According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 34.3 percent of lesbian couples and 22.3 percent of gay male couples were raising children. The Census data also found that same-sex couples raising children live in 96 percent of the counties in the United...
It's the position of the American Psychological Association that children adopted by gay and lesbian parents are just as healthy and well cared for as children raised by heterosexual parents. That's good news for the nearly 12 million children in...
Anal Sex Anal sex is stimulation of the anus during sexual activity. It can be done in several different ways: manually, orally or by anal intercourse. Anal sex can be the primary form of sexual activity or it can accompany other types of...
Becoming a surrogate mother is a life-changing decision, but one that can be very rewarding. Surrogate mothers experience pregnancy for a woman who is facing infertility and is unable to carry her own child. The surrogate will receive medical care...
Online dating websites offer opportunities for men to connect with other men and women. Dating sites are portable, and men can access the database from any computer with an Internet connection. Many dating sites have mobile applications that...
Avert, an international AIDS charity, states that HIV and AIDS prevention proves vital for those who have already become infected with the virus, as well as those who present a risk for infection. While treatment with antiretroviral medications...
According to Adoption.com, 21 states and the District of Columbia are open to homosexual couples adopting children. By adopting, gay parents provide a family unit for an orphaned or disadvantaged child. Adoption by homosexual couples is still...
Sexual orientation can cover a gambit of proclivities ranging from exclusively heterosexual to totally homosexual, report researchers at the American Psychological Association (APA). Those who are attracted to both sexes are considered to be...
Child custody after divorce or separation or among never-married parents is a complicated issue that has significant impact on society, both parents and the children involved. Substantial biases in the legal system, including race, income and...
There are many reasons why you should adopt a child. Though the most basic reason for doing so is to create or build a family, the exact reasons that motivate adoption vary among different people. Infertility, being able to care for a child who...
Homosexuality Sexual Orientation: Questions and Answers What is sexual orientation? Sexual orientation is determined by the sex or sexes you are romantically, physically, emotionally and sexually attracted to. Heterosexuals are individuals...
AIDS is a growing epidemic in the world today. Just in the United States, this disease has taken more than 500,000 lives so far, and this number is growing rapidly. Today, more than 1 million Americans are suffering from AIDS and HIV. The worst...
Hepatitis C is a chronic disease of the liver that often lies dormant. In time, it generally causes scarring of the liver, liver failure and other complications such as liver cancer. The majority of those infected are treated with medications, and...
If you're unhappy with the size of your breasts, you're not alone. When California University researchers David Frederick, Anne Peplau and Janet Lever looked at the attitudes of more than 52,000 heterosexual adults, they found that 70 percent of...
Pantothenic acid, also known as vitamin B-5, is a water soluble vitamin and a part of an enzyme that is involved in the release of energy from carbohydrates and proteins and in the breakdown and production of fatty acids. The recommended dosage...
In 2008, about 2 million people lost their lives to AIDS and about 280,000 of those were children, according to the World Health Organization. Once thought to be a disease affecting only gay men and drug users, AIDS affects heterosexual men, women...
Testosterone is an androgen, one of the male sex hormones synthesized from cholesterol in the Leydig cells, also called the interstitial cells of Leydig, in the testes. Leydig cells also synthesize and secrete the androgens androstenedione and...
Homosexual couples act as loving foster parents for many troubled children throughout the U.S. As homosexuals developed into a political force for civil rights and mainstream acceptance, same-sex couples began pursuing adoption as a way to help...
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people--the GLBT or gay community--have adopted children throughout history. In the past, the public perception of gay adoptive parents often was that they were childless single people raising orphans. In...
Adoption gives kids and parents a second chance at being a family. In a report by the Children's Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services, 123,000 children were waiting to be adopted in 2008. Most adoptions are geared toward married...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted virus. Most people in the United States who are sexually active will eventually have HPV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus can infect the skin...
There are several diseases that are common to females in the African American community. Common cultural and genetic factors sometimes increase the risk factors for certain ailments and conditions. Such diseases include diabetes mellitus, heart...
Although the circumstances of each individual divorce case represents a unique situation, a variety of common, general reasons exist causing a marriage to end in divorce. On many occasions, a combination of reasons exist for the filing of a...
According to the Mayo Clinic, HIV is a chronic, bloodborne condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV reduces the body's ability to fight off viruses and bacteria. It also makes the patient more susceptible to certain cancer types...
HIV damages a person's immune system by destroying the body's T cells and, over the course of time, can lead to AIDS. HIV and AIDS do not discriminate and infect people regardless of age, sex or race. There are certain risk factors, however, that...
"STD" stands for "sexually transmitted disease". They occur from having unprotected sex. They are not exclusive to heterosexual or homosexual relations, and you can get them from vaginal, anal and oral sex. The Mayo Clinic states that condoms are...
Male Yeast Infections By Eric Morris It is a misconception that women are the only ones who can get yeast infections. Men are also susceptible to penile yeast infections, as well as an oral form of yeast infection. Some men are more vulnerable...
Approximately 39.5 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to the Mayo Clinic. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is the end stage of the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, infection that weakens the immune system....