LGBT Substance Abuse Treatment Best Practices: An Annotated Bibliography Introduction Practice with special populations led to an inquiry regarding LGBT substance abuse and best practices. What was interesting in looking through the existing research is that there is really not a huge breadth of information out there regarding the LGBT population in relation to substance abuse and best practices. The importance of this subject was made apparent by the lack of concrete evidence for particular models
Visibility: YouTube and LGBT Youth The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the recent proliferation of positive portrayals of the LGBT community in YouTube videos has had any impact on LGBT youth who struggle with their social identity. This paper hypothesizes that the discourse shaped on YouTube videos surrounding LGBT rights and issues—expressed typically, but not limited to “coming out” videos, sharing experiences of being a member of the LGBT community, sharing opinions on the
Critique of a Research Study: MSW Social Work Students and Attitudes/Phobias Towards the LGBTQ Population Sharaneya Guruparan SWP 538- 701 E Professor Notisha Massaquoi November 3rd, 2017 Identify and critically review the study and discuss the following in the context of anti-oppression and social justice mission of the school In the research study, “Evaluating the Phobias, Attitudes, and Cultural Competence of Master of Social Work Students Toward the LGBT Populations,”
and cultural mobilizations of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and allies. However, this achievement is not an end it itself. Leaders of the marriage equality movement, as well as community members, ask: Now what? This proposed project attempts to provide an answer for this question by looking at the perceived impact of the legalization of same-sex marriage among Black LGBTs in relation to their racial, sexual, and religious identities. Now that same-sex marriage
of the importance of the topic The topic on the advocacy for LGBT community in schools among the student community is very important. In most cases the advocates of LGBTs have tried to persuade schools to improve their environment. Usually the school environment significantly determines whether the climate in the school is healthy and appropriate for LGBT students to learn in (Goldberg and Allen, 2013). Advocating for this community therefore means that school administrators are likely to adopt
Queer Hindi Cinema: A Study on Understanding LGBT Identities Pushpinder Kaur PhD Research Scholar Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Punjabi University, Patiala Email: pushpinder_21@yahoo.co.in Abstract Cinema is undoubtedly the greatest thing to have happened to the queer movement in India. Sexual minority comprises of all those people who fall under the categories of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender. India is one of the many countries where homosexuality is still considered
Population-Based Sample of Sexual-Minority Adolescents in Boston Until 1973, the American Psychiatric Association regarded the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community as consisting of sociopathic individuals with personality disorders. Today, the stigma has lifted off of these individuals and relationships among the LGBTs are no longer crimes in the US and many other countries; however, select individuals have now taken matters into their own hands exercising differential justice in
Socioemotional development for an adolescent heading into young adulthood can be a very complex and difficult stage to grasp and to fully understand especially if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). Having emotions of affection towards someone of the same-sex can be quite confusing when you are coming into adulthood. Many questions and many more emotions arise when trying to deal with the situation. Now, throw in some religion and what do you get? Chaos, fear and even more confusion
religion. A prevailing point-a-view is the idea that Christianity has strict views on the LGBT community and all Christians see their actions as sinful. I am looking to pursue this religious idea and to see if the data supports this connotation. As a Catholic, I have my own opinion and expectations of the information that may lead to some bias in my view of data. For instance, I have positive views on the LGBT community and I know that there are many Catholics that follow my same point-of-view. With this
The mental health of individuals in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community is something that is a serious problem. For most of the history of the United States and many different parts of the world LGBT people faced much persecution and in some cases even death. This constant fear of discovery and the pressure that one feels on oneself when “in the closet” can lead to major mental distress. Research has shown that people who identify as LGBT are twice as likely to develop lifetime