxiety, trait anxiety,…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. States that these articles demonstrate that psychology may be transitioning from the tolerance stage and is now moving toward the acceptance stage involving shared responsibility in promoting life adjustment and advancement of LGB people in…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. Emphasizes these articles contribute to the literature regarding LGB issues and addresses implications for research, theory, and practice. Extends Laura Brown's lesbian-gay paradigm for psychology as it applies to these articles. (MKA)

Provides educators and researchers with an awareness of the financial security issues faced by same-sex couples and offers suggestions for incorporating the discussion of these ideas into existing curricula and research. (Author/JOW)