Diversity in sexual orientation—whether gay, straight, bisexual, or somewhere in between—has sparked long-standing controversies across the globe. In the United States, recent debates have centered ...

Does homosexuality have any scientific basis? Does it matter if it does? Our genetics and epigenetics reflect our environment which reflects back on our genes. Biology drives culture which drives ...

A new study has shed light on homosexuality, and why it might have evolved. From dolphins to chimpanzees, same–sex behaviours (SSBs) are common among thousands animals, but until now, why they might ...

Fifty years ago, the nation’s psychiatrists effectively put gay people’s mental health — and their very place in society — to a vote. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

In 2008, Regina Kunzel learned of an extraordinary collection of case files that had been salvaged from Saint Elizabeths Hospital, a federal institution for the mentally ill in Washington, D.C. These ...

Benjamin Ryan is an independent journalist and has been covering LGBTQ health for over two decades. Five decades ago, the world’s most powerful psychiatric association changed the course of LGBTQ ...