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An editorial is presented on eliminating the humanity and legitimacy of transgender people. Topics include transgender community as a whole disproportionately affecting transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); and illustrating the intersectional way where participants' multiple identities as immigrants.

There is a clear need for a sexual orientation measure that can both conceptually encompass sexual orientation diversity and be accessible to individuals with normative identities. Two novel scales have recently been introduced into the literature (Sexual-Romantic and Gendered Sexuality) and have been found to better capture the experiences of sexual and gender minority individuals. The present study investigated the face validity ratings of heterosexual cisgender individuals to these two new scales as well as the Kinsey Scale. Participants completed all three scales and assessed their face validity by rating how well each captured their sexuality. Participants were 791 U.S. residents of the United States (558 women, 233 men). Face validity ratings were analyzed with a 2 (Gender) X 3 (Scale) mixed ANOVA. Although face validity scores were high for all scales, a main effect for scale was found. Heterosexual cisgender participants rated the Sexual-Romantic Scale as a significantly more valid measure of their sexuality than either the Kinsey scale or the Gendered Sexuality scale (which did not differ from each other). Because past research has established that sexual and gender minority individuals prefer these two newer scales over Kinsey, the Sexual-Romantic and Gendered Sexuality scales offer researchers options for valid measures appropriate for use regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity of the rater. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To date, sexual abuse prevention efforts have largely focused on tertiary prevention strategies designed to prevent recidivism among forensic samples of men with a history of sex offending behavior. The present study used mixed methodology to investigate the role of several forensic and related factors on the decision not to commit a sex offense among two groups of community men who self-reported a sexual attraction to children: those who reported a history of acting on their attractions (Acted, n = 29) and those who reported never acting on their attractions (Not Acted, n = 71). Participants from both groups described in their own words the factors that contributed to their decision not to act on their attractions. They also responded to quantitative and qualitative questions regarding the influence and role of the following factors on their decision not to act: (a) the possibility of jail or punishment, (b) mental health treatment, and (c) not wanting to hurt the child. Results were compared across groups, and across prompted and unprompted responses. Analyses highlighted harm to the child as a particularly salient factor in the decision not to act among men in the community at risk for sexually offending. The present study suggests that investigating potential protective factors may be an important direction for future research among samples of community men at risk for both first-time and repeat offenses against children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On June 12, 2016, the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida was the target of one of the country’s deadliest mass shootings. Pulse, a gay nightclub, was hosting a Latin Pride Night the evening of the tragedy, which resulted in the death of 49 victims and 53 casualties, over 90% of whom were lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Latinx people, specifically. The present research investigates the narrative responses from LGBT people of color (LGBT-POC) following the tragedy. Results included an analysis of 94 participant narrative responses. Results were collected online from a sample of LGBT-POC with varying sexual, gender, and racial identities. Thematic analysis revealed four major themes: (1) Violence is Not New for LGBT-POC; (2) Personal Identification with Victims; (3) Lack of Intersectionality in Others’ Responses to Orlando; and (4) Acknowledgment of Intersectionality across LGBT-POC. Discussion focuses on describing the ways in which LGBT-POC responded to the shooting regarding their multiple minority identities. Implications of this research reinforce the need for continued intersectional research with LGBT-POC. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The present research explores benefits and barriers of friendships for transgender individuals. Participants included 536 individuals who self-identified as transgender or gender variant. Participants completed an online survey asking about friendship experiences with transgender, cisgender, sexual minority, and heterosexual friends. Using a feminist intersectional theoretical framework, content analysis attended to the benefits and barriers to friendship and highlighted patterns of responses by allowing for comparisons across friends' gender identity and sexual orientation. Unique friendship barriers and benefits were found across normative (cisgender/heterosexual) and non-normative (transgender/sexual minority) dimensions of identities. In addition, friendship experiences with transgender and sexual minority friends displayed unique similarities and differences. In our analyses we emphasize the usefulness of a feminist intersectional approach in investigating transgender friendship experience. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This research provides descriptive data regarding sexual abuse histories of high-functioning women (N = 84; 18-25 years old) previously in the child welfare system. Placement histories of foster youth who were sexually abused were distinct. Girls with a history of sexual abuse were more likely to have been in restrictive housing and changed placements twice as often as girls with no history of sexual abuse. Trauma-related beliefs (TRB) subsequent to sexual abuse varied depending upon where sexual abuse occurred. TRB scores were negatively correlated with resilience and positively correlated with number of sexual abusers. Powerlessness was found to make a significant contribution to resiliency scores above and beyond foster care and abuse demographics.