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Health Encyclopedia: Gender Identity Disorder
Gender identity disorder describes a conflict between a person's physical or apparent gender (sex) and that person's self-identification. For instance, a person identified as a boy may actually feel and act like a girl. This is distinct from homosexuality. Homosexuals nearly always identify with their apparent gender.
Identity issues can occur in a variety of situations and show in different ways. For example, some people with normal genitals and secondary sex characteristic...
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How Do I Know if I'm Gay?
...even before birth.A percentage of adults worldwide are homosexual or bisexual. Efforts to "correct" homosexuality have generally failed. And there's no evidence that homosexuality is caused by... Read more »Sexual Practices and AIDS
Sexual Practices and STDs Different sexual practices carry different degrees of risk of contracting the AIDS virus. Receptive (passive) anal intercourse is the riskiest, because this may damage the... Read more »Telling Your Parents You're Gay or Lesbian
...orientation. Sharing some supportive materials or resources with your parents could help them learn more about homosexuality. They probably will have concerns about your health, especially the... Read more »HIV Transmission
Few diseases generate so many myths and misunderstandings as HIV. Nearly twenty years into the global pandemic, some people are still confused about how HIV is transmitted. Read on to learn what you... Read more »Negative Attitudes About Ageing: Where Do They Come From?
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