https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meet-catch-and-keep/201710/are-same-sex-or-heterosexual-relationships-more-stable
Approval of same-sex relationships has been steadily rising since 2009 (Pew Research Center, 2017), and the 2015 Supreme Court decision endorsing same-sex marriage was a win for many lesbian, gay

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq
Sexual orientation is separate from gender identity. As GLAAD notes, "Transgender people may be straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer. For example, a person who transitions from male to female

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/04/how-people-in-same-sex-couples-compare-to-opposite-sex-couples.html
In California, 29.4% of people in same-sex married couples had a graduate degree, compared to 16.8% of people in opposite-sex married couples. In Florida, 11.2% of people in same-sex unmarried couples were without health insurance at the time of interview, compared to 21.8% of people in opposite-sex unmarried couples.

https://www.healthline.com/health/different-types-of-sexuality
Heterosexual. A term that describes people who experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people of the "opposite" gender (e.g., male vs. female, man vs. woman) or a different

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/understanding-gay-lesbian-identities/
Lesbian is a noun that describes women who are predominantly attracted to other women. It can also be used as an adjective. Some lesbian women prefer to identify as "gay," and that's ok. Example (Noun): "After school, I came out to my parents as a lesbian .". Example (Adjective): "After coming out, I researched lesbian women from

https://www.edi.nih.gov/blog/communities/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-difference
Sexual orientation, which is the emotional and sexual attraction they feel for others—i.e., bisexual, gay, straight. The first is assigned and the latter two usually come to us through exploration and life experience, and can be fluid. In other words, they can change over time.

https://gaycenter.org/community/lgbtq/
LGBTQIA+ is an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more. ... An adjective used by some people whose sexual orientation is not exclusively heterosexual or straight. This umbrella term includes people who have nonbinary, gender-fluid, or gender nonconforming identities. Once

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stress-and-sex/201510/the-orgasm-gap-simple-truth-sexual-solutions
Lesbian vs. Straight Sex: There is an orgasm gap between women who identify as lesbian versus straight. Lesbian women have significantly more orgasms than straight women.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/13/t-magazine/butch-stud-lesbian.html
"I always think of the first butch lesbian I ever saw," says the 33-year-old actor Roberta Colindrez. "This beautiful butch came into the grocery store and she was built like a brick house.

https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1084604/things-lesbians-know-about-sex/
Don't expect that the simple act of intercourse is going to get you off. You need stimulation on the outside. Nicole concurs, "Straight women don't know that their best orgasms will come

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/07/07/on-some-demographic-measures-people-in-same-sex-marriages-differ-from-those-in-opposite-sex-marriages/
The racial and ethnic profile of men in same-sex marriages is similar to that of men in opposite-sex marriages, but there are some differences among women. Women in same-sex marriages are more likely to be non-Hispanic White than women in opposite-sex marriages (69% vs. 63%), and they are less likely to be Asian or Hispanic.

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmjsrh/2020/06/30/hormones-lesbians/
Our systematic review looked at all studies comparing sex hormone levels in lesbians and bisexual women to straight women over the last 50 ... The only difference found in all-sample meta-analysis was a slight increase in testosterone in lesbians and bisexual women (n = 9; standardized-mean-differences = 0.90; 95% Confidence interval (CI) 0.22

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/research-finds-differences-lesbian-brains-flna1C9468415
May 8, 2006, 2:00 PM PDT / Source: The Associated Press. Lesbians' brains react differently to sex hormones than those of heterosexual women. An earlier study of gay men also showed their brain

https://www.vanderbilt.edu/lgbtqi/resources/definitions
Definitions. LESBIAN: Usually refers to a woman who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation toward women.Some nonbinary people also identify with this term. GAY: Used in some cultural settings to represent men who are attracted to men in a romantic, erotic and/or emotional sense.Not all men who engage in same-gender sexual behavior identify as gay, and as such this label should be used with

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29994648
Across town, The Network La Red - an organisation that began working with abused lesbians, but now includes gay, bisexual, and transgender communities - was experiencing the same problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_sexual_orientation
Among men, around 89% identified as heterosexual, 5.5% identified as gay, and 2.5% as bisexual. Straight women constituted around 93% of all women, lesbians were 1.4%, and bisexual women 2.3 percent. A little over two percent of each sex identified as "Other", and a little over 1% did not want to indicate a sexual orientation.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/06/18/bisexual-adults-are-far-less-likely-than-gay-men-and-lesbians-to-be-out-to-the-people-in-their-lives/
Meanwhile, all the respondents in the survey who identified as straight were in opposite-sex relationships, and nearly all (94%) of those who identified as gay or lesbian were in same-sex relationships. The 2013 survey also found that LGBT adults said that bisexual men faced less social acceptance than bisexual women, gay men and lesbians.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/lesbian-bisexual-women-die-earlier-straight-women-decadeslong-study-fi-rcna151496
May 10, 2024, 2:08 PM PDT. By Elaina Patton. Lesbian and bisexual women die significantly earlier than heterosexual women, according to a new study, and it's likely due in part to discrimination

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_of_same-sex_couples
The lesbian divorce rate is much higher than the divorce rate between men: in the same period on average 100 women and 45 men divorced per year (i.e., Lesbian divorce rate = 14%, Gay Male divorce rate = 7%). Denmark. As of 1997, the same-sex partnership divorce rate (17 percent) was significantly lower than that of heterosexual couples in

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31347442/
Lesbian and bisexual women experience significantly higher rates of sexual assault and rape compared with heterosexual women. Despite this, researchers have yet to distinguish whether sexual orientation itself or some other related social characteristics explain these higher rates. The objective of this study was to analyze women's rates of

https://jezebel.com/yes-lesbians-do-it-better-1827452879
Yes, Lesbians Do It Better. This week, The Guardian reminds us that lesbians are having better sex than straight women. Just in case you'd missed the previous media memos, which have been issued

https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/barcelona-beat-lyon-2-0-win-second-straight-womens-champions-league-2024-05-25/
Second-half goals from Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas earned Barcelona a 2-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais in the Women's Champions League final on Saturday, their second straight victory in the

https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/lafc/story/2024-05-25/lafc-vs-atlanta-match-recap
Atlanta outshot LAFC 15-14. Atlanta (3-7-4) is winless in nine straight matches since a 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire on March 31. Mateusz Bogusz scores on a free kick in the 63rd minute to help

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2024/05/25/royals-make-rays-6th-straight-loss-extra-long-frustrating/
It is the Rays longest skid since dropping seven straight in July 2023. The Royals (34-19) have now won eight in a row and clinched their first series win at Tropicana Field since 2017.

https://www.si.com/mlb/mets-broadcast-signs-off-despairing-message-fifth-straight-loss
After a 7-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants that dropped New York to 21-30 on the season, the Mets' broadcasting team was left in utterly hopeless straits. "Our coverage begins tomorrow at

https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/first-shift-dallas-stars-leaning-into-knack-for-bouncing-back-in-game-2-vs-edmonton-oilers
The Oilers had a 38-32 advantage in shots on goal and an 86-76 edge in shot attempts. However, Dallas had more quality scoring chances and won the battle of faceoffs, 44-35. The Stars also had

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/afl-r11-hawks-lions-demons-saints-crows-eagles-live-blog/103893658
Hawthorn is aiming to bounce back after last week's late collapse as it hosts the Brisbane Lions, before Melbourne meets St Kilda, and Adelaide clashes with West Coast. Follow live.