The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter ...
Over the past decades, the focus of LGBTQ activism has shifted and evolved, from the AIDS crisis in the 1980s to the fight for marriage equality to the focus on transgender rights today. Peter Hegarty, PhD, author of the book “A Recent History of Lesbian and Gay Psychology: From Homophobia to LGBT,” discusses how psychological research has reflected and responded to these changes, how it ...

Policymakers are taking aim at women and LGBTQ+ individuals
Following Florida’s lead, some states are also trying to enact “Don’t Say Gay”-style policies that outlaw even the mention of LGBTQ+ people—such as books showing different types of families—in schools. What all these policies share: the issue of bodily autonomy and individuals’ right to make their own decisions.

“They Can Harass Us Because of the Laws”
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines face bias-motivated violence and discrimination in their daily life, Human Rights Watch said in a report ...

Cameroon: Rising Violence Against LGBTI People - Human Rights Watch
(Nairobi) – Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human ...

Saint Lucia High Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct
In a landmark victory for human rights, Saint Lucia has decriminalized consensual same-sex conduct. The High Court’s decision strikes down laws that criminalized intimacy between same-sex ...

Russia: Rising Toll of LGBT ‘Extremism’ Designation
Russian courts have issued 101 “extremism”-related convictions for allegedly participating in the “International LGBT Movement” or displaying its alleged symbols.

Nigerian Police Arrest Dozens for Alleged Gay Wedding
On Tuesday, police in Nigeria’s southern Delta State arrested several dozen people accused of violating the country’s anti-gay law by allegedly participating in a gay wedding. The police ...

Deliberate Practice in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Deliberate practice exercises help trainees achieve competence in essential psychodynamic therapy skills and apply them in a range of clinical situations while honing their own personal style and language.

By the numbers: LGBQ teens face higher suicide risk
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to plan and attempt suicide.

Gender and sexual orientation diversity in children and adolescents in ...
The working group that wrote the Resolution on Gender and Sexual Orientation Diversity in Children and Adolescents in Schools created these additional resources to support and facilitate dissemination and implementation of the policy. Together, these policy resources call for K-12 public schools to be places of safety and support for all students.