In our article on the sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and sexual risk exposure of
adolescents in the US National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS)(Gartrell, Bos, & …

Context: Accurate information about trends over time in adolescent sexual behavior is
essential to understand changes in adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted …

This study assessed Kinsey self-ratings and lifetime sexual experiences of 17-year-olds
whose lesbian mothers enrolled before these offspring were born in the longest-running …

Purpose We studied sexual and reproductive health among self-identified bisexual, lesbian,
and heterosexual adolescent young women. Prior research has suggested that bisexual and …

There is now a sizeable literature documenting elevated risktaking and poorer health status
among youth who have samesex attractions, experience same-sex sexual relationships …

Purpose Data suggest that lesbian and bisexual adolescents engage in risky sexual
behaviors at higher rates than heterosexual girls. Whether these findings also apply to girls …

Objectives. We examined associations between adolescent girls' sexual identity and the
gender of their sexual partners, on one hand, and their reports of sexual health behaviors …

CONTEXT: Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of same‐sex sexual activity
among teenagers and young adults, particularly those who do not identify themselves as …

Purpose A study from a 1986 school-based study found lesbian and bisexual girls at
increased risk for teen pregnancy. However, during the past decade, teen pregnancy has …

PURPOSE: Although sexual risk behavior has negative consequences in adolescence and
early adulthood, little is known about pathways of sexual risk across development and their …