Ulteriori informazioni
An inclusive and informative guide to self-acceptance of one's gender and sexual identity, built from collaboration across the political spectrum on best practices to have respectful and affirmative engagement with and about intersectional LGBTQIA+-identified individuals.
Sommario
AcknowledgmentsA. Lee Beckstead, Jacks Cheng, Sulaimon Giwa, Mark A. Yarhouse, and Iva Zegura Chapter 1: Strengthen Resilience: Live True to Yourself Debra Harley, Sara Mishly, R.A., Stephen P. Stratton, Maksim, Neo Samas, Jeannie DiClementi, Nate Cannon, Weston V. Donaldson, Jenna Brownfield, Alejandro Gepp-Torres, Alex Toft, Katina Sawyer, A. Lee Beckstead, and S. Candice MetzlerChapter 2: Examine Attitudes About Sexual/Gender DiversityA. Lee Beckstead, Matthew Nielson, Samuel Eshleman Latimer, Heather Hoffmann, and Eduardo PeresChapter 3: Develop Emotional Health A. Lee Beckstead, Kristina Pham, and Lauren WadsworthChapter 4: Develop Your Sexual/Gender Self-Knowledge A. Lee Beckstead, S. Candice Metzler, Pichit Buspavanich, Elizabeth Morgan, and Marty A. Cooper Chapter 5: Find Peace with Religious, Sexual, and Gender Conflicts Edward (Ward) B. Davis, Tyler Lefevor, Sulaimon Giwa, Jeanna Jacobsen, Jeff Paulez, Samuel Eshleman Latimer, Annelise Parkes Murphy, Helen Harris, Janet B. Dean, Jay Tekulve Jackson-Vann, and A. Lee BecksteadReferencesIndexAbout the Contributors
Info autore
A. Lee Beckstead (he/him), PhD, is white-Peruvian, gay, cisgender, currently nondisabled, and spiritual; was excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and has been in a primary relationship with a man since 1997. He has been a psychologist in private practice since 2003 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He provides weekend retreats for male survivors of sexual abuse (MenHealing.org) and he is part of a diverse research team studying the health and satisfaction of individuals who are single and celibate or noncelibate or in a same-gender/queer or mixed-orientation relationship. Jacks Cheng, PhD, EdM, (ta, he, they) is a queer migrant of Taiwanese heritage to Canada and the U.S. Ta works as supervising psychologist at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Ta is also the 2023 Chair of the Committee on Early Career Psychologists of the American Psychological Association. Sulaimon Giwa, PhD, (he/him/his) is an associate professor and interim dean of social work at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Sulaimon is a scholar-activist who self-identifies as Black, Muslim, and gay. He authored the 2022 book, Racism and Gay Men of Color: Living and Coping with Discrimination. Mark A. Yarhouse, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in conflicts tied to religious identity and sexual and gender identity. He is the Dr. Arthur P. and Mrs. Jean May Rech Chair in Psychology at Wheaton College, where he runs the Sexual and Gender Identity (SGI) Institute. He is an award-winning teacher and researcher and is the past recipient of the Gary Collins Award for Excellence in Christian Counseling. He is currently the Chair of the task force on LGBT issues for Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) of the American Psychological Association. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and is author or co-author of several books, including Understanding Sexual Identity: A Resource for Youth Ministers and Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture. His most recent books are Sexual Identity & Faith and Costly Obedience: Listening to and Learning from Celibate Gay Christians. Iva Žegura (she/her) graduated from and specialized in clinical psychology at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, in Zagreb and is currently pursuing doctoral studies at Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and is educated in gestalt integrative therapy, cybernetic psychotherapy, and sexual therapy. She works at the University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce in Zagreb, and collaborates with several national universities and departments of psychology. She is a member of the national list of experts for transgender health care at the Croatian Ministry of Health. She is the president of the Section for Clinical Psychology and Section for Psychology and Human Rights, and vice president of the Section for Psychology of Sexuality and Psychology of Gender. She is president-elect of the board of directors of the European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH). In 2022, she received the APA Division 52 International Psychology Global Citizen Psychologist Citation Award and in 2024, she received the highest professional award in Croatia “Ramiro Bujas” from the Croatian Psychological Association. Contributors Christine Aramburu Alegría, Frances Aranda, A. Lee Beckstead, Eric Boromisa, Don L. Braegger, João Carvalho, Jacks Cheng, Jeannie DiClementi, Stefano Eleuteri, Alison Feit, Darren J. FreemanCoppadge, Susanna M. Gallor, Alejandro Gepp-Torres, Sulaimon Giwa, Iraklis Grigoropoulos, Nathalie Huitema, Jay Jacobsen, Erin S. Lavender-Stott, Tyler Lefevor, Isabel Lima, Paul Linden, Julia Mackaronis, Mani B. Mitchell, Eduardo Morales, Brie Radis, Alex Rivera, Christopher H. Rosik, Jordan Rullo, Walter R. Schumm, Samuel Skidmore, Lauren Smithee, Kersti Spjut, Denise Steers, Jim Struve, Tim van Wanrooij, Moshe-Mordechai (Maurits) van Zuiden, Amanda Veldorale-Griffin, Jeni Wahlig, Josephine Pui-Hing Wong, Mark A. Yarhouse, Iva Žegura
Riassunto
An inclusive and informative guide to self-acceptance of one's gender and sexual identity, built from collaboration across the political spectrum on best practices to have respectful and affirmative engagement with and about intersectional LGBTQIA+-identified individuals.
