My Family Cultural Value Or Ethnicity Influences Her Gender Expression And Sexual Orientation

As a nine-year-old girl I knew I was not “normal”. I didn’t like boys the way my friends did and I would always push my thoughts about girls away because it was “wrong”. At fourteen I started to come to terms with who I was. The thought of being a lesbian in high school petrified me. I thought I would never be able to openly be myself, I would lose friends and everyone would see me differently. The thought of finding love never crossed my mind because I never knew how I would tell a complete stranger that I was a lesbian. My family was extremely supportive after the initial

Still today I cannot relate to anything that’s going on with my daughter, but I am accepting it”, in obvious discuss, hurt and shame. [Debating Diversity, ’02, R. Takaki] HOM quoting Lee goes on to say: “I was hoping that it was a stage she’s going through and that she could change”. Again cognitive dissonance rears its Janus Face again in the naïve thinking of Ms Lee’s believe that her daughter’s same-sexual gender travails are only superficialities that are motivated by the capricious actions that come along with youth. Life’s choices of a sexual partner are more in-depth and substantive than that.

2) Assess the role of nature and nurture (biology vs. environment) in the determination of sexual orientation. Which do you find most compelling? Why?

In the assignment, I will give an imaginary case study of a counselling client with issues relating to fear and sadness and contemplate how their problems discover in their life. The case study will clearly focus on sociocultural issues, such as race, culture, gender and sexuality. It will look at how convenient it can be to accept how important sociocultural issues can be when considering individual suffering. The main focus this assignment will be weight up with regards to sociocultural issues will be, culture, race and sexuality. The counselling approach being used will be person centred therapy. The case study is based on 27 year old woman who is black and gay. She has anxiety around men which is the outcome of an intimidating, abusive grandfather who raised her.

In the documentary Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She, the prejudices towards transgender and intersex individuals, as well as the fear they experience because of these prejudices, are underlined. A transgender individual is one that identifies with a gender that is not associated with their biological sex. An intersexual individual, however, is one that is born with indefinite sexual anatomical characteristics, making it difficult to identify as a male or female (Croteau & Hoynes, 2013). In addition, this documentary emphasizes the impact of cultural expectations on sexual orientation and gender identification.

Being attracted to women is something that has always been slightly frightening to me. I’ve never had a sexual encounter with a woman so I am unsure if that would be something I am interested in. Recently, before arriving at UNC Charlotte, I have said that I want to experiment some to make sure that men are really what I am interested in. Having said that, I have no idea how to even find myself in that kind of situation. It seems so foreign to me, which is partly what scares me away from the idea. Also, of course, being afraid of what other people may think or say about me is another discouragement. I don’t want to be disliked based on my sexuality, something that I can’t help. On the other hand, I don’t want people in my life that can’t support my decisions and how I choose to live. I often find myself out checking out women as much as I check out a man. Something else that frightens me is the idea of actually having sex with another woman. I’ve only known sex with a man. I feel like there will be

The assigned readings for this course have been extremely beneficial in helping me formed a foundation of understanding towards the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. Because of these readings I have increased my understanding of the many obstacles that individuals in this community must overcome; specifically the youth. LGBT individuals are often faced with a unique set of problems that clinical social workers should be aware of. Most times, this group of sexual minorities feels that they are being discriminated against by their friends, family, and the society as a whole (Bennett, 2013, p. 1). Unfortunately this feeling and thinking of alienation and discrimination subjects them to stress, anxiety and depression. All of which

Sexual Minorities who have took part in reorientation therapy, have had varying results, based on case studies. Reorientation therapeutic practices have raised the question of competency in professional counselors, when dealing with sexual minorities. Sexual minorities, in this case, is a person who identifies as being bisexual, homosexual, lesbian, gay, and or having the same sex attractions and behaviors. Being competent in the role of a professional counselor, is vital, when interacting with sexual minorities, because the client’s overall well-being is what matters most. For the client, this will not only form a trust relationship with the counselor but will cause the client to open and share more relevant information. Some of the factors

Within the last decade society has become more open to ideology and lifestyles that years ago were tabo. This is largely due to the fact that the millennial generation may be one of the most laid back and accepting generations of all time. One major lifestyle that was rarely expected was homosexuality within the last decade this issue is no longer in the closet. Most people feel comfortable being open about their lifestyle choice and even show it off. Shortly after the acceptance of gays by society a new issue presented itself and this is transgender people. The community as whole fights for their rights together and it is referred to as LGBTQ. LGBTQ means lesbians, gays, transgender, bisexual, and queer. The LGBTQ community has made great progress in the last decade they have become more open about their community and have gained rights that they should have always had. Even though the community has made progress they still have a long way way to go especially within the workplace.

Randolph Sanders focuses on the treatment of individuals who are in conflict with their sexual identity. He entails the relationship between the client and the clinician. Sanders goes into details concerning competence, controversies and issues, movements, and integrity of the clinician in regards to the client.

The writer will analyze the potential challenges there is when communicating with Lorella. Will describe the clinical countertransference in working with patient Lorella for the first time. Then, will discuss the literature there is when interviewing the patient and ways on how to engage a patient to a conversation. Will explain different tips on how to communicate with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community in or to make them feel comfortable in the first session. Finally, will talk about applying cultural appropriate strategies to engage and build rapport with the patient. Pointing out potential strengths and challenges and how they can be use in other to build a bond.

Jae identifies as a lesbian woman. Initially during her coming out process, Jae felt excited. “At the age of fourteen, I first told my aunt that I was dating a girl. My aunt approved of my choices and did not judge me. My aunt loved me unconditionally, which made it easier to come out to her.” In Jae’s opinion, the acceptance she found in her aunt will not be the same acceptance from her parents. “Before, my father thought I was dating a girl when I really was not. He physically and verbally abused me. My mother failed to stop him.” As a result, Jae kept her sexuality a secret from her parents for six years. Finally at the age of twenty, Jae told her parents that she was gay. She was

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By analysing information obtained from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten cohort, the author compares the academic scores of children from eight apparent categories of family structure. These categories include: two married biological parents; same-sex parents; cohabiting; stepparent; divorced; single parent; widowed; and other. The focus of this study is primarily aimed at finding out what associations can be made about academic success and children from same-sex parent family structures. Moreover, these results are likened to the scores achieved by children from a traditional heterosexual family structure, to identify performance variations. The authors concerns are that, children raised in same-sex parent families may be at a disadvantage regarding learning achievements, such as, lower test

In today’s day in age, different sexualities and gender identities are quickly becoming more accepted in mainstream society. Despite this change, there are many people who believe that having a different sexual orientation or gender identity is a choice that is frowned upon. In order to refute this belief, research and biology of the brain is necessary. Researching the brain on the basis of sexuality is a fairly new topic of discussion because it is somewhat difficult and confusing. This paper will explore the different identities of gender, sex and sexual orientation and the main biological reasons behind these. There is also some validity of different sexual orientations and identities through the evidence of sexual disorders like