Best of British? Contributions to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies and Psychotherapies

Best of British? Contributions to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies and Psychotherapies: Review of British Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies:

Best of British? Contributions to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies and Psychotherapies: Review of British Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies: Theory, Research and Practice. Edited by Elizabeth Peel, Victoria Clarke and Jack Drescher

The book opens with Clarke and Peel’s thorough overview of the history of British LGB psychologies and psychotherapies (section 1). This leaves the reader with a good sense of what is unique about British contributions in this area and what they have to offer internationally. Following this, the two main sections of the book present current work in British LGB psychotherapy (section 2) and psyc...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender psychologies

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) psychology is the current term used to refer to what was previously known as the affirmative field of lesbian and gay psychology, which developed from the late 1960s onwards. This field of psychology is closely aligned to the psychology of sexualities, but with a specific focus on non-heterosexual and/or non-gender normative people. The term LGBT p...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families.

Families headed by sexual minorities encounter unique barriers to care and health equity despite greater cultural acceptance and visibility. Empirical research suggests that children in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families develop and function comparably to those from traditional families. In helping families, awareness of family structure is important. The health care provid...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Disparities.