Changg perceptns of what is like to be gay Mosw – one tour at a time - Equal Tim

Contents:

• 'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BALTIMORE, MD
• CHANGG PERCEPTNS OF WHAT IS LIKE TO BE GAY MOSW – ONE TOUR AT A TIME

'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY

LGBTQ-affirmative therapists will be versed the negative effects of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and heteronormativy (the assumptn that heterosexualy is “normal” and superr) and help clients navigate the challeng they prent—as well as relatnship problems, fay tensn, or other day-to-day ncerns for which a client might seek are the advantag of seeg an LGBTQ-iendly therapist?

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS BALTIMORE, MD

Discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) people is now on the world stage. Rsia’s hostg of the 2014 Wter Olympics has brought a spotlight not only on Rsia’s harsh anti-gay laws, but also the treatment of LGBT people everywhere.

Gay, lbian or bisexual people are 10 tim more likely to experience discrimatn based on sexual orientatn than heterosexual people. One résumé each pair was randomly assigned experience a gay mp anizatn, and the other résumé was assigned a ntrol anizatn.

Applints affiliated wh a gay anizatn were 40 percent ls likely to be lled for an terview. Once the workplace, 42 percent of LGBT adults experience workplace discrimatn; the rate for openly gay adults is four tim that of workers whose sexualy was hidn.

CHANGG PERCEPTNS OF WHAT IS LIKE TO BE GAY MOSW – ONE TOUR AT A TIME

One study found that stat whout discrimatory laws, gay men who wanted to raise children had greater self-teem and fewer symptoms of prsn than gay men who did not plan on children. But for those stat where discrimatn was wrten to marriage and adoptn laws, gay men who wanted to raise children had lower self-teem and more prsive symptoms than gay men who did not want to raise children.