#LGBT psychotherapy

[johntaylor0706]

Supporting LGBT Individuals Through Therapy: Addressing Unique Mental Health Challenges ?

In recent years, there has been an increasing awareness of the unique mental health challenges faced by LGBT individuals. These challenges often stem from societal pressures, discrimination, and the struggle for acceptance. For many, the journey towards mental well-being involves seeking professional help through LGBT Psychotherapy Dublin, LGBT Counselling Ireland, and other specialized services. This blog explores the importance of supporting LGBT individuals through therapy and the role that therapists play in addressing these unique mental health challenges.

Understanding the Mental Health Challenges Faced by LGBT Individuals

LGBT individuals often face a myriad of mental health challenges that are specific to their experiences. These challenges can include anxiety, depression, identity struggles, and the impacts of societal stigma and discrimination. The pressure to conform to societal norms, coupled with the fear of rejection from family, friends, and the broader community, can lead to significant emotional distress. These challenges are often compounded by the lack of understanding or acceptance from those around them, making the role of therapy even more critical.

One of the most common mental health issues faced by LGBT individuals is anxiety. This can manifest in various forms, including social anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic attacks. The constant fear of being judged or rejected for one’s sexual orientation or gender identity can lead to chronic stress, which, if left unaddressed, can have severe consequences on an individual’s overall well-being.

Depression is another prevalent issue within the LGBT community. The feelings of isolation, loneliness, and hopelessness that often accompany the struggle for acceptance can lead to persistent depressive symptoms. In more severe cases, these feelings can result in suicidal ideation, making it imperative for LGBT individuals to have access to supportive and affirming mental health services.

The Role of Therapy in Supporting LGBT Individuals

Therapy plays a crucial role in helping LGBT individuals navigate these challenges. By providing a safe and non-judgmental space, therapists can help individuals explore their identity, understand their emotions, and develop coping strategies to manage the stress and anxiety that often accompany their experiences. LGBT Psychotherapy Dublin is one such service that offers specialized support to LGBT individuals in the Dublin area, focusing on their unique needs and challenges.

LGBT Counselling Ireland is another vital resource, offering support across the country. This type of counselling is designed to address the specific mental health issues faced by LGBT individuals, such as internalized homophobia, coming out, and dealing with discrimination. Counsellors who specialize in LGBT issues are trained to understand the complexities of these experiences and can provide tailored support to help individuals navigate their challenges.

Relationship Counselling Dublin and Couples Counselling Dublin are also essential services for LGBT individuals and couples. Relationships within the LGBT community can face additional stressors, such as societal pressure, family rejection, and internalized negative beliefs. Therapy can help couples work through these issues, strengthen their relationship, and foster a deeper understanding and acceptance of each other’s identities.

Addressing Unique Challenges Through LGBT Marriage Counseling

For many LGBT couples, marriage brings its own set of challenges. While marriage equality has been a significant step forward, LGBT couples often face unique issues that heterosexual couples may not encounter. LGBT Marriage Counseling is specifically designed to address these challenges, helping couples navigate the complexities of married life in a world that may not always be accepting of their relationship.

This type of counseling can help couples work through issues such as family rejection, societal discrimination, and the internalized negative beliefs that can arise from growing up in a heteronormative society. By providing a safe and supportive environment, therapists can help couples strengthen their relationship, improve communication, and build a strong foundation for their marriage.

The Importance of Child Psychology Services for LGBT Youth

LGBT youth are particularly vulnerable to mental health challenges, often facing bullying, rejection, and discrimination from a young age. Child Psychology Service plays a crucial role in supporting these young individuals, helping them navigate the complexities of their identity and the challenges they may face.

Therapists who specialize in child psychology can provide a safe space for LGBT youth to explore their feelings, develop a strong sense of self, and learn coping strategies to manage the stress and anxiety that often accompany their experiences. By providing early intervention, therapists can help prevent the development of more severe mental health issues later in life and support LGBT youth in building a healthy and positive self-image.

The Role of Community and Family Support in LGBT Mental Health

While therapy is a critical component of supporting LGBT individuals, community and family support also play a significant role in their mental health and well-being. Acceptance from family members, friends, and the broader community can significantly reduce the mental health challenges faced by LGBT individuals.

For many, the process of coming out can be one of the most challenging experiences of their lives. The fear of rejection, judgment, and discrimination can lead to significant emotional distress. However, when individuals are met with acceptance and support, it can have a profound positive impact on their mental health.

Families play a crucial role in this process, and LGBT Counselling Ireland offers services to help families understand and support their LGBT loved ones. Family therapy can be an invaluable resource for families who are struggling to come to terms with their loved one’s identity. By working with a trained therapist, families can learn to communicate more effectively, resolve conflicts, and develop a deeper understanding and acceptance of their loved one’s identity.

In addition to family support, community support is also essential for LGBT individuals. Being part of a supportive and accepting community can provide a sense of belonging and reduce the feelings of isolation and loneliness that many LGBT individuals experience. Community organizations, support groups, and social networks can offer a valuable source of connection and support for LGBT individuals.

The Benefits of Online Therapy for LGBT Individuals

In today’s digital age, online therapy has become an increasingly popular option for those seeking mental health support. For LGBT individuals, Psychologist Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Online offers a convenient and accessible way to receive the support they need from the comfort of their own home.

Online therapy can be particularly beneficial for individuals who may feel uncomfortable seeking support in person due to the fear of discrimination or judgment. It also offers a level of flexibility that traditional therapy may not, allowing individuals to access support at times that are convenient for them.

Psychologist Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consultant services are available online, providing specialized support for LGBT individuals who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges. By working with a trained therapist, individuals can learn to manage their symptoms, develop coping strategies, and work towards a healthier and more fulfilling life.

Conclusion

Supporting LGBT individuals through therapy is crucial in addressing the unique mental health challenges they face. Whether it’s through LGBT Psychotherapy Dublin, LGBT Counselling Ireland, or other specialized services, therapy provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals to explore their identity, manage their emotions, and develop coping strategies to navigate the challenges they may encounter.

By offering tailored support through services like LGBT Marriage Counseling, Child Psychology Service, and Relationship Counselling Dublin, therapists play a vital role in helping LGBT individuals and couples build strong, healthy, and fulfilling relationships. Additionally, Couples Counselling Dublin is essential for navigating the complexities of relationships within the LGBT community, helping couples strengthen their bond and overcome challenges together.

For those seeking support, services like Psychologist Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Online and Psychologist Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consultant offer accessible and convenient options for receiving the care they need. By providing early intervention and ongoing support, therapy can help LGBT individuals lead healthier, happier lives, and build a strong foundation for their mental well-being.

For more information on the services available to support LGBT individuals in Ireland, visit City Therapy to explore a range of therapy options tailored to your needs.

[on-a-lucky-tide]

PSA: LGBT mental healthcare in the UK.

The UKCP, one of the UK's biggest psychotherapy groups, has withdrawn from the memorandum on conversion therapy. This means they no longer commit to ending conversion therapy practices, including the harmful "exploratory therapy" model designed to browbeat you into being cisgendered (and will never let you transition). Please, please check whether your therapist is a member. They may not be safe.

If you're a young trans person and you're not sure what "exploratory therapy" is, you can read up here. It's spearheaded by the likes of Stella O'Malley, a member of SEGM, who has been behind many of the anti-trans bills in the US. They are backed by shady far right/christo-fascist money. They are dodgy and they can only get their pseudoscience published in quack journals. O'Malley has also been recorded calling masc lesbians fetishists.

Dr Christian Buckland, the chair, is deeply transphobic, so this is no surprise.

Stay safe, friends.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Paul Garcia-Ryan

Published: Apr 18, 2024

Paul Garcia-Ryan is the board president of Therapy First.

A comprehensive review commissioned by England’s National Health Service, released last week, found that gender transition medical treatment for children and young people has been built on “shaky foundations,” with “remarkably weak” evidence. The independent study — led by physician Hilary Cass, the former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health — incorporates multiple systematic reviews “to provide the best available collation of published evidence,” as well as interviews with clinicians, parents and young people, in reaching its conclusions.

Referring to young people who have already been treated under these dubious circumstances, such as those at the Tavistock Centre’s now-closed Gender Identity Development Service, Cass wrote, “They deserve very much better.”

In the wake of the Cass Review’s release — which has rocked the British medical and media establishment, and might soon reverberate in the United States — many are asking how we got here. How did clinicians come to recommend the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to thousands of children and adolescents when there was insufficient evidence that these treatments were safe and effective?

Part of the reason is that “the toxicity of the debate is exceptional,” as Cass notes in her foreword: “There are few other areas of healthcare where professionals are so afraid to openly discuss their views, where people are vilified on social media, and where name-calling echoes the worst bullying behaviour. This must stop.”

I know all too well how the absence of good-faith, healthy debate on this subject can affect clinicians and patients. When I was 15, a therapist affirmed my conviction that I was born in the wrong body. After more than a decade of hormonal and surgical interventions, I detransitioned at age 30. I had come to realize that my transition was motivated by my difficulty reconciling with being gay. Today, I am a licensed clinical social worker and board president of Therapy First, formerly the Gender Exploratory Therapy Association, a nonprofit organization that advocates psychotherapy as a first-line treatment for youth gender dysphoria.

Usually in psychotherapy, treatment approaches are refined and improved by vigorous discussion, research and dissemination of new information. When it comes to youth gender treatments, though, professionals who raise concerns have been censored and subjected to reputational damage, threats to their license and doxing. As a result, countless gender nonconforming young people have been badly served.

Therapy First has been the target of silencing and intimidation efforts. Now with a professional membership of more than 300 clinicians based in 36 states and 14 countries, we are joined in our concern regarding the quality of mental health care provided to gender dysphoric youth. Even though the organization is apolitical and non-religious, with many of our members being LGBT, we have been falsely linked to the religious right. Despite being strongly opposed to conversion therapy, or trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity, we have been accused of practicing it.

What I’ve learned is that therapists who cite the poor quality of evidence in support of medical interventions for youth gender dysphoria, or who advocate traditional principles of psychotherapy in this area, are likely to be vilified — sometimes by fellow clinicians. Last week alone, eight complaints were filed against one of our members’ licenses by other therapists for simply posting, on a professional Listserv, the link to one of our organization’s webinars, on trauma-informed mind-body practices.

An activist website has labeled our therapists as part of the “global anti-transgender movement” and listed details from their personal lives, including the names of their children and other family members. Last month in London, the Telegraph reported, a medical conference that explored evidence and heard from seasoned therapists and doctors regarding the treatment of gender dysphoria was interrupted by masked protesters who set off a smoke bomb and attempted to force their way into the building.

In addition to worrying about activists outside the consulting room, therapists apparently must now also be concerned about whether their patients are wielding hidden cameras. This month, an undercover video recording of a therapy session was posted online, presenting the clinician as a practitioner of conversion therapy, yet the would-be video sting merely revealed a clinician engaged in normal therapeutic exploration. In the current climate, any therapeutic response other than immediate affirmation is considered transphobic.

It isn’t right that professionals must risk their livelihood and reputation to help young people struggling with gender dysphoria. If the culture of bullying persists, I fear that fewer clinicians with a developmental approach will be inclined to keep working with this population. These young people will be left with clinicians who aren’t following the science, many with good intentions, but others who might behave more like activists than mental health professionals.

The Cass Review made clear that the evidence supporting medical interventions in youth gender dysphoria is utterly insufficient, and that alternative approaches, such as psychotherapy, need to be encouraged. Only then will gender-questioning youth be able to get the help they need to navigate their distress.

[ Via: https://archive.today/83ZJa ]

[textk4kira]

Cisgender, straight aces have cisheteronormative identities. And can get affirmations for their ace identities from the ace community.

They can get support for conversion therapy (what is ace conversion therapy? Anti-gay conversion therapy is targeted at making gay people associate gay attraction with trauma and pain? what do you think anti-ace conversion therapy is?) from aces. What resources do //LGBT// groups have for htis?

What LGBT resources do they need for religious trauma they cannot get from the ace community? From other religious trauma groups? Do religious trauma groups exclude cisgender, straight ace?

What specific LGBT resources for csigender, straight men who do not want to date need? Be SPECIFIC. What resources do they need from groupsmade to give rights to Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisxuals, and Trans People? You haven't listed a single LGBT specific resource uet

Being raped for not experiencing sexual attraction is a feminist issue, not an LGBT one. What LGBT specific resource do they need that they cannot get from feminist groups?

Every point you listed actually happens to cisgender, straight women. Should all LGBT groups acomodate all cishet women?

Hello again anon!

I will address each of the points you have made, with some additional information at the end of this post.

I would also like to point out that ace/arophobia tends to go hand in hand with anti-trans/TERF discourse, so I would like anyone reading to please keep that in mind.

Now to address the points you made:

Asexual/Aromantic people do not have cisheteronormative identities as they do not conform to society's expectations on how people are 'supposed' to behave regarding sexual or romantic relationships. These expectations include but are not limited to: Being in a monogamous, heterosexual/heteroromantic relationship with a fellow cisgender person. This argument is also used against bisexual people who are 'straight-passing' individuals.

Asexual people receive medical interventions including conversion therapy to make them heterosexual. Please look up 'hyposexual sexual desire disorder' as an example of anti-asexual medical maltreatment. Coercing an asexual person into having sex to 'cure' their asexuality is a form of corrective rape AND conversion therapy. The asexual community is a part of the LGBTQIA+ community and this has been the case forever. If an asexual person is seeking comfort or resources from other queers, such as myself, I will do what I can to help them.

I do not know if religious trauma groups explicitly exclude asexual individuals, so I cannot answer this. Pushing asexuals to only interact with other asexuals in regards to their problems, is actually a form of marginalization, which is in fact a form of oppression.

The love and support of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as community-wide solidarity, is, in fact, a 'resource'. The time that I am spending to respond to your ask, as opposed to uplifting aromantic men is in fact, the 'use of a resource'. Yes, emotional labor is a finite resource that I am currently using to address you.

I will not address this point, for obvious reasons.

To conclude, here is a list of resources specifically for asexual/aromantic individuals (note, this is just a short list, I will try to find more in the future):

AUREA - Resources (aromanticism.org)

Aro 101 and Resources – Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (arospecweek.org)

Understanding Asexuality | The Trevor Project

About AVEN | The Asexual Visibility and Education Network | asexuality.org

Understanding the Asexual Community - Human Rights Campaign (hrc.org)

Navigating LGBTQ Identities and Religion | The Trevor Project

Culturally Competent Psychotherapy for the Asexual Community | Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (societyforpsychotherapy.org)

I would also like to mention that I do not interact with radfems, TERFs, or Gender Critical Feminists as stated in my pinned post, if this describes you anon, or any other readers, please move along. I will not address you.

I hope this was helpful!

[zaddyazula]

if i ever got a pc and mgsv on it, i’d make my mother base pink and have pequod’s music set to lgbt by cupcakKe.

so that whenever i went back to my beautifully pink mother base, pequod would be slowly indoctrinating people into being gay (even more so).

this is some ocelot kind of psychotherapy.

[kishoremehta]

Born This Way

My license https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dd1UTnysgHvsvc9ThtfR1NtcSvH1azCo/view?usp=drivesdk

LGBT+ Pride Flags: The Original Collection. From Gilbert Baker's original 1987 flag designed at the request of San Francisco's Harvey Milk, through today, here is a collection of 32 LGBT+ Pride Flags representing biology, social networking, identity, inclusion and the arts. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1149629?ref=Solitarymaninblack

There are fantastical stories with actual transgender characters, some for whom that is central and others for whom that isn't. And there are stories without transgender characters, but with metaphors and symbolism in their place, genuine expressions of self through such speculative fiction tropes as shapeshifting and programming. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/667587?ref=Solitarymaninblack

The author of the life-changing book, Loving Someone Gay, recounts his own life journey from shame, failure, guilt and fear to pride, self-confidence and understanding of true feelings. Sharing how he made the transformation himself, the first officially openly gay psychologist in the U.S. and "father of gay-oriented psychotherapy" points the way for others to claim gay identity and gay pride. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1028924?ref=Solitarymaninblack

Award winning lesbian author, Misty Crimsonlay, introduces us to the loveable Penelope Jones, a 40 plus woman who always seems to struggle with the fast paced changes of our modern world. In this first edition of the series, she is confronted by her girlfriend Jemma's own unorthodox attitudes towards lesbianism, a challenge to their relationship that sees a surprising twist by Penelope. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/458347?ref=Solitarymaninblack

[lazy-scout]

I know this is off-topic for my account, but I couldn't help but share.

As you know, "propaganda" for LGBT people is banned in Russia. As a queer I am concerned about this. This law is vaguely worded and it is not clear what actions can violate this law. In essence, anything, from pictures on the Internet to walking hand in hand with one's partner. In addition to the total ban on LGBT "propaganda", it bans the distribution of banned information in the media, the Internet, advertising, film, literature, as well as information "capable of causing a desire to change sex" among teenagers.

I don't know whether to cry or laugh because this law literally forbids me to exist.

Queers are equated with pedophiles/zoophiles/necrophiles and so on.

And if before in Russia you could be beaten up or killed just because you are LGBT, now you can get a fine or go to jail.

Also, psychotherapy has been taken away from us and trans people will be banned from having surgery.

That's the story.

[x-honeycomb-x]

(2 minutes into logging out lol I’m on web Tumblr now)

I think the kink itself isn’t the problem, but my discomfort is the symptom of my problems.

I didn’t wanna come back to real life in my bedroom? With too much problems that I can’t even identify, let alone solve?

And then I did a speedrun. I think I compromise because I don’t believe I can have it good. Well, then, Megan, think different?

I’m actually moving countries. I’m gonna have the freedom to be myself.

I’m gonna be all genders (they/he/she) as I want. They’ll all be part of me, it’s gonna be so natural I won’t even notice it

I’ll actually find a job in the new country, with better work environments, and I’ll feel less useless and actually find fulfillment. I have teachers and past employers who love me, and believe in me.

The HRT (5 years), psychiatry and psychotherapy will finally pay off. It’s been only a year, it will allow me to do so much more in my life in the future, and I’m only stuck in my mental illnesses and executive dysfunction now

I have a good heart and very powerful cognitive abilities. Once I’ve tamed my temper more, I’ll feel a lot more capable. I just really gotta have faith in myself.

My grandparents and father is in so much misery, they become consumingly toxic. I’ve always waited for them to either find enlightenment or death, then I don’t have to be there for them anymore. (My grandma had a stroke today). But I actually don’t. I don’t owe them shit. Human beings should be able to stand on their own two feet. My aunts and uncles are able to stand in their own, and my mom will too. I don’t need to babysit any adults in my family. They’ll take care of their own happiness. If they don’t, it’s none of my goddamn business.

I will one day surround myself with healthy enough people, respecting consent is simply a norm that I don’t even pick up anymore. I need to learn what is “manipulating, blackmailing, pressuring, forcing me to have sex”, stay the hell away from those people, actually say “what the fuck is wrong with that person” and let it be it, hold them accountable, then I’ll manifest the right crowd.

In general, notice “manipulation, blackmail, pressure”, decline, report them. Soon I’ll smell shit from a mile away, and I won’t be taken advantage of in workplace, love life, family, friendships, politics, etc

Food, cleanliness, sports. My disassociation and executive dysfunction is really bad. It makes life routine impossible. I’ve already build a house that’s suitable to live in, and a life routine that balances all of them. If I take care of it once task at a time, but be forgiving, in a few years, I would be used to eating, cleaning, working out, sleeping on time, financing, seeing friends regularly, and reviewing.

Be present. It’s the most important one of all. I have learnt from therapy what are real feelings and what are intrusive thoughts. And when I’m present, I get a lot less FOMO, nostalgia, and panic. I actually like the food, the people, the comfort, the nights, the gatherings, the happiness. I just gotta commit to be present more. So I don’t keep creating missed-out-on moments to grief in the future.

I will actually get a irl trans partner/trans partners. One I can hold, talk to, have food with, share a life with, rent an apartment together with, kiss with, laugh with, wake up next to. Yes. I miss my wonderful summer with my online enbyfriend so, goddamn, much. But it’s gone. And you won’t get anywhere if you don’t start living your life, and find real connection with dates you can actually see in real life. Who lives in the same city as you. Who comes to your apartment and bring you Thai takeaways when you two get off work. See. Real. People. You’re moving out of Asia, you’ll meet a lot more open-minded trans people. LGBT rights are better out there, and you’ll meet happier trans people. make better friends, have better relationships.

No more monogamous relationships, you don’t have the experiences yet, no guides too, but your polyamorous boundaries are very fucking valid, if they don’t see it, then they aren’t a good partner!

no more sketchy sex. No sleeping with ex’s friends, with coworkers, teachers, students, an aggressive stranger, in fact no meaningless hookups. If there’s a genuine attraction there, go for it! If there’s none, don’t pursue it! If it’s an obsession, not an attraction, if they trigger your mental issues, don’t go for it! I know it’s hard. Filthy dirty hookups are so exciting. But no. The sooner you take out your “trauma-lead” sex, the sooner you will truly enjoy sex again, and the better your sex life will become

you’re really scared of losing people and things getting out of control, so you become controlling to your partners, friends, and family. And it makes you feel like a monster. I can’t tell you to just “don’t!” Because it’s easier said than done. Just know that the relationship didn’t work out not because you didn’t do enough. Or because you didn’t do it right. I wish you truly remember the people you love as themselves, and see how somethings are simply impossible. It has nothing to do with you. And it’s better to leave because something isn’t working out. (I know you try your best to repair things before ending it. You’ve done enough. When it’s beyond you, let go. Just let go and get your own closure.) (you can continue to love someone or something and move on with your life at the same time.) it’s okay to age alone. It’s okay to be an elder and not have a loved one to change their diapers. Especially unwilling ones. They’ll find a caregiver. You can find a caregiver. But you are such a social person longing for connections. You’ve had wayyyy more therapy than your family. You’re in a much better position to find a healthy marriage.

You’ll find a job that’s fulfilling, and appreciates your diversity. The gifts of your neurodivergency will be used. You will have a house that’s lived in but doesn’t depress you, and a domestic life that doesn’t depress you, and in fact you look forward to! Your health will be taken care of by life routines, and monitored by annual body checks. Your family members will care for themselves, and if they fail and live in misery, then they should seek help themselves. You are an independent adult and so are they. You maintain contacts that you’re happy to keep. Maybe travel once every two years, and dinner over zoom four times every year. You’ll share your life adequately, and find support in your own new family if your family is too depressed to show you joy. Therapy will help me navigate through all of those. Saying no will be easier in the coming three years, I’ll continue to find suffering people more complex and interesting than healthy people, but I’ll decline people that are negative influences to me. Healed people will be attracted into my life, if I wanna like someone interesting, choose a healed person. Soon a problematic person may come into my life, and my social circle will bat an eye on them, and ask, what the fuck? Stay away from them! And you wouldn’t question yourself from saying no, and marvel at how far you’ve become. You’ll have picnic at parks, hold dinner parties for interesting friends, go to art festivals with my partner(s), and return to the home of my beautiful polycule. And then, you will feel okay, you’ll think “I wouldn’t throw this away for anything less than worthy”, you will think, oh wow, so this is how it feels to be on the right track.

you’ll live less of your life based on traumatic reactions, you’ll forget certain sensations of mental illnesses, which you find so, so, so comforting. And that’s completely okay. You said you wanna start writing new chapters in your life, instead of wasting another trying to describe and recreate feelings of mental illnesses.

I hope you make it. xhoneycombx, I really fucking hope you do. I hope you know that things can be wayyyyyyyy better, I hope you see those possibilities. I hope you start thinking of them and expect them. I love you. I truly do. As much as you have loved your family and your exes. Maybe even more.

Talk to an actual person, learn to play a musical instrument, and date someone that’s actually in your city. Fap to better things.

🤍🍯🐝

[musingsofmonica]

May 2024 Diverse Reads

May 2024 Diverse Reads:

•”Lies and Weddings” by Kevin Kwan, May 21, Doubleday Books, Romance/Romantic Comedy/Women/Cultural Heritage/Asian & Asian American

•”América del Norte” by Nicolás Medina Mora, May 07, Soho Press, Literary/Political/Cultural Heritage/Hispanic & Latino

•”Ella” by Diane Richards, May 07, Amistad Press, Biographical, Historical/Women/Cultural Heritage/African American & Black

•”Daughters of Shandong” by Eve J. Chung, May 07, Berkley Books, Literary/Historical/Political/Women/World Literature/China

•”A Crane Among Wolves” by June Hur, May 14, Feiwel & Friends/Historical/Mysteries & Detective Stories/Romance/Royalty/Political/World Literature/Korea

•”The Ministry of Time” by Kaliane Bradley, May 07, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, Science Fiction/Spy Thriller/Time Travel/Romance/Workplace

•”The Return of Ellie Black” by Emiko Jean, May 07, Simon & Schuster, Thriller/Suspense/Women

•”Exhibit” by R. O. Kwon, May 21, Riverhead Books, Literary/Women/Friendship/Cultural Heritage/Asian American

•”Oye” by Melissa Mogollon, May 14, Hogarth Press, Contemporary/Humorous/Family Life/General/Cultural Heritage/Hispanic & Latino

•”Lavash at First Sight” by Taleen Voskuni, May 07, Berkley Books, Romance/Romantic Comedy/LGBT/Women/Cultural Heritage/Armenian American 

•”The Library Thief” by Kuchenga Shenjé, May 07, Hanover Square Press, Literary/Historical/Gothic/Cultural Heritage/African American & Black/World Literature/England/Jamaica 

•”Cecilia” by K-Ming Chang, May 21, Coffee House Press, Literary/Magical Realism/Cultural Heritage/Asian American/LGBTQ

•”Goddess of the River” by Vaishnavi Patel, May 21, Redhook, Literary/Historical/Fantasy/Fairy Tale/Folk Tale/Legends & Mythology/Ancient/Magical Realism

•”Cinema Love” by Jiaming Tang, May 07, Dutton, Literary/Cultural Heritage/Asian American/LGBTQ

•”Bad Seed: Stories” by Gabriel Carle, translated by Heather Houde, May 07, Feminist Press, Contemporary/Short Stories/Coming of Age/LGBT/World Literature/Caribbean & West Indies

•”How to Make Your Mother Cry” by Sejal Shah, May 01, West Virginia University Press, Literary/Short Stories/Women/Cultural Heritage/Asian American/Own Voice

•”Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders” by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, May 14, Tiny Reparations Books, Personal Memoir/Essays/Short Essays/Essay Collection/Memoir in Essay/Popular Culture/Ethnic Studies/Hispanic American Studies

•”Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Migration, and Mexico” by Noé Álvarez, May 28, Catapult, Personal Memoir/Cultural, Ethnic & Regional/Cultural Heritage/Hispanic & Latino/Folk & Traditional/Ethnic Studies/Hispanic American Studies 

•”But What Will People Say?: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures” by Sahaj Kaur Kohli, May 07, Penguin Life, Personal Growth/Psychotherapy/Happiness/Emotions/Cultural, Ethnic & Regional 

•”Black Meme: A History of the Images That Make Us” by Legacy Russell, May 07, Verso, Art & Politics/Commentary & Opinion/Ethnic Studies/African American Studies/Communication Studies/Race & Ethnic Relations

[pvdpsychological]

LGBT Psychotherapy

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Coming Out, Etc.

We frequently work with college students, adolescents, and adults on exploring their sexual orientation, exploring their gender identity, coming out, and transitioning. Depending on where individuals are in these processes and their needs and wants for therapy, we may do this in a more structured way, offering specific behavioral recommendations, or in a more supportive and exploratory manner.

[consequencesofargentdawn]

LGBT+ players inside the PCU. Why? You do realise these incels if given the chance would be throwing you off of buildings right? They hate you, they might smile to your face but they hate you. You don't need to be a genius or psychoanalyse them like the COAD guys here. Its literally in the fucking blog banner.

They hate gay men and women, hate trans people, hate anything not white. They make disgusting jokes all the time in their servers and guilds of which some aren't even shown here.

source - a former queer member of a pcu guild who left after pointing out joking about transgender suicide rates were not the kind of thing a group claiming to be "inclusive" should be doing.

We have little to add to this aside from that we do have a professionally trained psychologist inside our editor team who deals with the trauma and stress of abusive relationships and interactions as their '"thing" in their offline, real world life. Usually they do not like to comment on things regarding psychology and psychotherapy but in this case they would like to make it known that in their professional opinion the reason why many LGBT+ people are in a place like the PCU is because they are vulnerable, lack an alternative healthy outlet and are very likely to face brutal persecution when leaving a 'cult' when said cult has 'dirt' on them.

[xxladylovexx]

THE LESBIAN BILL OF RIGHTS

The aim of the Lesbian Caucus is to address public issues involving lesbians as they are occurring today, with reference to the Declaration and also to the LBOR.

The purpose of this document is to describe *lesbian reality, *lesbian rights, and *lesbian political potential consistent with radical feminist principles.

WHEREAS, lesbians are females sexually attracted exclusively to other females, consistent with Article 1 of the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights;

WHEREAS, lesbians have historically experienced discrimination based on our female sex and our homosexual orientation; 

WHEREAS, lesbians have historically been either ignored or represented inaccurately and negatively in media; 

WHEREAS, it is especially those lesbians who do not conform to the sex stereotypes enforced on females who have faced the most oppressive discrimination; 

WHEREAS, the discrimination experienced by lesbians has occurred in the areas of education, employment, housing, physical and mental health care, public accommodations, and at the hands of virtually every public and private institution;  

WHEREAS, lesbians have historically been specifically targeted, on the basis of sex and sexual orientation, for rape and other sexual violence by men and institutions; 

WHEREAS, lesbians have historically been specifically targeted for so-called “conversion therapy” and other abuse by the institutions of psychotherapy and religion; 

WHEREAS, lesbians, as women, are affected by the same biological, cultural, and political issues as every other woman; 

WHEREAS, lesbians exist at the intersection of ‘woman’ and ‘homosexual’, and experience systemic discrimination on those bases that is synergistic; 

WHEREAS, the enshrining of so-called “gender identity” in law has resulted in the erasure of lesbian-only spaces and the demonization of lesbians who, recognizing that homosexuality is based on sex, refuse dating and sexual relationships with men who say they are lesbians; 

WHEREAS, compulsory heterosexuality is imposed on all girls and women to some extent; therefore be it 

RESOLVED, that the following definitions apply: 

‘Woman’ means adult human female; 

‘Girl’ means minor human female; 

‘Lesbian’ means a human female homosexual; or, a woman or girl who is exclusively same-sex attracted; 

‘Gender’ means sex-based stereotypes whose purpose is to force all women into a subordinate position in relation to all men; 

‘Compulsory heterosexuality’ means the patriarchal pressure, indoctrination, and coercion exercised on all women and girls to partner sexually with men and to serve men as sexual and domestic servants; 

‘Conversion therapy’ means attempts by members of the psychotherapy profession or by religious counselors or others to change a lesbian’s sexual orientation to include sexual attraction to or sexual acceptance of men; 

‘Man’ means adult human male; 

RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to be recognized and referred to as a discrete and independent category; that is, as lesbians rather than ‘LGBT’ or ‘LGB’ or ‘gay’ as a catchall; RESOLVED, that lesbians belong in every women-only space and activity to which every other woman is entitled; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to differentiate and separate from gay men, who are first and foremost men; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to create and maintain lesbian-only spaces; RESOLVED, that as we do not yet, and may never, fully know the origin of sexual orientation, lesbians have the right to be protected as lesbians regardless of how their lesbianism arose – whether inborn, socially influenced, or chosen; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to be free from conversion therapy; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to be free from forced sterilization; 

RESOLVED, recognizing that if not intervened upon, the majority of ‘trans-identifying’ youth grow up to be lesbian, gay, or bisexual, the right to be free from conversion therapy includes the right to be free of indoctrination into gender identity ideology and its accompanying cosmetic medical procedures designed to disguise one’s sex; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to be free from “corrective” rape and sexual coercion, including rhetoric intended to coerce or persuade them into engaging in sexual behaviors with men’; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to have their sexual and romantic boundaries respected. This includes dating apps, where lesbians have the right to both avoid men and actively seek women; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of their lesbianism in employment, housing, physical and mental health care, and public accommodations; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to be free from having their relationships and sexuality eroticized and fetishized in media and pornography; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to make private domestic agreements with their sexual partners that are as enforceable as any other contract, without having to enter into a state-defined marriage; RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to be free from discrimination in adopting children; 

RESOLVED, that lesbians have the right to be free from sex stereotypes in all forms and to present and express nonconformity to sex-based stereotypes without discrimination or other interference. 

[therapyappointment1]

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[mymommyisapsycho]

Trabalho há quase duas décadas como psicóloga. Tenho formação e experiência e estou informada sobre as questões 🏳️‍🌈. Mas sou uma pessoa e cometo erros. Ontem foi o dia de mais um desses erros. Estava numa primeira consulta. A pessoa diz-me que terminou um relacionamento. Eu assumi que era um relacionamento heterossexual. E respondi qualquer coisa do tipo. “Ele era teu namorado …” Corrigiu-me logo. “Não era namorado. Mas sim namorada”. O que é que podia fazer numa situação dessas? O que é que eu fiz? Assumi o erro e a parvoíce tão anos 80 que foi aquele erro. E. Pedi desculpa. E rimos. Todos os profissionais que trabalham com pessoas. Nomeadamente na área da saúde. Não assumam (como eu fiz ontem) que a pessoa é heterossexual. Falem em relacionamentos em relações com pessoas. #lgbt #lgbtq🌈 #psychology #psychotherapy #mymommyisapsycho