Understanding sexual orientation and homosexuality
Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes.

Answers to Your Questions
sexual attractions to members of the other sex), gay/lesbian (having emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to members of one’s own sex), and bisexual (having emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to both men and women). A This range of behaviors and attractions has been described in various cultures and nations throughout the world. Many cultures use identity labels to describe ...

A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movements
Most historians agree that there is evidence of homosexual activity and same-sex love, whether such relationships were accepted or persecuted, in every documented culture.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
Resources reflect recent and ongoing work both in government agencies and the non-profit health care community to address LGBT health issues.

Sexual orientation and gender diversity
Sexual orientation is a component of identity that includes sexual and emotional attraction to another person and the behavior and/or social affiliation that may result from this attraction. Gender identity is one’s self-identification as male, female, or an alternative gender.

Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
Increasing the understanding of gender identity, sexual orientation, lesbian and gay parenting, heterosexual bias and more through publications, policy statements, programs and other resources.

LGBT Rights | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues.

Openly Gay Imam Gunned Down in South Africa - Human Rights Watch
On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.

“Why Are You Gay?” -- From Viral Clip to State-Sanctioned Violence
In 2012, a Ugandan TV host asked trans activist Pepe Julian Onziema a now-infamous question: “Why are you gay?” The clip went viral, spawning internet fodder around the world – but behind ...

Being Gay Is Just as Healthy as Being Straight
Being Gay Is Just as Healthy as Being Straight Evelyn Hooker's pioneering research debunked the popular myth that homosexuals are inherently less mentally healthy than heterosexuals, leading to significant changes in how psychology views and treats people who are gay.