Sexuality and Gender Research

[This page is dedicated to Professor Milton Diamond, world-renowned clinical sexologist and a personal supporter of my ongoing research in human sexuality and psychosexual development.]

[Note: For Reference to my research on psychosexual effects of prenatal exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES), please follow this link.]

Through the 20+ years that I have maintained my counseling practice, my research and professional counseling interests have included human sexuality and all of its various dimensions. Many people have written to me seeking advice and support for their questions about sexuality and identity.

I am a member of the American Psychological Association Division 44: Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity and the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).

In my experience, I have learned that every person has a unique ‘sexual signature’: The way you experience and express your sexuality and your gender identity is seldom exactly the same as anyone else.

You have the right to explore your own personal sexuality and gender identity free from guilt and shame!

On this page, I introduce you to resources I have found to be highly instructive and empowering. Take your time with these resources, keep a log or journal of your discoveries and insights. Be loving and kind to yourself, trust your instincts, allow yourself the opportunity to explore issues that may need compassionate support and self-acceptance.

Contents of this Page (scroll down for each section): 

• (1) References on Sex-Positivity and Empowerment
• (2) Recommended Sexuality References for Personal Discovery
  
• (3) Sexual Orientation/LGBTQ, Polyamory and Intersex Resources and Literature
• (4) Gender Identity, Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender Dysphoria Resources and Academic Literature
  
• (5) Female Sexual Behavior and Health: Research Literature 
• (6) Sexual Health and Sexual Disorders Research
  
• (7) Research on Diverse Sexual Activity and Relationships
• (8) My Research Into Prenatal Hormonal Influences on Gender and Sexual Development in Men and Women (DES Research)

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(1) Here are some references on sex-positivity and empowerment that I recommend:

• {NEW} Summer of Love, by Dr. Justin Lehmiller (2021), from the website Lovehoney.com
• What Does Sex-Positivity Look Like Today? We asked Five Sexperts (2018)
• Kinsey Institute ‘Sex Tech’ Study Finds Technology Facilitates Sexual and Emotional Interactions (2019), from Kinsey Institute news releases
• Why We Need to Rethink Casual Sex (2019), by Dr. Justin Lehmiller
• 6 Surprising Facts about Men and Sex (2018) from OneMedical
• Erotic Integrity: A Podcast Interview with Sexologist Claudia Six, from Frequency Podcast Network
• Sex-Positive Feminism’s Values in Search of the Law of Pleasure (2021), by Susan Frelich Appleton, published in the Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Law in the United States (2021)
• {NEW} A Rapid Review of Sexual Pleasure in First Sexual Experience(s) (2021), by Victoria Boydell, Kelsey Q. Wright, & Robert D. Smith, published in The Journal of Sex Research 
• Female Masturbation: An Interview with Betty Dodson (2019)
• My Sexual Fluidity Woke Me Up (2019), by Freya Blom, published in the The Gottman Institute’s Real Relationships Blog
• The Pleasure Revolution: The Sex Women Really Want
  An interview on the state of female sexuality with Sharon Walker, published November 2018 in the Guardian Observer 
• Simplify Self-Acceptance: Sonja Renee Taylor Says Self-love will Change the World, from Blinkist Magazine
• Esther Perel: Fix the Sex and Your Relationship will Transform
  An interview with sex therapist Esther Perel conducted by Miranda Sawyer, published in the September 2018 Guardian Observer
• O.school Directory of Sex Ed Videos
  from the female-positive O.School 
• What does “Sex Positive” Mean?
  Sponsored by the International Society for Sexual Medicine
• What is Sex Positivity? (video)
  Educational video by Dr. Nadine Thornhill
• Trauma-Informed Sex Positivity, by Emily Nagoski 
  Nagoski is the author of the award-winning book Come as you Are: The Surprising New Science that will Transform Your Sex Life (2015), excerpted from her blog The Dirty Normal
• Female Sexual Desire: A Motivating, Empowering Approach: Dispelling the Myths, by Barry W McCarthy Ph.D., from Psychology Today
• How to Become a Sexually Empowered Woman
  By Pamela Madsen, Contributor on Women’s Sexuality Issues for the Huffington Post
• Female Sexual Empowerment, by Michael Krychman, MD, published for the site Speaking of Women’s Health
• What Women Really Want in Bed, by Amarenda Lees, from Erotic Review Magazine

(2) Recommended Sexuality Resources for Personal Discovery

• A favorite blog site is entitled Sex and Psychology maintained by Dr. Justin Lehmiller of the Kinsey Institute. Dr. Lehmiller is author of the 2018 book Tell Me What You Want 
• The State of Sex Research Today, According to 4 Sex Scientists (April 2020), by Dr. Justin Lehmiller
• Rates of Consensual and Nonconsensual Nonmonogamy among Heterosexual, Gay and Bisexual Adults (May 2020) by Dr. Justin Lehmiller
• The Science of Masturbation (May 2020), by Dr. Justin Lehmiller
• How Sex Toys Can Help Men Improve their Sexual Performance (June 2020), by Dr. Justin Lehmiller
• The Enduring Enigma of Female Sexual Desire, by Rachel Nuwer, sponsored by BBC News Future news magazine
• Women’s Sexuality Close Up: The Fluidity of Romance and Desire (2019), by Ellyn Kaschak Ph.D., from Psychology Today
• Masturbation 101: Letting Go of Guilt, by Laurie Mintz Ph.D., published in Psychology Today
• Masturbation 102: How Women Pleasure Themselves, by Laurie Mintz Ph.D., published in Psychology Today
• Directory of Science-Based Human Sexuality Videos on Youtube by Dr. Don Lucas 
• Seven Fascinating Facts about Sexual Fantasies, from Dr. Justin Lehmiller’s blog
• Are Polyamorous Relationships the New Sexual Revolution? (2019), by Feminista Jones, published in Zora.Medium
• Sexless Marriages: How Common are They, and How do People Cope with Them?, from Dr. Justin Lehmiller’s blog
• 4 Ways that Sexuality Can Be Fluid: New Research Explores Sexual Fluidity in Women (2019), by Dr. Karen L. Blair, published in Psychology Today
• Men Who Have More Sex Have a Lower Risk of Heart Attacks, from Dr. Justin Lehmiller’s blog
• Several sexuality reference sources are available from the Center for Research and Education on Gender and Sexuality at San Francisco State University
• The Huffington Post’s Guide to Sex Research
• A Comprehensive Guide to Kink: Ground Rules and Definitions, by Lioness
• 13 Things to Try if You’re New to BDSM, by Emma McGowan
• Forms of Kink: An Outline for Beginners, from Kinkly.com
• What is Swinging? by Curious Passions 
• Forbidden Fantasies, by Rowan Pelling, from Erotic Review Magazine
• The Sexual Pleasure of Erotic Dance, by Kate Orson, from Kinkly.com
• Recent Research About Millenials’ Sex Life: Are Millenials Really Having Less Sex?, by Sari Cooper (2017) from Psychology Today
• What the Sexual Fantasies of Non-Transgender People Tell us about the Dreams of Those Who are Trans, from Crossdreamers 
• Sexually-Transmitted Diseases: An Information Guide sponsored by Medline Plus of the National Library of Medicine
• STDs: A Guide sponsored by Planned Parenthood
• Attitudes About Sexuality and Aging, from the Harvard Medical School Health Information Gateway
• 5 Key Key Ways Sex Changes for Older Men, from Psychology Today
• Sexual Healing: Graceful Guidelines, by Michael Picucci
• Inside the Erotic Mind, sponsored by the Erotica Readers and Writers Association (ERA)
• Literotica, a long-running free source of quality amateur erotic fiction
• 10 Online Erotica Sites Like Literotica for Your Reading Pleasure, from Bustle.com, especially recommended: Noveltrove
• How to Find Free Erotica Online: 10 Websites to Get Hot and Steamy Erotic Literature from Your Tango

(3) Sexual Orientation, LGBTQ, Polyamory and Intersex Resources and Literature

• Sexual Orientation and Gender, a resource guide from Planned Parenthood
• Coming Out Resources, from the University of Southern California’s LGBT Resource Center
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Resource Guide, from the Centers for Disease Control
• LGBT Youth Resources Guide, from the Centers for Disease Control
• Guide to Gender and Sexuality Terminology, from Williams College’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
• {NEW} Trauma-Informed and Affirmative Mental Health Practices with LGBTQ+ Clients (2021), by Jill S. Levenson, Shelley L. Craig, & Ashley Austin, published in the journal Psychological Services
• {NEW} LGBTQ+ People and COVID-19: The Importance of Resilience During a Pandemic (2021), by Chloe Goldbach, Douglas Knutson, and David Cole Milton, published in the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
• {NEW} The New Genetic Evidence on Same-Gender Sexuality: Implications for Sexual Fluidity and Multiple forms of Sexual Diversity (2021), by Lisa M. Diamond, published in The Journal of Sex Research
• {NEW} Exploring Reflections, Motivations, and Experiential Outcomes of First Same-Sex/Gender Sexual Experiences among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Individuals (2021), by I.J. Gillespie, H.L. Armstrong, & R. Ingham, published in The Journal of Sex Research
• Sexual Orientations: A Critical Review of Psychological, Clinical and Neurobiological Profiles. Clinical Hypothesis of Homosexual and Bisexual Positions (2020), by Giulio Perotta, published in the International Journal of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
• Exploring the Q in LGBTQ: Demographic characteristic and sexuality of queer people in a U.S. representative sample of sexual minorities (2020), by S.K. Goldberg, et al., published in the journal Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
• Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Impact on Health (2018) by Katherine A. O’Hanlan, Jennifer C. Gordon, & Mackenzie W. Sullivan, published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology
• The Pansexual Revolution: How Sexual Fluidity Became Mainstream (2019) by Gaby Hinsliff, published in The Guardian
• Estimates of Non-Heterosexual Prevalence: The Roles of Anonymity and Privacy in Survey Methodology (2018), by Ronald E. Robertson, Felix W. Tran,  Lauren N. Lewark, & Robert Epstein, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior
• LGBT People and Mental Health: Healing the Wounds of Prejudice, from the Here to Help Support Network of BC Canada
• Bisexual Resource Center and the guide to Bisexuality and Bi+ Information
• The Number of Americans Identifying as Bisexual Has Tripled in the Last Decade, by Dr. Justin Lehmiller in Sex and Psychology
• Bisexual Pride Primer, 2019, from the Kinsey Institute
• Understanding Bisexuality, from the American Psychological Association
• Bisexuality 101, a resource guide from the Bisexual Resource Center
• Lesbian Health Guide, from WebMD
• This is the First Lesbian Visibility Day that I’m Proud to Call Myself a Lesbian, by Jill Gutowitz (2019) from Them magazine
• Experiences that make a Lesbian Relationship the Most Powerful Relationship You’ve Ever Had, by Mila Jones (2019), from PSILoveYou
• We Asked a Lesbian Relationship Expert for Mistakes Most Couples Make, by Lindsay Curtis (2018), from Go Magazine
• LGBT Identity, Untreated Depression, and Unmet Need for Mental Health Services by Sexual Minority Women and Trans-Identified People (2017), by Leah S. Steele, MD, PhD, et al., published in the Journal of Women’s Health
• LGBT Data and Demographics in the United States, 2016, from the Williams Institute of the UCLA School of Law
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Aging resources guide from the American Psychological Association
• National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
• Social, Economic and Health Disparities Among LGBT Older Adults(2016), by Charles A. Emlet, Ph.D., M.S.W., published in the journal Generations
• Successful Aging Among LGBT Older Adults: Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life by Age Group (2015), by The Gerontologist
• Is Polyamory a Form of Sexual Orientation?, by Elisabeth A. Sheff Ph.D, from Psychology Today
• All You Need is Loves: The Truth About Polyamory (2018), from the Guardian
• Here’s How Polyamory Works (2019), by Samantha Vincenty, from Oprah Magazine
• Sexuality in Polyamorous Relationships (2019), by Dr. Elisabeth Sheff, from Psychology Today
• What is Polyamory? FAQs, from Loving More Magazine
• Affirming Care for People with Intersex Traits: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (March 2020), by Katharine Baratz Dalke, MD MBE, produced by the Harvard Medical School National LGBT Health Education Center
• Intersexuality, by Dr. Milton Diamond, from Human Sexuality: An Encyclopedia
• Intersex Studies: A Systematic Review of International Health Literature (2018), by Tiffany Jones, published in Sage Open journal
• Answers to Your Questions About Individuals with Intersex Conditions, from the American Psychological Association
• Bodies Like Ours: Intersex Information and Peer Support
• Intersexion: Boy or Girl? (2019) A Video Documentary from Real Stories

(4) Gender Identity, Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Dysphoria Resources and Academic Literature 

(Note: This is an area of my own substantial research investigation into psychosexual and neurological aspects of gender identity formation across the lifespan, including the evolution of research about non-binary and transgender individuals.)

• Answers to Your Questions about Transgender People, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression, from the American Psychological Association
• About Crossing Gender Lines–Transgender, Nonbinary and Queer Issues, from Crossdreamers.com
• The Complex Circumstances that Defined Your Gender, by Linda Geddes, sponsored by BBC News Future newsmagazine as part of its series on Sexual Revolutions series
• Transgender Resource Guide, from GLAAD
• Transgender Health Guide, from the Hormone Health Network of the Endocrine Society 
• What is Gender Dysphoria? from the American Psychiatric Association
• Coming Out in the Workplace as Transgender, from the Human Rights Campaign
• The Gender Code: Gender and Sexuality Documentary (2019), from Luka (Youtube Channel)
• Transgender Map (formerly TSRoadmap), a wonderful support guide for all aspects of gender transition
• The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria, Canada, the largest transgender research archive in the world, maintained by Dr. Aaron Devor of the University of Victoria
• {NEW} Interactions Between Blending and Identity Concealment: Effects of Non-binary People’s Distress and Experiences of Victimization (2021), by Sana Flynn and Nathan Grant Smith, published in the Public Library of Science (PLOS)
• {NEW} Posttraumatic Stress in the Trans Community: The Roles of Anti-Transgender Bias, Non-Affirmation, and Internalized Transphobia (2021), by Sebastian M. Barr, Kate E. Snyder, Jill Adelson, & Stephanie L. Budge (2021), published in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Dysphoria
• {NEW} “There is Nothing to Do About It”: Nonbinary Individuals’ Experience of Gender Dysphoria (2021), by M. Paz Galupo, Lex Pulice-Farrow, and Emerson Pehl, published in the journal Transgender Health
• {NEW} Beyond Diagnosis: “Gender Dysphoria Feels Like a Living Hell, a Nightmare One Cannot Ever Wake Up From” (2021), by Ashley Austin, Joshua Holzworth, and Ryan Papciak, published in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
• {NEW} ‘A Little Shiny Gender Breakthrough’: Community Understandings of Gender Euphoria (2021), by Will J. Beishchel, Stephanie E.M. Gauvin, & Sari M. Anders, published in the International Journal of Transgender Health
• {NEW} Perspectives from Transgender and Gender Diverse People on How to Ask About Gender (2020), by Jae. A. Puckett, et.al, published in the journal LGBT Health
• {NEW} Sexual Self-Concept Discrepancies Mediate the Relation between Gender Dysphoria Sexual Esteem and Sexual Attitudes in Binary Transgender Individuals (2021), by Mathilde Kennis, et. al, published in The Journal of Sex Research
• Etiology of Gender Dysphoria (2020), by Randi Ettner, published in Gender Confirmation Surgery (ed. by Loren Schecter)
• The (Slow) Depathologizing of Gender Incongruence (2020), by Robert D. Davies and Madeline E. Davies, published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
• {NEW} “Every Time I Get Gendered Male, I Feel a Pain in my Chest”: Understanding the Social Context for Gender Dysphoria (2020), by Galupo, M.P., Pulice-Farrow, L., & Lindley, L., published in the journal Stigma and Health 
• {NEW} “Certain Parts of my Body Don’t Belong to Me”: Trans Individuals’ Descriptions of Body-Specific Gender Dysphoria (2020), by Lex Pulice-Farrow, M. Paz Galupo, and Claire E. Cusack, published in the journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy
• A Universally-Accepted Definition of Gender Will Positively Impact Societal Understanding, Acceptance, and Appropriateness of Health Care (2020, May), by Biff F. Palmer, MD, and Deborah Clegg, Ph.D., published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings
• The Autogynephilia Theory Debunked by New German Study (2020), from Crossdreamers.com
• Opinion: On Being a Trans Woman and Giving Up Makeup (2020, May), by Merideth Talusman, published in the New York Times
• {NEW} Non-binary and Binary Transgender Youth: Comparison of Mental Health, Self-harm, Suicidality, Substance Use and Victimization Experiences (2020), by Katharine A. Rimes, et. al, published in the International Journal of Transgenderism
• {NEW} Gender Incongruence and Gender Dysphoria in Childhood and Adolescence–Current Insights in Diagnostics, Management, and Follow-up (2020), published in the European Journal of Pediatrics
• {NEW} Gender Dysphoria and Minority Stress: Support for Inclusion of Gender Dysphoria as a Proximal Stressor (2020), by Louis Lindley and M. Paz Galupo, published in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
• Improving the Gender-Affirmation Process for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals: Associations Among Time Since Transition Began, Body Satisfaction, and Sexual Distress(2020), by Jennifer M. Staples, et al., published in The Journal of Sex Research 
• Gender-concordant Identity Documents and Mental Health Among Transgender Adults in the USA: A Cross-Sectional Study (2020), by Ayden I Scheim, Amaya G Perez-Brumer, and Greta R Bauer, published in the major medical journal The Lancet 
• Editorial: Bridging Gaps Between Sex and Gender in the Neurosciences (2019), by Annie Duchesne, et. al, published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience
• {NEW} Recommended Terminology, Pronouns, and Documention for Work with Transgender and Non-binary Populations (2019), by Douglas Knutson, Julie M. Koch, & Chloe Goldbach (2019), published in the journal Practice Innovations
• Bridging Sex and Gender in Neuroscience by Shedding a priori Assumptions of Causality (2019), by Melissa M. Holmes and D. Ashley Monks, published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience
• The Gender Identity Scale: Adapting the Gender Unicorn to Measure Gender Identity (2019), by Felicity Ho & A.J. Mussap, published in the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
• What Do I Need to Know About Trans Health Care? (2019), a guide from Planned Parenthood
• {NEW} Affirmative Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Sexual and Gender Minority People (2019), by Kimberly F. Balsam, Christopher Martell, Kyle P. Jones, & Steven Safren, published in G.Y. Iwamasa & P.A. Hays (eds), Culturally Responsive Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Practice and Supervision.
• {NEW} Mental Health and Quality of Life in non-binary transgender adults: A Case Control Study (2019), by Bethany A. Jones, Walter Pierre Bouman, Emma Haycraft, & Jon Arcelus, published in the International Journal of Transgenderism
• {NEW} Gender Congruence and Body Satisfaction in Nonbinary Transgender People: A Case Control Study (2019), by Bethany A. Jones, Walter Pierre Bouman, Emma Haycraft, and Jon Arcelus, published in the International Journal of Transgenderism
• {NEW} Health Disparities Between Genderqueer, Transgender, and Cisgender Individuals: An Extension of Minority Stress Theory (2019), by G. Tyler Lefevor, et. al, published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology
• {NEW} Comparing the Health of Non-binary and Binary Transgender Adults in a Statewide Non-Probability Sample (2019), by Sari L. Reisner & Jaclyn M.W. Hughto, published in PLOS One (Public Library of Science)
• {NEW} Viewpoint: Gatekeeping Hormone Replacement Therapy for Transgender Patients is Dehumanising (2019), by Florence Ashley, published in the Journal of Medical Ethics
• Individual Variation in Gender/Sex Category Definitions (2019), by Zach C. Schudson, et. al, published in the journal Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 
• Supporting Sexuality and Improving Sexual Function in Transgender Persons (2019), by Mats Holmberg, Stefan Arver & Cecilia Dhejne, published in Nature Reviews Urology
• {NEW} Later Life Care Planning and Concerns of Transgender Older Adults in Canada (2019), by Celeste Pang, Gloria Gutman, and Brian de Vries, published in The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
• Queer Ethics and Fostering Positive Mindsets Toward Non-binary, Genderqueer, and Gender Ambiguity (2019), by Lucy Nicholas, published in the International Journal of Transgenderism
• Affirming Gender Identity of Patients with Serious Mental Illness (2018), by William B. Smith, et al, published in the journal Psychiatry Online
• Persons of Non-binary Gender: Awareness, Visibility, and Health Disparities (2018), by Walter Liszewski, M.D., J. Klint Peebles, M.D., Howa Yeung, M.D., and Sarah Arron, M.D., Ph.D., published in the New England Journal of Medicine
• {NEW} The Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale (GCLS): Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Outcomes from Transgender Health Services (2018), by Bethany Jones, Walter Pierre Bouman, Emma Haycraft, & Jon Arcelus, published in the International Journal of Transgenderism
• Neurobiology of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation(2018/19), by C.E. Roselli, published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology 
• Understanding Non-Binary People: How to be Respectful and Supportive (2018), from the National Center for Transgender Equality
• The Biological Contributions to Gender Identity and Gender Diversity: Bringing Data to the Table (2018), by Tinca J. C. Polderman, et. al, published in the journal Behavior Genetics
• {NEW} Psychological Interventions Promoting Resilience Among Transgender Individuals: Transgender Resilience Intervention Model (2018), by Emmie Matsuno & Tania Israel, published in the journal The Counseling Psychologist 
• The Future of Sex and Gender in Psychology: Five Challenges to the Gender Binary (2018), by Janet Shibley Hyde, et. al, published in the journal American Psychologist
• The Biology of Human Gender (2018), by John T. Manning et al., published in the Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science 
• Personality and Attachment in Transsexual Adults (2017), by Vittorio Lingiardi, et al., published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior
• Gender: Space Between (2017), a one-hour documentary produced by CBS News
• Epidemiology of Gender Dysphoria and Transgender Identity (2017), by Kenneth Zucker, published in the journal Sexual Health
• Transgender Associations and Possible Etiology: A Literature Review (2017), by Fatima Saleem & Syed W. Rizvi, published in the journal Cureus
• Gender Dysphoria: Assessment and Management for Non-Specialists (2017), by James Barrett, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ)
• Transgender People: Health at the Margins of Society (2017), by Sam Winter, Milton Diamond, Jamison Green, Dan Karasic, Terry Reed, Stephen Whittle, and Kevan Wylie, originally published in The Lancet
• Supporting Transgender College Students: Implications for Clinical Intervention and Campus Prevention (2017), by Martin A. Swanbrow Becker, et. al, published in the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy
• {NEW} Suicidal Ideation in Transgender People: Gender Minority Stress and Interpersonal Theory Factors (2017), by Rylan J. Testa, et.al, published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology
• Transgender Associations and Possible Etiology: A Literature Review (2017), by Fatima Saleem and Syed W, published in the journal Cureus
• Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2017), by Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
  
• Long-Term Hormonal Treatment for Transgender People(2017), by Martin den Heije, et al., published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ)
• Prevalence of Anxiety Symptoms and Disorders in the Transgender Population: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2017), by Nessa Millet, Julia Longworth & Jon Arcelus, published in the International Journal of Transgenderism
• {NEW} Non-binary/Genderqueer Identities: A Critical Review of the Literature (2017), by Emmie Matsuno & Stephanie L. Budge, published in the journal Current Sexual Health Reports 
• Beliefs About Others’ Perceptions—Gender Typicality: Scale Development and Relationships to Gender Nonconformity, Sexual Orientation, and Well-Being (2017), by Laura Green, Katharine A. Rimes & Qazi Rahman, in the Journal of Sex Research
• Mental Health and Gender Dysphoria: A Review of the Literature (2016), by Cecilia Dhejne et al., published in the journal International Review of Psychiatry 
• How Many Adults Identify as Transgender in the United States? (2016), by Andrew R. Flores, et al., produced by The Williams Institute of the UCLA School of Law
• {NEW} Discriminatory Experiences Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Transgender Adults (2016), by Sari L. Reisner, at al., published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology
• {NEW} “Regardless of Their Gender”: Descriptions of Sexual Identity among Bisexual, Pansexual, and Queer Identified Individuals (2016), by M. Paz Galupo, Johanna L. Ramirez, & Lex Pulice-Farrow, published in the Journal of Bisexuality
• {NEW} Affirmative Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults (2016), by Ashley Austin, Shelley L. Craig, and Edward J. Alessi, published in the journal Psychiatry Clinics
• Understanding Transgender People: The Basics (2016), from the National Center for Transgender Equality
• The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (2016), by James, Sandy; Herman, Jody; Rankin, Susan; Keisling, Mara; Mottet, Lisa; Anafi, Ma’ayan, published by the National Center for Transgender Equality
• The Effect of Cross-Hormonal Treatment on Gender Dysphoric Individuals’ Mental Health: A Systematic Review (2016), by Rosalia Costa and Marco Colizzi, published full-text in the journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
• Gender Identity, Gender Assignment, and Reassignment of Individuals with Disorders of Sex Development: A Major of Dilemma (2016), by A.D. Fisher, et al., published in the journal Journal of Endocrinological Investigation 
• Recalled and Current Gender Role Behavior, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation in Adults with Disorders/Differences of Sex Development (2016), by Nina Callens, et al., published in the journal Hormones and Behavior
• Affirmative Practice with Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth: Expanding the Model (2016), by Laura Edwards-Leeper, Scott Leibowitz, and Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich, published in the journal Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APA)
• What’s the Story? Exploring the Online Narratives of Non-Binary Gender Identities (2016), by  Tracey Yeadon-Lee, published in the International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies 
• Social Support, Trans Community Connectedness, and Mental Health Symptoms Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults (2015), by Pflum, Samantha R.,Testa, Rylan J.,Balsam, Kimberly F.,Goldblum, Peter B.,Bongar, Bruce, published in the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
• Development of the Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure (2015), by R.J. Testa, J. Habarth, and J. Peta (2015), published in the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
• Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Trans People (2015), by Laurence Claes, PhD, et al, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine
•  Transgender Lives: Your Stories (2015), a feature profile of transgender narrative stories from the New York Times
• 2015 Transgender Survey results (U.S.-based study), from the National Center for Transgender Equality
• Non-Binary or Genderqueer Genders (2015), by Christina Richards, et al., published in International Review of Psychiatry
• Understanding Gender Diversity: Sex and Gender are Not the Same Thing (2014), by Fred MacDonnell, published in the Guardian 
• Feminist Perspectives on Trans Issues (2014), from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• TED Talk: Ending Gender, by Scott Turner Schofield (2013)

(5) Female Sexual Behavior and Health: Research Literature 

• Women’s Orgasm and Sexual Satisfaction in Committed Sex and Casual Sex: Relationship Between Sociosexuality and Sexual Outcomes in Different Sexual Contexts (2020), by Val Wongsomboon, Mary H. Burleson & Gregory D. Webster, published in The Journal of Sex Research 
• Who Counts as Sexually Fluid? Comparing Four Types of Sexual Fluidity in Women (2019), by Lisa M. Diamond, Jenna Alley, Janna Dickenson & Karen L. Blair, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior
• Institutional, Subcultural, and Individual Determinants of Same-Sex Sexual Contact Among College Women (2019), by Janelle M. Pham, published in The Journal of Sex Research 
• Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Systematic Review of Outcomes Across Various Treatment Modalities (2019), by James M. Weinberger, et al., published in the journal Sexual Medicine Reviews
• Women’s Sexual Health and Aging (2018), by Lisa Granville MD and Janet Pregler MD, published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 
• The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Consultation on Sexual Function Among Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2018), by Narges Babakhani et al., published in The Journal of Caring Sciences
• We’re Here and We’re Queer: Sexual Orientation and Sexual Fluidity Differences Between Bisexual and Queer Women (2017), by Ethan H. Mereish, Ph.D., Sabra L. Katz-Wise, Ph.D., and Julie Woulfe, published in the Journal of Bisexuality
• Heterosexual Women’s Anal Sex Attitudes and Motivations: A Focus Group Study (2017), by Kimberly McBride, published in The Journal of Sex Research
• ‘Straight Girls Kissing?’ Understanding Same-Gender Sexuality Beyond the Elite College Campus (2016), by Jamie Budnick, published in Gender and Society 
• Sexual Well-Being in Older Women: The Relevance of Sexual Excitation and Sexual Inhibition (2016), by Suzanne Bell & Elke D. Reissing, published in the Journal of Sex Research 
• Straight but Not Narrow: Within-Gender Variation in the Gender Specificity of Women’s Sexual Response (2015), by Meredith L. Chivers, Katrina N. Bouchard, and PLOS.One
• Sexual Dysfunction in Women: A Practical Approach (2015), by Stephanie S. Faubion, MD and Jordan E. Rullo, PhD, published in American Family Physician
• Female Sexual Dysfunction: Focus on Low Desire (2015), by Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, and Terri Woodard, MD, published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Female Same-Sex Sexuality from a Dynamical Systems’ Perspective: Sexual Desire, Motivation, and Behavior (2015), by Rachel H. Farr, Lisa M. Diamond and Steven M. Boker, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior
• Sexual Desire Discrepancy as a Feature, not a Bug, of Long-term Relationships: Women’s Self-Reported Strategies for Modulating Sexual Behavior (2014), by Debby Herbenick, Margo Mullinax, and Kristen Mark, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine
  
• Female Sexual Arousal Disorders (2013), by Annamaria Giraldi, et al., published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine 
• Body Image and Female Sexual Functioning and Behavior: A Review (2012), by Liesbeth Woertman, published in the Journal of Sex Research 
• Accounting for Women’s Orgasm and Sexual Enjoyment in College Hookups and Relationships (2012), by Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Paula England, and Alison C. K. Fogarty, published in The American Sociological Review 
• Body Image and Female Sexual Functioning: A Review (2012), by Liesbeth Woertman and  & Femke van den Brink, published in the Journal of Sex Research
• Women’s Sexuality: Behaviors, Responses, and Individual Differences (1995), by Barbara L. Andersen and Jill M. Cyranowski, published in The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 

(6) Sexual Health and Sexual Disorders Research

• {NEW} Sexual Differentiation of the Human Hypothalamus: Relationship to Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (2021), by Dick F. Swaab, Samantha E.C. Wolff, & At-Min Bao, published in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology
• Testosterone Therapy: What We Have Learned from Trials (2020), by Giovanni Corona, MD, et al., published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine
• A Rapid Review of Sexual Wellbeing Definitions and Measures: Should We Now Include Sexual Wellbeing Freedom? (2019), by K. Lorimer, et al., published in the Journal of Sex Research 
• Mental Health and Sexuality, by Dr. Ari Tuckman (2019)
• Late-Onset Hypogonadism and Testosterone Therapy: A Summary of Guidelines from the American Urological Association and the European Association of Urology (2019, full-text), by Mikkel Fode et al., published in European Urology Focus
• Paediatric and Adult-Onset Male Hypogonadism (2019, full-text), by Andrea Solonia, et al., published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
• Sexual Dysfunction and Male Infertility (2018), by Francesco Lotti & Mario Maggi, published in Nature Reviews: Urology
• Low Serum Testosterone in Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics: Addressing Challenges to the Screening and Treatment of Hypogonadism (2018), by Justin B.Smith MD, Jordan Rosen MD, & Adam Colbert MD, published in the journal Sexual Medicine Reviews 
• Inhibited Sexual Desire, from the University of Florida Health Network
• Gender Dysphoria and Gender Change in Disorders of Sex Development/Intersex Conditions: Results from the dsd-Life Study (2018), by Baudewijntje P C Kreukels et al., published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine
• Risk Association of Congenital Anomalies in Patients with Ambiguous Genitalia: A 22-year Single-Center Experience (2018), by Jennifer M Heeley et al., published in the journal Journal of Pediatric Urology
• Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) Expert Concensus Panel Review (2017), by Irwin Goldstein, MD et al., published in Mayo Clinic Proccedings
• Aging and Sexual Health: Getting to the Problem (2017), by Ecem Kaya et al., published in the journal The Aging Male
• Treatment of Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (2017), by Barry McCarthy & Danielle M. Cohn, published in The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine
• An Update on the Role of Testosterone Replacement Therapy in the Management of Hypogonadism (2016), by Geoffrey Hackett, published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Urology
• Adult-Onset Hypogonadism (2016), by Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH, et al., published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
• Diagnosing Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women: Sexual History Taking and the Role of Symptom Scales and Questionnaires (2016), by Dimitris Hatzichristou, et al., published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• Risk Factors for Sexual Dysfunction Among Women and Men: A Concensus Statement from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015 (2016), by Marita P. McCabe, et al., published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine
• Sexual Health and Function in Later Life: A Population-Based Study of 606 Older Adults with a Partner (2015), by Vicki Wang, et al., published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
• Classifying Intersex in DSM-V: Critical Reflections on Gender Dysphoria (2015), by Cynthia Kraus, published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior
• Viewpoint: Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: Inventing a Disease to Sell Low Libido (2014), by Antonie Meixel, et al., published in The Journal of Medical Ethics
• Male Hypogonadism (2013), by Dr. Shehsad Basaria, published in the journal The Lancet
• Characterization of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) in Men (2012), Leonard DeRogatis, PhD, et al., published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine 
• Sexual Desire Disorders (2008), by Keith Montgomery MD, published in the journal Psychiatry

(7) Research on Diverse Sexual Activity and Relationships 

• Retrospective Feelings of Difference Based on Gender and Sexuality Among Emerging Adults (2020), by Kyle A. Simon, et al., published in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender 
• Bisexual Stigma, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Health Among Bisexual and Other Plurisexual Women: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study (2019), by Cory E. Flanders, et al., published in the Journal of Sex Research
• Linking Big Five Personality Traits to Sexuality and Sexual Health: A Meta-Analytic Review (2019), by Mark S. Allen and Emma E. Walter, published in Psychological Bulletin 
• A Dyadic Approach to Understanding the Link Between Sexual Functioning and Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Couples (2018), by Patricia M. Pascoal, et al., published in the Journal of Sex Research

• Latent Classes of Sexual Risk Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women (2018), by Derek T. Dangerfield II, et al.,published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior 

• “It Was Supposed To Be a Onetime Thing”: Experiences of Romantic and Sexual Relationship Typologies Among Young Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (2018), by Stephen P. Sullivan, et al., published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior
• Does (mixed-) Race Matter? The Role of Race in Interracial Sex, Dating, and Marriage (2017), by Shantel Gabrieal Buggs, published in Sociology Compass
• Monogamy versus Consensual Non-Monogamy: Alternative Approaches to Pursuing a Strategically Pluralistic Mating Strategy (2015), by Justin K. Mogilski, Stacy L. Memering, Lisa L. M. Welling, and Todd K. Shackelford, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior
• It’s Not Just a Gay Male Thing: Sexual Minority Women and Men are Equally Attracted to Consensual Non-monogamy (2014), by Amy C. Moors, et al., published in the Chapman University Commons: Psychology
• On the Margins: Considering Diversity Among Consensually Non-Monagamous Relationships (2014), by Jennifer D. Rubin, et al., published in Journal fur Psychologie
• There’s No Limit to your Love: Scripting the Polyamorous Self (2014), by Katrin Tiidenberg, published in Journal fur Psychologie

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(8) My Academic Research Into Prenatal Hormonal Influences on Gender and Sexual Development in Men and Women, 1995 to 2020 (DES Research)

[Please see my separate DES Research Highlights page here.]