A recent history of lesbian and gay psychology : from homophobia to LGBT

"This ground-breaking text explores the contemporary history of how psychological research, practice, and theory has engaged with gay and lesbian movements in the United States and beyond, over the last 50 years. Peter Hegarty examines the main strands of research in lesbian and gay psychology that have emerged since the de-pathologizing of homosexuality in the 1970s that followed from the recognition of homophobia and societal prejudice. The author details the expansion of 'lesbian and gay psychology' to 'LGB' to 'LGBT psychology' via its paradigm shifts, legal activism, shifts in policy makers' and mental health professionals' goals in regard to sexual and gender minorities. For the first time, the origins of the concepts, debates, and major research programs that have made up the field of LGBT psychology have been drawn together in a single historical narrative, making this a unique resource. A case is made that psychology has only very lately come to consider the needs and issues of transgender and intersex people, and that LGB paradigms need to be critically interrogated to understand how they can be best brokered to bring about social change for such groups. A Recent History of Lesbian and Gay Psychology will serve as an advanced historical introduction to this field's recent history and current concerns, and will inform both those who have been a part of this history and students who are new to the field."--Provided by publisher "This ground-breaking text explores the contemporary history of how psychological research, practice, and theory has engaged with gay and lesbian movements in the United States and beyond, over the last 50 years. Peter Hegarty examines the main strands of research in lesbian and gay psychology that have emerged since the de-pathologizing of homosexuality in the 1970s that followed from the recognition of homophobia and societal prejudice. The author details the expansion of 'lesbian and gay psychology' to 'LGB' to 'LGBT psychology' via its paradigm shifts, legal activism, shifts in policy makers' and mental health professionals' goals in regard to sexual and gender minorities. For the first time, the origins of the concepts, debates, and major research programs that have made up the field of LGBT psychology have been drawn together in a single historical narrative, making this a unique resource. A case is made that psychology has only very lately come to consider the needs and issues of transgender and intersex people, and that LGB paradigms need to be critically interrogated to understand how they can be best brokered to bring about social change for such groups. A Recent History of Lesbian and Gay Psychology will serve as an advanced historical introduction to this field's recent history and current concerns, and will inform both those who have been a part of this history and students who are new to the field."--Résumé de l'éditeur "[This work] explores the contemporary history of how psychological research, practice, and theory has engaged with gay and lesbian movements in the United States and beyond, over the last 50 years. Peter Hegarty examines the main strands of research in lesbian and gay psychology that have emerged since the de-pathologizing of homosexuality in the 1970s that followed from the recognition of homophobia and societal prejudice. The author details the expansion of 'lesbian and gay psychology' to 'LGB' to 'LGBT psychology' via its paradigm shifts, legal activism, shifts in policy makers' and mental health professionals' goals in regard to sexual and gender minorities. For the first time, the origins of the concepts, debates, and major research programs that have made up the field of LGBT psychology have been drawn together in a single historical narrative, making this a unique resource. A case is made that psychology has only very lately come to consider the needs and issues of transgender and intersex people, and that LGB paradigms need to be critically interrogated to understand how they can be best brokered to bring about social change for such groups. A Recent History of Lesbian and Gay Psychology will serve as an advanced historical introduction to this field's recent history and current concerns, and will inform both those who have been a part of this history and students who are new to the field."--Provided by publisher. This work explores the contemporary history of how psychological research, practice, and theory has engaged with gay and lesbian movements in the United States and beyond over the last 50 years. The author examines the main strands of research in lesbian and gay psychology that have emerged since the de-pathologizing of homosexuality in the 1970s that followed from the recognition of homophobia and societal prejudice. The author details the expansion of 'lesbian and gay psychology' to 'LGB psychology' to 'LGBT psychology' via its paradigm shifts, legal activism, and shifts in policy makers' and mental health professionals' goals in regard to sexual and gender minorities. The origins of the concepts, debates, and major research programs that have made up the field of LGBT psychology have been drawn together in a single historical narrative, making this a unique resource. A case is made that psychology has only very lately come to consider the needs and issues of transgender and intersex people, and that LGB paradigms need to be critically interrogated to understand how they can be best brokered to bring about social change for such groups. This book will serve as an advanced historical introduction to this field's recent history and current concerns, and will inform both those who have been a part of this history and students who are new to the field. -- Adapted from publisher's description Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Normative creativity -- Notes -- 2. Revolutionary science -- The revolution of the non-patient -- New paradigms, new problems -- From homophobia to heterosexism -- Counseling and the good life -- Open season on gay kids -- Notes -- 3. Generalizing affirmation in the age of HIV/AIDS -- HIV/AIDS: the early years -- The Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns and the emergence of Division 44 -- Notes -- 4. Taking the case to court -- The APA goes to court -- Does biological immutability imply suspect class status? -- Colorado Amendment 2 and the argument from immutability -- Lesbian, gay, and queer studies -- Defending parents in court -- Lawrence v. Texas: from immutability to harm -- Minority stress and marriage after Lawrence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5. Naturalizing and denaturalizing sexuality in public -- The second sexual revolution -- Can biology make you gay-friendly? -- The denaturalization of sexuality -- From nature/nurture to the sexualization of culture -- Notes -- 6. Cisgenderism and affirmative LGBT psychology -- Conclusions: the problems of the present -- Notes -- References -- Names Index -- Subject Index "[The author] provides a much needed, erudite, and timely addition to the historiography on LGBT psychology and gender and sexual minority rights in America in this compelling volume ... intertwining his careful analysis of these developments with the broader scientific, social, and political contexts of the late twentieth century ..." Back cover Normative Creativity -- Revolutionary Science -- Generalizing Affirmation In The Age Of Hiv/aids -- Taking The Case To Court -- Naturalizing And De-naturalizing Sexuality In Public -- Cisgenderism And Lgbt Affirmation. Peter Hegarty. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This is a groundbreaking contemporary history of how psychological research, practice, theory, and legal activism engaged with the gay and lesbian movement in the United States over the past 50 years.