This american psychologist reprint presents suggestions for avoiding heterosexual bias in language concerning lesbians, gay men and bisexual persons. Lesbians, gaymen, and their families Common clinical grams that provide sp cial attention tothe victims ofhate issues Programs forlesbian, g yand bisexual youth Includes a summary of research findings on lesbian mothers, gay fathers and their children, an annotated bibliography of the published psychological literature and additional resources relevant to lesbian and gay parenting. Research is being conducted to determine if gay and lesbian couples fare better or worse than heterosexual pairs when it comes to lifelong commitment.
The present research attempted to integrate these two established lines of research findings Civil marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships perpetuates the stigma historically attached to homosexuality, and reinforces prejudice against lesbian, gay and bisexual people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. I n t r o d u c t i o n sexual minority persons are a diverse population inclusive of lesbian, gay, bi+ (e.g., bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid), and asexual sexual orientations1 The guidelines for psychological practice with sexual minority persons provide psychologists with (1) a frame of reference for affirmative psychological practice (e.g., intervention, testing, assessment, diagnosis. An extensive list of apa and other resources to support the aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
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