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The past several decades have seen increasing controversies over lesbian and gay parenthood. More same-sex couples than ever are becoming parents, while society struggles to define their legal rights pertaining to marriage and parenthood. Against this sociopolitical backdrop, how do same-sex couples transition to parenthood, and what are their experiences as parents? Furthermore, what are the experiences of their children? Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children provides a comprehensive overview of the research on same-sex parenthood, exploring ways in which lesbian and gay parents resist, accommodate, and transform fundamental notions of gender, parenting, and family. The book takes a family life cycle approach, beginning with research on how same-sex couples meet and build healthy relationships, then describing how and why same-sex couples decide to have children and how they grapple with the changing roles each partner must adopt. Their experiences raising children through young adulthood are explored, including the challenges of interacting with their children s schools and teachers. In the end, the book considers the perspectives of the children themselves as young adults and adults speak out about their experiences having lesbian or gay parents. Integrating both qualitative and quantitative research, this book incorporates a range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, sexuality/gender studies, and human development. It also highlights understudied aspects of same-sex parenting, such as termination of couple relationships. With practical recommendations in every chapter, this book is an indispensable resource for those who research lesbian and gay mental health and family issues, as well as those who provide services to lesbian and gay parents and/or parents-to-be. ... Read more

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Terrific resource for those interested in LGBT parenting
Not only is it extremely well researched, but also very readable. The best resource I'm aware of in this field. Useful for researchers, clinicians,students, but also parents and family members.

The Most Comprehensive Review of Lesbian and Gay Parenting to Date!
This text should be required reading for all policymakers, lawyers, practitioners, researchers, and educators who work with families.I would recommend this text to any student interested in families, gender, or sexualities. This book can be read by a wide audience and will be a wonderful resource for prospective and active lesbian and gay parents, their children, and their children's children. With this text, Goldberg secures her status as an expert scholar in the burgeoning field of lesbian and gay family studies.

complete and clear
This appears to be a most complete and concise reporting and analysis on a very timely, "hot" topic.Kudos to the author for her thorough researchand sensitive explication of the subject. This book is suitable for the academic community but equally forall parents, especially those of school age children,regardless of sexual preference.

A must read for all interested in Lesbian and Gay Studies
Fascinating integrative review of the research on same-sex parenting.The first time this body of research has been organized and presented in a readable manner.Suitable for undergraduates as well as seasoned researchers. ... Read more

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Gain insight into crucial British mental health approaches for LGB individuals

There is very little collaborative literature between LGB-affirmative psychologists and psychotherapists in the United States and the United Kingdom. British Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychologies: Theory, Research, and Practice may well be a crucial beginning step in building dialogue between these two countries on important LGB psychotherapy developments. Leading authorities comprehensively examine the latest studies and effective therapies for LGB individuals in the United Kingdom. Practitioners will discover an extensive survey of the most current developments to supplement their own work, while educators and students will find diverse expert perspectives on which to consider and broaden their own viewpoints. This unique book offers an informative introduction to British psychosocial perspectives on theory, research, and practice.

British Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychologies provides a critical exploration of the recent history of LGB psychology and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom, focusing on key publications and outlining the current terrain. Other chapters are organized into two thematic sections. The first section explores theoretical frameworks in United Kingdom therapeutic practice, while the second section examines sexual minority identities and their needs for support and community.

Topics in British Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychologies include:

similarities and differences between LGBT psychology and psychotherapy in the United States and United Kingdom

gay affirmative therapy (GAT) as a positive framework

existential-phenomenological approach to psychotherapy

core issues in the anxiety about whether or not to "come out"

object relations theory

exploring homo-negativity in the therapeutic process

aspects of psychotherapy that lesbians and gay men find helpful

research into how the mainstreaming of lesbian and gay culture has affected the lives of LGB individuals

a study into LGB youth issues

difficulties of gay men with learning disabilities—with suggestions on how to offer the best psychological service

a study on gay athletes’ experiences of coming out in a heterosexist world

British Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychologies takes a needed step toward sharing valuable psychosocial perspectives between countries. This useful, enlightening text is perfect for educators, students, psychologists, psychotherapists, and counselors working in the field of sexuality. ... Read more

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A new, more comprehensive edition of the classic Social Work text

Although the vast majority of LGBT persons are healthy, resilient, and hardy individuals who do not seek social work intervention, some have been or will be clients in social work agencies. Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People, Second Edition, is the updated classic text that has expanded its scope to include new content on practice with bisexual and transgender populations--and incorporated this content throughout. This informative book provides a knowledge base of practice that will better prepare students and practitioners for working sensitively, competently, and effectively with LGBT individuals.

Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People, Second Edition now covers content on LGBT populations as articulated by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Comprehensive and practical, this unique text discusses the pragmatic aspects of social work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. It will improve and reinforce competent practice with LGBT persons and their families in multiple settings.

Chapters in Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People, Second Edition,
focus on important topics such as:

• the profession's core values and ethical principles
• identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethically challenging practice problems
• LGBT persons of color--heterosexism, racism, and sexism
• applying the life model and the stress-coping process
• the root of conflicts in allegiances and pressures for unity via homogeneity
• practice with bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming persons
• sexual conversion therapy
• traditional psychoanalytic notions of lesbian couples
• the impact of sexual abuse on lesbian couples
• internalized homophobia, heterocentrism, and gay identity
• group work practice with the LGBTQ community
• clinical assessment for families where sexual orientation is an issue
• LGBT parenting
• the role of health care
• and many more!

Complete with a highly detailed appendix of symbols, definitions, and terms, Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People, Second Edition, is an invaluable resource for social workers and mental health professionals as well as for students and educators at all levels of experience.

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Find the facts, figures, and connections you need on the Internet!

This powerful reference tool is the most comprehensive, reliable guide to Internet resources for the LBGTQ community. More than just a guide to useful Web sites, it also evaluates LGBTQ mailing lists, message boards, search engines, and portals.

The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research provides background information as well as useful URLs. It covers the history and objectives of major sites. The in-depth interviews with leaders of the queer Internet include discussions with Barry Harrison, Director of Queer Arts Resources, and Sister Mary Elizabeth, founder of AEGiS.

The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research includes resources for a variety of academic disciplines, including:

• the humanities
  
• the social sciences
  
• law
  
• labor studies
  
• media studies
  
• transgender and intersex studies
  
• and more!

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This is the first book that I have ever felt the need to return.I am sure this book was a huge help a few years ago, but unfortunately at this point it is largely outdated. ... Read more

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Most therapy is set up in a heterosexist context. Explore the issues facing your gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients--and how to deal with them!

The Therapist's Notebook for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients offers therapists treating lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients innovative, practical interventions plus homework and hands-on activities tailored to these populations. Use the notebook to explore the issues surrounding coming out, homophobia in the workplace, spirituality, identity formation, and issues that require a non-heterosexist approach, such as domestic violence and relationship concerns. Grounded in current theory, each chapter explains the rationale for the activity it proposes, includes contraindications, and provides a list of helpful resources for therapists and clients.

Here are just a few of the issues this extraordinary book explores in its four thoughtfully planned sections:

Section I: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Coming Out and Managing Homophobia and Heterosexism addresses:

• conflicts in self-perceptions
• obstacles to the growth of a healthy GLB identity
• dealing with the trauma and anxiety that result from discrimination
• using semi-hypnotic visualization to treat internalized homophobia
• helping bisexuals decide whether to come out or to “pass”
• coping with internalized homophobic messages
• dealing with heterosexism in the workplace or at school
  
  Section II: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Relationship Issues will help you and your clients understand and work on issues involving:
• choosing the right partner
• intimacy and gender roles
• financial stability
• assimilation, queer pride, and everything in between
• how ethnicity and coupling impact sexual identity
• negotiating a healthy open relationship
• sexual concerns, sexual dysfunction, and pleasuring
• sexual role values for bisexual and lesbian women
  
  Section III: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Gender, Ethnic, and Sexual Identity Issues addresses “who am I” issues:
• sexual orientation and gender identity
• the intersection of sexual and ethnic identity
• oppression on multiple fronts
• gender exploration for lesbians
  
  Section IV: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Specific Issues tackles concepts including:
• enhancing resilience through spirituality
• reconciling with religion
• spiritual wellness and the spiritual autobiography
• body image disturbances
• unwanted sexual behavior
• creating a safety plan in case of same-sex domestic violence
• alienation and finding a caring community
• medication adherence for HIV+ clients
• the difficulties faced by coupled lesbians with children
• family care planning
• addiction and recovery
• healing from the wounds of homophobia
• relationships with ex-partners
• managing workplace stress
  
  If you're new to treating lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients you’ll find rich material, based in current literature, to guide your work. If you've already worked extensively with LGBT clients, the activities and fresh, innovative strategies in The Therapist's Notebook for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients will expand and invigorate your skills.

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With volume three of the Pink Therapy series the editors have collated articles on 12 further issues of particular concern to non-heterosexual clients. Professionals from various fields of therapy offer guidelines for good practice, in areas ranging from HIV and AIDS to psychosexual problems. ... Read more

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Creating a Place For Ourselves is a groundbreaking collection of essays that examines gay life in the United States before Stonewall and the gay liberation movement. Along with examining areas with large gay communities such as New York, San Francisco and Fire Island, the contributors also consider the thriving gay populations in cities like Detroit, Buffalo, Washington, D.C., Birmingham and Flint, demonstrating that gay communities are truly everywhere.

Contributors: Brett Beemyn, Nan Alamilla Boyd, George Chauncey, Madeline Davis, Allen Drexel, John Howard, David Johnson, Liz Kennedy, Joan Nestle, Esther Newton, Tim Retzloff, Marc Stein, Roey Thorpe.Amazon.com Review
The study of gay and lesbian history has, during the past twodecades, grown enormously. Early work such as Jonathan Katz's 1978Gay AmericanHistory and Allen Bérubé's 1990 titleComing Out UnderFire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War Two have pavedthe way for more historically detailed work. Creating a Place ForOurselves is a fine anthology of 11 essays that detail theformation of specific queer communities across a wide historical andgeographic span including Buffalo, New York, in the 1940s; Washington,D.C. in the 1950s; and Philadelphia in the early 1970s. While theessays are by academics, they are accessible, readable, and highlyinformative. ... Read more

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inspiring chapters despite unmet goals
This anthology has multiple purposes.They want to continue George Chauncey's assertion that pre-Stonewall life was not terrible across the board.They have two further projects.First, the contributors want to show that gay and lesbian culture existed and flourished outside of just NYC and CA.Additionally, they want to show that the intersections of race, class, and gender played a powerful role in setting the parameters for this historic gay life.

This book is well-written.I felt more and more empowered as a gay person as I finished each chapter.Though no author quotes Michel Foucault here (as most gay and lesbian studies authors do), his idea that powerlessness is never absolute plays itself out here.This book documents gay and lesbian craftiness.If you want to make private gay space at a time when homosexuality is illegal, place straight patrons at the front of clubs and gay patrons at the back.Hire door managers and bartenders that have no problems excluding or kicking out homophobes.If you can't have openly gay dancing, let customers know about private after-parties where such dancing will be allowed.If you can't be openly gay at home, split an apartment with other gay guys where you all agree that you can bring guys for action.

As necessary and idealistic as Beemyn's goals are, this book fails to meet those goals in several ways.This book starts by saying, "We need to go beyond canonical gay historians like Chauncey, Newton, and Davis/Kennedy."However, all those authors have chapters in this book.Further, other authors quote from their famous books consistently.It is surprising that John D'Emilio does not have a contribution here.However, he was working on Bayard Rustin's autobiography at the time.

The chapters move beyond NYC and SF.As a Chicagoan and a person who knows about Illinois' strong history in gay rights, I was pleased to see two chapters about my hometown.Still, though Beemyn asserts that gay men and lesbians live everywhere, the action in these chapters usually point to big cities.Maybe all gay people do not move to NYC and SF.However, if they move to Chicago, Detroit, Philly, and Washington, D.C., they are finding the next best things.Chauncey's and D'Emilio's ideas about seeking more gays and more anonymity still ring true.

This book has more information on gay men than on lesbians.However, lesbians are represented, admirably.There are also wonderful coverage of black gay men and lesbians.Beemyn states that race, class, and gender cannot be dropped fromthis analysis.Still, I wish he would point out that many advocates of "race, class, and gender" coverage purposely exclude "sexuality" and are very heterosexist, if not blatantly homophobic.Beemyn could have mentioned that the contributors are taking the higher road when others have not.Most of the authors acknowledge that white, middle-class, gay men had options and choices that people of color, women, and the poor could never have.Still, this book often focuses on rich, gay, white men in bringing up race, class, and gender.If "race, class, and gender" promotions don't encourage cover diversity, then what is the point?

Beemyn is a well-known bisexual activist.Thus, while his own chapter mentions an interviewee that sought male and female partners, other contributors do notmention actual bisexuals.Thus, while the word bisexual comes up in this book often, it doesn't really alter the focus on monosexual gay men and lesbians.This is well-meaning inclusion, but still superficial.

Some readers may not like the focus on bars and drag performances, but hey, that's the way it was.This book gives scant mention to cruisy areas and John Boswell and others would say those are important sites of gay contact.This book may be trying to be more respectable than the actual history makers were themselves.

Lord Alfred Douglas said homosexuality is "the love that dare not speak its name."However, the authors prove here that gay men and lesbians have been speaking up and enjoying themselves for decades and allover the United States.While the book does have its limitations, I applaud the editor for amassing those scant academic studies out there in this area. ... Read more

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Over the last three decades, the visibility—and public acceptance—of self-identified lesbian women and gay men and bisexual and transgender individuals has increased dramatically, making it more important than ever to understand the dynamics of their relationships.

This timely work, part of Volume 21 in the Review of Psychiatry series, offers compelling facts and insights in a concise yet comprehensive format, bringing together the latest research and clinical practice in this rapidly evolving field.

• Chapter 1 details normal adolescent development and the extra challenges imposed by the development of a sexual identity that is different from that of most of their peers, including the lack of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender role models.

• Chapter 2 presents a rare discussion about theoretical models (managing a concealable stigma, minority stress and resilience, and coping with multiple minority statuses) and empirical data on aging as a stigmatized sexual minority, including the similarities and differences of aging between the sexual minority communities and the heterosexual community and special issues in working with aging ethnic minority gay men, lesbians, and bisexual persons.

• Chapter 3 breaks new ground by detailing the expanding role of the psychiatrist or other mental health professional as forensic expert and therapist—requiring not only an in-depth understanding of lesbian and gay mental health issues, but also the often-daunting task of encouraging and teaching judges and juries to better understand these issues as they relate to discriminatory laws in child custody/visitation, workplace harassment/other discrimination, domestic violence, and immigration/asylum.

• Chapter 4 covers both the three types of etiological theories on homosexuality presented in the scientific literature and an historical overview of clinical attitudes toward homosexuality, from early modern theories (Karl Ulrichs, Krafft-Ebing, and Freud) to the present day, reporting on some adverse side effects of sexual conversion treatment that have been either overlooked or ignored in the reparative therapy literature and raising important clinical and ethical concerns.

• Chapter 5 examines the public and professional evolution of thinking toward U.S. African race and toward sexual orientation with regard to the reevaluation of the psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of gender identity disorder. Among other topics, the author presents a fascinating discussion of differences between sexual orientation and gender (e.g., anatomical, social, hormonal, psychological, legal, or political), and distinctions between transgenderism and homosexuality, including an illuminating case example.

Thought-provoking and informative, this compact volume will be welcomed by residents, clinicians, and students alike as they continue to look for ways to better differentiate health from pathology and successfully treat these remarkably diverse individuals. ... Read more

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Thought-Provoking And Informative
".... This timely work, part of Volume 21 in the Review of Psychiatry series, offers compelling facts and insights in a concise yet comprehensive format, bringing together the latest research and clinical practive related to these four distinct communities.

In just five chapters, eight experts discuss normal development in sexual minority youth;.......

THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND INFORMATIVE, this compact volume will be welcomed by residents, clinicians, and students alike as they continue to look for ways to better differentiate health from pathology and successfully treat these remarkably dierse individuals."
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This book reflects the author's and other's personal struggles with the church as a source of pain and alienation--as well as support and spiritual renewal. Tigert offers a voice of hope for those who experience oppression as gay, lesbian, and bisexual Christians. ... Read more

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Are you either Christian or Homosexual?Read this book!
Tigert has started to open the door on Christian homosexuals and the oppression they face within their own churches.She brings the reader face to face with personal accounts of the struggles that lesbian and gaypeople go through in society, but more specifically in church.Shechallanges the logic behind the homophobia.She helps explain thephenomonon of "splitting" and the impact it has on those who arenot white male heterosexuals. For those who of us who feel called byGod to ordained ministry, but who hesitate to heed his call because of theoverwhelming response of congregational segragation of our homosexualbeing, this is a book to relate to.Excelent!I eagerly await furtherbooks by Leanne McCall Tigert.

A MUST READ!!!
Leanne McCall Tigert beautifully and painfully captures what it is todiscover yourself gay within a mainline denomination. Her approach isrefreshingly honest, illuminating the struggles and the celebrations oflesbigay Christians. Read it, as I did, and discover yourself within herstory. Fabulous reading for anyone struggling with the church andhomosexuality, and a must read for any lesbigay person contemplating a callto the ordained ministry. ... Read more

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This volume is designed for professionals interested in building safe and inclusive work and learning environments for adults related to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. It explores sexual identity development in the workplace through the lens of transformational learning theory and opens new ways to think about career development. Readers will gain knowledge, skills, tools, and resources to:

• Identify sexual minority needs
• Cultivate networks and ally groups in work settings for those in the sexual minority
• Dismantle the lavender ceiling that prevents sexual minority mobility in organizations
• Interrogate heterosexual privilege and fight homophobia
• Design and implement nonharrassment and antidiscrimination policies
• Achieve domestic partner benefits
• Build best practices into organizational strategies

This is the 112^th issue of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, a quarterly journal published by Jossey-Bass.

Click here to view the entire listing of titles for New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. ... Read more

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Learn what resources are needed for lesser-recognized LGBT health issues

Most literature that explores LGBT health issues concentrates on HIV/AIDS while leaving research studies on other vital issues lacking. Current Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health addresses this inadequacy by presenting a broad range of LGBT health issues from an interdisciplinary and mixed-method perspective. Leading experts present both quantitative and qualitative descriptions of health issues among various population groups, focusing on those topics poorly represented in present-day literature. This book is a strong start to fill in the blanks about unrealized health issues of LGBT individuals and offers insights into the resources needed to address them.

Methods to assess sexual orientation and gender identity are not normally found in most population-based research. Because of the diversity within the relatively small LGBT population, research has been forced to generalize, making it less likely to effectively contribute to quality health issue data for these individuals. The research presented in Current Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health takes particular care to specify how the orientation and sexual identity of study participants was measured. This book carefully mines previously unrevealed health disparities among LGBT populations across a broad spectrum of diseases—beyond the standard focus on HIV/AIDS. The most current and important studies are presented, including rare research on transgender health issues. The chapters are extensively referenced, and several include figures and tables to clarify and enhance understanding of the information.

The wide range of topics in Current Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health include:

the inclusion of sexual orientation questions in research studies

comparison of mental health issues between women of different sexual orientations

mental health issues among men of different sexual orientations and HIV status in Australia

the impact of sexual identity distress and social support in GLBT youth issues

transgender youth health issues

female-to-male (FTM) transexuals’ experiences accessing health care

research on LBT domestic violence survivors

health needs of male-to-female (MTF) transgenders of color

Current Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health is crucial, thought-provoking reading for researchers working in LGBT health, public health professionals working in community health and LGBT health, policymakers, advocates, public health and community health faculty, and students interested in LGBT health issues. ... Read more

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Today, social work and human services professionals must be prepared to deliver knowledgeable and unbiased services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. For the first time, an unprecedented new resource sheds light on effective practice with LGBT populations. Presented in a thorough and sensitive style, Affirmative Practice delivers an extraordinary study of the history, knowledge, theory, and techniques that provide a framework for affirmative and nonjudgmental practice. Affirmative Practice chronicles the history of LGBT communities and provides an intimate understanding of the LGBT lifestyle from individual, family, and community perspectives. Drawing from extensive research and using clear, crisp writing, the authors examine the cultural, social, political, and legal issues within each community and address special groups along racial, ethnic, and age criteria. This unique and essential text assesses various approaches to therapy and provides tenable practice assessments, goals, and interventions for clinical and community settings. Destined to be a core social work text, Affirmative Practice is a must-read for every practitioner, educator, and student. Special Features * Probes the psychological and social development of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons across the life cycle. * Traces the shift from conversionist practice to affirmative practice. * Evaluates therapy models and their usefulness for same-sex, bisexual, and transgender clients.

Also available:

Developing a Sense of Self: A Workbook of Tenets & Tactics for Adolescent Girls - ISBN 0871013665
Perspectives on Productive Aging: Social Work With the New Aged - ISBN 0871013770

NASW Press

NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad.

Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.

Some of the areas we publish in include:

-Social work in the field of aging
-Models of social work
-Social work with children and adolescents
-Ethics in social work
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What roles do queer and transgender people play in the African diasporic religions? Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-Inspired Traditions in the Americas is a groundbreaking scholarly exploration of this long-neglected subject. It offers clear insight into the complex dynamics of gender and sexual orientation, humans and deities, and race and ethnicity, within these richly nuanced spiritual practices.

Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions explores the ways in which gender complexity and same-sex intimacy are integral to the primary beliefs and practices of these faiths. It begins with a comprehensive overview of Vodou, Santeria, and other African-based religions. The second section includes extensive, revealing interviews with practitioners who offer insight into the intersection of their beliefs, their sexual orientation, and their gender identity. Finally, it provides a powerful analysis of the ways these traditions have inspired artists, musicians, and writers such as Audre Lorde, as well as informative interviews with the artists themselves.

In Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions, you will discover: how the presence of androgynous divinities affects both faith and practice in Vodou, Candomble, Santeria, and other Creole religions

how the phenomenon of possession or embodiment by a god or goddess may validate queer identity and nurture gender complexity

who practices the African-derived spiritual traditions, what they believe, and who their deities are

how these faiths have influenced the art and aesthetic traditions of the West

This landmark book opens a fascinating new world of thought and belief. The authors provide rigorous documentation and faultless scholarly method as well as personal experience and the testimony of believers. Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions sheds new light on two widely different fields: LGBT studies and the theology of the African diaspora. A thorough bibliography points the way to further study, and an extensive photograph gallery provides a unique look at the believers and their practices. Every library with holdings in queer theory, African mythology, or sociology of religion should have this landmark volume. ... Read more

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Ashe!
This is a well written and much needed book. I bought it without having seen it and am so very glad I did. This book is written for those of us who are gay and involved in traditional african religions. I highly reccomend this wonderful book to all. ... Read more

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Violence and Social Injustice Against Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People helps you look past the stereotypical picture of violence against sexual minorities--the public physical assaults on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered youth by hypermasculine male thugs--and directs you toward the many daily acts of quiet violence that go on, unhindered, in the workaday settings of our legal, social, educational, and law-enforcement institutions. You’ll learn about the frightening prevelance of complacency, homophobic ignorance, and apathy that pervades our police departments, courts, high schools, and churches. Also, armed with this critical insight and statistical research, you’ll be better equipped to wage a non-violent war of fairness and mutual respect against the daily, senseless violence of policy and practice that threatens to render gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people unwelcome and battered citizens in their own communities.

You’ll find that Violence and Social Injustice Against Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People is ideal for aiding social workers, counselors, teachers, and criminal justice officials in removing the unseen acts of violence from the policies and practices of the public sector. These and other specific areas will give you the information and the fortitude necessary to evoke positive change in your community:

• legal issues relating to same-sex marriage
• the connection between social injustice and violence
• violence against sexual minority youth
• sexual identity and ethnic minorities
• practice and policy recommendations
  
  As this book shows, violence against sexual minorities can be subtly woven into the very fabric of some of our most long-standing, respected social institutions. For too long, the sexual minorities of color, for example, and the lesbian who suffers physical assault at the hands of a partner, have had little or no help from social workers, law enforcement, or education for fear of receiving either complete negligence or increased antagonism. But now, in Violence and Social Injustice Against Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People, you’ll find the facts and tools necessary for turning the ugliness of communal violence into social justice for people of all sexual orientations.

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Of societal and institutional discrimination
The homophobic-charged murder of Matthew Shepherd on a cold Wyoming prairie cystalized public awareness and outrage at such an unspeakable act of violence. But the national shame limited its focus on the violence of individuals at the expense of calling attention to the prejudice and discrimination that very much exists on both a societal and institutional basis. This body of work compiled by editors Lacey Sloan and Nora Gustavsson is a wake-up call to redress the socially accepted prejudice that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people encounter every day in laws that single them out, workplace harrassment and what is little less than unequal protection under the law. Edited as a scholarly work with a slant toward social and legal policymakers, "Violence and Social Injustice ..." nonetheless speaks to the larger social order in identifying the daily rituals of social and institutional (government agenices, police, workplace, courts) violence that, though so routine that they go virtually unnoticed, cries for social and legal redress. For the lay person and researcher alike, this book may well be the definitive research on the prevalence of social injustice for yet another group of people that social etiquette and public policy have done worse than totally ignore. Both have endorsed and promoted prejudice that, in any society, serves nothing more than to make it weaker. ... Read more

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Interesting and Informative Views
The compilation of all the Art Educators and Artists in this book shows what great thought, work, and research was done in the writing of this book by the authors.
All the views of Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender issues brought forth in this book are very personal and thought provoking, to make this a very interesting and informative book.
There is so few reading materials available to the public on this subject matter, and as a result many people today are not very well informed concening issues raised in this book.
In my opinion, I feel reading this book will shed new light on the artists views who speak out. ... Read more

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Get the comprehensive resource for LGBT public health issues!

Public health services for sexual minorities have suffered from practitioners’ lack of knowledge about sexual or gender orientation, specific health concerns, and inherent system homophobia and heterosexism. The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner’s Guide to Service provides a unique focus on LGBT public health, offering positive direction for practitioners looking for guidance in methods to ensure a healthy community for all while taking into consideration the special needs of sexual minorities.

Ignorance and fear by both practitioners and LGBT clients leads to less-than-optimum public health services. The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health extensively discusses these issues clearly, working to foster cultural competency among public health professionals. This book lays the groundwork for better understanding of LGBT health issues and their relationship to overall public health, then delves into the research on how incorporating LGBT cultural competency can improve academic institutions and continuing education programs. The problem of providing health care access and the health issues burdening each segment of the LGBT community are discussed in detail, all with a focus on providing effective solutions to tough challenges. Clear strategies are also presented for improving city, county, state, and national public health infrastructures and policies. The issue of productive and safe work environments in business and the private sector for LGBT individuals is addressed, along with a close look at the advantages—and pitfalls—of media and Internet resources. Many chapters are illustrated with tables and diagrams; each chapter is exhaustively referenced, includes useful lists of selected resources, and asks questions to spark thought on the issues as they pertain to the reader's circumstances.

The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health discusses:

the inequities in health care for LGBT people

overt prejudice, discrimination, disdain, or outright denial of services

assumption by health professionals of risk factors based on sexual or gender orientation rather than individual behaviors and health history

unwitting expression of biases of many public health practitioners

the effect of social stigma on public health care services

LGBT cultural competency framework for institutions of higher learning and professional organizations

LGBT awareness, sensitivity, and competency training

sexually transmitted diseases

reproductive cancers

intimate partner violence

noncommunicable diseases among gay and bisexual men

’down low’ behavior (avowed straight men with spouses having sex with other men) as public health issue

AIDS-related malignancies

transsexuals and transphobia

hormonal therapy

sex reassignment surgery (SRS)

mental health needs of transsexuals, cross-dressers, and intersex individuals

barriers to health care access

insurance systems

confidentiality of medical records

substance use

health care issues for LGBT youth and young adults

health care needs of LGBT elders

recommendations for improvement of health and welfare services

The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health is a one-of-a-kind resource for LGBT public health issues, essential for public health professionals, practitioners, health services professionals, substance abuse counselors, disease intervention specialists, public health advisors, community health service administrators, community based agencies, and community health nurses. Educators in community health interventions and assessments will find this a perfect guide for students. ... Read more

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Personal Stories from Christian Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Transgender People
I think this is a great book for anyone who wants to expand their understanding of those who are any of the above. It is so easy for those of us not in this situation to misunderstand and even to have very negative beliefs about any of these people.To hear their own individual stories in a non-judgemental way is to open all of us to greater acceptance and love.

We need more books like this!
This book was given to me as a gift, as I am a Christian who is gay. And what a gift! This book is a collection of short faith stories by Christian men and women who are gay and love God. Contrary to one popular Christian belief-system, having a homosexual orientation and serving the Lord God are not necessarily mutually exclusive, and this book helps to dispel this view. The many different folks in this book write honestly about what they have been through in their journeys, often saying that they have been hurt by other people but loved by Jesus. It's a gentle, heart-warming book!

From Wounded Hearts
This is the second printing of this ground breaking collection of stories from 49 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people of faith.
It hasbeen revised and added to, and almost all the authors who were anonymous in the first edition have now signed their stories.
Writing styles vary, some stories are easier to read than others, but all are written from the heart andare a look into lives that many of us know littleabout. ... Read more

Product Description
Univ. of Georgia, Athens. Summarizes empirical literature supporting research and practice with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients; explores social and historical perspectives; and discusses critical issues of diversity with these communities. For psychologists, therapists, and social workers. ... Read more