LGBT Psychology Research Perspectives and People of African Descent /

• Main Authors: Lewis, Michele K. (Author), Marshall, Isiah (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Social work.; Sexual behavior.; Sexual psychology.; Sexual Behavior.; Social Work.

One of the major goals of psychology in recent years has been increased inclusiveness. The rise of research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals has been a significant step in this direction, but the focus has tended to assume the universality of white male urban experience, leavin...

Table of Contents:

• Black LBGT Study As An Indigenous Psychology
• Covered Not Closeted
• The New Outsiders
• Gender: Implications for the Non-Gender Conforming and Bisexuals
• On Spirited: An Analysis of Black Gay/Lesbian Spiritual Identity
• On Sweet Tea: An Analysis of Black Gay Men of the South
• On Does Your Mama Know? An Analysis of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories
• Cultural Complexities and the Implications
• Urban vs. Rural Challenges
• Education, Counseling and Community Service Implications.