Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: sexual minority http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Social exclusion and binge drinking in young people attracted to more than one gender A report by the University of Otago, Wellington shows that many young people attracted to more than one gender tend to binge drink because they feel stigmatised and socially excluded. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-social-exclusion-binge-young-people.html Health Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:21:04 EST news271934455 Sticks and stones: "That's so gay" negatively affects gay students (Medical Xpress)—People may believe words are not harmful, but the phrase "that's so gay" can have negative consequences for gay, lesbian or bisexual students, a new University of Michigan study indicated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-stones-gay-negatively-affects-students.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:40:03 EST news265443760 Sexual minority women are often victims of abuse Adult lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to report childhood abuse and adult sexual assault than heterosexual women, according to a new study by Dr. Keren Lehavot from the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, USA and her collaborators. Furthermore, the researchers' work shows that women who are more butch report more abuse in childhood, particularly physical and emotional neglect, while women who identify as femme, and have a more feminine appearance, report more adult sexual assaults. The work is published online in Springer's journal, Sex Roles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-sexual-minority-women-victims-abuse.html Other Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:55:04 EST news258897289 Sexual orientation fluctuation correlated to alcohol misuse Many young adults explore and define their sexual identity in college, but that process can be stressful and lead to risky behaviors. In a new study, students whose sexual self-definition didn't fall into exclusively heterosexual or homosexual categories tended to misuse alcohol more frequently than people who had a firmly defined sexual orientation for a particular gender, according to University of Missouri researchers. These findings could be used to improve support programs for sexual minorities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-sexual-fluctuation-alcohol-misuse.html Addiction Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:51:39 EST news258209493 Gay college students may be at increased risk for drinking problems because of how they, their peers are treated (Medical Xpress) -- Gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students who experience subtle discrimination are at increased risk of having a problem with alcohol compared to heterosexual students, a new University of Michigan study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-gay-college-students-problems-peers.html Addiction Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:12:24 EST news252573136 Gay, lesbian, bisexual youth bullied, abused more often than peers: study Young people who identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, experience same-sex attractions or engage in same-sex sexual behaviors are more likely to experience sexual abuse, parental physical abuse and bullying from peers than other youth, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-gay-lesbian-bisexual-youth-bullied.html Health Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:14:38 EST news227978068