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Utamsingh, Pooja Dushyant; Kenya, Sonjia; Lebron, Cynthia N.; Carrasquillo, Olveen – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2017
Purpose: Training future physicians to address the health needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population can potentially decrease health disparities faced by such individuals. In this literature review, we examine the characteristics and impact of current LGBT healthcare training at U.S. medical schools. Methods: We…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Medical Education
Biro, Laurence; Tang, Herman; Tang, Groonie; Song, Kaiwen; Nyhof-Young, Joyce – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2021
Teaching sexual and gender minority (SGM) health in undergraduate medical education has become a priority. We have authored and evaluated an infographic to introduce first-year students to SGM health, identity, and clinical communication skills. A realist and constructivist qualitative design employed audio-recorded and transcribed student focus…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Medical Education, Undergraduate Study, Medical Students
Flores, Gabriel – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2016
For many years, educational practitioners have been implementing multicultural literature about African-American, Asian, and Latino families. Teachers have also presented literature about great leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Helen Keller. However, the same cannot be said about literature depicting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Childrens Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Sexual Orientation
Amigo-Ventureira, Ana M.; DePalma, Renée; Durán-Bouza, Montserrat – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2022
The institution of schooling is a key socializing agent, and teachers' attitudes toward gender and sexual diversity play a crucial role in the education of all children, shaping in particular the school experience of LGBT + children and youth. Our research used a survey of Early Childhood and Primary teachers (N = 182) and university students…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Teacher Attitudes, Student Diversity
Compton, David A.; Whitehead, Michael B. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2015
Much is written about the availability of healthcare services among elements of the U.S. population, with a large proportion of the literature focusing on access. Although physical access is an overarching issue for many, educators must remember that a key factor in providing complete and competent healthcare is to understand the patient and any…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Allied Health Personnel, Consciousness Raising, Homosexuality
Flores, Gabriel – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2014
Many teachers are interested in having a more inclusive multicultural education that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) themes and gay-themed children's literature; unfortunately, research has found that many teachers do not implement gay themes in their multicultural education curriculum because of fear of criticism from…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Parent Teacher Cooperation
Beasley, Christopher; Torres-Harding, Susan; Pedersen, Paula J. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2012
Recent societal trends indicate more tolerance for homosexuality, but prejudice remains on college campuses. Speaker panels are commonly used in classrooms as a way to educate students about sexual diversity and decrease negative attitudes toward sexual diversity. The advent of computer-delivered instruction presents a unique opportunity to…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Negative Attitudes, Social Bias, Teaching Methods
Flores, Gabriel – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2012
Although multicultural education scholars and the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) have encouraged the implementation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender themes in the classroom (NAME, 2005), many classroom educators look the other way because of fear, retaliation, or personal discomfort. The following article will…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Sexual Orientation, Elementary Secondary Education, Homosexuality
Beshers, Sarah C. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2007
This investigation is a case study of peer educators in a community-based teen pregnancy prevention program. Research questions focused on identifying ways in which peer educators differed from other teens and exploring the perceptions of the peer educators about their experience in the program and the ways in which it has affected them. Data were…
Descriptors: Prevention, Change Agents, Pregnancy, Homosexuality