Specific challeng and program mols for retakers of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr dividuals wh ser mental illns.
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* counseling with lgbt clients *
But many have a gapg hole their knowledge: The sid role that ternalized homophobia plays many of the people’s liv. More extremely, they may even be subjected to the horrors of “gay-nversn" therapy. When same-sex attractn is supprsed, homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia often bee ternalized, leadg to lifelong feelgs of self-loathg and shame.
There are many clu to ternalized homophobia that a therapist more wily ted about LGBTQ issu n pick up. A gay client is seekg, perhaps onle or bars, “straight-actg” iends and partners. In other words, his assumptn is that “straight-actg” means more mascule, ls likely to be seen as gay than if the person was more effemate.
” This gay male has ternalized the belief that mascule men are straight and feme men are gay.