A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social …
2023年3月16日 · An earlier version of this essay was written as an appendix for a lesson plan for high school psychology teachers called The Psychology of Sexual Orientation: A modular lesson plan/teaching resource for high school psychology teachers (login required).
Understanding sexual orientation and homosexuality
2008年10月29日 · Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes.
Sexual orientation and gender diversity
Sexual orientation is a component of identity that includes sexual and emotional attraction to another person and the behavior and/or social affiliation that may result from this attraction. Gender identity is one’s self-identification as male, female, or an alternative gender.
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curricula - American Psychological Association …
LGBTQ+ youth are not often taught about LGBTQ+ history, culture, and people. The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (2019) found that only 19.4% of schools taught positive representations of LGBTQ+ history, culture, and people to youth; further, 17% of schools taught negative representations, which reinforced negative stereotypes.
APA LGBTQ Resources and Publications
Resources on serious mental illnesses, homosexuality, sexuality, sexual orientation, intersex conditions and gender identity, international network, sexual orientation and military service, practitioner resources and publications, amicus briefs and awards.
LGBTQIA+ Mentoring Program - American Psychological …
The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APAGS-CSOGD) offers a free, yearlong mentoring program (January 2025–January 2026) for LGBTQIA+ graduate students in psychology to be mentored by colleagues who share similar interests, experiences, and goals.
The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with …
Peter Hegarty is a professor of psychology and co-director of the newly launched Open Psychology Research Centre at The Open University in the United Kingdom, where he studies the history of sexuality and gender in psychology.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Aging
A Growing Population. More than 39 million people in the U.S. are age 65 years or older including 2.4 million people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).
Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender …
2024年7月8日 · Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from socially constructed norms associated with their birth sex. This includes androgynous, bigendered and gender queer people, who tend to see traditional concepts of gender as restrictive.
Resources for grassroots and state-level advocacy on LGBTQ+ issues
2022年3月10日 · Psychology and LGBT+ State Legislative Advocacy 2022 (Webinar) This webinar from March 10, 2022 provides a “lay of the land” summary of what is happening with LGBTQ+ related legislation in 2022, features APA members who have engaged in state level advocacy, provides an overview of advocacy strategies and skills, and introduces participants …