Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transsexual Research Articles

The Transferability of Out‐Group Contact: Does Knowing a Member of the LGBT Community Improve Feelings Toward Racial Minorities, Muslims, and Immigrants?

ObjectiveThis article seeks to establish a positive relationship between in‐group contact with members of one particular out‐group and affect toward all out‐groups. I hope to provide early evidence that contact with one specific out‐group may have a transferable effect on feelings toward all out‐groups.MethodsUsing data from the American National Election Study, I use a series of regression models to estimate the effect of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) contact on authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, and ethnocentrism as well as feeling thermometers toward Muslims, undocumented immigrants, Latinos, Asian Americans, and blacks. I also analyze the effect of LGBT contact on political issues that affect other out‐groups.ResultsI find that contact with a member of the LGBT community is negatively associated with ethnocentrism, authoritarianism, and social dominance orientation. It is also positively associated with feelings toward Muslims, undocumented immigrants, and racial minorities. It also seems to be correlated with political positions that affect these groups, though these results are less robust.ConclusionsThis article provides preliminary support for the hypothesis that out‐group contact has transferable effects. It suggests that contact with members of one out‐group may affect how in‐group members see all out‐groups.

Turkish nurse educators knowledge regarding LGBT health and their level of homophobia: A descriptive–cross sectional study

BackgroundAttitudes toward LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual) individuals displayed by nurse educators, who aim to educate students with a philosophy of providing equal and high-quality care to all individuals, the necessity of knowledge regarding LGBT individuals, and the inclusion of the issues related to LGBT individuals into the nursing curriculum are gaining importance nowadays. Objectives1. What levels of homophobia do the nurse educators have? 2. What are the knowledge requirements for nurse educators regarding the health issues encountered by LGBT individuals? 3. Are the topics related to LGBT individuals incorporated into the curriculum by the nurse educators, and what are the barriers encountered while including such topics in the education? MethodsIn the present descriptive study – cross sectional, all the nurse educators teaching undergraduate nursing programs in 96 universities in Turkey, who were accessed using their e-mail addresses, constituted the study population (N = 996). The nurse educators who agreed to participate in the study (n = 61) comprised the study sample. Data were collected online, using questionnaire developed by researchers and the Homophobia Scale. ResultsThe present study revealed that a significant proportion of participants (59%, n = 36) require knowledge regarding the health requirements of the LGBT individuals, and a great majority of the participants (77%, n = 47) did not find content related to the healthcare issues of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual) individuals in the education they delivered. Assessment of the homophobia scale demonstrated that high levels of homophobia existed among half of the nurse educators and that the homophobia levels did not vary with age, tenure, or title (p > 0.05). ConclusionsThe results of the present study demonstrated that there is a lack of knowledge regarding the health issues of the LGBT individuals among the nurse educators in Turkey, and little efforts are put to acquire this knowledge. The high levels of homophobia reported among half of the nurse educators surveyed demonstrated the necessity of reviewing the nursing curriculum in a country such as Turkey, where sensitivity is required to be displayed to the marginal groups.

Pengaruh bimbingan kelompok client centered tentang pendidikan seks islami terhadap perilaku (meliputi pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan) pencegahan penyimpangan seksual pada remaja awal perempuan

Sexual deviation is also called as abnormalor deviant sexual behaviors tending to sexualcrimes. The increasing deviation for the past threeyears in Mojokerto and its proximity is LGBT(lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual), it occuredon teenagers aged from 14 years. Children andteenagers approaching adolescence are actuallygroups with a risk of having sexual deviation, butthey often do not realize it. Thus, they need moreconcern from parents and teachers. The researchaimed to analyze the influence of client centeredgroup coaching approach regarding islamic sexeducation toward the prevention of sexual deviationbehaviors on preadolescence female teenagers atSDIT Permata Kota Mojokerto. The type of theresearch is quasi-experimental design, by using nonrandomized pre test-post test control-group design.The research was conducted from February to June2015, with a population of 97 teenagers and asample of 30 which were taken by using stratifiedrandom sampling. In order to analyze the behaviorsof case group and control group before and aftergroup coaching, the test used Independent SamplesTest and the result suggests that t count (4.881 and16.529) is greater than t table (1.993), with a significance value 0.000 (<0.05). In order to knowthe influence of group coaching to behavioral change the researcher used Paired SamplesCorrelations and the result suggests that t count (10.048)
 is smaller than t table (2.045), with asignificance value of 0.000 (<0.05). Conclusion: teenagers' behaviors before andafter group coaching can be categorized as positive,and there were effects of group coaching toward theincrease of preventing behaviors. It is suggested thatthe school keeps conducting weekly coaching groupwith the most effective methods to satisfy the needsod teenagers and prioritizes the use of Islamiccontents materials (religious approach).

A Systematic Review of Counselling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) Individuals

A systematic review of the literature in the area of counselling lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual (LGBT) individuals was carried out with searches in five databases using a single standardized search engine. The review was conducted to understand aspects pertinent to the counselling services provided to the LGBT community as a category of multicultural diversity. The aspects this systematic review researched into are as follows: (1) Insights of the LGBT community, (2) Issues and challenges faced by LGBT individuals, and (3) Effective counselling interventions for LGBT individuals. Results from the literature review indicate that there are four peculiar domains revolving the counselling practice of LGBT individuals: psychological, social, economic, and physical. These domains are interrelated in determining the total wellbeing of an LGBT individual. Therefore, counsellors’ recognition and understanding on these domains in terms of multicultural diversity is imperative in the effort of providing effective counselling services to the LGBT community.

LGBT voices in work-life: a call for research and a research community

ABSTRACTDespite an apparent expansive inclusivity of the aims of work–life programmes, there remains a fairly narrowly defined heteronormative view of the family. Alternative and non-normative perspectives of family life, and especially those pertaining to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) identities, remain relatively occluded and under-researched. The aim of this paper is to question the presence and relevance of LGBT voices and perspectives in work–life research as they seem neither visible nor on the frontline of work–life research despite their increasingly legitimate presence in organisational and societal discourses.

Do the companionship and community networks of older LGBT adults compensate for weaker kinship networks?

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the supportive capacity of social networks of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) and heterosexual adults using data from Understanding Society. The principal research objective is to discern whether the companionship and community networks of older LGBT adults compensate for weaker kinship networks. Design/methodology/approach – Understanding Society has data on the frequency of interaction with and proximity to family, friends and the wider community to quantify supportive capacity. Bivariate analyses reveal similarities and differences in network supportive capacity between older LGBT and heterosexual adults. Findings – The study finds that older LGBT adults have significantly weaker kinship networks than do older heterosexual adults. Further to this, the companionship and community networks of older LGBT adults do not compensate for weaker kinship networks. Social implications – In essence, this means that many older LGBT adults have weak social networks which increases the likelihood of receiving little or no social contact and informal support which may have implications for their physical and mental well-being. This could be especially problematic for individuals who have care needs where in the context of England, the provision of state funded social care is patchy. Originality/value – This study contributes evidence to an under researched area of social network analysis. Little research has explored the social networks of older LGBT adults compared with older heterosexual adults; specifically the supportive network capacity of different types of network.

Relationship Between Bullying Experiences Related with Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Social Support and Psychological Well-Being

Despite all the progress made in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) area of study, especially where media representations are considered, violence, discrimination, and marginalization toward those individuals continues. Mental health studies report that LGBT individuals, as opposed to the general population, have higher rates of psychological and physiological problems. It is assumed that this situation occurs due to the adverse effects of exposure to the LGBT identity related with negative life experiences of these individuals on psychological well-being. In the current paper negative life experiences, discrimination and the marginalizing experiences of LGBT individuals are discussed in relation to the concept of bullying. Bullying behaviors that are experienced by LGBT individuals due to their LGBT identities may have negative effects on their current and later life well-being status via shaping their self-perceptions and expectations about others. In this regard, this paper examined the effects of exposure to bullying and social support on the psychological well-being of LGBT children and young adults. Firstly, the relationship between bullying experiences and LGBT identity was discussed. Secondly, the effects of the LGBT identity related to the exposure to bullying experiences on psychological wellbeing were examined. Thirdly, the role of social support in this process was considered. Lastly, bullying prevention strategies for LGBT people was mentioned.

Anti-EU and Anti-LGBT Attitudes in Poland: Considering Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence

Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate anti-EU and anti- LGBT attitudes in Poland on the basis of quantitative evidence (statistical data) and qualitative evidence (discourse analysis of statements expressed on the Internet). As Euroscepticism seems to frequently appear in conjunction with prejudice against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual or transgender) persons, the task of this article is to find out whether they may have a common foundation and what it may be. A possible answer, as the article argues, is that both attitudes could be considered symptoms of a deeper, more wide-ranging and fundamental problem-a fear, tension, or anxiety caused by social change, especially the fragmentation of dominant collective (national) identity. The case for such an interpretation of the situation is first made on the basis of existing academic literature and statistical data provided by Eurobarometer and the Polish Public Opinion Research Centre (Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej, CBOS). However, as the text further argues, such quantitative methods have their limitations and should be supported and illustrated with qualitative studies. The article thus proposes an alternative discourse-oriented approach, namely critical discourse analysis (CDA). This approach is used to conduct an introductory, presentational analysis of some examples of anti-EU and anti-LGBT discourse found on the Internet. This analysis shows that sexual minorities represent values so strange and foreign to Polish conservatives that they can only be conceptualized as something imposed by the power which is both new and distant-by Brussels. And the other way round, the European Union’s liberalism and espousal of human rights, including women’s and LGBT rights, makes it impossible for the conservative parts of the Polish society to accept a “European identity”. This means that Euroscepticism and LGBT prejudice are not just occasionally, coincidentally connected expressions of an underlying resistance to change, but that a closer relationship exists between them. Namely, the conservative reluctance or hostility towards both the EU and LGBT is caused by their incompatibility with the patriotic and religious national identity construction.

Sexual prejudice among medical students

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First You Stand out, then You Stand up: Becoming an Ally for the LGBT Community

This paper addresses one of the ways that counselors and teachers in schools can address the homoprejudices and homophobia that many of their heterosexual students have towards the LGBT community. We describe a classroom exercise that allows heterosexual students to achieve understanding and empathy and stand up for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) community. This exercise was administered to university students in an upper division course who were given the choice of volunteering to wear a Pink Triangle pin for one week. The Pink Triangle, originally worn by gays during the World War two Holocaust, has become a symbol of gay liberation. The students recorded their experiences and feelings throughout the course of their pin-wearing. Results for this blue-collar, mostly female and non-white population, indicate key shifts in understanding oppressions that queer youth face every day. In addition to their increased awareness, students committed to become allies by taking action to fight for social justice. A description of the educational assignment is provided so that counselors, teachers, and other educators can elect to increase the understanding of their heterosexual students and to create a safe space for the dialogue between all students, regardless of their identities.

When reproductive biology becomes political

Summary Faced with deeply entrenched political divisions like the abortion debate, many people blindly follow their beliefs and loyalties and bend scientific facts to fit the political agenda. Todd Akin's imagined sperm rejection by rape victims is just the latest example of make-believe surrounding the interface of sex and politics. Michael Gross reports.

Some are more equal than others: the impact of discrimination in social security on the right of same-sex partners to free movement in the European Union

Although non-discrimination and the free movement of persons are fundamental principles of the European Union (EU), discrimination against same-sex partners in many EU member countries presents serious barriers to free movement. In many member countries, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) people experience discrimination in all aspects of their lives, including civil status and social security. The interface of a plethora of civil statuses and benefit entitlement conditions means that same-sex partners exercising their right of free movement under the Treaty of Rome may find their status and entitlements changing as they move between different ‘rights regimes’, to the detriment of their social security coverage. The proposed new EU Directive on equal treatment may not prevent this discrimination although, if the Lisbon Treaty is ratified, the Charter of Fundamental Rights may provide a route and an opportunity to do so.

Visions of visibility: LGBT communities in Turin

Recent anti-discrimination campaigns by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) activists in Italy have increased the visibility of these communities and individuals, but have not resulted in the desired improvements to legislation. In light of this situation, this article analyses modalities of ‘visibility’ as defined and desired by the active LGBT community in Turin, host city for National Pride 2006. The Pride committee scheduled an unprecedentedly ‘visible’ year-long programme of consciousness-raising and cultural events that went far beyond the more usual one-day march. Drawing on a series of interviews with members of the committee and of the lesbian community conducted in Turin in March and June 2006, the discussion explores social, cultural and political visibility in this LGBT community as it hosted National Pride.

Can Talking About Oppression Reduce Depression?

Research has demonstrated that rates of depression are elevated among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) people as a result of social stigmatization. However, few studies have investigated interventions which address the proposed causes of depression for LGBT people (i.e., internalized and external oppression). This study tested a cognitive behavioural therapy-based group intervention for LGBT people living with depression, which was delivered based on anti-oppression principles and included sessions on coming out and internalized homophobia. Participants demonstrated statistically significant reductions in symptoms of depression, and statistically significant increases in self-esteem, following the intervention. Implications for service delivery to LGBT people are discussed.