sexual orientation

Does Marcus Bachmann's Clinic Try to Change Its Clients' Sexual Orientation?; His Wife Won't Answer

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by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check

August 2, 2011 - 11:44am (Print)

A number of recent articles have called into question the practices at Bachmann & Associates, the clinic run by the husband of Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann. Yet the congresswoman refuses to answer as to whether her husband practices conversion therapy. 

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Can a Lesbian Have Sex With a Dyke?

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

May 20, 2011 - 8:09am (Print)

Or: How Good Consent & Communication is the Answer to (Almost) Everything for Everyone.

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UN Vote Restores "Sexual Orientation" to Resolution on Extrajudicial, Summary Executions

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

December 22, 2010 - 8:21am (Print)

On Tuesday (12-21-10), the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted overwhelmingly in favor of restoring reference to "sexual orientation" in a high-profile resolution condemning extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The reference to sexual orientation had been removed by an earlier amendment at the committee level by governments opposed to ensuring protection for individuals targeted because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation.

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Rights Group Calls for Urgent Action to Protect LGBT People from Extrajudicial Execution

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

December 16, 2010 - 12:54pm (Print)

This Monday, 20th December, the United Nations General Assembly will vote on whether to include protection for LGBT people in a crucial resolution on extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings.  Our colleagues at the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission are asking for your help to ensure sexual orientation is not stripped from the resolution.

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Get Real! I'm Bisexual So Why Do I Feel Differently About Men and Women?

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

January 7, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

It is common to experience differences in feelings for different genders and in different relationships, and how we feel is not something we can change or control.
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Get Real! She Came Out, And Now I'm Questioning Myself

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

September 19, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

While some people will say they "just knew" if they were gay, straight or bi early on, others have a longer period of questioning. Sexual orientation is something it makes sense to take time to determine just by observing ourselves and our lives.
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