Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Psychology - April 2010
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This symposium reviews the rapid evolutn of the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr issu globally, wh a foc on Lat Ameri and former Soviet Unn untri, and the implitns for psychology. * lgbt psychology ppt *
APA has ma a signifint ntributn to the unrstandg of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex people sce first ditg staff time to the populatns 1987.
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The APAGS Commtee on Sexual Orientatn and Genr Diversy (APAGS-CSOGD) works on behalf of the muny of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr graduate stunts psychology and their alli natnwi. The rmatn this booklet has been veloped by a aln of tn, health, mental health and relig anizatns that share a ncern for the health and tn of all stunts schools, cludg lbian, gay, and bisexual stunts, and believe that all stunts should have an opportuny to learn and velop a safe and supportive environment.
LGBTIQ+ health refers to the physil, mental, and emotnal well-beg of people who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex or queer (LGBTIQ+). The pl sign reprents the vast diversy of people terms of sexual orientatn, genr inty, exprsn and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). The LGBTIQ+ acronym is dynamic and n vary pendg on the regn or untry, highlightg the multu of LGBTIQ+ muni across cultur. While regnizg the diversy of LGBTIQ+ people, evince suggts some mon experienc affectg their health and well-beg. They are ls likely to accs health servic and engage wh healthre workers due to stigma and discrimatn, rultg adverse physil and mental health out. They n also experience human rights vlatns cludg vlence, torture, crimalizatn, voluntary medil procr and discrimatn. In addn, they n face nial of re, discrimatory attus and appropriate pathologizg healthre settgs based on their SOGIESC. WHO's support to untri is found on the fundamental human rights prciple that all persons should have accs to health servic whout discrimatn. The adoptn of the 2030 Agenda for Staable Development and s pledge to “leave no one behd”, based on the normative amework of ternatnal human rights law, has rerced the need to unrstand and improve the health and well-beg of LGBTIQ+ people. WHO velops guil, provis technil support and nducts rearch to help untri velop and strengthen clive health systems and polici for the health and well-beg of all people, regardls of SOGIESC. * lgbt psychology ppt *
Why dividuals who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr are pecially sceptible to beg placed at a socenomic disadvantage. Rourc for ternatnal LGBTQ human rights advocy, cludg civil societi and the Internatnal Network on Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns and Transgenr Issu Psychology.
Inclus a summary of rearch fdgs on lbian mothers, gay fathers, and their children; an annotated biblgraphy of the published psychologil lerature; and addnal rourc relevant to lbian and gay parentg.